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Creating RSBizWare Custom Analysis Tools Chapter 7

tool), the Configuration Console automatically generated a COM
Category entry for the analysis tool for you.

As mentioned in "Analysis Tool Architecture (page 130)",

developing an RSBizWare custom analysis tool requires you to
implement a specific COM interface called

RSBizWare::IRSBizWareCalculator

.

To implement an RSBizWare custom analysis tool, you will need a
COM Type Library so that your development tool knows the syntax
of the function you need to write. The type library for the custom
analysis tools is installed and registered with the Configuration
Console. The type library file is called RSBizWareCalculator.tlb and
is located by default in the \Program Files\Rockwell
Software\RSBizWare directory.

Normally, you do not need to know the exact location of this file.

Rather, your development tool will allow you to browse the list of
registered COM classes. The RSBizWare custom analysis tool
interface shows up in developer tools as RSBizWareCalculator 1.0
Type Library. An example of this in Visual Basic is shown below.

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