[AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol

Drew Wutka DWUTKA at marlow.com
Tue Mar 18 12:22:00 CST 2003


I know.  Actually, I still like VB 6.0...cause the runtimes aren't much
there either...though MDAC tacks on several megs.  (Better drop this thread,
I can already see another blurb about PowerBuilder coming.....)
 
Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:48 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol


Yea, I know.  OTOH, what is the MINIMUM Access standalone install?
 
All of a sudden 20 megs doesn't sound so bad.  And given that you can barely
buy a system with less than 20GB, 20 mb also doesn't sound so bad.
 

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:40 PM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol


Only 20 megs....sheesh....remember the days when it cost an arm and a leg
for a 20 meg hard drive?  <grin>
 
Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:29 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol


Yea, you have a grouse.  It won't get you far though.  Welcome to DLL hell.
 
BTW, this is one of the things that .NET is supposed to bring to the table,
no more overwriting system DLLs.  Since the runtime for .net is only about
20 megs, you can literally "xcopy" an entire copy of your system, complete
with the runtime that you use, into a specific directory and tat is what is
used for your app.  You don't overwrite other peoples stuff, they don't
overwrite yours.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:14 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol


I'd like to know from you who install your VB apps on other people's
machines whether it's normal practice to overwrite system dll's that are
older than the one you're sending out, without asking or telling? A user
here installed a demo which installed a version of oleaut32.dll. Their
version was newer but it stll messed up my Access app, specifically where it
talked to Outlook. Do I have a grouse?

--
Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk


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