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[lvb]

I would like to wrap an ActiveX interface in a LabVIEW class. This process is pretty tedious. Does anyone know of a tool similar to the "Import Shared Library" that would work for an ActiveX class (*.tlb; *.olb; *.ocx; *.dll)?

[asbo]

I don't, but if you felt like writing some scripting...

[Yair]

No tool, but the code for it should be pretty easy. I personally don't see the need, but I did post a basic example here which does this with .NET. The same thing should presumably apply to ActiveX code.

One thing you might want to do is create a template of the class VI and use that as a basis for each VI. This will save you having to script all the code which stays the same.

[lvb]

I have already jumped into scripting this tool.

Wrapping the properties and methods should be easy. However, any suggestions on how to script the selection of a Type Library? It would be nice if the native Select Object From Type Library dialog could be launched, but I don't see much in scripting related to ActiveX and Automation Open functions.

I found this related post on LAVA, but it does not create the ActiveX ref. It creates an array of I16.

Edited by brianafischer, 11 July 2012 - 02:12 PM.