>>I have a large number of files in application.
>>To reduce number of installation disks I zip most of them to a single
>>archieve before creating distribuion disks.
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>>I create distribution disks using VFP 5.0a setup wizard.
>>For post-setup executable I specify the pif file to unzip my
>>application.
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>>This pif file contains the following command:
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>>somedir\unzip.exe -o eeva
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>>Under windows 95 setup works.
>>Under Windows NT I got a message after setup:
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>>Setup was not completed successfully
>>
>>and I must manually execute the pif file for unpacking.
>>
>>Why this will not work in Windows NT ??
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>I question the "fewer number of disks". The VFP setup wizard compresses files. Also, you technically need a distrubtion license for PKZIP to use it this way.
Craig, I think this is not true.
I have 120 reports and this produces 240 small separate files and
also some hundres of small dbf and fpt files.
Setup wizard (VFP 5 ) compresses small files inefficiently.
If I use only setup wizard compression, it produces a larger number
of distribution floppys ! Also, zip compresses a bit more efficiently than
ms compress.
Has you see from my message I use info-zip unzip program.
According to info zip licence, its zip and unzip are completely
FREE for use in my knowledge.
Andrus