VB Question too dumb for the Forum

[ahara]

Hi guys (and the very few gals)....

I know little of packaging and deploying and just now attempting to learn more.....I have created a little utility that does the following:

Opens an Access DB, creates a table called tblOptions, and populates this table with various schema info from the db (column names, indexes, etc)

All I am using ADO 2.7, and one class. (here's the dumb part)...can I get away with just compiling this into an exe and then run it on clients' machines without hassle? Or am I going to have actually deploy it with a P&D package? Other than two text boxes, a form, and two command buttons, there is nothing else.

thanks

[mendhak]

You never know if your clients have the required runtimes on their machine or not. Even a simple textbox is dependent. The client might not even have MDAC.

You should use a packager, it'll save you a lot of hassle.

[ahara]

ok....thanks....I'll try to make a package (and undoubtedly will have problems with it and post back! )

[kleinma]

dont use PDW, use INNO, its much better

[ahara]

know of any web resources about INNO? (for dummies!! )

[TheVader]

JRSoftware. It's not difficult to use, but it works like a charm.

[ahara]

cool man - muchos grassias!! (end of the day - time for a beer and a blunt!!!)

cheers