DLLUnregister Server in MFC based COM applications

MFC-based implementation of DllRegisterServer() calls COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistryAll(). This method has an undocumented parameter - (BOOL bRegister = TRUE) - so, we can expect that calling COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistry(FALSE) will unregister COM dll for us. This is, unfortunately, not the case. Looking at the source code quikly tells us, that COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistryAll(BOOL bRegister) calls COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistry(BOOL bRegister) passing the same value of BOOL parameter, but the implementation of COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistry(BOOL bRegister) calls UpdateRegistry(LPCTSTR lpszProgID) which registers dll only if bRegister is TRUE, otherwise it just does nothing!

Therefore, it is still necessary to write our own DllUnregisterServer(). The code below is a ready and easy to use implementation of DllUnregisterServer() for MFC-based COM dlls. To use it:

- create a file DllUnregisterServer_MFC_Impl.inl

- copy/paste the code below into this file

- add the following line at the end of the main dll .cpp file (dll_name.cpp):

#include "DllUnregisterServer_MFC_Impl.inl"

- add the following line to the EXPORTS section of the dll .def file (dll_name.def):

 
DllUnregisterServer PRIVATE

That's it! Now you can use "regsvr32 /u dll_name.dll" for dll unregistration!

This code was tested with VC++ 5.0, VC++ 5.0 SP3, VC++ 6.0 (yeah, 6.0 still doesn't provide DllUnregisterServer for free) in ANSI builds. There should be no problems with UNICODE as well.

//**************************************************************************
// Date : 11.15.98
// Header : DllUnregisterServer_MFC_Impl.inl
//
// Desc.:	DllUnregisterServer() helper for the inproc servers that were
//		registered via MFC's COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistryAll()
//
// Usage:
//			Add '#include "DllUnregisterServer_MFC_Impl.inl"' to the end of
//		the main dll file (i.e. dll_name.cpp).
//
//			Add 'DllUnregisterServer	PRIVATE' to EXPORTS section of the
//		dll_name.def.
//
// Caution:
//			Code below uses undocumented, internal MFC data structures
//		and functions. Therefore, probably, it will be necessary to modify
//		it, according to the changes in the future versions of MFC.
//			Code below is based on the COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistryAll(),
//		in src\olefact.cpp. (src\olereg.cpp - is actual implementation of
//		all registry work).
//**************************************************************************
#include "stdafx.h"

// workaround MFC bug - no #ifndef/#endif for afximpl.h header
#if !defined(CRIT_OBJECTFACTORYLIST)
#include <..\src\afximpl.h>
#endif		//!CRIT_OBJECTFACTORYLIST
//**************************************************************************
static HRESULT UnregisterCOMObject(REFCLSID p_clsid)
{
	LPOLESTR t_wzProgID(NULL);

	// get ProgID from CLSID and unregister...
	HRESULT t_hr = ::ProgIDFromCLSID(p_clsid, &t_wzProgID);
	if(FAILED(t_hr))
		return t_hr;

	// convert OLESTR to LPTSTR
	CString t_strProgID(t_wzProgID);
	LPCTSTR t_szProgID = t_strProgID.operator LPCTSTR();

	// free memory
	::CoTaskMemFree(t_wzProgID);

	// unregister...
	if(AfxOleUnregisterServerClass(p_clsid,
				       t_szProgID,
				       t_szProgID,
				       t_szProgID,
				       OAT_DISPATCH_OBJECT))
		return S_OK;
	else
		return E_FAIL;
}
//**************************************************************************
// by exporting DllUnregisterServer, you can use regsvr.exe
STDAPI DllUnregisterServer(void)
{
	AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());


	AFX_MODULE_STATE* pModuleState = AfxGetModuleState();

	AfxLockGlobals(CRIT_OBJECTFACTORYLIST);
	for(COleObjectFactory* pFactory = pModuleState->m_factoryList;
		pFactory != NULL;
		pFactory = pFactory->m_pNextFactory)
	{
		HRESULT t_hr = UnregisterCOMObject(pFactory->GetClassID());
		if(FAILED(t_hr))
		{
			AfxUnlockGlobals(CRIT_OBJECTFACTORYLIST);
			return t_hr;
		}
	}
	AfxUnlockGlobals(CRIT_OBJECTFACTORYLIST);

#ifdef _AFXDLL
	AfxLockGlobals(CRIT_DYNLINKLIST);
	// register extension DLL factories
	for(CDynLinkLibrary* pDLL = pModuleState->m_libraryList;
		pDLL != NULL;
		pDLL = pDLL->m_pNextDLL)
	{
		for(pFactory = pDLL->m_factoryList;
			pFactory != NULL;
			pFactory = pFactory->m_pNextFactory)
		{
			HRESULT t_hr = UnregisterCOMObject(pFactory->GetClassID());
			if(FAILED(t_hr))
			{
				AfxUnlockGlobals(CRIT_DYNLINKLIST);
				return t_hr;
			}
		}
	}
	AfxUnlockGlobals(CRIT_DYNLINKLIST);
#endif

	return S_OK;
}
//**************************************************************************
// end of DllUnregisterServer_MFC_Impl.inl

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