Hi All,

I've created a .exe for my VB6 application. I'm using the gif.ocx in the application. When I copied the .exe to another computer to test it out, I got an error saying the gif.ocx was missing.

Help!

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

dartcoach

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dartcoach

hi there.. you have to deploy the ocx as well ;)

just save the ocx in the same folder as the application and register it using regsvr32

HTH

Gonzalo

Thanks for the quick reply.
I've never done that.
Storing the .ocx, no problem.
How do I register it?

Kevin

dartcoach

If you are doing this for yourself (you have access to the computer where you will install the ocx) the you use the command line or "run" dialog to register an ocx. HOWEVER, there are often support files that might be needed as well, and therefore simply registering the ocx might not be enough.

Assuming you only need to register the ocx, that is done with at the command line like this:

regsvr32 "C:\Path Here\gif.dll"

The more robust way to do this is to create a Setup program, with the package and deployment wizard, or with a thrid party tool such as Wise or Install Shield.

Woody Z http://www.learntoprogramnow.com

[Edited: Sorry, didn't saw the other reply]

use regsvr32, look for it in the system folder of the target machine.

usage like regsvr32 /i and the path of the ocx to register (full path)
to uninstall use regsvr32 /u [fullpath]

HTH

Gonzalo

thanks guys!

dartcoach

I've packaged my project. I want to email it to a friend. Since this is the first time I've used the package wizard, I don't know which file to send.

Any help?

Kevin

dartcoach

if you packaged it with P&D wizard you addressed a dir with the destination of the installer.. you have to send all the files in there...

HTH

Gonzalo

Thanks, all. Got it to work!

Kevin

dartcoach

Excellent

Woody Z http://www.learntoprogramnow.com