Failed to Create Control: Unspecified Error

From:
=?Utf-8?B?cmJpY2tlcnQ=?= <rbickert@discussions.microsoft.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:50:01 -0700
Message-ID:
<F6A235CA-D73C-4766-B8A8-57240C8E2C3A@microsoft.com>
I continue to get this error (Failed to Create Control: Unspecified Error)
upon compiling my control in the activeX container. I use a .dll, which is
located in the same directory as the activeX, and I thought perhaps the
location of this .dll could be generating this problem.

I also thought it may have been a problem with OnDraw(), but further testing
of that has shown that this is not the case. I still think it may have
something to do with my .dll. Here is the implementation in my ActiveX.cpp
file.

BOOL CActiveXApp::InitInstance()
{
    BOOL bInit = COleControlModule::InitInstance();
// m_hButtonControl = NULL;
    if (bInit)
    //Loading the .dll 'cause its a bitch!
        m_hButtonControl= ::LoadLibrary( _T( "dapassthru.dll" ));
    return bInit;

    if (m_hButtonControl == NULL)
    {
        return bInit;
    }
}

Excuse my language with my comments :), this project has given me so much
trouble, I vent through my comments, as people actually using this won't see
it... If you guys know anything about this problem, let me know. Thanks!

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