In order to run this tech tip you need following things:
(a) VB5 or VB6
(b) Reference to Type Lib information object component (TLIBINF32.dll).
This function takes in the name of the com component (or dll) or the typelibrary which needs to be registered.
Private Function RegisterTypeLib(ByVal strTypeLibName As String) As Boolean On Error GoTo ErrorHandler Dim pTypeLibInfo As TLI.TypeLibInfo ' Pointer to TypeLibrary Info object If (strTypeLibName = "") Then MsgBox "Select a Type library file to register ...", vbInformation +vbOKOnly, "File Selection Error" RegisterTypeLib = False Exit Function End If ' Get the pointer to type library information for the specified file Set pTypeLibInfo = TypeLibInfoFromFile(strTypeLibName) ' Register the Type Library from the system registry pTypeLibInfo.Register ' Release the reference to this typelib object Set pTypeLibInfo = Nothing RegisterTypeLib = True Exit FunctionErrorHandler: ' Display the complete error message MsgBox "Number : " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _ "Description : " & Err.Description & vbCrLf & _ "Source : " & Err.Source & vbCrLf & _ "Help File : " & Err.HelpFile & vbCrLf & _ "Last DLL Err: " & Err.LastDllError & vbCrLf, vbCritical + vbOKOnly,"Register Type Lib Error" ' Release the reference to this typelib object Set pTypeLibInfo = Nothing RegisterTypeLib = FalseEnd Function