installing and reg ocx frm a resource file
I have a lot of sample files that get distributed with my software. They are all in a resource file .chm, txt ini and rtf files. In sub main if they do not exist on the users machine they are extracted from the resource file, so as to not overwrite the users data as once a user has entered his data they are bo longer examples.
This works good for program updates, however my latest release needs a custom ocx i have purchased. My plan is this:
store the ocx in a resource file and in sub main see if it exists and if it does not then extract it and register it using REGSVR32.EXE. Has anyone tried this?
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Yes, but we use real installers that will automatically do that and keep other things in order. Doing it theway you want too is asking for all sorts of trouble...
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Yes the P&D Wizard and Inno (along with it's member-written companion Inno Script) are free and are good choices.
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Originally Posted by MartinLiss
Yes the P&D Wizard and Inno (along with it's member-written companion Inno Script) are free and are good choices.
seems a lot of people like inno, i checked it out and bought another installer.
I am not looking for another installer. I have a program updater that replaces the exe in use with a new version and an installer would not work in this situtation.
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Yes, all the good installer do just that... Where did you do you research?
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Originally Posted by randem
Yes, all the good installer do just that... Where did you do you research?
You asked for it.
Qsetup $449 to high
Smart installer $79, would not check if a folder exists, good response time to emails.
WinInstaller No Don't remember
CyberInstaller No Don't remember
SetupBuilder maybe $149
SetupBuilder Pro $299 too high
Tarma, 199.00 Maybe
Deploymaster $99 maybe
Installaware 199.00 vista yes, maybe
Installashield $4,898 way too high
I bought this one paquetBuilder 70.00 and am happy
Inno setup looks too difficult to use written in outer space code
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Good selection but you missed the fine points... You spent $70 Dollars for something you could have gotten for a total of $15. Yes, Inno Setup is a little much to handle straight out but that is exactly why I wrote Inno Script to go with it and it handles the "Out of Space Code" condition you mentioned and makes it rather manageable.
And Inno Setup basically does everything the other installers do but with less expense and in most cases it does it better that the other guys.
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Originally Posted by randem
Good selection but you missed the fine points... You spent $70 Dollars for something you could have gotten for a total of $15. Yes, Inno Setup is a little much to handle straight out but that is exactly why I wrote Inno Script to go with it and it handles the "Out of Space Code" condition you mentioned and makes it rather manageable.
And Inno Setup basically does everything the other installers do but with less expense and in most cases it does it better that the other guys.
Sometimes you just get tired of looking. Sometimes it's just easier to settle for a program that does everything you want. Rather to keep investigating to see if cheaper one does what you want. for instance i never got around to checking if Inno screens will allow my logo etc
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Yes, they are fully customizable and you can control the logic of the installer with code. You can even design you own screens to be used.
And there is much more support for Inno Setup than the others...
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Originally Posted by randem
Yes, they are fully customizable and you can control the logic of the installer with code. You can even design you own screens to be used.
And there is much more support for Inno Setup than the others...
I opened the inno forum and it opened my Outlook Express which i had problems with years ago. I tried to post and it asked to configure Outlook express. Thats when i started searching for installers. I use Outlook 2000 every day and don't need express interfering like in the past. anyway it's all water under the bridge. I have 3 programs uploaded to my website and the new installer works great. Also i did not mention in my testing the response times to emails 3 emails i sent to the installer i selected were returned within 1/2 hour. I sent emails to some just to test their response times.
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As long as you like it that is all that matters...
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Why did my last post get deleted?
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Why did my last post get deleted?
Good question, i followed the link, now its gone
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I guess the important part was that you got information you needed about the Inno Setup website and Support for it before someone deleted it.
