Complete Guide to ICOM Type Libraries: Streamline Your Data Management

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• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IComClass
    * IComClassActiveX
    * IComClassAppId
    * IComInterface
    * IComPlus
    * IComTypeLibrary
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
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IComTypeLibrary

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Declaration

IComTypeLibrary: IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant to allow you to specify the information that will be placed in the registry during the Type Library’s registration process.

Properties

String Guid - Gets the GUID of the type library.

IFile File - Gets the the type library file (.tlb).

String Language - Gets or sets the type library’s language.

String Version - Gets or sets the type library’s version.

IFolder Directory - Gets or sets the directory that contains the Help file for the type library.

UINT Cost - Gets or sets the cost, in bytes, associated with the type library properties.

String RegistryPath - Gets or sets the registry location where the Type Library is registered. For type libraries defined through MSI TypeLib table this location is read only.
Supported values: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\TypeLib, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\TypeLib.

Examples

$advinst = new-object -comObject “AdvancedInstaller”
$proj = $advinst.CreateProjectS(“architect”)

$clsid_id       = "{4819544F-6FAF-4553-86C3-7B58F73BA4D0}"
$interface_GUID = "{E4C611D8-6DA8-48F7-8AD8-D6CB6D64293C}"
$typelib_GUID   = "{37687F89-8603-4E42-A5F4-4FBAB011D5F3}"

add new class

$file   = $proj.FilesComponent.AddFileS("appdir", "D:\MyApp.exe")


$new_class = $proj.ComComponent.NewClass("{222AD1AD-EB4D-4859-A11E-B5EC859CC0BB}",$file)

edit ActiveX

$new_class.ActiveX.IsActivXControl  = $true
$new_class.ActiveX.IsProgrammable   = $true
$new_class.ActiveX.IsInsertable     = $true
$new_class.ActiveX.BitmapPath       = "$($file.FullPath)"
$new_class.ActiveX.BitmapResourceId = 1
$new_class.ActiveX.Default          = 4
$new_class.ActiveX.Content          = 131473
$new_class.ActiveX.Thumbnail        = 44456
$new_class.ActiveX.Icon             = 778
$new_class.ActiveX.Docprint         = 89
$new_class.ActiveX.Extensions       = ".test,.aaa"
$new_class.ActiveX.AddDotNetCategory()
$new_class.ActiveX.AddSafeForInitializingCategory()
$new_class.ActiveX.AddSafeForScriptingCategory()
$new_class.ActiveX.AddCategory("{7DD95802-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}")

edit AppId

$new_class.AppId.AppId                = "{10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}"
$new_class.AppId.RemoteServerToLaunch = "server name"
$new_class.AppId.LocalService         = "service name"
$new_class.AppId.DllSurrogate         = "aaa"
$new_class.AppId.ActivateAtStorage    = $true
$new_class.AppId.RunAsInteractiveUser = $true

$new_class.ThreadingModel = "Both"
$progId = $proj.FileAssociations.NewProgId()
$new_class.ProgId                   =  $progId

$new_class.VersionIndependentProgId = "Test.ProgId.1"
$new_class.Description              = "new description for this class"
$new_class.Version                  = "1.2.3"
$new_class.TypeLibraryId            = "{37687F89-8603-4E42-A5F4-4FBAB011D5F3}"
$new_class.IconPath                 = "$currentPath\resources\resources-powershell\sample.exe"
$new_class.DefaultInProcHandler     = "2"
$new_class.Argument                 = "/test"
$new_class.HasRelativePath          = $true

add new interface

$new_interface = $proj.ComComponent.NewInterface("{00000000-674B-41F9-9EC2-4925BF949F12}", "TestInterface") 
$new_interface.NumberOfMethods = 3
$new_interface.BaseInterface = "{20000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
$new_interface.CLSID16       = "{16000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
$new_interface.CLSID32       = "{32000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
$new_interface.TypeLibId     = "{50000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
$new_interface.TypeLibVersion = "2.5"
$new_interface.RegistryPath   = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Interface"

add new type librabry

$new_typelib             = $proj.ComComponent.NewTypeLibrary($file)
$new_typelib.GUID        = "{23487F89-8603-4E42-A5F4-4FBAB011D5F3}"
$new_typelib.Language    = "bg"
$new_typelib.Version     = "1.2"
$new_typelib.Description = "new description for typelib"
$new_typelib.Cost        = 3

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IComComponent

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