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DCHigley · Guest

Hello All,

I have a problem trying to make a test program and thought that someone
in here might be able to help out...

The project I have is to test the output of a DLL that converts from an
XML document to another format. The reason for the testing is that we
have no control over the code of the DLL and want to make sure it is
still generating valid files from the XML when it is upgraded or
changed or whatever reason we get a new DLL.

The base testing is to register an older, current or otherwise known
version of the DLL, run the conversions to a specific directory, change
the registration to the new DLL and rerun from the same XML files to
another specific directory, then compare the files for differences.

On the drawing board, this is cake, in the world this is bad medicine.
The GUID of the com object I need to use to generate the files keeps
changing every time I get a new DLL. Since I have no control over the
DLL's source, this is something that I cannot avoid.

My problem then is this, how do I get the new objects from the new DLL
without importing the DLL into Delphi and recompiling each time I get a
new one? Is there a way to get the com object I need from the new DLL
dynamically and without having to import the type library into Delphi
and recompiling each time I get a new DLL?

Thanks!

Riki Wiki · Guest

Hoi

You need to repost your question on the Borland news server to make
everybody see it and possibly answer your question. Further, this news
group do not officially exist, the group to use is b.p.d.com.activex.using.

Take a look here:
<http://tinyurl.com/8m5nw>
which links to
<http://delphi.wikicities.com/wiki/Delphi_Newsgroups>