App with COMM Control

[tcace]

I've developed a little data acquisition app that uses the Microsoft Comm Control.

The ODETools do not incluse this OCX in the "Install Creation" so other computers, those with Run Time and with a Full Install can't use the application.

Is there a different tool for using the COMM Port or, better yet, how do I get the Comm Control as part of the install package?

Help is appreciated.

 

[jsteph]

There are all sorts of 3rd party comm controls, but obviously none will be part of the ode package. I've never used that, so I can't comment about customizing installs with ODETools, but even with the lowly and buggy MS Pkg/Deployment wizard you can specify controls to add in the install.

Otherwise, I believe you're stuck with creating a script to copy the ocx to the sys dir, then calling the regsvr32 to register it.
--Jim