Microsoft KB Archive/886802

= FIX: You may receive the &quot;AxImp error object reference not set to an instance of an object&quot; error message when you run AxImp.exe on an ActiveX control in the .NET Framework 1.1 =

Article ID: 886802

Article Last Modified on 6/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to run Windows Forms ActiveX Control Importer, also known as Aximp.exe, on an ActiveX control, you may receive the following error message:

AxImp Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

This problem occurs when an ActiveX control has a custom importlib statement in Interface Definition Language (IDL).



CAUSE
This problem occurs when an ActiveX control references other controls by using the importlib IDL statement. There is a bug in the AxImp tool that causes it not to look up these other types of referenced controls. Therefore, when you run the AxImp tool, the ActiveX interop conversion is unsuccessful.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
You must have the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 installed.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  07-Oct-2004  21:08  1.1.4322.2038   1,703,936  System.design.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Forms ActiveX Control Importer, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8ccdh774(vs.71).aspx

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbnetframe110presp2fix kbbug kbprb KB886802

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