Multiple projects - same exe***resolved*****

[Halon]

I have a couple of questions today, hopefully i explained them ok

I have finished three pieces of software that will all belong to the same suite. Is it possible to add them all to one project and be able to create a start page that will run any of the projects i want?

Second question, does anyone know how to add two or three (or more) projects at a time to Visual Studio Installer to install more than one program at a time?

Thanks in advance

[radum]

first thought - you need a 4th 'dashboard' application that would start any of the 3 exe's, and when the 'child' exe's will finish the dashboard will be redisplayed (or restarted).

you may want to create depdendency files instead of setup packages for the 3 child exe's, and create a single distribution package for the dashboard application. in this application you will have to manually add the dependency files of the children.

would have been more elegant to design your children applications as activex exe's or controls, and have them all together. if its not too late to change the project types, you may wanna go for it. a backup before would be highly recommended.

[Halon]

Thanks radum, makes sense if i would have thought about it 7 months ago before the client wanted them all packaged together.

Anyone know if i can make a batch file that will call the 'setup.exe' of each package one at a timer. I understand that i will have to test for completion of the previous install but any ideas or thoughts.
I already have one for installing the one (install.bat)

@ECHO OFF
START setup.exe

But would be nice to just call them all and have a beer.

Cheers

[Halon]

SWEET
I found code posted in replies to a post by James Stanich, forget the link, will look it up later and post it

Modified mine to look like this

@ECHO OFF
START /WAIT D:\ILM\iMailFiles\iThread\iExperience\Output\DISK_1\setup.exe  
ECHO Installing Experience Experience CLOSED AND LAUNCHING Campaign
START /WAIT D:\ILM\iMailFiles\iCampaign\iCampaign\Output\DISK_1\setup.exe
ECHO Experience CLOSED AND LAUNCHING Campaign 
START /WAIT D:\ILM\iMailFiles\iThread\iGallery\Output\DISK_1\setup.exe
ECHO Campaign CLOSED AND LAUNCHING Gallery

and it worked like a charm

thanks forums again!!

[Halon]

Here's the link
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...ght=batch+file

Thanks KayJay!

[Colonel Klink]

wouldnt passing it command line parameters work?

forexample...

Private Sub Form_Load()
vCommand = Command$
If vCommand = "p1" Then
form1.Show
Else
form2.Show
End If
End Sub

[Halon]

It would if I wanted to build a 'dashboard' app as radum suggested. A good idea if planned from the beginning but a lot of the programs depend on its siblings being installed a certain way which was already taken care of in their individual install routines.

By calling them all in sequence i at least know they will all get installed with the user only having to click 'next', 'next', 'close' etc.

Thanks for the suggestion though