Hi, Calvin.
>There is absolutely no interface for what I am using it for. I make calls into it and it returns information in character strings. There are a number of files associated with this product that need to be updated on a weekly basis and if I have to install it on each machine on the network it is going to be a nightmare to keep current. Thanks for your input.
Then you can put it in COM+ and install a proxy in each workstation. For a simple step by step introduction on putting a component on COM+, you can read my article:
http://www.levelextreme.com/Magazine/July2002/Page22.aspDon't worry. It is much more simple that it sounds at first.
Hope this helps,
