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From: David on 3 Jul 2008 13:57 I am trying to compile an app that does not have controls/dlls installed. I have an app that can run 3 different ways. The app can interface with 2 different types of specialized hardware or it also can run with no hardware connected. Based on the hardware type or no hardware my code runs the appropriate code. The 2 hardware types require their own installs for me to program the hardware. I am trying to avoid installing the different hardware packages on machines that don't need one or the other or neither. I am trying to create 1 install or minimize the removal or remarking out of code so that the program can compile and run correctly on my 3 different types of installs.
From: H-Man on 3 Jul 2008 15:45 On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:57:43 -0500, David wrote: > I am trying to compile an app that does not have controls/dlls installed. > > I have an app that can run 3 different ways. The app can interface with 2 > different types of specialized hardware or it also can run with no hardware > connected. Based on the hardware type or no hardware my code runs the > appropriate code. The 2 hardware types require their own installs for me to > program the hardware. I am trying to avoid installing the different > hardware packages on machines that don't need one or the other or neither. > I am trying to create 1 install or minimize the removal or remarking out of > code so that the program can compile and run correctly on my 3 different > types of installs. Well, if you want to do this all in VB then; 1) Create a program to install the program as required based on the present hardware. 2) You'll need to write an uninstaller that will properly uninstall both the program itself and the installer program. Otherwise you could use a scriptable installer that may have all of the smarts you need, like Inno. -- HK
From: MikeD on 4 Jul 2008 10:40 "David" <chapashop-groups(a)yeehee.c> wrote in message news:Uq8bk.13037$uE5.10961(a)flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com... >I am trying to compile an app that does not have controls/dlls installed. > > I have an app that can run 3 different ways. The app can interface with 2 > different types of specialized hardware or it also can run with no > hardware connected. Based on the hardware type or no hardware my code > runs the appropriate code. The 2 hardware types require their own > installs for me to program the hardware. I am trying to avoid installing > the different hardware packages on machines that don't need one or the > other or neither. I am trying to create 1 install or minimize the removal > or remarking out of code so that the program can compile and run correctly > on my 3 different types of installs. You haven't stated what problem/issue you're having. How are we supposed to help? -- Mike Microsoft MVP Visual Basic
From: H-Man on 4 Jul 2008 13:01
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:45:43 -0600, H-Man wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:57:43 -0500, David wrote: > >> I am trying to compile an app that does not have controls/dlls installed. >> >> I have an app that can run 3 different ways. The app can interface with 2 >> different types of specialized hardware or it also can run with no hardware >> connected. Based on the hardware type or no hardware my code runs the >> appropriate code. The 2 hardware types require their own installs for me to >> program the hardware. I am trying to avoid installing the different >> hardware packages on machines that don't need one or the other or neither. >> I am trying to create 1 install or minimize the removal or remarking out of >> code so that the program can compile and run correctly on my 3 different >> types of installs. > > Well, if you want to do this all in VB then; > 1) Create a program to install the program as required based on the present > hardware. > 2) You'll need to write an uninstaller that will properly uninstall both > the program itself and the installer program. > > Otherwise you could use a scriptable installer that may have all of the > smarts you need, like Inno. Another way to go, probably better, would be to include all of the code in your program and run different routines based on what's installed. You don't say whether or not the hardware can be automatically detected. If Not the user will have to configure this. Once the program knows what to install it should install it. Then whenever the program is run, it knows what hardware is installed, it can run the routines based on it's current configuration. Installed hardware information can be stored in the registry or in a file somewhere. -- HK |