Visual Basic/VB, Running VB App from a CD

Running VB App from a CD

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Peter Gullive #1 / 4	Running VB App from a CD Hi, I am writing a VB application designed to run from a CD. Can this be done without having to install all the DLLs and OCXs to the Windows\System directory but instead accessing them directly from the CD. My guess is having to create temporary registry entries to point to the files or something like that. Any help would be appreciated. Peter.
Sat, 08 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Frederik Meerwal #2 / 4	Running VB App from a CD Hi Peter, No, it doesn't. You have to copy these files. Just make a Batch routine autostart, which copys the files into the Windows\System Directory. BTW: There are Logical Names for the Windows Directory, so that you don't have to put the name (f.e.: C:\WINDOWS) hardcoded in your program. Regards, Freddy BTW: It's a pitty, that I can't write German to you. But this newsgroup is in English. Never Mind... (Servus, Freddy) __ Quote: >Hi, >I am writing a VB application designed to run from a CD. Can this be >done without having to install all the DLLs and OCXs to the >Windows\System directory but instead accessing them directly from the >CD. My guess is having to create temporary registry entries to point to >the files or something like that. Any help would be appreciated. >Peter.
Sat, 08 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Wildam Mart #3 / 4	Running VB App from a CD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! You give hints to overwrite my new DLLs with older ones when I would start this program! Seems, you are one of these who make me reinstall my complete machine. Thanks. A VB Setup program can be launched silent from commandline. Batch file which copies the files without checking version of existing files can definitely destroy system functionality! Silent Install in VB5: Setup /s <Logfile> Silent UnInstall in VB5: St5unst -n "<app program dir>\St5unst.log" -f -q See Setup.lst created with SetupWizard for default installation directory. Quote: >Hi Peter, >No, it doesn't. You have to copy these files. Just make a Batch routine >autostart, which copys the files into the Windows\System Directory. >BTW: There are Logical Names for the Windows Directory, so that you don't >have to put the name (f.e.: C:\WINDOWS) hardcoded in your program. >Regards, > Freddy >BTW: It's a pitty, that I can't write German to you. But this newsgroup is >in English. Never Mind... (Servus, Freddy) >__ >>Hi, >>I am writing a VB application designed to run from a CD. Can this be >>done without having to install all the DLLs and OCXs to the >>Windows\System directory but instead accessing them directly from the >>CD. My guess is having to create temporary registry entries to point to >>the files or something like that. Any help would be appreciated. >>Peter. _______________________________________ Martin Wildam MAY Computer GmbH & Co KG Microsoft Solution Provider Galvanigasse 2 A-1210 Vienna / Austria Tel.: +43/1/278 20 80/32 Fax: +43/1/278 20 80 /22 http://www.may.co.at/
Sat, 08 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Theo Verwei #4 / 4	Running VB App from a CD Do run a VB program from CD, you have to copy all activeX controls,activeX exes and activeX dll's into a temporary directory, and register them prior to starting the real executable. After closing you executable you have to unregister those activeX components and remove the temporary directory. Further, you have to supply ALL needed dll (not activeX dlls) in the same directory as the program executable. It is a little complex, but it should work. Theo Quote: > Hi, > I am writing a VB application designed to run from a CD. Can this be > done without having to install all the DLLs and OCXs to the > Windows\System directory but instead accessing them directly from the > CD. My guess is having to create temporary registry entries to point to > the files or something like that. Any help would be appreciated. > Peter.
Sat, 08 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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