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Asked: 2026-06-01T11:41:47+00:00

I have inherited a classic ASP application and looking through the code I see

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I have inherited a classic ASP application and looking through the code I see a custom COM object reference

Server.CreateObject("DBaseManager.Recordset")

Now, unfortunately looking through to source code there are no .dlls provided so therefore the COM dll must still exist on the live server.

In order to get the code working on my Dev Server I need to get a copy of the dll so I can register it on my Dev server.

Does anyone have any recommendations about how I might be able to find the COM dll that makes the above call?

Thanks and best wishes
Mark

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    Registry search – under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, locate the DBaseManager.Recordset key. Under that key, there should be a CLSID key, with a default value containing a guid.

    Now, search for that guid under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID. There should be a subkey under that key called InprocServer32 (if it’s an in-process COM library), which in turn should have a default value giving the path to the DLL.

    Of course, if the DLL in question is part of a larger product or SDK, merely installing the dll on your dev server may not be sufficient. You may have to locate and install the whole product/SDK in order for it to actually work on another machine.

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