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Merge VBL Files into Your Registry

Merge VBL Files into Your Registry

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Use this tip when developing ActiveX components and testing ActiveX OCXs that require license files. These Registry entries allow you to merge VBL file contents into the Registry. You add three context menu options for VBL files: Merge (into the Registry), Edit, and Print:

 REGEDIT4[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.vbl]@="VisualBasic.VBLFile"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFile]@="Visual Basic Control License File"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileDefaultIcon]@="NOTEPAD.EXE,1"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshell][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshelledit]@="&Edit"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshelleditcommand]@="NOTEPAD.EXE "%1""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshellopen]@="Mer&ge"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshellopencommand]@="regedit.exe "%1""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshellprint][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVisualBasic.VBLFileshellprintcommand]@="NOTEPAD.EXE /P "%1""

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