OCX files

[Lev FatMan]

I read some of the postings around and understood many had my problem which is:
I made an exe file (with VB of course) which I want to distribute , but as soon as I sent it to some1 it claimed it misses some ocx files (or that the files are not correctly registered). I tried with the VB package add-in but it didn't work either, everytime it promts that some system files are out of date, and do nothing about it....
I know there is the option of fusion, but it is too exepnsive.
Is there any other way????

Thanks in advnce
Lev

[Cakkie]

I had this error before. It is a known problem at M$, and is described in TechNet. The problem is that it will try to replace the system files, but for one reason or another fails to do so. More information (and resolutions) can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q191/0/96.ASP

Tom Cannaerts
slisse@planetinternet.be

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[Cimperiali]

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[Lev FatMan]

I intend to send it to someone as a demo, and I cannot ask him to follow all these steps, is there any other way to evercome it?

Lev

[Cakkie]

I believe the error is situated with the oleaut32.dll. You should be sure to create the install package on a PC which has nothing much installed on it. I'm can't quite remember, but you must replace the files in a specific folder. I think this is the vb_installation_folder\setupkit\kitfil32\sys32 for VB5, and vb_installation_folder\wizards\pdw\redist for VB6 (not sure about that). Adviced is to replace the files with an older version, like the ones that come with Office 97 or so.

Tom Cannaerts
slisse@planetinternet.be

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idot-proof programs, and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning -- Rich Cook