SRM gives weird results

[Damicske]

Version of SharpShell used: 2.7.2

Related type(s) of SharpShell-Server: Any

So when I use the SRM to install the deskband I got a wonderful message back: https://imgur.com/YEA5pa8

I trying to get a own working version of the deskband demo project in C# and VB.net, so I know what's going wrong and I can adjust my deskband I'm building for a long time :(

I've started the new c# project: "Class library (.NET Framework)", the code is almost a copy just some changes in naming to see if it works or not.

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using SharpShell.Attributes;
using SharpShell.SharpDeskBand;

namespace WebSearchDeskBand_CS
{
    [ComVisible(true)]
    [DisplayName("Web Search CS")]
    public class WebSearchDeskBand : SharpDeskBand
    {
        protected override System.Windows.Forms.UserControl CreateDeskBand()
        {
            return new UserControl1();
        }

        protected override BandOptions GetBandOptions()
        {
            return new BandOptions
            {
                HasVariableHeight = false,
                IsSunken = false,
                ShowTitle = true,
                Title = "Web Search CS",
                UseBackgroundColour = false,
                AlwaysShowGripper = true
            };
        }
    }
}

The project is signed without a password.

Another error was: https://imgur.com/t6q2rxf but that happens when you build the project as x64, srm doesn't like that.

For reference, the demo project runs here: https://imgur.com/Xq9NXgn. I've downloaded everything and then Nuget > Sharpshell and build it then "SRM -install" it

Any view on it?

[Countryen]

Hey there,

that first error looks like a mismatch of SharpShell version.

Can you verify that you use the same SharpShell version (DLL) that the SRM uses? For example, I have seen this error before, when I was using the online distributed srm.exe from GitHub with my DLL with the latest version of SharpShell. So make sure they match. I've had best results by just compiling/building the SRM (ServerRegistrationManager) project myself, so maybe try that, too.

If unsure, you could try inspecting the DLL references (SharpShell v.???) with a Disassembler like ILSpy.

Example:

Not sure what "SRM" you are using (looks like just srm which I used to have problems with) but I just use the ServerRegistrationManager.exe whenever I test something out, so that should work. And the Download for that (release) comes with the SharpShell.dll, too.

Hope that helps a bit.

[Damicske]

OMBG that's the fault :o It just registers now and sits nicely in the toolbar menu

D:\server\MyProjects\test\WebSearchDeskBand_CS\bin\Release>ServerRegistrationManager install WebSearchDeskBand_CS.dll -codebase -os64

========================================
SharpShell - Server Registration Manager

WebSearchDeskBand_CS.dll installed and registered.

Microsoft .NET Framework Assembly Registration Utility version 4.8.9037.0
for Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8.9037.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Types registered successfully

[Damicske]

Pushed the wrong button, must be close with comment ;)