Re: Using ATL objects without a COM server

From:
"Igor Tandetnik" <itandetnik@mvps.org>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.atl
Date:
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:58:03 -0500
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"Alexander Lamaison" <newsgroups@lammy.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:35:47 -0500, Igor Tandetnik wrote:

Why? What do you believe you lose by declaring a module variable?


Not a lot. I'm just trying to do it 'right'. If I create a
CAtlDllModule I have to give it a LIBID


No, you don't have to.

(and possibly other stuff
such as a registry resource).


What for, if you don't intend to register it?

 As I'm not using a type library nor
registering classes, it seems odd that these things are required.


They are not.

Is
there a bare- bones module?


CAtlModuleT

I tried subclassing CAtlModule and giving it a no-op
AddCommonRGSReplacements() but this asserts on
   ATLASSERT( !m_bInitialized );
in CComSafeDeleteCriticalSection::Init().


I don't seem to see CAtlModule or any of its derived classes use
CComSafeDeleteCriticalSection. What's on the call stack when you get
this assert? Which object is complaining?

Will this work?


I assume you have tried it and it didn't, and that's why you are
here.


Indeed ;) Read: "Should this work?".


I don't immediately see why not. If you have a small sample that
reproduces the problem, you can email it to me at itandetnik@mvps.org,
I'll look at it.
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