RE: MSDE 2000 & VB6

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Thank you for your response. You referred me to this link:
> >>Previously we were installing MSDE via a call to a .bat file
> >>from a VB6 application. Can we continue to do this?
>
> Yes, you could. Check the KB below
>
> INFO: Where to Find Information About MSDE for Visual Studio
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251270
>
However, this link talks only about MSDE1.0 (SQL Server 7.0) I am trying
to redistribute MSDE 2000 with VB6. When I downloaded MSDE2000 Release A,
the setup parameters are very different and it's not behaving when I try to
call it from a bat file. So today I downloaded MSDE2000 SP4 thinking it may
be different.

I downloaded MSDE2000 SP4 and unzipped the package into a folder. Then I
took the root contents plus the MSI and Setup folders and added them to my
project. Here's what the structure looks like:
-My Project Folder
--MyProgram.exe
--callithere.bat
--MSDE Folder
---MSI Folder
---SETUP Folder
---setup.exe
---setup.ini
---setup.rll
---sqdedev.dll
---sqlresld.dll
---sqlsut.dll
---sqlurl.dll

So MyProgram.exe is supposed to Call callithere.bat to run the setup of
MSDE2000 SP4. The contents of callithere.bat are:
cd "C:\test\MSDE\"
setup.exe /L*v /settings "setup.ini"

However, when I run callithere.bat all I get is a Windows Installer help
window which lists Parameters and install options. Am I missing something?

.

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