The MapInfo MapX 4 Developer's Guide provide no explicit information about how to build real-life InstallShield installers for MapX applications. It merely says on page 284 : +ACI-The InstallShield sample provided on the MapX Installation CD only illustrates how to install the required files+ACI-. On the other hand the MapX 4 InstallShield sample does not illustrate how to install such optional but vital files as the dataset drivers used for data binding, the Import/Export raster handlers or Maps and Geosets. The readme.txt included with the InstallShield sample says +ACI-for more information on what these files are and how to install files that are not illustrated in this sample please see the MapX Developer's Guide+ACI-. Catch 22? I wish to use InstallShield to install the MapX ODBC Dataset Driver. Page 288 of the Developer's Guide under the heading +ACI-Registering Files and Installing Dataset Drivers+ACI- appears to state that five distinct operations would be required to install OBDC support: 0. check that ODBC32.dll is pre-installed in the windows+AFw-system folder 1. copy mdatasetint.dll to the +AFw-MapX Common folder 2. run regtyplib +ADw-filespec of mdatasetint.dll +AD4- 3. copy MODBCDataset.dll to the +AFw-MapX Common folder 4. run regsvr32 /s +ADw-filespec of MODBCDataset.dll +AD4- Despite the disclaimer quoted above the sample MapX 4 InstallShield application actually includes a reference to the optional file mdatasetint.dll in the InstallShield File Group named +ACI-Generic Data Driver File Self Reg+ACI-. This File Group has the property Self-Registered+AD0-Yes and has the Destination +ADw-TARGETDIR+AD4APQBc-MapX Common . Now InstallShield provides special functionality for installing self-registering files. The preferred method for installing self-registering files is to attach the Self Registered property to all of the files in a file group. Q1. Does the InstallShield property Self-Registered+AD0-Yes automatically cause InstallShield to perform the appropriate Registry maintenance operations on self-registering DLLs that would otherwise be performed by either regtyplib or regsvr32, depending on the particular dll involved? In other words, does the sample application, as released, performs both steps 1 and 2 listed above, or would one have to enhance the script with a call to the LaunchApp() function of InstallShield to actually run regtyplib.exe asynchronously? to satisfy step 2? Q2. Assuming that the answer to Q1 is +ACI-yes+ACI- then in order to enhance the sample InstallShield application to complete the installation of ODBC support, is it sufficient simply to include the additional file MODBCDataset.dll in the InstallShield File Group named +ACI-Generic Data Driver File Self Reg+ACI-? Regards David M Haycraft Phone/Fax: 61 +- 2 +- 6231 8104 Information Analysis Assocs P/L Mobile: 0412 001 134 ACN 085 516 105 Email: d.haycraft+AEA-acslink.aone.net.au 1 Cumming Place, Wanniassa Web: www.acslink.aone.net.au/actaa/iaa.htm A.C.T. 2903, Australia A MapInfo Partner ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
