I am trying to export my IDL code as a COM object using the Eaxport Bridge Assistant.  I've been getting the error that:  devenv compiler must be in the path. I saw a previous thread on this issue (http://www.ittvis.com/Use...posts/Default.aspx), where the solution was to use the Visual Studio Command Prompt to run IDL.  My problem with this solution is that I have been unsuccessful in my (many) attempts to install Visual Studio 2008 (trial version of the Professional edition; my group doesn't really want to buy it if it's not going to work for everything we need, which is why I've been fighting with the trial).  I'm going to keep working on installing Visual Studio, but I was wondering if there were other possible solutions.  Is there some other (non-Microsoft?) software that will let me build the COM objects I need? Since my final goal is take the COM objects and use them in a program called Light Tools, which is based on Visual Basic, and both COM objects and Visual Basic are based on/used in Microsoft, I'm guessing the answer is:  No, you must use Visual Studio; still can't hurt to get more input.