Xceed Streaming Compression Library Documentation
The Xceed Component Installer will copy all the necessary files into the library's installation folder (usually in \Program Files\Xceed Components\\Bin\ActiveX) and register the XCEEDSCO.DLL component. The only thing left to do is to make the control available in VB.NET by inserting the control into the toolbar. To do this, perform the following steps:
Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
On the Start Page click on the "New Project" button. This can also be done by selecting the "File\New\Project" menu.
In the "Project Types" menu select "Visual Basic Projects".
In the "Templates" section select "Windows Application"
Enter the name of the project you want to create and the location where it will be created.
Click on the "OK" button.
Select the toolbox tab where you would like Xceed Streaming Compression to be.
Right click on the toolbox and select the "Customize Toolbox..." option. This should launch the "Customize Toolbox" dialog.
Select the "COM Components" tab and select the "XceedStreamingCompression ActiveX" component.
Click on the "OK" button.
Add the control to your form.
You have now successfully installed the Xceed Streaming Compression Library v1.1 ActiveX control in VB.NET.
If you would rather instantiate Xceed Streaming Compression, then following steps must be taken :
Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
On the Start Page click on the "New Project" button. This can also be done by selecting the "File\New\Project" menu.
In the "Project Types" menu select "Visual Basic Projects".
In the "Templates" section select the desired type of application.
Enter the name of the project you want to create and the location where it will be created.
Click on the "OK" button.
To add the a reference to the Xceed Streaming Compression Library, select the "Add Reference" option from your "Project" menu. This can also be done by right-clicking on the "References" menu in the "Solution Explorer" and selecting the "Add Reference" option.
In the "Add Reference" dialog, select the "COM" tab
Select Xceed Streaming Compression (Xceed Streaming Compression Library v1.1) from the list of available components and click on the "Select" button. If the DLL is not in the list of available components, you can browse for it using the "Browse" button.
Click on the "OK" button.
You have now successfully installed the Xceed Streaming Compression Library v1.1 ActiveX control in VB.NET and it should appear in your list of references.
The License method must be called to license the library for runtime use. This applies to both registered users as well as users of a time-limited free trial license.