Re: Users missing "richtx32.ocx" - can I supply?

From: Ed (Ed_Millis_at_NOSPAM.Hotmail.com)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:03:18 -0700

Ken and MikeD:

I understand the concept of what you're talking about, only because I assume
that's what I use with other applications I've installed. I'm not sure
that's what I want to do in this case, though, and a lot of my "not sure" is
because I really don't understand the whole "package and deployment"
process, and how it works for the user.

What I have is a folder on our intranet - in this folder sits (a) another
folder containing an Excel file, a bunch of Word docs, and my VB app, and
(b) a shortcut to my VB exe. All the user does is double-click the shortcut
and the app launches, opening the Excel file and any desired Word doc. This
is deleted and replaced with a fresh updated file group every week.

I'm not sure our network and security protocols would allow me to publish an
app that put something in a directory below the Documents and
Settings/username level - although if the user can copy this file into the
correct folder, the app should be able to install it, I suppose. I'm also
not sure I want the user to have to install a program every time they want
to open this Excel file - for some, that's several times a day. Many times
the user isn't given enough permissions to install *ANYTHING*! on his
machine! (I had to fight to get permission to delete a desktop shortcut to
a program on C: !)

Any light you care to shed on this will be greatly appreciated.

Ed

"Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ed wrote:
> > The opening form of my app imports an RTF file into a RichTextbox. A
few
> > users get an error message "Can't find RICHTX32.OCX". If I find out, I
> > email them the file with where to put it on their machine, and so far
it's
> > worked okay.
> >
> > Is there a way I can detect this error if it occurs and use it to tell
the
> > user what's going on? Ideally, I'd like to include this file in the app
> > folder, and pop up a form telling the user what the error means and
where to
> > put the file. Or even copy the file onto their machine automatically if
the
> > error occurs?
> >
> > Ed
>
> You really should be creating a setup package that includes all required
> files. That takes care of all of the guess work. Until recently, your
> app wouldn't have worked at all because the VB runtime files weren't
> installed "by default". A VB program requires several components to be
> present before it'll even start. You've been lucky so far.
>
> Create a setup package. As a last resort, you can use the package and
> deployment wizard that comes with VB to create the package. It'll gather
> all files required to run the app and place them in cab files. You then
> burn that to CD or place it somewhere where people can download it.
>
> --
> Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
> Please keep all discussions in the groups..

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