Setup Wizard: Step 2 – Specify Components

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Select the system features your application uses and the operating systems on which users can install your application. The wizard will create a setup routine that includes all necessary system files for the system features you specify.

The following table lists the sizes of files that could be included with your setup routine.

Option	Size	Select this option if your application
Visual FoxPro 6.0 Runtime	4 MB	Requires the Visual FoxPro Runtime (Vfp6r.dll) to execute. This .dll will automatically be included with your application's files, and will be installed correctly on the user's computer.
Microsoft 8.0 Graph Runtime	2.2 MB	Includes forms that use Graph 8.0 controls.
ODBC Drivers	4.3 MB	Communicates with tables other than Visual FoxPro .dbf files. When you select this option the ODBC Drivers dialog box appears so that you can select the necessary drivers.
COM Components	(varies)	Includes a COM component consisting of an .exe or .dll file. For details, see "Adding COM Components," below.
ActiveX Controls	(varies)	Requires support for multiple in-process servers, or enhanced internet and web page functionality through installation of ActiveX controls.
HTML help engine	700K	Provides the Microsoft HTML Help engine for the custom Help file in your application. For details, see Creating Graphical Help and the online Help for the HTML Help Workshop.

The sizes listed above represent the bytes used after the files have been installed on a user's hard disk. When the user runs the setup these sizes might be slightly exaggerated.

Adding COM Components

To include COM components as part of the application to install, you must provide additional information for the Setup Wizard.

To include COM components

In Step 2 of the Setup Wizard, choose the option COM Components.
In the Add COM Components dialog box, choose Add.
In the Open dialog box, select the .exe or .dll file for the server, then choose OK. The component's accompanying .tlb and .vbr (.exe only) files must be available in the same location as the file you select.
Note The component file and its accompanying files can exist either inside or outside the distribution source directory.

If your COM component is an .exe file, you register it as local or remote. To do so, select it in the list of available components, click Details to display the COM Components Details dialog box, and then provide the following information:

Register as Specifies whether the server should be registered as local or remote. A server registered locally will use a server installed on the user's computer; a server registered remotely will use a server on another computer on the network.
Network Address Specifies the network machine name where the remote server is located. Leave this setting empty if you want users to enter this information during installation.
Network Protocol Specifies the protocol used for the remote connection. Leave this setting empty if you want users to enter this information during installation.
Authentication Specifies the authentication for access to the computer where the remote server is located. This information is optional.
Install server locally If the server is registered for remote use, this option also installs the server locally so that it can later be registered locally if the remote one is unavailable.

If you want the setup routine to register remote servers automatically, choose Install remote COM components.

Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for each server you want to include.

For each server you add, you can view the version information stamped in a server resource as set via the Build Options dialog when the server was built.

To view version about COM components

In the Add COM Components dialog box, select the server, then click Version.

Including an ActiveX Controls

To include ActiveX controls as part of the application to install, you must specify one or more controls to the Setup Wizard.

To include an ActiveX control

In Step 2 of the Setup Wizard, choose the option ActiveX controls.
In the Add ActiveX controls dialog box, check the controls you want to add.
When you have selected all controls you want to add, click Close.

Including HTML Help

There are three steps to providing Help in your application:

Create one or more help source files,
Connect the topics or files to a menu item, control, property, or event. For example, you can use the following Visual FoxPro features:
SET HELP TO file,
ON KEY LABEL,
HelpContextID property
WhatsThisHelpID property
Use Microsoft HTML Help Workshop to create the help files to include in your application.

For information on the different ways to provide help information in your application, see HTML Help, WinHelp 4.0, or Creating .dbf-Style Help.