Can I Build ActiveX Server in cvi 5.5?

[JoeCVI]

I want to make my CVI 5.5 application an ActiveX server to allow other applications to access objects. Is this possible? Can you point me to some sample code to look at? I can only find activex client samples.

I only want to implement some very simple, but custom controls between the cvi application and another application. In essence I need to pass a few bytes back and forth.


Thanks

[Chris Matthews]

Good news and bad news. The bad news is there isn't a way to create ActiveX Server project in CVI 5.5. You can create DLL's with type library information, but not an object-based COM or ActiveX interface.

Now, for the good news, you can do it in CVI 6.0. A new feature of CVI 6.0 is a ActiveX Server wizard that makes creating and maintaining ActiveX Server projects as easy as possible. To upgrade to Measurement Studio 6.0 (which includes CVI 6.0), go to http://www.ni.com/upgrade. I attached a white paper that comes with CVI 6.0 that shows how creating ActiveX servers in CVI 6.0 works.

Best Regards,

Chris Matthews
National Instruments