File Not Found

[Deepak Sakpal]

This code works on my developement machine but not on clients machine.
I am getting error - run time error '53' File not found MDicInstallCheck.dll.
What the hell is this . MDicInstallCheck.dll is developed in VC (It can't be reffered from Project >> References).
My application's exe & MDicInstallCheck.dll are in the same directory.

Private Declare Function MDicInstallCheck Lib "MDicInstallCheck.dll" (ByVal szCmdLine As String) As Boolean
 
Private Sub cmdCancel_Click()
    Unload Me
End Sub
 
Private Sub cmdOK_Click()
    Dim strCmdLine As String
    strCmdLine = Chr(34) & "{" & txtKey.Text & "}" & Chr(34) & " " & txtHide.Text
    
    If (MDicInstallCheck(strCmdLine)) Then
        MsgBox "Registration Complete. Activated Installation", vbInformation, "MRecord 2004 PRO Release 3"
        MsgBox "Thank You for Installing MRecord", vbInformation, "MRecord 2004 PRO Release 3"
        End
    Else
        MsgBox "Invalid Entry, Try Again", vbExclamation, "MRecord Release 3 Setup"
    End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    Shell (App.Path & "\PV.exe -k -f msiexec.exe")
    MsgBox "Installation Aborted", vbInformation, "MRecord Professional Setup"
    End
End Sub

[BodwadUK]

try in run

e.g Start >> run


regsvr32 "<FILEPath>"

[Deepak Sakpal]

Originally posted by BodwadUK
try in run

e.g Start >> run


regsvr32 "<FILEPath>"

The DllRegisterServer entry point was not found in C:\InstallCheck\MDicInstallCheck.dll

[BodwadUK]

try copying the DLL into the system32 folder

[Deepak Sakpal]

tried that also but no luck . thanks for replying.

[BodwadUK]

What OS is your development PC and what OS is the clients PC?

Maybe the DLL needs an external file and thats what it is picking up

[Deepak Sakpal]

I am developement OS is Windows 2000 and i am deploying my app to Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows XP. It is not working on any machine (It works if vb is installed).

[BodwadUK]

Have you installed VB6 Dependancies on the client pc's?

[Deepak Sakpal]

yes

[BodwadUK]

What does this DLL do?

[Deepak Sakpal]

retrieves registration info of new client from our remote server.

[BodwadUK]

Does it write to any files?

[Deepak Sakpal]

no. it validates new customer and creates few entries in registry if valid (gets that values from remote server).

[BodwadUK]

Hmmm

Why not use it as a referance in VB or cant you?

[Deepak Sakpal]

it is not registerable. When i try to register it gives me error like this : The DllRegisterServer entry point was not found in C:\InstallCheck\MDicInstallCheck.dll

[BodwadUK]

hmmm???


Is the DLL project set to binary mode before you compile it?

See project settings in one of those tabs

[Deepak Sakpal]

that dll is developed in vc and don't anything about vc.

[BodwadUK]

Do you know the person that made it?

[Chrispybee]

I guess that you've put VB runtime library on the clients??

[BodwadUK]

You havent got folder options set differently have you?

If yours displays all extensions and their's doesnt display know extensions then you may have accidently got an extra .dll in the file name

[Deepak Sakpal]

The person who developed that dll is no more in this company and i have installed vb6 runtimes, but no luck

Thanks for replying.

[Deepak Sakpal]

Originally posted by BodwadUK
You havent got folder options set differently have you?

If yours displays all extensions and their's doesnt display know extensions then you may have accidently got an extra .dll in the file name

i don't get it, can u pls explain in details.

[BodwadUK]

If your PC has folder options set to show extensions of all files e.g

Main.dll
Main.exe
etc.

and your clients are set to hide all extensions to known files

It would show up as (Different Icons)

Main
Main

[Deepak Sakpal]

BodwadUK, i am confused . What is the relation of my problems with the thing that u r saying. . I can see my file extensions.

[Deepak Sakpal]

Hey BodwadUK thanks for ur continues and immediate replies. U r here from very long time. Thanks

[Blade]

If you're still stuck with this then you should download Filemon (freeware) from www.sysinternals.com, put it on a client machine and run it alongside your app.
This program will tell you exactly what files your dll is trying to call and then you will find out which one really is missing.

From the way you've described it, it sounds like the MDicInstallCheck.dll is looking for some external file that is not there. (maybe an ini or cfg file?)

[Deepak Sakpal]

Thanks Blade . I will see into it.

[BodwadUK]

if I call a file

Wibble.dll.dll

on a pc with file extensions hidden it will show up as

wibble.dll

because it hides the file extension

best bet is remove the .dll on the end of the filename and see if warns you of a file type change

[Deepak Sakpal]

that is not the case here

[BodwadUK]

Try blades idea because that it all it can be now