I want to share my project with just a couple of people. I don't want create an installation program and I dont want to install it on to their pc's.
I want to run it from a cd. I'm using VB 5 professional.
When I use the set up wizard I have a choice of :
Create a set up program
Create internet download set up
Generate Dependency file only

create s set up prgram creates I think an installation program to install my project onto another pc.

Create internet download set up, this is not wanted

Generate Dependency file only is this the right choice? If I make an exe file for my project and then create a directory with the dependency files in it, will this work, will this run my project from the CD? Do I need to know what drive the CD drive is?


Thanks
Smiler44

why don't you just test it? an EXE runs the application, after vb compiles it, and all of it's dependency dll's/etc in it.

I would think you'd have to protect the files somehow. Obviously files can be copied from any CD/DVD onto a machine, regardless of type - R/RW/etc...

An exe file may work on a pc that has all the required files but I dont think it will work on a pc that does not have the required files already installed.

smiler44

Thinking out of the box, I hope. This is untested and only a thought. Convert the Access File to a runtime version. Copy the db as a runtime version to the CD. Download the Runtime Application and save it to the CD. Try running this on a PC that does not have Access installed and see if it works.

Here is information on Runtime:

http://hitechcoach.com/

Scroll down to Boyd's explanation of Runtime. About a page down.