HOWTO: Use the Batch File Generated by PDW

• Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SUMMARY

Launching the Batch file generated by the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) after making changes to the control does not include the latest version of the control in the cab file. Therefore, the changes are not reflected when you launch the HTML file.

MORE INFORMATION

Here are the steps to follow to make sure that the latest version of the control is included in the cab file:

1. Compile your control after making/saving changes. Make sure that your control is Binary Compatible. To make your control binary Compatible, follow these steps:
   
   
   1. Before making the OCX for the first time, go to project properties, components tab and click the "no compatibility" button.
   
   
   
   2. Go to file menu and select "make OCX."
   
   
   
   3. Go back to the components tab under project properties and click the "Binary compatible" button. Type the complete path of the .OCX file you just created in the text box under that option, or click the command button next to the text box, which will bring the file dialog box up where you can select the .OCX file.
   
   
   
   4. Click OK. Go back to the file menu and make the OCX. Make sure you select the same OCX when prompted, and click "Yes" when asked if you want to overwrite the previous OCX. This assures that the control is binary compatible.
   
   
   



2. Copy the new version of the OCX in the support directory generated by PDW, as this is not updated.



3. Modify the .INF file to change the version number under the section for this control.



4. Now run the batch file.



5. Modify the .HTML file such that the codebase attribute has the version = <the latest version number>.



6. Now launch the HTML file and the new version of the control should be downloaded on the client machine.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q190046 : INFO: VB6 Readme Part 6 - Wizard Issues

Keywords : kbwizard kbAppSetup kbVBp kbVBp600
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto