How can i register a vb6 dll in the gac to be able to add it as a reference in a siss script task

Question

How can i register a visual basic 6 dll in the global assembly cache to be able to add it as a reference in a sql server integration services script task.

Answer 1

Check this blog post out. It describes what you want to do.

Answer 2

Only .Net assemblies can be registered in the GAC. A vb6 dll is just not qualified. You can build a .Net assembly that exposes the vb6 dll (COM) types and methods to managed code, and register that in the GAC.