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How to add ActiveX (ocx) files
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
InstallShield
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01010435
Message ID:
01013845
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>>I am creating a SETUP for run-time files for VFP 6 and VFP 8. There is no installation directory, that is, the entries INSTALLDIR and DATABASEDIR are blank in InstallShield Express setup.
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>>I need to add a few .ocx files (specifically DBI Tech controls). I am not clear to where to add these files? If I go to the section Files (Specify Application Data) of the InstallShield tree, there are not directories in the Destination Computer to add these files to?
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>>What am I missing?
>>
>>Thank you.
>
>Dimitry,
>
>Also check to assure that you have assigned a "Working Directory". It's designated in the section where you assign the "program group" and "sub menu".
>
>I assign the ISE INSTALLDIR as:
>[ProgramFilesFolder]R6Solutions\R6Program
>And the DATABASEDIR as:
>[INSTALLDIR]
>
>In the files section the tree looks like this
>- Destination Computer
>   - [ProgramFilesFolder]
>     - R6Solutions
>       - R6Program [DATABASEDIR] && This folder will have exe and config.fpw
>           - DAT   && For DBFs
>           - USR   && User profile stuff
>           - IMX   && Image files
>           - WAV   && Sound files
>           - HLP   && Guess!
>In the ISE Configuration and Target System Section:
>- Shortcuts
>  - Taskbar
>    - Start Menu
>      - Programs Menu
>        - R6 Solutions && Text on the program Menu
>          - R6 Application && Short cut sub menu text 
>When the "R6 Application" (or short cut) is assigned and selected, on the right there is:
>Target = [DATABASEDIR]R6EXE.exe && Name of the exe
>Working Directory = [DATABASEDIR]

>
>HTH

Terry,

What I did is set INSTALLDIR to be [CommonFileFolder]Vfp which I created in the Set INSTALLDIR window (that shows the list of folders). Then it was easy. I copied the .OCX file to this folder in the Files section of the InstallSheild tree and it seems to have done the job.

Thank you so much for your input.
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