Dave Crozier wrote:
> Eurico,
> I assume you mean the report listener bits and pieces, in which case they
> are installed in your runtime module or the installation program if you have
> one.
>
> Personally, I prefer to have a runtime module which loads up a base VFP
> installation with all the VFP runtime files and reportlistener .APP(s). You
> can get these from WOOdy's site at http://ftp.prolib.de/Public/.
>
> I then like to distribute the .exe file and any required activeX's
> separately in a separate installation program - usually generated by
> Innosetup.
>
> Don't forget though that you can install all the required VFP files in the
> application folder and that requires no installation. Of course if you use a
> loader program to upload the exe to the workstation then this becomes a
> little more problematic.
>
> If you need any more information as to the files required just ask as lots
> of the group have used Innosetup if I can't get back to you.
Loved Rick Borup's session at WhilFest years ago where he sold this idea
of installing something small/simple to get the runtimes there, and then
you just had to publish your app (without the fat/overhead of the runtimes).
Here's an old Inno script of mine that deploys the runtimes and other
"essential" files for the basis of my exe's:
[Files]
Source: C:\dev\setup\blat.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\setup\xfrx.*; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\setup\dbximage.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\setup\ereports.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\setup\dbxsmtp.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\setup\hndlib.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\runtimes\vfp9\*.*; DestDir: {app}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
Source: C:\dev\H2Office\CIPHER50.FLL; DestDir: {app}
Source: c:\dev\setup\7za.exe; DestDir: {app}
Source: ..\..\..\..\..\..\windows\system32\mscomct2.ocx; DestDir: {sys};
Flags: onlyifdoesntexist regserver
Source: C:\dev\runtimes\mysql\Setup.exe; DestDir: {app}\MyODBC; Flags:
ignoreversion
Source: c:\dev\setup\vRunFox.EXE; DestDir: {app}; Flags: ignoreversion
[Run]
Filename: {app}\MyODBC\Setup.exe; StatusMsg: Ready to install MySQL ODBC
drivers...
[Setup]
AppName=MBSS Essentials 1.0
DefaultDirName={pf}\MB Software Solutions\
AppCopyright=© MB Software Solutions, LLC
AppVerName=MBSS Essentials 1.0
InternalCompressLevel=ultra
OutputDir=C:\Documents and Settings\Michael Babcock\My Documents\MySetups
OutputBaseFilename=mbss_essentials
VersionInfoVersion=1
VersionInfoCompany=MB Software Solutions, LLC
VersionInfoDescription=MBSS Essentials
VersionInfoTextVersion=1.0
VersionInfoCopyright=(c) 2007, MB Software Solutions, LLC
Compression=lzma/ultra
LicenseFile=C:\mbss\legal\general_license.rtf
DefaultGroupName=MB Software Solutions
ShowLanguageDialog=no
Uninstallable=false
AppComments=MBSS Essentials -- runtimes ver. 9
[email protected]
DirExistsWarning=no
--
Mike Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
President, Chief Software Architect
http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com
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