Re: Multiple Versions

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> I have an application that I need to have two versions which loads adds
> functionality. I was curious what others do to implement this. I do not
> want to have two version because of the maintanence problems it causes. I
> was thinking about using a file included with the program would trigger the
> addition of functionality on the app loading. Or maybe add a reg key or a
> line in the ini file. Any suggestions?

How about a plugin system? Since VB doesn't natively support standard DLL's you have to use ActiveX DLL's for this
(assuming you want to develop both the application and plugins in VB) but other than that the principle still works
pretty well.
I'm sure there's articles around that discuss how to implement a simple plugin system in a VB application, I would also
recommend this article which demonstrates one method of creating a plugin architecture:
http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Article/19830/1763/
Hope this helps,

Mike


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