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Apr 18, 2001, 10:58am

I've got myself a 3rd party installer-utility (the VB app installer wizard
makes a VERY ugly installer that can't be customized...) to distribute my
apps, but I don't know what files to distribute with the app (OCX's) and how
to register them as controls. Could anyone tell me how I do this?

KAH

Apr 18, 2001, 11:54am

No idea what to distiobute, but regsvr32.exe should be the
program that you need to call to register the controls.

It is part of windows and should be found along the path.

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Apr 18, 2001, 6:15pm

My suggstion would be to just use the package and deployment wizard - while
it looks ugly, I used it for a year without problems as it's the least
time-consuming way of distributing your programs. If, like me, however, the
AW SDK doesn't register in the installation package, look for Visual Studio
Installer on Microsoft's site (MrGrimm told me the URL I think, but I forgot
its exact location). It looks nicer, and can determine all the dependencies
of your application simply by scanning the VB source code. Just modify the
installation directories, and you're set to go.

Apr 18, 2001, 8:47pm

Yes it can ... They give you the VB source code for the setup along with the
bootstrap itself, so you can make it do whatever you like. Assuming Visual
Studio 6, installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio, the source
is installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\Setup1.

That does everything you need it to do. I have never had any problems with
the AwSdkOcx2/3 not registering.

Grims


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Apr 19, 2001, 2:02am

you CAN customize the vb one... look in the folder you installed vb in and
somewhere in there will be the project for the installer (WITH COMMENTED CODE!)
which makes it customizable... BUT a 3rd party one would be better if it can
make it so you only need one file instead of like 10

[View Quote] > I've got myself a 3rd party installer-utility (the VB app installer wizard
> makes a VERY ugly installer that can't be customized...) to distribute my
> apps, but I don't know what files to distribute with the app (OCX's) and how
> to register them as controls. Could anyone tell me how I do this?
>
> KAH

Apr 19, 2001, 11:02am

well, that's what I want, and I also want to put it in apropriate Start menu
folders and have pretty graphics in the installer...I've used the installer
utility before, but with The Games Factory games, it only needs 3 files...
Well, I'll look at that other MS thingy too.

KAH

the derek <ImTheDerek at yahoo.com> skrev i
meldingsnyheter:3ADE6081.C7A12BA4 at yahoo.com...
> you CAN customize the vb one... look in the folder you installed vb in and
> somewhere in there will be the project for the installer (WITH COMMENTED
CODE!)
> which makes it customizable... BUT a 3rd party one would be better if it
can
> make it so you only need one file instead of like 10
>
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Apr 19, 2001, 10:51pm

oh and if you want to use registry/start menu then look up api functions or get
a WIN32 API book thats made specifically for vb.. very useful

[View Quote] > well, that's what I want, and I also want to put it in apropriate Start menu
> folders and have pretty graphics in the installer...I've used the installer
> utility before, but with The Games Factory games, it only needs 3 files...
> Well, I'll look at that other MS thingy too.
>
> KAH
>
> the derek <ImTheDerek at yahoo.com> skrev i
> meldingsnyheter:3ADE6081.C7A12BA4 at yahoo.com...
> CODE!)
> can
> wizard
> my
> how

Apr 20, 2001, 2:05am

Go download Instal R Shield

[View Quote] > oh and if you want to use registry/start menu then look up api functions or get
> a WIN32 API book thats made specifically for vb.. very useful
>
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