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I really need help to create a setup for my program. I would like to use installshield 6.0.
My app use an ActiveX and I don't know how to insert it in the setup program.
I never used installshield before, then I would like to get good help on it.
I tried to follow the tutorial, but it doesn't seem to work.
SBonneau.
You have to do the following steps:
1. Copy your .OCX file to the target machine.
2. Register it with regsvr32.exe
3. Check whether your ActiveX has been registered successfully.
So far you can write a function like this:
function InstallOCX()
NUMBER nResult;
STRING svRegsvr32;
STRING svOCX;
begin
svRegsvr32=WINSYSDIR + "\\regsvr32.exe";
svOCX =TARGETDIR + "\\MyActiveX.ocx";
LongPathToQuote(svRegsvr32,TRUE);
LongPathToQuote(svOCX, TRUE);
nResult = LaunchAppAndWait (svRegsvr32, "/s " + svOCX, WAIT );
if(nResult<0) then
MessageBox("Failed to register OCX control", SEVERE);
bInstallAborted = TRUE;
else
MessageBox("OCX control has been registered successfully", SEVERE);
endif;
end;
bool bInstallAborted - global variable which you can use to control your installtion process.
Hope it'll help.
KYG.
1)create a file group
2)add to the group your ocx file
2.5) click on (choose) your just created file group
3)set the VALUE of the Self-registered field to YES
compile and build your project
Bayram.
Hi there, Bayram! I would like to ask u if u know the steps needed to create additional folders with additional program files in them, so that when the user has finish the installation, the destination directory will have a few folders(and files within them) inside in main program's folders.(which in turn, is under C:\Program Files) This is what those big programs like MS Office does : They've more than 1 folders and lots of files within these folders. How do we get InstallShield to do this? The steps needed? Thanks a lot, Bayram! :-D
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Hi Xeon1
well, try the following:
1) click on Components tab
2) click on (choose) a folder where your files you want to copy to a different dir are stored
3) on the right side you can see Destination field
field, create a new dir and rename it
4) compile and rebuild your prj.
Let me know if it helps you.
Bayram.
oki I did it ...
but where do I have to add my others files like cpp and .h and .obj ..
Do I have to app my debug directory ?
SBonneau
why do you need your cpp. h, obj files. You should include only exe release file.
Just create another file group and add your exe file.
Bayram
oki, sorry ... i really don't know how works an installshield...
now, I compiled my app in release mode, I add the exe release in a file group ..
but... when I run the setup from the installsheild ... it doesn't seem to install anything ...
The only file that I have in my directory in Programs Files .. is "Uninst.isu"
???
SBonneau