Distribution for Netscape Navigator

Distribution for Netscape Navigator

The procedure for installing the Other Card DLL is somewhat different for users of Netscape Navigator. To support these users, build a self-extracting executable file for download. The program that extracts files from .cab files, EXTRACT.EXE, will automatically extract the files in that .cab file (and any subsequent .cab files) if it has been prefixed to the first .cab file.

To build a self-extracting executable file

Create a .cab file (or set of .cab files) as previously described.
At a command prompt, prefix EXTRACT.EXE to the first .cab file (do not prefix EXTRACT.EXE to any other .cab files in the set).
Distribute the self-extracting .cab file (and any subsequent .cab files).

For example:

C:> diamond /f othercard.ddf        ; Build CAB file set othercard.cab
C:> copy /b extract.exe+othercard.cab othercard.exe        ; othercard.exe is self-extracting

Create a link on your Web page to the self-extracting executable file for users to download. For example:

<html>

<head>
<title>Standard Other Card Install</title>
</head>

<BODY>
<h2> <align=center><a href="othrcard.exe">Install Other Card DLL</a> </h2>
</body>

</html>

Next, you must create a setup program that installs the files to their appropriate directories and registers them.

For information about .cab files and self-extracting archives, see the following Web site:

http://msdn/microsoft.com/workshop/default.asp