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Old 02-19-2004, 09:31 AM
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Are there any tutorials or places I can go that
will help me create a setup wizard?
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Old 02-19-2004, 09:43 AM
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Greetings newb_at_vb,

Are you asking for information on how to create your own "installer" in VB?
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Old 02-19-2004, 09:47 AM
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Installers are hard to do in VB, I'm not saying it's impossible, just it's a lot fo work. I suggest Inno Setup instead of making your own.
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Old 02-19-2004, 09:49 AM
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not really.

I have a program already working (pretty extensive), but there is a
lot of setup work to do in order to get it running properly.

I wanted to have an option of a "setup wizard" To make the process
more user friendly, instead of going into different text files and making
changes, or going into Microstation and setting up levels.

I just wanted to know if there was some kind of standard format
for setup wizards. Or help with the layout of the interface?
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Old 02-19-2004, 09:56 AM
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Okay, I think I understand what you are trying to accomplish.

What you can do is create a form that serves as a dialog box. This form would contain each step in a different container control (like a PictureBox) where the user interaction is focused on one step at a time. Then using a couple of command buttons on the form, provide the ability to move to the next step or to the previous step. The command buttons would then handle (or call the code to handle) the that particular step.

Am I on the right track with what you are trying to accomplish?
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exactly.
That's what I was looking for.
Thanks for the info.
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