MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2013-01-09: > On 1/9/2013 12:50 PM, John Weller wrote: > Thanks Tracy - I can see I'll have to re-think my loader from scratch. I'm > retired and only do the odd bit of coding as favours for friends so I've not > kept up with things as well as I perhaps should have. > > > Coming in late here....but what's wrong with installing your app off the > root like C:\MBSS\YourAppFolder\YourApp.EXE? Haven't we determined long > ago that that gets around a lot of pains when you try to install it the > M$ way? >
Mike, It does. It makes it easy to backup the entire folder and all the data too. It makes it easy for someone to do some cleaning up and delete the whole thing. Or a random mouse click to drag it into a different folder and have it disappear just the same. I just have my loader application install into the Program Files structure. Then I use the appropriate folder to store the Help files (*.chm) and the actual executable in. The executable then access the data on the network. The problem is when the loader application needs an update. Since it is in the Program Folder, the downloaded executable can't update it. Hindsight is 20/20. I should have installed it into the same folder structure as the program. Less confusion with the technicians and trouble updating the executable. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
