Dan
Thu Oct 04 08:52:28 PDT 2007
That wasn't the question.
Linn Kubler wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Sorry, got way distracted from this issue, man that month went fast. To
> answer your question, I put the Setup.exe file in the default
> folder, which is the ISE project folder like this:
>
> H:\VFP\InstallShield Express Projects\PT
> Address\Express\SingleImage\DiskImages\DISK1
>
> Thanks again,
> Linn
>
> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23YldCKh%23HHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Where do you put the exes that you distribute? The ISE project
>> folder? Dan
>>
>> Linn Kubler wrote:
>>> Hi Dan,
>>>
>>> I too thought this weird, which is why I posted the question. Here
>>> is my directory setup:
>>> Project files are located in H:\VFP\<Project Folder> where <Project
>>> Folder> is the name of the project.
>>> ISE project files are located in H:\VFP\InstallShield Express
>>> Projects\<Project Folder>
>>> And the VFP resourse files are located in C:\Documents and
>>> Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Visual FoxPro 9
>>>
>>> I just went through the options in ISE and don't see anything
>>> suspect. Is there a better organization of my files that you would
>>> suggest?
>>> I've also gone over my project in ISE and don't see anything helpful
>>> there either. Wonder if it's possible I'm doing something in VFP
>>> that might cause this? I'm at a loss to explain it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Linn
>>>
>>> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23tN7VnX%23HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> This is the first time I've heard anything remotely like this in
>>>> all the years they've been bundling ISE with VFP. Why are you
>>>> letting ISE anywhere near your dev directory or the Foxpro
>>>> directory (wherever your resource file lives)?
>>>>
>>>> Create a distribution directory and copy only those exe files you
>>>> need to distribute into that directory and let ISE have its way
>>>> there and ONLY there.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> Linn Kubler wrote:
>>>>> I figured out what's causing my development environment to go
>>>>> south, it's InstallShield Express. I had my environment all
>>>>> setup from last time again and when I build my installer
>>>>> application it somehow messes up the resource files for VFP.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone seen this before? Is there some form of a property
>>>>> change I need to make to stop this behavior?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> Linn
>>>>>
>>>>> "Linn Kubler" <lkubler@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OSGNwFh9HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Ok, I think I got it. I just deleted the foxuser.dbf file and
>>>>>> re-launched VFP and it recreated the resource files. Now it
>>>>>> seems to be working correctly so far.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks and sorry for using up all this space...
>>>>>> Linn
>>>>>> "Linn Kubler" <lkubler@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:OpNLW7g9HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> So doing a search of help I found that sys(2005) will give me
>>>>>>> the location for resource file. I checked and the file exists.
>>>>>>> Noticing that it is a .dbf file I tried opening it as a table to
>>>>>>> see if it was corrupted. I then got an error message that the
>>>>>>> foxuser.fpt file is missing or is invalid. I looked and sure
>>>>>>> enough, the foxuser.fpt file is missing. Since this is a
>>>>>>> workstation I don't back it up, is there any way to recreate
>>>>>>> this file? I don't know how it could have gotten deleted, unless
>>>>>>> Install Shield
>>>>>>> Express glitched some how. But that would be weird. I've used
>>>>>>> it before without this kind of trouble.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, how can I get this system back on it's feet?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Linn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Linn Kubler" <lkubler@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:eXfOjpg9HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> No, I didn't copy them, where are they located for the
>>>>>>>> development environment? I may have deleted them, but even if
>>>>>>>> I did won't VFP recreate them as necessary?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Linn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:uo9CDIZ9HHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Window positions, etc., are stored in the Foxuser resource
>>>>>>>>> file(s). When you copied (or moved) your exes to the setup
>>>>>>>>> directory did you inadvertently move your resource file as
>>>>>>>>> well? (And provide all that useless data to your end-users?
>>>>>>>>> <g>) Dan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Linn Kubler wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> All of a sudden my VFP has lost it's memory. Before,
>>>>>>>>>> yesterday, when I would launch VFP the Task Manager would pop
>>>>>>>>>> up and have a list of recently used projects. When opening a
>>>>>>>>>> project all the tabs, Data, Documents, Classes, Code and
>>>>>>>>>> Other, would open with all of the trees left in how I had
>>>>>>>>>> them when using them previously. The editor windows would
>>>>>>>>>> open sized the way I liked them, even the command window
>>>>>>>>>> would be as I had it setup. All of a sudden, just today,
>>>>>>>>>> everything acts like it had never
>>>>>>>>>> been opened before. The task manager doesn't remember my
>>>>>>>>>> recent projects, the All tab is the default and all the
>>>>>>>>>> windows open small so I have to resize them to use them.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What gives? The only thing I remember doing is compiling the
>>>>>>>>>> application and creating an install routine with Install
>>>>>>>>>> Shield Express. Any one know how I can recover my
>>>>>>>>>> environment, or at least get VFP to remember it from session
>>>>>>>>>> to session? This is VFP 9.0 sp1, BTW.
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> Linn