| Subject | Re: Runtime Files |
| From | Ken Mayer [dBVIPS] <dbase@_nospam_goldenstag.net> |
| Date | Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:48:15 -0800 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
Patrick Kox wrote: > > So here is my question. > > 1. I noticed that the final tutorial.exe doesn't work (get the well > known can't run PLUSRUN error 740 or something). Is this one YOU created, or one that was out on the web? The one on the web was probably done with an older version of dBASE ... and sometimes the runtimes are not compatible ... > 2. If I add the PLUSr_en.dll, PLUSrun.exe, plusrun.exe.manifest and > tutorial.exe.manifest files to the directory I get the message to run > it in "Admin" mode (don't really know if that's needed ?) and the > program works. You need to run some things in administrator mode. > So without installation and just by adding these files it all seems to > work well. But without these files it doesn't run (and I assume that > the runtimes are installed by default after installing dBASE Plus). If you install dBASE, yes, the runtime files are installed (oddly enough, in a RUNTIME folder with the current versions of dBASE). > > And that brings me to the questions, > > 1. Why is an installer better ? (since it seems to work fine without, > at least for me) This way you can make sure that files are installed as needed, everything gets put where the client needs it, and you can ensure that the BDE and runtime are installed correctly. > 2. What should be included with an installer to make it all work (and > does the installer need to include the installer for the runtimes ?). I do (again, this ensures that everything is installed correctly and entries in the Windows Registry are made correctly). Have you read that section of my book? > 3. Is anyone known with DeployMaster ? It's from the same people as > EditPad Pro 6 which is a very good program. > > Or do you advise another installer (like the free inno one) and why ? Inno is free, which is a good reason on its own, it is constantly being updated so it works with current versions of Windows ... and most of us are familiar with it ... there are folk who have done some fairly complex installations using Inno Setup ... Ken -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased Intelligence, Inc.)/ *Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS] /Golden Stag Productions/ dBASE at goldenstag dot net http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/dBASEBooks.htm http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase | |