inserting a license agreement in final package?

[dicktracy007]

Hi,

My application in VB6 using MSAccess as backend is ready, but i don't know how to add a license agreement in the final packaging which should appear during the setup. Kindly enlighten...

[Caskbill]

The EULA is not part of VB but is part of the program you use to develop your installation package.

So it depends on what program you're using.

I use Visual Studio 6.0, and with that I simply create an RTF file with my EULA text, and VS puts it into the installation package. The end user has to click 'agree' to the EULA before the program will install.

[randem]

Basically the same goes for Inno Setup too.

[Hack]

Moved to Application Deployment

[dicktracy007]

Thanks Guys, so what i do is that i save a text file(with EULA text in it) as EULA.rtf file in the same folder from where the Package n Deployment Wizard picks up the package and it shall do the rest ???

[dilettante]

To do it with PDW you'd need to customize Setup1. The source is in the folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\Setup1

Instructions on doing this are in the VB6 documentation.

If you use Visual Studio Installer 1.1 you can add the License Agreement dialog and specify your LicenseFile (RTF) as part of defining the package.

[dicktracy007]

Thanks a lot, dilettante. would check it up soon and may be thank you again.

[Hack]

I would actually use Word to create it so you can take advantage of all of the formatting properties, and then convert the word document to a PDF.

I think that would look more professional than a straight text file.

[dicktracy007]

Thanks for the InnoSetup idea, Randem. It worked beautifully for me.
And thanks Hack, for i agree a pdf file would definitely make it look good.
Keep up the good work.