ADT2: How to Display a README.TXT File at the End of Setup

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0

SUMMARY

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article describes how to display a README.TXT file at the end of the custom Setup program for a run-time application developed with the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT).

MORE INFORMATION

To display a README.TXT file at the end of a run-time application's custom Setup program, run the Setup Wizard to create the custom Setup as usual, and then follow these steps:

1. In the Setup Wizard's Executable File Name box, choose the Build button to the right of the box, and then select the NOTEPAD.EXE file (this file is usually located in the Windows directory).

2. In the Command Line box, enter the following line:

         notepad.exe %s\readme.txt
   

   NOTE: If the Microsoft Access version 2.0 application will be installed on a computer running Windows 95, select EDIT.COM in Step 1 and enter the following line in the Command Line box (This only works on Windows 95):

         edit.com %s\readme.txt
   

   Note that "%s" is a token to provide the application's path. This token is case sensitive; "%S" will not work.

3. Clear the "Include Executable File in Distribution Set" check box.

   NOTE: Make sure to clear the "Include Executable File in Distribution Set" check box. You are not allowed to ship the NOTEPAD.EXE file with your application. Your clients' computers should already have this file. If you are concerned that your clients' computers may not have the NOTEPAD.EXE file, you should ship a different text editor with your application.

4. Finish the Setup Wizard as usual.

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