Hi, I got a question. I have a v

[odessa79]

Hi,
I got a question. I have a vb5.0 project I have made some mosd to one of the Modules in this project. Now I need to move it to clients pc. We havea deployment package for this project. Is there a way to add the new module to this package so that the user will see the new change instead of re-creating the deployment package?

 

[YoshiCD]

Odessa,

Because the P&D Wizard uses the compiled EXE and not the forms project files, there is no way to add a new/edit an existing Module in your project without recompiling the exe and the Package.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Regards,

"Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view..." - Jedi Master Obi-Wan-Kenobi

 

[Golom]

You might check the Microsoft site for information on the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.

Look at this link to decide if it's what you want

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...nsiderationsforusingvisualstudioinstaller.asp

 

[odessa79]

Do I have to recreate the Active X DLL too? AAM using VB5 Deployment package

 

[Golom]

What ActiveX DLL? The VB environment uses quite a few of them and the ones you need will be automatically pulled into your P&D package. Do you HAVE to create one? NO. CAN you create one (or many)? Sure ... knock yourself out!

 

[odessa79]

Active X Project Dll. I made some changes to some of the modules in this project. do I have to recreate the .DLL and re-create the deployment package in order for the user to see new changes?

 

[paulbent]

You first have to recompile the ActiveX DLL then recompile any exe's that reference it.

You can modify your existing package just by updating changed files in the cabs. The PDW normally creates a subfolder, "Support". Copy the new files into it then update the cab files.

Paul Bent
Northwind IT Systems

http://www.northwindit.co.uk

 

[Golom]

Yes. You do need to recreate it. When the P&D wizard is run and you point it at your VBP project file, it will check if the date stamp on the DLL is earlier than the VBP and will ask if you want to recompile if it is. If you do then answer "Yes". If you have already done it then click "No".

If the DLL is the ONLY thing that has changed then it's probably the only thing that you need to include in the project because existing users will already have everything that they need installed. New users will of course, need the whole package.

 

[odessa79]

How do I reacreate a Grouped Project. That is what I have. I made changes to some Modules in Active X and some Forms in the Standard EXE. Am using VB5 so there are no Cab file there.

 

[odessa79]

Your application is incompatible with C:\DOCUME~1\segaldx\Desktop\SEMAS4~1\Source\SemObjects\Base SemObjects.dll.
The project name is the same for both applications. Change the Project Name setting in the Project Options dialog box.
You can see the specific incompatibilities by returning to design mode and running the project.

This is the message am getting when am tring recreate the dll. I did not make any changes to project properties

 

[odessa79]

I have 2 Projects One Active X DLL and One Standard EXE. They are both part of one big project adn they are build into Project Group. I need to create a deployment package out of this two projects. I create the package and install the setup program but when I run the exe it does not work. Do I have to follow a process in order to create this deployment package properly? Step by Step process would be helpfull. Please help!!!

P.S.

This is existing project I made some mods to it and now am tring to move it back to Production.