Package & Deploy

[VB_Newbie_s]

Hello, I am a newbie to VB and I have trouble in packaging and deploying my app.
I am using VB 6 and Farpoint Grid to develop Active X controls which I want to deploy websphere application server 6.1. I tried using package and deployment Wizard but I am not sure what is the right path to take for a trouble free deployment, so it can run on any machine.
Kindly help me out.

[Nightwalker83]

You will need to package all the components that your program uses in to the setup package! If the Farpoint Grid has a file that is being used in your program or FarPoint itself you can add it to your programs install. However, you will need to check the licensing for Farpoint to see whether the author allows the individual components to be packaged or you have to add the whole FarPiont setup.

[VB_Newbie_s]

Hello Nightwalker83, thanks for your reply.

I confirmed with farpoint and they allow individual components to be packaged, I generated the licence file and included in my webserver along with the CAB file for my components.

But the CAB file dosen't seem to load the OCX file on the client machine. I confirmed that it is not a licencing issue.

If I have the OCX file on the source machine and then open my component in the webpage it works fine.

But when I try to load my components through the CAB file it fails to launch the web page.

I generated the .CAB file and the .htm file using VB 6.0 Package and Deployment Wizard.

From the several posts on the forum I understand that Package and Deployment Wizard poses some problems.

Can anyone please suggest me what is the best method in your opinion to generate CAB files with out missing any dependent files.

[Nightwalker83]

Which Operating Systems are you trying to distribute the package to?

Edit:

If they include Vista I suggest reading:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...02#post2807202