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26-Jul-06 1:53

Hello,

I have created an application in vc++, using mfc. I have to create the setup file for the application.

I am confused as to what files to include in the setup. When I run the program in 'Release' configuration, I get the .exe file. Now, I ran this exe file on win98 and xp. It works perfectly.
SO, how do I find out what dll to package with my application?

Thanks.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

Parthi_Appu26-Jul-06 2:09

Parthi_Appu

26-Jul-06 2:09

Build your 'exe' by setting 'Use MFC' option to 'Use MFC in a Static Library'...
To set this...go to project properties.. Choose General and set the 'Use MFC' option

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Ravi Bhavnani26-Jul-06 2:09

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26-Jul-06 2:09

Open your .exe in Depends and view the list of DLLs it depends on. Depends can be found in Programs | Visual Studio 6.0 | Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Tools.

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toxcct26-Jul-06 3:06

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26-Jul-06 3:06

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Tara1426-Jul-06 4:25

26-Jul-06 4:25

I have VS6. I checked out depends. Its there. Thanks a lot.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

Tara1426-Jul-06 17:04

26-Jul-06 17:04

Hello,

I ran depends for my program and it gave a huge list of dll's

ADVAPI32.DLL
COMCTL32.DLL
COMDLG32.DLL
GDI32.DLL
KERNEL32.DLL
MFC42.DLL
MSVCRT.DLL
NTDLL.DLL
OLE32.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
RPCRT4.DLL
SHELL32.DLL
SHLWAPI.DLL
SIMPLE HOME BUDGET.EXE
USER32.DLL

Do I have to include all of these in the setup program. What I do not understand is that if my program(just the .exe) works fine without any setup, why do I have to add all these dll's while creating the setup?

Please can you explain?

Thanks.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

prasad_som26-Jul-06 19:41

prasad_som

26-Jul-06 19:41

Tara14 wrote:
Do I have to include all of these in the setup program

yes.

Tara14 wrote:
What I do not understand is that if my program(just the .exe) works fine without any setup

because, the m/c you are running your program on is already having these dlls.

Tara14 wrote:
why do I have to add all these dll's while creating the setup?

Setup is meant to install your program on user m/c. Its not necessary that all necessary dll's will present there. The software you will use for making set up program , will take care of copying these dlls at desired location.

Tara1426-Jul-06 19:47

26-Jul-06 19:47

Thank you for your reply.

The setup will have to copy only the dlls that are not there on the users m/c, right?

I worked my program on win98, 2000 and xp. It worked on all of them without any error. That means all of the sysems have the necessary dlls needed.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

prasad_som26-Jul-06 20:36

prasad_som

26-Jul-06 20:36

Tara14 wrote:
The setup will have to copy only the dlls that are not there on the users m/c, right?

partially, because sometimes you need tocopy updated version.

Tara14 wrote:
I worked my program on win98, 2000 and xp. It worked on all of them without any error. That means all of the sysems have the necessary dlls needed.

yes. It means that all these m/cs have visual studio installed ,too.
But it will not be case with user m/cs. So you need to consider that.

Tara1426-Jul-06 20:47

26-Jul-06 20:47

prasad_som wrote:
yes. It means that all these m/cs have visual studio installed ,too.

Well... non of them had vs installed in them. I even sent the exe file to client.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

prasad_som26-Jul-06 21:05

prasad_som

26-Jul-06 21:05

Tara14 wrote:
Well... non of them had vs installed in them. I even sent the exe file to client.

Oops ! search for MFC42.DLL,MSVCRT.DLL on those m/cs. And hope that same are present on client m/c in windows folder.

Its impossible to have these dlls present on clean m/c. Smile | :)

Tara1426-Jul-06 21:43

Problem with CString! CXX0017

26-Jul-06 21:43

Oh! Ok. I just got lucky then!

Thanks a lot for the help.

Fortitudine Vincimus!

tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 1:37

26-Jul-06 1:37

I use the folowing code to listen the com:

void CMina_sView::OnListenCom1() <br />
{	<br />
     running = TRUE;<br />
	 AfxBeginThread(run,this);<br />
}

void CMina_sView::ascultarea()<br />
{<br />
	<br />
	CSerial serial;<br />
	LONG    lLastError = ERROR_SUCCESS;<br />
			DWORD dwBytesRead = 0 ;<br />
			char szBuffer[21];<br />
	CString str2="jjk";<br />
			char of[5]= "Addd";<br />
			int i=10;<br />
	const int nBuflen = sizeof(szBuffer)-1;<br />
			<br />
     lLastError = serial.Open(_T("COM1"),0,0,false);<br />
        lLastError = serial.Setup(CSerial::EBaud9600,CSerial::EData8,CSerial::EParNone,CSerial::EStop1);<br />
    lLastError = serial.SetMask(CSerial::EEventBreak |<br />
								CSerial::EEventCTS   |<br />
								CSerial::EEventDSR   |<br />
								CSerial::EEventError |<br />
								CSerial::EEventRing  |<br />
								CSerial::EEventRLSD  |<br />
								CSerial::EEventRecv);<br />
<br />
    lLastError = serial.SetupReadTimeouts(CSerial::EReadTimeoutNonblocking);<br />
<br />
		lLastError = serial.WaitEvent();<br />
<br />
		const CSerial::EEvent eEvent = serial.GetEventType();<br />
<br />
		if (eEvent & CSerial::EEventRecv)<br />
		{<br />
		while (running)<br />
		{Sleep(300);<br />
			dwBytesRead = 0;<br />
			<br />
<br />
			serial.Read(szBuffer,nBuflen,&dwBytesRead);<br />
			szBuffer[dwBytesRead] = '\0';<br />
			str2.TrimLeft();<br />
			str2.TrimRight();<br />
			str2.TrimLeft();<br />
			str2.TrimRight();<br />
// do smth with str2<br />
		}<br />
		}<br />
		//Sleep(0);<br />
		running = FALSE;<br />
    serial.Close();<br />
<br />
}<br />
<br />
UINT CMina_sView::run(LPVOID p)<br />
{<br />
     CMina_sView * me = (CMina_sView *)p;<br />
     me->ascultarea();<br />
     return 0;<br />
<br />
}

If I run the program I get an error. If I run it in debug mode I when try to watch str2 i get the error: "symbol "str2" not found" What's wrong? I can watch any other variable.

Cedric Moonen26-Jul-06 1:40

26-Jul-06 1:40

tanarnelinistit wrote:
If I run the program I get an error

What error ?

Cédric Moonen
Software developer

Charting control

tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 1:52

26-Jul-06 1:52

Debug Assertion Failed

Cedric Moonen26-Jul-06 1:57

26-Jul-06 1:57

Did you use your debugger to see on which line of code it crashes (if needed, use the call stack to see in which of your function it crashes).

Cédric Moonen
Software developer

Charting control

tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 2:04

26-Jul-06 2:04

Cedric Moonen wrote:
Did you use your debugger to see on which line of code it crashes (if needed, use the call stack to see in which of your function it crashes).

But I can see what the error is, because when I use the debugger I don't have a value for str2, it says "symbol not found". But why does this happen? Does it have anything to do with multithreading?

Cedric Moonen26-Jul-06 2:11

26-Jul-06 2:11

It's not because you can't see the value of str2 that you are not able to see where your program crashes.
Maybe you are trying to watch str2 out of its scope. It can only be watched if you have a breakpoint in the function where it is declared. Outside it, its not visible.

Cédric Moonen
Software developer

Charting control

tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 2:20

26-Jul-06 2:20

Cedric Moonen wrote:
Maybe you are trying to watch str2 out of its scope. It can only be watched if you have a breakpoint in the function where it is declared. Outside it, its not visible

But I try to watch the variable str2 inside the function and I can't. I know what ur trying to say, that's why I asked you if it's because of the multihtreading, is that why I can't see it's value?

Christian Graus26-Jul-06 2:12

Christian Graus

26-Jul-06 2:12

When you get an assert, the first step is to break into the code. If you can't work out what's wrong, the next step is to post the line number and even the actual line of code that's causing the assert. We need the line number and file as well, if we're to see it in context.

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tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 2:24

26-Jul-06 2:24

Christian Graus wrote:
We need the line number and file as well, if we're to see it in context.

File wincore.cpp Line 883.

Cedric Moonen26-Jul-06 2:42

Re: Problem with CString! CXX0017 [modified]

26-Jul-06 2:42

Use the callstack to see in which of YOUR function the code crashes. Then put a breakpoint at the begining of this function and step by step to see which instruction makes your program crash.

Cédric Moonen
Software developer

Charting control

tanarnelinistit26-Jul-06 2:50