Distribute an App

[tcace]

If I decide to use some of the included ActiveX controls, such as the Microsoft Comm Cntrol 6.0, how do I distribute that application?

I actually used the control in Access, and the ODETools Deployment Wizard does not capture this ActiveX control.

I tried both RegSvr32 and RegOCX32, both of which appear to register the control, but then get the error "There is no object in this control."

Help, please!

tcace

 

[VBakias]

I'd use a setup wizard for the app. I don't know how to do this on deploying applications written in vb6. But there is a program: Microsoft InstallShield that will do the job.

 

[shakespeare5677]

If you can't afford InstallShiled, which is a damn good program, try the VB Installer wizard that comes with InterDev. Very nifty stuff and very easy to use. Always picks up all the controls and references you're using.
-Max

 

[tcace]

Where is the VB Installer Wizard? I have VB 6.0 Prof

 

[shakespeare5677]

If you only have VB you will not have it. You must have InterDev (part of VisualStudio, along with VB) to do this.

 

[PeteJohnston]

There is also something called InnoSetup that you can download free from

http://www.jrsoftware.org/

. I've got some code that extracts the locations for all the references and components from the registry and creates a skeleton InnoSetup script. I'll mail it if you think it would be of any use.

PeteJ
(Contract Code-monkey)

It's amazing how many ways there are to skin a cat
(apologies to the veggies)

 

[strongm]

Actually, the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is availabe for download to anyone who own VB Professional or Enterprise:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/vsi11/download.aspx