Askeladden
Programmer
I have VB6.0 with service pack 5. What should I do to run my program (statsbygg.exe) on a computer without the VB6.0 editor on it?
Thanks.
Christian
Thanks.
Christian
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Hello Askeladden,
What you need to do is look under your File Menu of the IDE and look for a line that says Compile statsbygg.exe or something along those lines. This will create an executable file for your application.
The next step is you must place this executable file inside a setup file. VB6 has one of these or you can get a 3rd Party one like Innosetup. You will need to include into this setup file:
1. Copy of your exe
2. Copies of all dependencies for your application (examples ADO if you are accessing a database, VBRun.dll which is required for visual basic programs to run on any Windows machine.)
Hope that helps.
JRSofty
What you need to do is look under your File Menu of the IDE and look for a line that says Compile statsbygg.exe or something along those lines. This will create an executable file for your application.
The next step is you must place this executable file inside a setup file. VB6 has one of these or you can get a 3rd Party one like Innosetup. You will need to include into this setup file:
1. Copy of your exe
2. Copies of all dependencies for your application (examples ADO if you are accessing a database, VBRun.dll which is required for visual basic programs to run on any Windows machine.)
Hope that helps.
JRSofty
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Askeladden
Programmer
Thanks JRSofty.
But, where would I get vbbrun.dll, and how would I know what dependencies the program uses,and wher would I save those files on the 3rd party computer.
Thanks
Christian
But, where would I get vbbrun.dll, and how would I know what dependencies the program uses,and wher would I save those files on the 3rd party computer.
Thanks
Christian
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Hi Christian,
It may be enough to copy the VB6 runtime dll "MSVBVM60.DLL" into the user's C:\WINNT\system32 (or equivalent) directory
However you should really look in to using the "Package & Deployment Wizard".
It is avaiable at Start->Programs->Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Tools
Dave
It may be enough to copy the VB6 runtime dll "MSVBVM60.DLL" into the user's C:\WINNT\system32 (or equivalent) directory
However you should really look in to using the "Package & Deployment Wizard".
It is avaiable at Start->Programs->Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Tools
Dave
Pressed the enter key too soon again.
You can specify where you want the files to go on the user's PC but i usually just leave the default values it gives.
After using the Package & Deployment Wizard you are usually left with a Setup.exe file and a cab file containing all the files required to install your software on to the user's PC.
Dave
You can specify where you want the files to go on the user's PC but i usually just leave the default values it gives.
After using the Package & Deployment Wizard you are usually left with a Setup.exe file and a cab file containing all the files required to install your software on to the user's PC.
Dave
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Askeladden
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Thanks, Digsy. That worked wonders.
Christian
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