Automation error - library not registered SAP B1 8.8

[former_member221339]

Hi

I have just upgraded my pc to SAP 8.8 from 2007 and I get an 'automation error - library not registered' on one of my old vb6 applications

My newer vb.net programs seem fine

I have checked the references and the di api 8.8 and ui api 8.8 are selected

I have deleted the sm_obs_dll folder in my temp folder and registered the di api program

Can anyone suggest anything please ?

Thanks

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

Hi Andy,

A good option is to convert old program to new if possible.

Thanks,

Gordon

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

It seems to be a problem even if I create a new application

It seems to be a problem with the ui api, the di api seems to work fine

I have reloaded the client but with no joy

How would I manually register the ui api ?

Also someone has told me I need to update my office, I am running 2003

Could that be a problem as well ?

Thanks

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

I don't think office version has anything to do with this. The error library not registered means some dll files are not registered. Check error log detail to find out which one.

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

I can't see any errors in event viewer

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

You may add some break points to troubleshoot.

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

I have run the code in debug mode

When I try to update a customers reference in a sales order it gives me the error

That's why I think it's the ui api

Thanks

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

What is a customers reference, NumAtCard?

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

Yes it's the numatcard field

I did it just as a test

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

To update that, you need DI. Do you use UI?

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

The sales order is on screen

It was to test the ui api

I hope that makes sense

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

What is your connection part of UI?

[Former Member]

Andy,

Am I right to think you mean that you have already connected to the UI, got the sales order form into a SAPbouiCOM.Form object & only when you try to update the field you get the error?

I think we might need to see your code as there cant be many lines in it

Regards

[former_member221339]

Hi Gordon

I connected using code created by the B1 dev environment 2.1

Here is my code, it's the line

form.Items.Item("14").Specific.string = "hope"

which gives me the error

Thanks

Regards Andy

Public Class Button__139__1

Inherits B1Item

Public Sub New()

MyBase.New

FormType = "139"

ItemUID = "1"

End Sub

<B1Listener(BoEventTypes.et_CLICK, false)> _

Public Overridable Sub OnAfterClick(ByVal pVal As ItemEvent)

Dim ActionSuccess As Boolean = pVal.ActionSuccess

Dim form As Form = B1Connections.theAppl.Forms.Item(pVal.FormUID)

Dim item As Item = form.Items.Item("1")

Dim button As Button = CType(item.Specific,Button)

'ADD YOUR ACTION CODE HERE ...

Dim recset As Recordset = B1Connections.diCompany.GetBusinessObject(BoObjectTypes.BoRecordset)

recset.DoQuery("select * from ocrd")

form.Items.Item("14").Specific.string = "hope"

End Sub

End Class

[Former Member]

I know you shouldn't have to, but maybe try casting - I had problems working with VB.NET on the 2007 version if I didn't cast objects

so like:

CType(form.Items.Item("14").Specific, SAPbouiCOM.EditText).String = "hope"

or maybe try the value property:

CType(form.Items.Item("14").Specific, SAPbouiCOM.EditText).Value = "hope"

It's guesswork but based on the fact that you have connected and already got the form object succesfully so I don't think it can mean your library isnt registered; if it wasn't, surely your form object would be empty?

[former_member221339]

Hi

Thanks for the suggestion but it didn't work

Regards Andy

[former_member221339]

Hi

I think the problem is I had 2 versions of the development environment loaded.

I have removed one version add / remove programs but I can't remove the other one, it comes up with error a warning box but with no text

Anyone have any ideas ?

Thanks

Regards Andy

[Former Member]

Well I presume you have already reinstalled DI API - have you tried using regsvr? In a DOS command window, try REGSVR32 /u "full path to DI API dll" to un-register followed by REGSVR32 "full path to DI API dll" to re-register.

Then you can also register the UI by going to your B1 client directory and running the SAPbouiCOM.exe.

If that's what you meant you've already tried, sorry I couldn't be any help 😕 My next suggestion would be full uninstall reinstall but its a bit drastic, maybe hang around til someone else has a better idea

[former_member221339]

Hi

I have already done that with no joy but thanks for asking

Regards Andy

[former_member221339]

Hi

Just wondered if anyone can help me on this ?

Bit stuck at the moment

Any ideas welcome

Thanks

Regards Andy