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com4:InProcessServer

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Registers an in-process server with one or many class registrations.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <com4:InProcessServer>

Syntax

<com4:InProcessServer
  Path = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension ".dll".' />

  <!-- Child elements -->
  Class
  InProcessServerDll
  ClassReference

</com4:InProcessServer>

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Path The path to the DLL. One of the following values: A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", | ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension .dll. No

Child elements

Child element Description
Class Defines an in-process server class registration.
InProcessServerDll Specifies the path and processor architecture of an in-process server DLL.
ClassReference Specifies the class with which the registered in-process server is associated and sets registration details.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
Extensions Defines one or more extensibility points for the app.

Examples

The following example shows how to register an out-of-process and an in-process server implementation for the same class.

<com4:Class Id="f4ed7720-9b3a-44a4-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" DisplayName="CLSID_Foo"/> 
<com:ExeServer Executable="MyServer.exe" DisplayName="My server">  
  <com4:ClassReference Id="f4ed7720-9b3a-44a4-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"/>  
</com:ExeServer> 
<com4:InProcessServer Path="MyServer.dll">  
  <com4:ClassReference Id="f4ed7720-9b3a-44a4-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"/>  
</com4:InProcessServer>

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/com/windows10/4
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 (Build 20348)