Topic: error message when running lisp

[ELOQUINTET]

hey i've been getting this error message when i try to run my lisps does anyone know why and how i could fix it? seems to happen in every drawing i've tried so far
 

Command: PLOTTABS ; error: ActiveX Server returned an error: Error loading type
library/DLL

[Keith™]

ActiveX is attempting to load a dll or tlb, but for some reason it is not found. It can usually be attributed to only a couple of things ...
The tlb or dll was moved or deleted
The path to the tlb or dll is wrong in the VLisp proggie.
The tlb has not been registered or has been unregistered on your system.

To fix those problems...

1) Verify the file is there
2) Verify the path to the file is correct in the code
3) Use regsrv32 to register the DLL as a service

[ELOQUINTET]

1) verify what file is there, the lisp?
2) path to what file, activex?
3) register dll as a service???

sorry keith this is all going right over my head

[ELOQUINTET]

i did a search and found mant tlb files and was searching through help but can't figure it out. trying to think if it was something i did yesterday that caused this and nothing really comes to mind.

[ELOQUINTET]

actually on second thought it seemed to start happening when i was editing my cad drawing for the nostromo which was done in 2005 and i'm working with adt 3.3. could this be the culprit i don't really know?

[Keith™]

I cannot help you any more than that because I don't know the particulars either. You would have to post the code.

I said it was "usually" ... so I can't say for sure...

[Keith™]

Could be the activeX com module is not loaded ...

Try typing

(vl-load-com)

on the command line

[ELOQUINTET]

damn this is annoying i can't use my favorite 2 lisps plottabs and stretch by layer names. i need to figure out what happened

[daron]

I was going to suggest that.

[ELOQUINTET]

yeah if i knew where to begin i would. just doing some troubleshooting to try to isolate it. the lisp to change objects' color to bylar doesn't work either. i have taken my dimension reactor which has caused problems in the past out but that doesn't seem to be it. i'll keep tryin i suppose  

[CAB]

Could be the activeX com module is not loaded ...

Try typing

(vl-load-com)

on the command line

DAN
did you try this?
What happend when you entered it?

[ELOQUINTET]

nothing happened cab  

[ELOQUINTET]

when i run plottabs the dialogue flashes real quick then disappears if that gives any indication?

[ELOQUINTET]

what type library/DLL is it looking for?

[ELOQUINTET]

still haven't been able to solve the mystery error. anybody have anymore advice? keith how do i do the first things you told me to do

1) Verify the file is there
2) Verify the path to the file is correct in the code
3) Use regsrv32 to register the DLL as a service