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<DIV><SPAN class=032342018-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.....)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=032342018-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=032342018-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Drew</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> John W. Colby
[mailto:jcolby@colbyconsulting.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18, 2003
11:48 AM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=559314617-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Yea,
I know. OTOH, what is the MINIMUM Access standalone
install?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=559314617-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=559314617-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby<BR>Colby
Consulting<BR>www.ColbyConsulting.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Drew
Wutka<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'accessd@databaseadvisors.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT:
Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=222323917-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Only 20 megs....sheesh....remember the days when it cost an arm and a
leg for a 20 meg hard drive? <grin></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=222323917-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Drew</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> John W. Colby
[mailto:jcolby@colbyconsulting.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18,
2003 6:29 AM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=331572512-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Yea, you have a grouse. It won't get you far though.
Welcome to DLL hell.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=331572512-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby<BR>Colby
Consulting<BR>www.ColbyConsulting.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy
Lacey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:14 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [AccessD] Slightly OT:
Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>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?<BR><BR>--<BR>Andy
Lacey<BR>http://www.minstersystems.co.uk<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________
AccessD mailing list AccessD@databaseadvisors.com
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