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I'm trying to understand what Class means inside a File element and I can't find anything using google. The reason that I need to understand this is that I'm converting a WiX installer to InstallShield. According the the WiX docs Classes are COM components but I don't think that applies here (and if it does then I have a whole other question about how to use COM components in InstallShield, but I'll skip that question for now. Here's the code. Can someone please tell me what this is doing?



<File Id="pg_audio_sink.ax" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.DirectShow)pg_audio_sinkReleasepg_audio_sink.ax">
<Class Id="{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="AAC Encoder" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
</File>









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  • When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

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I'm trying to understand what Class means inside a File element and I can't find anything using google. The reason that I need to understand this is that I'm converting a WiX installer to InstallShield. According the the WiX docs Classes are COM components but I don't think that applies here (and if it does then I have a whole other question about how to use COM components in InstallShield, but I'll skip that question for now. Here's the code. Can someone please tell me what this is doing?



<File Id="pg_audio_sink.ax" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.DirectShow)pg_audio_sinkReleasepg_audio_sink.ax">
<Class Id="{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="AAC Encoder" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
</File>









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  • When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

    – Stein Åsmul
    Nov 21 '18 at 4:23














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I'm trying to understand what Class means inside a File element and I can't find anything using google. The reason that I need to understand this is that I'm converting a WiX installer to InstallShield. According the the WiX docs Classes are COM components but I don't think that applies here (and if it does then I have a whole other question about how to use COM components in InstallShield, but I'll skip that question for now. Here's the code. Can someone please tell me what this is doing?



<File Id="pg_audio_sink.ax" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.DirectShow)pg_audio_sinkReleasepg_audio_sink.ax">
<Class Id="{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="AAC Encoder" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
</File>









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I'm trying to understand what Class means inside a File element and I can't find anything using google. The reason that I need to understand this is that I'm converting a WiX installer to InstallShield. According the the WiX docs Classes are COM components but I don't think that applies here (and if it does then I have a whole other question about how to use COM components in InstallShield, but I'll skip that question for now. Here's the code. Can someone please tell me what this is doing?



<File Id="pg_audio_sink.ax" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.DirectShow)pg_audio_sinkReleasepg_audio_sink.ax">
<Class Id="{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="AAC Encoder" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
<Class Id="{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}" Context="InprocServer32" Description="Settings" ThreadingModel="both" />
</File>






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  • When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

    – Stein Åsmul
    Nov 21 '18 at 4:23



















  • When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

    – Stein Åsmul
    Nov 21 '18 at 4:23

















When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

– Stein Åsmul
Nov 21 '18 at 4:23





When looking at the file with dependency walker or some other tool to view exported functions, do you see DllRegisterServer? Installshield should be able to extract COM registration data for COM files by setting the component flag "COM Extract at Build...", but I am not sure this type of file can be registered in the normal way.

– Stein Åsmul
Nov 21 '18 at 4:23












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Can someone please tell me what this is doing?




This File element is to register pg_audio_sink.ax, which is DirectShow Filter.

See also:
How to Register DirectShow Filters
How to Implement IUnknown



Your code will create 3 registry key, and register pg_audio_sink.ax as COM server.



HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}


DirectShow is based on COM.

So I think Class element in your code is for COM component.






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    Can someone please tell me what this is doing?




    This File element is to register pg_audio_sink.ax, which is DirectShow Filter.

    See also:
    How to Register DirectShow Filters
    How to Implement IUnknown



    Your code will create 3 registry key, and register pg_audio_sink.ax as COM server.



    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}


    DirectShow is based on COM.

    So I think Class element in your code is for COM component.






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      Can someone please tell me what this is doing?




      This File element is to register pg_audio_sink.ax, which is DirectShow Filter.

      See also:
      How to Register DirectShow Filters
      How to Implement IUnknown



      Your code will create 3 registry key, and register pg_audio_sink.ax as COM server.



      HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}
      HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}
      HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}


      DirectShow is based on COM.

      So I think Class element in your code is for COM component.






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        Can someone please tell me what this is doing?




        This File element is to register pg_audio_sink.ax, which is DirectShow Filter.

        See also:
        How to Register DirectShow Filters
        How to Implement IUnknown



        Your code will create 3 registry key, and register pg_audio_sink.ax as COM server.



        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}


        DirectShow is based on COM.

        So I think Class element in your code is for COM component.






        share|improve this answer














        Can someone please tell me what this is doing?




        This File element is to register pg_audio_sink.ax, which is DirectShow Filter.

        See also:
        How to Register DirectShow Filters
        How to Implement IUnknown



        Your code will create 3 registry key, and register pg_audio_sink.ax as COM server.



        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{7E4D071A-50B7-42D8-ADFE-B0C3715422B9}
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{2A67EDA3-7AE8-494E-808C-60C1E2C992C1}
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{AF94923E-31C7-483A-A2EA-57D86BF26AD7}


        DirectShow is based on COM.

        So I think Class element in your code is for COM component.







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