HOW DO YOU USE YOUR OWN LICENSE/ICON WITH THE PKG/DEPLOY WIZARD 5

[Hiccup]

When using the Package & Deployment Wizard in VB6, is there a way to use your own Licensing Agreement and shorcut Icon?

I see where you can add other files besides the ones the Wizard selects, but I'm not sure how to use your own files for the License Agreement (Word .doc file) and the shortcut Icon that the Wizard places on the desktop when the setup is run. I have an Icon file I created that resembles my app and would like to use it. I think I can add my two files at the "Add Files" point of the Wizard, but I'm not sure how to tell the Wizard to use them rather than any default files the Wizard might otherwise use.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

 

[JohnYingling]

Assign the con to a form in the project then go to Project Properies / Make Tab and assign that form's ico to the exe. In the PDW, when you get to the start menu, add a New Group under Program files then add items under the Group. The icon for the aplication will be gotten from the exe. The PDW does not display license info.

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[vb5prgrmr]

First off it seems that you are requiring your end user to have at least word installed if you want them to be able to read your EULA. You may want to change that to RTF or Text.

To be able to accomplish what you want to do you will have to alter the setup project. You can find this where you installed VB. PLEASE make a copy before altering this project.

So the process would be to include the files in the P&D wizard. Then alter the setup project and compile and then replace the normal setup.exe with your custom setup.exe.

Good Luck

 

[Hiccup]

Thanks for the quick response, JohnYingling. I've already assigned my Icon to each form and to the form used for the exe. I guess I'm already setup for the Icon issue.

Too bad about the License problem. Typically you see this in nearly every program setup routine these days. It usually wont let you proceed without clicking "I Agree."

This is what I'm trying to setup in my app I'm about to deploy. Do you know of a way to incorporate my own License Agreement in the Setup.exe File?

Thanks again!! And here's a star.

 

[JohnYingling]

For License display with "I Aggree" etc, you need to use the Visual InterDev Setup Project which is "whole 'nother animule".

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[TheVampire]

There is a FAQ on how to modify the setup program to include a "I agree" type of EULA screen before the install will take place.

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?spid=222&sfid=823

The only problem I've seen with the FAQ is that the name for the file that contains your license text should not be more than 8 letters, or it will not work. I used "Disclaim.txt" for mine.

Other than that it worked fine.

Hope this helps,

Robert

 

[Danielgraham]

Try


Inno Setup

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

This is the best software that i have found...Its totaly free too.


Dan

 

[Hiccup]

Thanks, Danielgraham, I'll check it out......and here's a star for your help!