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WSH Install in Old OS's
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30/06/2001 13:23:36
 
 
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30/06/2001 09:32:37
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Installation, Setup and Configuration
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00525566
Message ID:
00525619
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>>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?
>
>
>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.
>
>To tell wether WSH 2.0 is installed:
>
>SET CLASSLIB TO REGISTRY.VCX
>oReg = CREATEOBJECT("Registry")
>? oReg.IsKey("VBScript.RegExp")
>
>
>The article tells you how to do what you want and what the pitfalls are.
>
>BTW, VFP7 will bring Install Shield Lite as a better installer.
>
>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
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