>>Has anybody figured out a clean way to install Windows Script Host (in older OSs like Win95) using the *&$*#! native MS installer (VFP 6) so that WSH can be used later in the install process for things like adding a desktop icon?
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>Not here. But you could run a post-setup program that checks for it.
>Check the article in VFUG (starting in Sept '00 issue) by George Tasker and Ed Rauh.
www.vfug.org>
>The following is an excerpt, check the VFUG newsletter for more.
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>To tell wether WSH 2.0 is installed:
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>SET CLASSLIB TO REGISTRY.VCX
>oReg = CREATEOBJECT("Registry")
>? oReg.IsKey("VBScript.RegExp")
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>The article tells you how to do what you want and what the pitfalls are.
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>BTW, VFP7 will bring Install Shield Lite as a better installer.
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>HTH
Thanks Alex.
I found George's article at VFUG, looks like that's the ticket. I had heard there would be a new installer in 7; looking forward to it.
Ray Roper