Hello,

I developped an VB6 executable to manage my customer's datas. This customer needs now a service instead a .EXE.

I read on the Msdn that a VB6 -> service transformation wasn't a good idea but that it could work.

I transformed my .exe including a NTSVC.ocx control and including all the necessary code.

When I start the service, I've got a (so) little problem : the MapPointControl.ocx isn't loaded !!!!


Me.ctrlMAPPOINT.NewMap (geoMapEurope)
While Me.ctrlMAPPOINT.ReadyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE
DoEvents
Wend

Any idea ?

Regards,

Hi,

I really dont know, have to make a service myself with mappoint but thats for within a few mondts if it go true.

I should try to debug in steps. First of all maybe soemthing to do with the service controls you use. So make a program (not a service) that does not do mutch more than create and destroy a mappoint component. To run it as a service just start it with the windows scheduler as service. If that works (you can log things to a file in the testprogram) then you know it has nothing to do with then mappoint control.

If it doesnt, maybe try to register the ocx in the service, by calling winapi ExecAndWait to run RegSrv32.exe but first things first

I am also experiencing a similar problem. The custom OCX (created by me) runs fine as long as the full mappoint software is installed in the client machine, If I just install the runtime ActiveX installation, the program crashes. This blows away distributing the runtime liceses with Mappoint Installtion.

Please help.

I am also experiencing a similar problem. The custom OCX (created by me) runs fine as long as the full mappoint software is installed in the client machine, If I just install the runtime ActiveX installation, the program crashes. This blows away distributing the runtime liceses with Mappoint Installtion.

Please help.

Hello,

I've read this topic with a high interest. Should I understand that I've to distribute my software with the ActiveX only and that the customer have to purchase a licence but without install it ?

How it will happens to geocode the adresses ?

Regards,

Vincent BENNER

Hi,

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Should I understand that I've to distribute my software with the ActiveX only and that the customer have to purchase a licence but without install it ?

No Mappoint does have to be installed. I think you can do a runtime installation (that's what I understeadn of this topic).

I still don't have any solution. If you install a runtime installation and your software (exe version), the program will work fine, if you have embedded your mappoint.ocx with in your own ocx, it will crash. I think it is EULA issue.