AxShockwaveFlashObjects not found

hi every1.
I tried adding a shockwave flash object on a form but i get an error when trying..
"Failed to import ActiveX control. Please ensure it is properly registered"
SO, in the references node from the Solution Explorer i have two newly added references, one being ShockwaveFlashObjects (which look ok) and another being AxShockwaveFlashObjects which has an exclamation mark newxt to it.. In the components list (for the Add Reference function ) i tried to locate AxShockwave.. but could only find Shocwave... (without "Ax")..

I added the Shockwave Flash Object to the toolbox first so i don't understand what the problem is or how to fix it. Any1
Thanx in advance


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AxShockwaveFlashObjects not found

  • mroctober

    yeah i found that page too - dind't work for me; what HAS worked for me was to import flash.cox form windows\system32\marcomed\flash instead of flash8.ocx.. so flash 7 works..
    another way is to but a flash controller, which wraps all the dlls and works with flash 8 and vs2005 as stated by the manufacturer. The solution in your link uses soome flash 7 files unfortunately...

  • KrisJ

    hmm that's weird.....cosei can use flash 8 movies, with the zip i found...want me to send you the zip file i found ...


  • jnelsonjr

    The thing is i can't seeem to find AxShockwaveFlashObjects.dll anywhere on my computer...


    Thanx, Ovidiu

  • Raschmann

    hye guys...well ovidiu i tried that without any succes..but.. found this page...

    http://blogs.vbcity.com/drydo/archive/2005/12/07/5731.aspx

    there i downloaded a precompiled dll of the FlashActiveX...and finally it worked to me, also i tried to find the dll's mentioned in that page, by doing a search in google and guess what...i found them as a zip called flashOCX.zip. this zip has 2 files , so i downloaded them made the substitution in the same directories mentionted in page above and worked to!.....well hope this work for you guys too...


  • Jean Pierre LaBonte

    This is just a guess, but if VS is complaining that an ActiveX Control is not properly registered, then I would try to manually register it. First use Windows Explorer to locate the dll on your hard drive, and then from the command prompt navigate to that folder and run this line

    regsvr32 <name>.dll

    where <name> is the name of the dll. Then you may need to manually add it to VS's list of references by browsing to it from the Add References dialog box.

    Let me know if that works.

    Michael Blome - Visual C# Documentation Team


  • Santiago C.

    The problem I am having is a certain video site requires AX Object access to get the play to work. I am also having some problems with my C++ codes which are crashing video play along and program termination. I thank you for letting me know that it was not me only in this situation. Please send the file and if any other plug-ins or add-ons can make the video and audio experience better. OS: Windows XP Pro


  • vickey37139

    hey any solution to this i have the same problem...and as all you know developing in a beta edition is not always the best thing when the final release  of the framework is out!

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