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I am almost done with my project and I'd like to obtain some advice on this.
How do I go about packaging (if this is the right word to use) the whole application? As such, I have some extra active-x components which I'd have to add into the System32 folder manually. What kind of installation like program which can automatically add my .ocx files into the system's folder?
How do I go about packaging (if this is the right word to use) the whole application? As such, I have some extra active-x components which I'd have to add into the System32 folder manually. What kind of installation like program which can automatically add my .ocx files into the system's folder?
"Study the past if you would define the future" - Confucius
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Originally Posted by red_evolve
I am almost done with my project and I'd like to obtain some advice on this.
How do I go about packaging (if this is the right word to use) the whole application? As such, I have some extra active-x components which I'd have to add into the System32 folder manually. What kind of installation like program which can automatically add my .ocx files into the system's folder?
want or build one yourself with a windows program.
Personally I use a self-extracting exe that runs a setup program to put special files in place.
Most will cost you but they are not usually expensive.
Seeing that this is the QB/VB forum and this is a windows app you're talking about, I'll assume that you're using a recent version of Visual Basic. I know what I'm about to tell you works in VB6, I don't know about other versions.
On the main menu bar in VB, click the Add-Ins menu. The "package and deployment wizard" should be on there. There is plenty of information in the VB help file on using this. It is what I use for my apps, and I've found that it is one of the better packages for making installers for VB apps - it knows about all the little runtimes that VB programs need and makes sure they all get in.
On the main menu bar in VB, click the Add-Ins menu. The "package and deployment wizard" should be on there. There is plenty of information in the VB help file on using this. It is what I use for my apps, and I've found that it is one of the better packages for making installers for VB apps - it knows about all the little runtimes that VB programs need and makes sure they all get in.
what? WHAT?
Use the packaging and deployment wizard. Or try innosetup which is much more configurable (and comes with a much steeper learning curve).
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Originally Posted by Toba
Seeing that this is the QB/VB forum and this is a windows app you're talking about, I'll assume that you're using a recent version of Visual Basic. I know what I'm about to tell you works in VB6, I don't know about other versions.
On the main menu bar in VB, click the Add-Ins menu. The "package and deployment wizard" should be on there. There is plenty of information in the VB help file on using this. It is what I use for my apps, and I've found that it is one of the better packages for making installers for VB apps - it knows about all the little runtimes that VB programs need and makes sure they all get in.
I'll give that a try. Thanks.
"Study the past if you would define the future" - Confucius
Oh, I forgot - there are some things you have to be careful about when you make a package in the wizard. Make SURE that all system DLL's that you install are marked as shared in the Setup.Lst file. If they are not, any uninstallation from the control panel will REMOVE the DLL's from the user's system, causing all sorts of problems. I hope my forgetfullness hasn't cause any trouble yet - sorry 
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. what? WHAT?
Erm yeah, thanks for the reminder.
Yup, I ticked that "shared" selection when I was building the package a while ago.
On the way to test it in another computer. Thanks a lot, Toba!
Yup, I ticked that "shared" selection when I was building the package a while ago.
On the way to test it in another computer. Thanks a lot, Toba!
"Study the past if you would define the future" - Confucius
Hi, I've tried using the "package and deployment wizard" but I got the error number 3706: Provider could not be found.
I've tried searching on the msdn library for a solution but to no avail.
I'm using Access 97 with Jet350. Please advise.
I've tried searching on the msdn library for a solution but to no avail.
I'm using Access 97 with Jet350. Please advise.
"Study the past if you would define the future" - Confucius
When did you get the error? Was it during installation of your app or did it happen when you ran your app?
what? WHAT?
Okay, during installation files like mshtml.tlb and uxtheme.dll could not be copied, and I ignored the error to complete the installation.
When I run the application later, I could see my start page but as I navigate to another form, which requires connection to the database, the error message "Error 3706: Provider not found" was raised. Any idea?
When I run the application later, I could see my start page but as I navigate to another form, which requires connection to the database, the error message "Error 3706: Provider not found" was raised. Any idea?
"Study the past if you would define the future" - Confucius
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