Enhancing UI with IComponent - Building Interoperable Components in .NET

Table of Contents

• 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
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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IComComponent

Declaration

IComComponent: IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant to create, access, delete COM entities.

Properties

Array Classes - Gets the collection of com classes.

Array Interfaces - Gets the collection of com interfaces.

Array TypeLibraries - Gets the collection of type libraries.

Array TypeLibraries - Gets the collection of COM+.

Methods

NewClass(String aGUID, IFile aFile) - returns IComClass
Creates a new COM class with specified GUID and the executable file containing the class (*.exe, *.dll).

NewInterface(String aGUID, String aName) - returns IComInterface
Creates a new COM interface with specified GUID and name.

NewTypeLibrary(IFile aFile) returns IComTypeLibrary - Creates a new type library from specified type library file (*.tlb)

NewComPlus(IFile aFile) - returns IComPlus
Creates a new COM+ from specified executable file (*.exe, *.dll).

ImportComPlusFromMsi(String aPathToMsiFile) - Imports the COM+ from .msi file from disk.

DeleteCom(VARIANT aCom) - Deletes a COM entity from project. Supported argument types are: IComClass, IComInterface, IComTypeLibrary, IComPlus.

See also

IComClass

IComClassActiveX

Topics

• IComClass
  Interface for editing COM class specifications.
• IComClassActiveX
  Interface for configuring COM ActiveX settings.
• IComClassAppId
  Interface for configuring AppId settings.
• IComInterface
  Interface for editing COM interface specifications.
• IComPlus
  Interface for editing COM+ specifications.
• IComTypeLibrary
  Interface for editing Type Library specifications.

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