Deployment help

I am deploying an application using VB6 with Crystal Reports 8.5.

I am using using Visual Studio Installer for packaging. This application automatically includes the needed basic dll's for CR8.5 (craxdrt.dll, etc.) and manually added the other dll's needed (p2ssql.dll, etc.).

I don't encounter any errors in the building of my msi file but when I install it in a desktop without CR8.5, "pdssql.dll not found" message box appears.

I have consulted/researched from other messageboards and learned that I need to include Implode.dll and others. Also, I read the help file included in CR8.5 and added all the needed files but still, it doesn't work.

I learned that CR8.5 has a utility that will list all the dll's needed by an application but can't use it coz I am using Win2k.

I have downloaded a lot of applications like ProcessExplorer in order for me to know what are the dll's needed but I find it incomplete.

I have asked my boss about it and still he referred me to the help file included in CR8.5.

I AM VERY DESPERATE!!! HELP!

Thanks a lot!

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I read the help file included in CR8.5.

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Which help file? There is one called RunTime.hlp which explains everything.

Which database are you accessing? Which method are you using? If SQL Server via native driver, there is a file called NTWDBLIB.DLL that needs to be included as well.

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Originally Posted by brucevde

Which help file? There is one called RunTime.hlp which explains everything.

Which database are you accessing? Which method are you using? If SQL Server via native driver, there is a file called NTWDBLIB.DLL that needs to be included as well.

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Yeah, that one.

And I'm using MSSQL 2000 as my backend.

i have included all the files listed in the help file.

the application shows a messagebox with this error

run-time error '-2147192153 (800472a7)':

Configuration error.

file could not be opened because the library "pdssql.dll" cannot be found.

i have included implode.dll and p2ssql.dll

i am using crystal reports 8.5

here's the snippet:

Dim repapp As New CRAXDDRT.Application
Dim crCrd As New CRAXDDRT.Report

Set crCrd = repapp.OpenReport(App.Path & "\Report.rpt")
crCrd.Database.LogOnServer "p2ssql.dll", Trim(DB_Source), Trim(DB_Name), Trim(User_Name), Trim(Pass_Word)

where:

DB_Source = database location (either an ip address or host/server name)
DB_Name = database name