Thread: "Microsoft C++ exception"?!?

Hi,

I'm trying to make a C++ DLL that provides C and C++ programs with a simplified interface to ADO. The problem is, when the DLL is loaded, before any code is executed I get an unhandled exception "0xE06D7363: Microsoft C++ Exception".

What does this mean? If I recompile in Borland C++ will it go away?

Ah, don't worry about it. I've figured it out.

I had declared 2 objects globally:-

Code:

_ConnectionPtr pConn("ADODB.Connection.1.5");
_RecordsetPtr pRs("ADODB.Recordset.1.5");

Before I had initialised COM. This is rectified thusly:-

Code:

// globals
_ConnectionPtr pConn;
_RecordsetPtr pRs;

// in a function
::CoInitialize(NULL);
pConn.CreateInstance("ADODB.Connection.1.5");
pRs.CreateInstance("ADODB.Recordset.1.5");

Damn this weird model...