ACCPAC SDK Development 2

[Simboti1]

I have the following questions regarding ACCPAC SDK: -
1. Do I need C++ installed on the development computer? If the response is No, which URL can I get Vcvars32.bat file from?
2. Which URL can I download the following files from: -
2.1 Microsoft's Cabinet SDK
2.2 Microsoft's Authenticode for Internet Explorer
5.0 and Latter

 

[ettienne]

You need MS Visual Studio 6 for the Accpac SDK - this includes VB6 and C++. Google the other stuff, I found it in like a second.

 

[czinck]

Actually, that is not quite true. Up to and including V5.4, Accpac used VS6. However, with V5.5, Accpac migrated to VS7.1 (2005). From the Accpac.mak file:

# This file is compatible with Microsoft (tm) Visual Studio (tm) 2005.
# If you need to continue using Visual Studio (tm) 6.0, then you must instead
# include ACCPAC.MAK.VS6 in your makefiles. Also note that you cannot mix use
# of the two different Visual Studio versions within the same overarching
# makefile; switching is all-or-nothing.

Hope that helps,
Chris Zinck, P.Eng
Zinck Computer Group

 

[Simboti1]

Hi Chris
I want to develop applications compartible with both ACCPAC 5.4A and 5.5A. So what do you suggest?

Regards

Simboti

 

[ettienne]

Go with what you are comfortable with, either VS6 or VS7.