Distributing my application?

Hi,

Ok, I'm now trying to distribute my application and I built the installer
with install shield express. My original attempt worked fine, program
installed and it ran. Then my users asked for a new feature, no problem I
said and went to work. Added the feature, rebuilt the application and the
installer.

The only thing unusual that I did with the application was to add the
datetime picker control. Now after installing my app. it doesn't work. It
launches, I can see it listed in the task manager but nothing displays. No
error messages, nothing in the event viewer. I'm not sure what to even look
at. Any suggestions?

Here is a list of the redistributables I have added to the installer:
GDI Plus Redist module
Microsoft C Runtime Library 7.1
Microsoft Component Category Manager Library
Microsoft OLE 2.40 for Windows NT and Windows 95
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9 Runtime Libraries
Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 (6.0)

Is there something I'm missing from this list? What else should I be
looking at?

Thanks in advance,
Linn

Dan
Mon Sep 17 11:31:06 PDT 2007

That kind of thing is usually caused by a config.fpw in the exe with the
line SCREEN=OFF.

Dan

Linn Kubler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ok, I'm now trying to distribute my application and I built the
> installer with install shield express. My original attempt worked
> fine, program installed and it ran. Then my users asked for a new
> feature, no problem I said and went to work. Added the feature,
> rebuilt the application and the installer.
>
> The only thing unusual that I did with the application was to add the
> datetime picker control. Now after installing my app. it doesn't
> work. It launches, I can see it listed in the task manager but
> nothing displays. No error messages, nothing in the event viewer. I'm not
> sure what to even look at. Any suggestions?
>
> Here is a list of the redistributables I have added to the installer:
> GDI Plus Redist module
> Microsoft C Runtime Library 7.1
> Microsoft Component Category Manager Library
> Microsoft OLE 2.40 for Windows NT and Windows 95
> Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9 Runtime Libraries
> Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 (6.0)
>
> Is there something I'm missing from this list? What else should I be
> looking at?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Linn

Linn
Mon Sep 17 14:17:31 PDT 2007

D'Oh! That's right, I always forget that. I have to set the form
ShowWindow property to 2-As Top-Level Form.

Thanks Dan,
Linn

"Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OE7ypjV%23HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> That kind of thing is usually caused by a config.fpw in the exe with the
> line SCREEN=OFF.
>
> Dan
>
> Linn Kubler wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ok, I'm now trying to distribute my application and I built the
>> installer with install shield express. My original attempt worked
>> fine, program installed and it ran. Then my users asked for a new
>> feature, no problem I said and went to work. Added the feature,
>> rebuilt the application and the installer.
>>
>> The only thing unusual that I did with the application was to add the
>> datetime picker control. Now after installing my app. it doesn't
>> work. It launches, I can see it listed in the task manager but
>> nothing displays. No error messages, nothing in the event viewer. I'm
>> not sure what to even look at. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Here is a list of the redistributables I have added to the installer:
>> GDI Plus Redist module
>> Microsoft C Runtime Library 7.1
>> Microsoft Component Category Manager Library
>> Microsoft OLE 2.40 for Windows NT and Windows 95
>> Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9 Runtime Libraries
>> Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 (6.0)
>>
>> Is there something I'm missing from this list? What else should I be
>> looking at?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Linn
>
>

Dan
Mon Sep 17 15:14:13 PDT 2007

Glad you got it going!

Dan

Linn Kubler wrote:
> D'Oh! That's right, I always forget that. I have to set the form
> ShowWindow property to 2-As Top-Level Form.
>
> Thanks Dan,
> Linn
>
> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OE7ypjV%23HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> That kind of thing is usually caused by a config.fpw in the exe with
>> the line SCREEN=OFF.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> Linn Kubler wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Ok, I'm now trying to distribute my application and I built the
>>> installer with install shield express. My original attempt worked
>>> fine, program installed and it ran. Then my users asked for a new
>>> feature, no problem I said and went to work. Added the feature,
>>> rebuilt the application and the installer.
>>>
>>> The only thing unusual that I did with the application was to add
>>> the datetime picker control. Now after installing my app. it
>>> doesn't work. It launches, I can see it listed in the task manager
>>> but nothing displays. No error messages, nothing in the event
>>> viewer. I'm not sure what to even look at. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Here is a list of the redistributables I have added to the
>>> installer: GDI Plus Redist module
>>> Microsoft C Runtime Library 7.1
>>> Microsoft Component Category Manager Library
>>> Microsoft OLE 2.40 for Windows NT and Windows 95
>>> Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9 Runtime Libraries
>>> Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 (6.0)
>>>
>>> Is there something I'm missing from this list? What else should I
>>> be looking at?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Linn