I periodically break binary compatibility and need to recompile an entire vb6 application composed of several dozen ActiveX DLLs and OCXs in total. I’ve written a script to automate this process, but I have encountered a problem.
When an OCX is recompiled with project compatibility its version is incremented, and projects referencing the OCX will not recompile until their reference is updated to the new version. This is checked automatically when the project is opened normally, and the user is prompted to update the reference, but I need to do it in a script.
How do I do it?
I guess you would have to edit the project files (.vbp), Form files (.frm) and the control files (.ctl) that reference the DLLs and OCXs and increment the typelib version number.
You would find latest typelib version number for the control / DLL in the registry.
This could be a pain depending on how many files you have.
A hack would be to open main project with VB6 using your script and send keys to confirm the Update References and then save the project.
Good Luck