Our application uses GUIDs for primary keys in the database. We are using CoCreatGUID just like the Microsoft example in Http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/7/90.asp

Because there are several applications which hit the database, I thought I would be clever and write a DLL in VB to return a guid upon request so we wouldn't be actually copying code.

Unfortunately, I get a compile error when I try to run the code. The error is: Variable uses an Automation type not supported in VB.

My questions are:

Can I call ole32.dll from inside an ActiveX dll or should I stick with copying code?

Can you call APIs from ActiveX dlls at all?


Any input provided would be appreciated.