ActiveX in a console application

Hello.
At this moment I develop a client-server application. The server have to get a data from ThermoVision A20 camera and send it to the client. The server is console application. I don't know how to use ActiveX Control Module in console application. Please give me information how to make it (useful links, examples).

TypeLib of ActiveX Control Module

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// Generated .IDL file (by the OLE/COM Object Viewer)
//
// typelib filename: CamCtrl.OCX

[
  uuid(633DA33B-9D71-4C86-9780-C1DD08E6EA39),
  version(1.0),
  helpstring("FLIR SDK Camera Control")
]
library CAMCTRLLib
{
    // TLib :    // TLib : OLE Automation : {00020430-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
    importlib("stdole2.tlb");

    // Forward declare all types defined in this typelib
    dispinterface _DLVCam;
    dispinterface _DLVCamEvents;

    [
      uuid(B1A41FA9-BD49-4323-8099-2394C6913FA1),
      helpstring("Dispatch interface for LVCam Control"),
      hidden
    ]
    dispinterface _DLVCam {
        properties:
            [id(0x00000064)           
]
            BSTR Version;
        methods:
            [id(0x000001f4)]
            short Connect(
                            short Camera,
                            short Port,
                            short Device,
                            short Interface,
                            BSTR Server);
            [id(0x000001f5)]
            short Disconnect();
            [id(0x000001f6)]
            VARIANT GetCameraProperty(short Id);
            [id(0x000001f7)]
            VARIANT GetImage(short imageType);
            [id(0x000001f8)]
            VARIANT GetLUT(short tableType);
            [id(0x000001f9)]
            short SetCameraProperty(
                            short Id,
                            VARIANT Property);
            [id(0x000001fa)]
            short SetImage(VARIANT Image);
            [id(0x000001fb)]
            short DoCameraAction(short Action);
            [id(0x000001fc)]
            BSTR GetError(short errCode);
            [id(0x000001fd)]
            short SubmitCamCommand(BSTR cmd);
            [id(0x000001fe)]
            single ToTemperature(
                            long Raw,
                            single Eps);
            [id(0x000001ff)]
            VARIANT GetAbsLUT(short tableType);
            [id(0x00000200)]
            VARIANT GetObjLUT(short tableType);
            [id(0x00000201)]
            VARIANT GetImages(
                            short imageType,
                            VARIANT imageArray,
                            long imageSize);
            [id(0x00000202)]
            VARIANT MLGetImages(
                            short imageType,
                            short imageWidth,
                            short imageHeight,
                            short Image);
            [id(0x00000203)]
            VARIANT EmissCalc(
                            long x,
                            long y,
                            single knownTemp);
            [id(0x00000204)]
            short SetEmissMap(VARIANT Map);
            [id(0xfffffdd8)]
            void AboutBox();
    };

    [
      uuid(9C7E0722-D7CE-4BE7-B522-B34D13C5DA4F),
      helpstring("Event interface for LVCam Control")
    ]
    dispinterface _DLVCamEvents {
        properties:
        methods:
            [id(0x00000066)]
            void CamCmdReply(BSTR response);
            [id(0x00000067)]
            void CameraEvent(long Id);
            [id(0x00000068)]
            void ResourceChanged(
                            BSTR resource,
                            VARIANT value);
    };

    [
      uuid(3C33F325-CD56-4005-9E34-D0C6AB70B1EB),
      helpstring("LVCam Control"),
      licensed,
      control
    ]
    coclass LVCam {
        [default] dispinterface _DLVCam;
        [default, source] dispinterface _DLVCamEvents;
    };
};

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The server is console application. I don't know how to use ActiveX Control Module in console application.

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Are you able to use the control module within a windows application? There shouldn't be any difference. I suspect that you'll have to add the right references (#include) manually but other than that it should be the same as in a windows application.

ActiveX components run on a window, so you cannot use them in a console project.

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ActiveX components run on a window, so you cannot use them in a console project.

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I don't want any GUI. Please give me advice, example how to do this without GUI.

In that case, don't create an ActiveX component but move the code to your console-app.

The ActiveX Control Module is SDK for camera. This Control Module is provided by a camera manufacter.

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Originally Posted by SeRGeiSarov

I don't want any GUI. Please give me advice, example how to do this without GUI.

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It sounds like you will need the window, but you could set the window to not be visible.

Hi i have the same problem, can u contact to me SeRGeiSarov?, im develop an IR application with the SDK from Flir (CamCtrl)
Thanx

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Hi i have the same problem

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As discussed above, you need a window to use a ActiveX control.