Topic: Hmmm, code not working in Ac2014?

[Bob Q]

"ActiveX Server returned an error: Error loading type library/DLL" 
I am not sure exactly what it triggering this, but one of my routines, I think it is a "get_center_of_objects"...
Anyone run into anything like this?
vl-load has already run.

Thanks!

[irneb]

Do you know which TLB/DLL file it was trying to load? Is it perhaps not in a folder which Windows can find? Do you have an older acad installed, in which these routines still work?

[GP]

Bob, you can reply here? http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=46050.0

[Bob Q]

Do you know which TLB/DLL file it was trying to load? Is it perhaps not in a folder which Windows can find? Do you have an older acad installed, in which these routines still work?

Yes, the older version, which I still have installed, works.

[Bob Q]

Command: (vla-getBoundingBox vla 'MinPoint 'MaxPoint)

I narrowed it down to the above command. Below is the error:

errorActiveX Server returned an error: Error loading type library/DLL

[Lee Mac]

Do you get the same error with:

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(vlax-invoke-method vla 'getboundingbox 'a 'b)
And:

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(vlax-invoke vla 'getboundingbox 'a 'b)

[Bob Q]

I will check it out....
On a side note, you ride / race?

[Lee Mac]

On a side note, you ride / race?

I ride (CBR600F) but don't race - sorry to disappoint, but that isn't me in my avatar 

[Bob Q]

LOL, cool, I have 3 cbr1000rr's and a 600rr, awesome fun!

[Bob Q]

Do you get the same error with:

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(vlax-invoke-method vla 'getboundingbox 'a 'b)
And:

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(vlax-invoke vla 'getboundingbox 'a 'b)

Pretty much the same error, although the last option is reported slightly differently. Ugh!

Command: (setq vla (vlax-ename->vla-object ent))
#<VLA-OBJECT 00000000475cb448>

Command: (vla-getBoundingBox vla 'MinPoint 'MaxPoint)
errorActiveX Server returned an error: Error loading type library/DLL

Command: (vlax-invoke-method vla 'getboundingbox 'MinPoint 'MaxPoint)
errorActiveX Server returned an error: Error loading type library/DLL

Command: (vlax-invoke vla 'getboundingbox 'MinPoint 'MaxPoint)
errorError loading type library/DLL

[Lee Mac]

It sounds like the ActiveX type library (vl16.tlb / vlcom.dll?) is missing or corrupt - have you tried to repair the installation?

[Lee Mac]

LOL, cool, I have 3 cbr1000rr's and a 600rr, awesome fun!

Nice! 

[Bob Q]

It sounds like the ActiveX type library (vl16.tlb / vlcom.dll?) is missing or corrupt - have you tried to repair the installation?

I think I did the other day, mabye not though. I will try again.
Is there any way to verify where these are, file sizes or something?
Or is all that can be done is re-install?
Thanks!

[owenwengerd]

I suspect the error comes from failing to create the ActiveX wrapper for the object. It would be helpful to know what type of object it is.

[Bob Q]

In this case I am selecting a circle for the object in question.