HELP! Error 50,003!!!

[MetalBoy]

When I zipped a small app I made that runs a picture show, I just zipped the EXE file. That SHOULD be all that you need, but not with VB. You need MSVBsomethingrather.DLL and a NEW version of OLEAUT32.DLL and then you still get ERROR 50003. That's right. fifty-thousand and three. What the heck is that? Is there a set of DLLs or whatever that are needed to be packaged in a ZIP file to run my compiled software?

[Chris Eastwood]

Hi

You can't always be sure that your customers / clients are going to have all the necessary run-time DLL's for VB. You should always make a setup program (even if you know they have the DLL's because they could be out of date).

Also, a setup program will register components for you on installation.

Take a look at the VB6 'Package and Deployment Wizard' - it's about 1000 times better than the one that came with VB5 (it still sucks though).


Chris Eastwood

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