[AccessD] Auto install fonts

Hi John:
In Wise InstallBuilder its as easy as adding a line:
Register Font Tt0195.ttf
Which is actually created using a dialog with combo boxes.
I would imagine this is calling some API to register the font but since I
have Wise I've never bothered to look into it. Maybe someone else here can
expand on this.

Wise or Installshield are both top notch. It seems most people here use Wise
(with SageKey Access Scripts). There are other installers out there, some
free, but I don't know that handle installing Access runtime apps very well,
which is why I use an installer. I just haven't heard much about anything
other than those already mentioned.

HTH
John B.


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Clark
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:41 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Auto install fonts
>
>
> I use basically the same 'look' for all (or most) of the programs that I
> write for my employer. This 'look' includes two fonts that are not
> standard (airfoil.ttf and motley.ttf). When I install these programs to
> a new computer, it is necessary for me to copy these ttf files and then
> install them via 'control panel' and 'fonts'.
>
> This was all fine for a while, but now the number of programs is
> growing, as is the amount of users and the physical area that they are
> spread over. Now I cannot always be the one who does the actual
> installation, so I have been trying to create an automated process for
> the install of these programs. I currently use a batch file that creates
> a directory in 'Program Files' on their root drive, copies the files
> into this directory, and copies a shortcut onto their desktop. The
> remaining problem is that the fonts need to be installed, and I don't
> know how to get around having them install the font--I don't want them
> to touch anything they don't need to touch.
>
> Is there a way to do this? I have never used any of the 'installer'
> programs that I have read about, on this list--is this what I need to be
> looking at? And, if so, which ones? I think I have noticed 'Install
> Shield' (?) the most.
>
> Thank you! Take care!
>
> John W Clark
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