Steve,
post-setup executables are supported in the new VFP Installshield Limited. You should be able to set it up with that. See Message #546672 and, if you want no dialog, Message #547037. ...
>I have a VFP .exe successfully running as a Service (I am using a 3rd party tool that interfaces with the SCM to make it a proper NT/Win2K Service). When my .exe is launched, it checks to see if it is a Service already and if it is not then it instances the 3rd party control, installs itself, and proceeds.
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>Now I want to use InstallShield (the Express package that comes with VFP7) to wrap this all up. How can I get the package to actually install my app as a Service? InstallShield doesn't support post-setup executables, etc.
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>Help?
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>Thanks.