Subject Re: Runtime Files From Patrick Kox <Patrick Kox@skynet.be> <Patrick Kox <Patrick Kox@skynet.be>> Date Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:59:08 +0100 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:48:30 -0800, "Ken Mayer [dBVIPS]" <dbase@_nospam_goldenstag.net> wrote: >Patrick Kox wrote: >> Ah, I see. >> So basically it would be best to keep track of which version of dBASE >> was used to build a specific program so you know what runtimes are >> guaranteed to work when the newer ones might not. > >If you're a developer, the simplest thing to do is just keep working >with the most recent version, and if you need to deploy to a customer, >let them know that there is a new runtime installer. Either you can have >them download it, or send it ... or whatever is necessary. That's probably the same as the dBase representative told me. But he added that if the program is delivered to the client on a CD (or in a ZIP file) the runtimes could also be included. He told that if it was an update you could have the user overwrite the old files with the new ones including the runtimes (to have the most recent ones I guess). > > >>> I don't know. The registry settings should have been made, unless you >>> were not logged in as Administrator when you installed dBASE ... (?) >> >> Installed dBASE as normal user on Windows 7, but I guess the installer >> should ask permission to install ? > >Um, not sure at this point. Well I started the installer from explorer (right-click and run as Admin). Then I renamed the plusrun.exe in the program directory into plusrun.exe.bak to see if it would use the installed runtimes but I get the 740 Error so I guess the plusrun.exe needs to be in the program directory (at least for Windows 7) When I have some more time (probably the weekend if the boss doesn"t want me to do overtime) I'll check on a system with Windows XP (got an old computer that I can use to see if it's a problem related to Vista and up or not. > >Ken