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- README.TXT
-
- The Setup Kit for Visual Basic
-
- Contents
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- Topic 1: Overview
- Topic 2: How to create a setup disk to install TESTAPP.EXE
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-
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- Topic 1: Overview
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- The Visual Basic Setup Kit provides the tools necessary to write
- professional setup programs using Visual Basic. The Setup Kit
- allows you to:
-
- * Pre-install the Visual Basic runtime .DLL on your customer's system.
- * Install files using a single API function call.
- * Install files into the appropriate Windows directories (\WINDOWS,
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM) regardless of the actual directory names.
- * Use Windows version stamping resources to determine if a file
- should be copied to the customer's machine.
- * Create Windows Program Manager groups and icons for your application.
- * Create a customized look and feel for your setup program.
-
- *******************************************************************
- NOTE: For detailed documentation on the Setup Kit, see the
- SETUPKIT.HLP Windows Help file located in the SETUPKIT
- directory.
- *******************************************************************
-
-
-
- Topic 2: How to Create a Setup Disk for TESTAPP.EXE
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- Follow these steps to create a floppy disk that uses the Setup Kit to
- install TESTAPP.EXE:
-
-
- 1. Copy the Setup Kit files to a blank floppy:
-
- File Location
- ------------ ---------------------
- SETUP.EXE \VB\SETUPKIT\KITFILES
- SETUP.LST \VB\SETUPKIT\KITFILES
- SETUP1.EXE \VB\SETUPKIT\SETUP1
- SETUPKIT.DLL \VB\SETUPKIT\KITFILES
- VER.DLL \VB\SETUPKIT\KITFILES
- VBRUN100.DLL \VB or the Microsoft Windows directory
-
-
- 2. Rename the Setup Kit DLLs (that are now on the floppy drive).
-
- Current Name New Name
- ------------- ------------
- SETUPKIT.DLL SETUPKIT.DL_
- VBRUN100.DLL VBRUN100.DL_
- VER.DLL VER.DL_
-
- For example:
- RENAME A:SETUPKIT.DLL SETUPKIT.DL_
-
- You must rename the above DLLs with a DL_ extension so
- Microsoft Windows does not try to use these DLLs while
- the setup disk is in the floppy drive.
-
-
- 3. Copy the Test Application's files to the floppy.
-
- File Location
- ------ ------------------------
- TESTAPP.EXE \VB\SETUPKIT\TESTAPP
- THREED.VBX Microsoft Windows \SYSTEM subdirectory
- CMDIALOG.VBX Microsoft Windows \SYSTEM subdirectory
- COMMDLG.DLL Microsoft Windows \SYSTEM subdirectory
-
- Do not rename COMMDLG.DLL. It is not part of the Setup Kit.
- It is one of the files required by TESTAPP.EXE.
-
-
- The floppy is now complete. To install TESTAPP.EXE, take the floppy
- to another machine. Insert the disk in drive A. From the Windows
- Program Manager (or File Manager) chose Run from the File menu and
- type "a:setup". When you create diskettes for your applications, the
- steps will be the same, but you will:
-
- 1. Substitute your application files for the TESTAPP.EXE Files.
- 2. Create your own SETUP1.EXE
- (by modifying the source to this SETUP1.EXE)
- 3. Optionally change SETUP.LST.
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-