How to Get a Typelib (.TLB) File for a VB 4.0 OLE Server

• Enterprise Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, 16-bit and 32-bit, version 4.0

SUMMARY

When you create an OLE server (.EXE or .DLL) using Visual Basic 4.0, a separate Typelib (.TLB) file is not automatically created. By default, the type library for the OLE server is compiled into the executable or .DLL file. It is possible to have Visual Basic create this file for your OLE server if you are using the 32-bit version of the Enterprise Edition of Visual Basic (for 32-bit in-proc OLE servers) and either the 16-bit or 32- bit version of the Enterprise Edition of Visual Basic (for 16-bit or 32-bit local OLE servers).

MORE INFORMATION

With the Enterprise edition of Visual Basic 4.0, open the Make OLE DLL file dialog (32-bit only) or the Make EXE file dialog (16-bit or 32-bit) by choosing the corresponding menu item from the File menu. In the dialog, click the Options button. In the Options dialog, select the "Remote Server Support Files" check box. This will generate a .VBR (which is a modified .REG file) and a .TLB for your OLE server.

Note that this check box will be enabled only if you are creating an accessible OLE server with your current project, that is only if you have at least one Class Module in the project whose Public property has been set to True.