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7/10/2000 10:37:16 PM |
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Ronnie Staxborn
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UPDATED (ver 1.3)! If you have done a program you maybe want to make your own Installer program for it. Here it is. Your own Installer program with compression. You can make the Installer just like you want. Or if you want to make a Setup program like Wise Install or Install-us. Make one yourself.
New in this version (1.3) is a working Install directory. It will add shortcuts to your program. And a much better interface.
Please VOTE if you like the program.
Do you want to make more money while you programming? Goto: http://www.paidforsurf.com/index.asp?refid=rompa
and get paid.
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 7/11/2000 4:03:14 AM: Newmann
i'm currently making an setup program as well... this code will definetly help me to finish it up a lot faster... thanks a lot...
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7/11/2000 4:19:51 AM: Stuart
Are the included zip32.dll & unzip32.dll files free to distribute?
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7/11/2000 4:48:22 AM: Chris
Good idea and good work. Some bugs, but it's really works. Thanks so much. ;-))
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7/11/2000 8:56:17 AM: Ross Nelson
Yes, zip and unzip 32.dll (s) are free to distribute (as long as they are the InfoZip ones).
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7/11/2000 2:37:13 PM: Ronnie Staxborn
Thank you all for your kind comments. And yes all codes and files are for free. And remember, if you like the code, please VOTE. Ronnie
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7/11/2000 3:12:12 PM: deeg15
how can i edit the installer.exe template ???
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7/11/2000 3:38:34 PM: Ronnie Staxborn
You can customize the Installer Template in the folder "install". You can make your own "skin" to the program from there. And make it exactly as you want it. Compile the Installer.exe when you are done. In the folder "Makesetup" you can costumize the Settings for the Installer.
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7/14/2000 12:27:03 PM: Christian
This cant be used as an installer. If you knew a litle about the bad things in VB, you would know why we make installers. VB requieres a lot of runtime fils. Soo do your installer. That means, you have to make a installer that installs your program, and then uses your installer to install the actual program.
Have a nice day
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7/14/2000 11:46:38 PM: Wicked_Willy
You know Christian most companies do have an installer to install there installer. He doesn't have to have one now cuz it is a free code. If he was to have a web site he could have a dl for all the runtime files or have it packaged in a wise installer or something.
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7/15/2000 9:06:53 AM: Ronnie Staxborn
True. And you can also use a program like fusion from Bit-arts where you make a fusion with VB6 runtime and your program (Installer). All in ONE exe file.
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7/15/2000 2:44:42 PM: WÏ©kÊÐ_WΣ£ÿ
Also in visual studio 6 there comes a installer with it so when u make your own programs there is an installer for it.
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7/23/2000 9:55:29 PM: Francisco Torres Hernández
I belive that its Good!. I Test It.
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8/4/2000 9:55:42 AM: Michael Barnathan
Nice code, but you'd have to use Fusion for something like this, which sorta defeats the purpose of the installer. Still, nice code, rating it excellent.
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8/4/2000 11:49:51 PM: candrews
You could find someone with C++ to make a simple bootstrapper kind of program do it. Have it copy the VB runtimes and the installer to a temp folder, then run the installer. Just look at the setup wizard that comes with VB5 and 6 - that's how it works!
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8/5/2000 2:56:34 AM: m_tomte
I've made a way better version! Actualy its the same, only at the start it creates Unzip.dll (VB creats it as a text file)! All you do it open the .dll in Notepad, copy all the text then tell VB to copy that info to a .dll file it just made and thats it =D
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8/8/2000 1:23:04 AM: Eric Malamisura
Christian its a simple matter of binding the runtime control to the exe. I personally use a program called PEBundle by a company called Collakesoftware www.collakesoftware.com
when the exe is run for first time the runtimes are extracted to the system folder and wallah.. it runs! Simple as that!
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8/10/2000 12:59:14 AM: Andy
Um I hate to break the good news to you guys but there is a program called Fusion made by bit arts and it 'Wraps' all the runtime files together.
Check it out it is VERY cool
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8/13/2000 4:19:59 AM: Detonate
Andy, if you had even bothered to read anybody's posts in this thread you'd realise that you're not breaking any news by mentioning Fusion
Anyway Ronnie, nice code, even if you need an installer before using your installer (obviously not a production-level thing, but cool for giving progs to your mates etc i spose)
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8/13/2000 5:52:09 AM: Christian
This is not as good as everyie thinks. Its correct its posible to extract he runtimes etc. But i would really recommand useing a other setup because:
1: You can be almost 100% sure it works, and dosnt crashes.
2: No runtimes requiered
3: Many many more setup functions.
Here is a litle hint to you ppl who is interrested:
Install Shield is very expensive, but its really great. You can write your own code in it, it really expands the posibilaties.
Wise is good if you dont want to use many money. And its very simple to use, sometimes too simple.
There is many setup programs like Wise, which i also can recommand, one of them is Setup Factory from Indigorose http://www.indigorose.com
I hope i helped some one.
Chris
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8/13/2000 10:21:21 AM: QueTwo
Come on guys. He's giving you a FREE EXAMPLE on how to do these things. He is shareing his pride and joy with you. We know it's not production level, it's written in VB. We know it will not be as stable as a program that was written by PROFESSIONALS, who get PAID by their work. Use some common-sense guys. And thank you Ronnie, great code :)
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8/13/2000 2:00:05 PM: Paul M. Bryant Sr.
Just a thought; but you CAN, first back up the installer files that come with VB, and then just go in and open up the installer that comes with VB, and change the forms to what ever you like
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8/29/2000 6:41:54 PM: bickern
This may not be the app killer of the century, but give the guy a break.
He has used some good routines here that have been well thought out, keep up the good work.
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8/30/2000 6:15:21 AM: Coozzzzz
yes respect him for sharing his code but i do have the agree that VB is the worst language to program an installer on. Since people dont like to download large files, for the vb app installer to run you'd need atleast 5mb of additional files. And for VB6 i think if you dont have an updated system it wont run. I dont remember the error but in Win95, vb6 apps wouldnt run until i installed vb6 again. And no it wasnt because i was missing files. And i think you'd need alot of updated files for VB6 apps, like oleaut32.dll, etc etc.
anyways i didnt look at your code but nice work :)
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9/2/2000 1:52:26 PM: Roee Golan
I just wanna know how to create the exe and stored file in it so pleaseeeee can somebody send me a project of making exe file and files in it ??? i have a lot of good projects that i made and fixed, like unace the working version and short code of laser effects and many more so please contact me at:
rg12@inter.net.il
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10/30/2000 2:53:28 PM: chris
All Windows before Windows 98 need the ms Dcom98 'upgrade'.
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12/19/2000 11:18:54 AM: Vasilis Sagonas
thanks for referring me ;-)
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4/29/2001 11:57:40 AM: Matthew
This is a really great program! excellent. for the runtime i suggest you just bundle a self-extracting archive. This is really great, greater that it looks. It's so profesional windows like looking!
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5/30/2001 5:11:44 AM: Hummy(@mail.ru)
GRAND thanx form Siberia, Russia
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10/7/2002 1:08:17 AM: RazorWolf Software, LLC.
Hmmmm... One assumes that a person
using Visual Basic to create an
installation program for their software
would assume that the software to be
installed would require the runtime
files anyway... So installing them
before or during the installation
results in the same conclusion. They
are going to get them one way or
another... :)
Fusion is good, yes....
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10/12/2002 11:55:19 PM: Spazz
This thing is amazing. Well coded, nice. Good job, dude. Keep up the good work.
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11/12/2002 9:13:08 PM: T Nguyen
If you want to your vb runs on any machine, you have to put the program called runtime32.dll, or some of its require for the vb's app to run along with you app. Like: while you're making setup program you have to put the requires to it for later on another machine won't missing them.
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12/18/2002 5:31:06 AM: Danny Pryor
GOOD GOD ! How ungreatful you people are . It would seem that most of the people which have complained about this submission cannot spell nor' form a complete sentence . It's people like that that are really in need of free code .
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4/22/2003 9:34:54 AM:
When I use it, it dont work!
When I make the install thing adding the files it adds fine but when I go to install the files it says this:
'This file is damaged or it doesn't include any files.'
How do I make it work. How do you realy use this Program??? can you help me.
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1/29/2004 10:52:28 AM: Zpage
I think that wasn't very good. You need the file 'unzip32.dll' inclued. Do it without this file...
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