Re: Visual Studio\C++ 6.0 Install Shield question

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From: Doug Harrison [MVP] (dsh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:57:16 -0500

Jim wrote:

>I am using Visual Studio Visual C++ 6.0. It comes with Install Shield for
>Visual C++ 6.0. I would like to run an executable before I finish the
>install. It is an exe file, not a dll, script ocx or anything like that.
>Just a plain exe. I have read through the help file and, I guess I'm
>remedial, because I am not seeing a clear explanation how to do this.
>
>Also, I am not sure how I will tell if the exe did run. It sets up an
>environment for license management \ copy protection. Is there a way to see
>if the exe has finished running?
>
>I realize that this version Install Shield is an aging product with stripped
>back features as it was a freebie with the compiler, but I have inherited a
>project and only want to make small changes. In the long run, I would
>probably be better moving on to Windows Installer, InnoSetup or a new
>version of Install Shield. However, that is not an option right now.

I don't know if there's a more direct way to do this, but you should be able
to use CallDLLFx and do pretty much anything you want inside the DLL
function you will write. 

-- 
Doug Harrison
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

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