Help needed adding VB6 dll addin to SW2007

Hello - new group subscriber...

Looking for info regarding how to add a VB6 dll to SW2007. Done a
fair bit of Googling, downloaded SW api demos etc... I have created
the dll, registered it via regsvr32, determined the clsid via regedit.
I understand this information needs to be added to the Solidworks
Addins reg key, but I simply cannot find _any_ example of what format
or information needs to be added.

Any tips?

Thanks much in advance!

 

This is from the API support people at SolidWorks. I fought this for
a long time.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\AddIns\{your AddIn's CLSID
goes here}]
@=dword:00000000
"Description"="Test AddIn"
"Title"="Test"

 

Thanks so much for an excellent and speedy reply! Just what I needed!

 

The quick way to install an addin is to simply drag-and-drop the DLL
into an open SW session. This automatically registers the DLL and
creates the registry keys.

When I create an addin, I do the drag-and-drop to create the reg
keys. Then I copy and modify the keys to include w/ the installation
wizard when distributing for public use.

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Great tutorials - Thanks!