NSIS/VB6 - Help Needed

[modpluz]

hi guyz,

pls how can i make NSIS get all the required files(dependencies) for my VB6 application on compile.

[modpluz]

anybody pls...

[kleinma]

Unless there is some utility you can use you will have to figure that out youself.

One method you can use, is to create a package using the VB PDW (package and deployment wizard) which makes a setup.lst file. This file will contain good information on what files need to be distributed with your app (open it in notepad)

However it usually comes down to this:

1) VB6 runtimes, these HAVE to be distributed. Windows 2000 and up come with them installed with the OS, but prior systems do not, and you are better off including them no matter what because they are on VB6 SP6, and the ones that came with 2000 and XP are not as new. You can install these individually, but you can also get a self extracting, self installing exe that is about 1 MB and contains all 6 runtime files needed. (search MS website to find this download)

2) if you use a database in your app, you need to include MDAC (also can be downloaded from MS), if the database you use is Access, you will need to distribute JET drivers as well (again, MS download)

3) any 3rd party OCX, DLLs that you use (3rd party includes any Microsoft ones, basically any references or components you added to your project while developing it) need to be included as well, and the installer needs to register them during installation (which should be a feature of the installer)

I haven't used NSIS, I use INNO setup, but I believe they are similar.

Last but probably the most important step, test your installation on a FRESH windows install, for as many operating systems as you can (or intend to support)