VB6 SP6 Upgrade and Problems

[jlegan]

I should have researched this a little bit better before upgrading but... I upgrade my primary dev box to SP6 last week and everything went fine. Now, the application that I have distro'd to my clients is erroring out requiring files to run it. I went into components and it looks like there were a lot of upgrade to things like comdlg, etc... Is there anyway around having to include these files in a installer (currently there is no installer and it runs transparent to the end user) or install vb6sp6 runtime on every PC which is not an option?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

[RhinoBull]

Those are typical problems with any upgrade - most likely you'll need to rebuild your distribution package.

[Buzby]

The only reason it has been working ok without an installation package is because the version of the support files on your PC were older or the same version as those files on the user's PC.
Now you've upgraded your files you will need to upgrade the user's. Typically this means you need to create an installation package.

PS - don't try a SP out in an live environment without first testing it.. but I guess you already know that now!

[jlegan]

Can I create the installer package with Visual Studio or do I need to install Install Shield and do it that way. Additionally, will it know which files to include or do I need to do that manually?

Thanks,

Jim

[Buzby]

Use the Package & Deployment wizard provided with VB - it will analyse your application and build a SETUP based on what requirements your app has.