package

can anyone help me?
how do i package my software into an installer kind of thingy? i know Visual Studio has a tool but my program incorporates a few standalone EXEs . can i include those as part of my package too? please help

Package and Deployment Wizard allows you to include files. When you get to the "Included Files" screen, click "Add" and tell it what you want to add.

Use the Package and Deployment wizard.

1. Open VS
2. Go to Add-Ins
3. Click on Add In Manager
4. Click on Package & Deployment Wizard
5. Click on Loaded/Unloaded
6. Click Ok

Then click on Add Ins Package & Deployment Wizard

Then just follow the wizard

CAUTION!!!!

If you have executables that use controls that ARE NOT USED in the project you are packaging, be sure to include them as well. If you fail to do this and the user does not have the controls registered on their system, the other apps that need those controls WILL FAIL!

Just a friendly reminder from the PDW police. :)

thank you all for your prompt reply. thanks to cafeenman as i was about to ask about dependencies in my other standalones... so i just need to include all EXEs as well as all the OCx's that i used in the whole package before i package it? thanks.

btw, even if my main program doesn't use some controls but they are used in other standalones which i need to call i still need to include them right?

Yes. PDW will register them, so all you have to do is track them down on your system and include them.

Also, read this to avoid problems with installation:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=156206

i'm facing a problem.
after packaging, my child program works fine but i seems to be having some problems with the main app. whenever i tried running it i will have the following message

runtime error 53
file not found

why is this so? the EXE file is in the folder but i can't seem to run it.
please advice

LOL :D

its my mistake. i forgot to include a few files that is required when my app starts up...

cheers :cool: