Need some advice on my Deployment Pkg

Hello. Using XP Pro w/SP4 and VS 2003. I wrote my program with the
connection string and the path for loading the Maps as follows:
C:\MVB.NDbProJim\Ch7\ROE6AllRecords2\Maps. The Maps sub-directory containes
all 116 Maps of the Lots and also the ROE6.mdb database. But when I deplay
this app to my other PC it gets an error that this path is invalid so it
cannot even load the database.
Since the MSI installs this package to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\ROE6 I
decided to have the Maps subdirectory relocated to this Path. I had to
change (in my program) the Connection String and all the 116 paths for it
to load the Maps but it now works just fine on the other PC.
I must have missed something because it is unreasonable to have to keep the
support files at the same location on my PC as the installer is going to use
on the target PC.
Any words of wisdom to get me straightened out? TIA, Jim

Cor
Wed Feb 27 22:44:20 CST 2008

Therefore are the applicationname.exe.config files.

Cor

"Jim Richards" <jimrichards@satx.rr.com> schreef in bericht
news:47c59fc6$0$30684$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Hello. Using XP Pro w/SP4 and VS 2003. I wrote my program with the
> connection string and the path for loading the Maps as follows:
> C:\MVB.NDbProJim\Ch7\ROE6AllRecords2\Maps. The Maps sub-directory
> containes all 116 Maps of the Lots and also the ROE6.mdb database. But
> when I deplay this app to my other PC it gets an error that this path is
> invalid so it cannot even load the database.
> Since the MSI installs this package to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\ROE6 I
> decided to have the Maps subdirectory relocated to this Path. I had to
> change (in my program) the Connection String and all the 116 paths for it
> to load the Maps but it now works just fine on the other PC.
> I must have missed something because it is unreasonable to have to keep
> the support files at the same location on my PC as the installer is going
> to use on the target PC.
> Any words of wisdom to get me straightened out? TIA, Jim
>

Jim
Thu Feb 28 10:25:09 CST 2008

Thank you Cor Ligthert but I don't understand what you are telling me. Could
you please restate it in plain simple newbie style? I am not smart enough to
understand your "Words of Wisdom". TIA and have a good day. Jim

"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstname@planet.nl> wrote in message
news:9240F6B0-8E08-4829-9BC4-F7DAD46B5966@microsoft.com...
> Therefore are the applicationname.exe.config files.
>
> Cor
>
> "Jim Richards" <jimrichards@satx.rr.com> schreef in bericht
> news:47c59fc6$0$30684$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Hello. Using XP Pro w/SP4 and VS 2003. I wrote my program with the
>> connection string and the path for loading the Maps as follows:
>> C:\MVB.NDbProJim\Ch7\ROE6AllRecords2\Maps. The Maps sub-directory
>> containes all 116 Maps of the Lots and also the ROE6.mdb database. But
>> when I deplay this app to my other PC it gets an error that this path is
>> invalid so it cannot even load the database.
>> Since the MSI installs this package to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\ROE6 I
>> decided to have the Maps subdirectory relocated to this Path. I had to
>> change (in my program) the Connection String and all the 116 paths for
>> it to load the Maps but it now works just fine on the other PC.
>> I must have missed something because it is unreasonable to have to keep
>> the support files at the same location on my PC as the installer is going
>> to use on the target PC.
>> Any words of wisdom to get me straightened out? TIA, Jim
>>
>

Cor
Thu Feb 28 12:10:06 CST 2008

What you ask is impossible for a newsgroup.

However maybe you find here your answer.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229689(VS.71).aspx

Cor