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Again...dependency files...

Well, I think I accepted the answer while the question is still pending. I would like to have more feedback on th matter.

Experts,
Please tell me the step by step for deployment of an application. My program is working fine and OK. But the problem arises when I try to install in clients machine.
I really want the step by step thing. I am a bit of a fresh in this deployment thing. Running the application from VC++ is OK, not deployment time.

Please tell me the dependency files for release version. I think I am only using the dll for the debug version.

I have no where else I could go and ask. Pelase help.

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cheeonn

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OK, so how do I go about using the Depends Utility?
That is why I need some guide to walk me through the whole thing.
I have not heard about it before - Depends Utility.
Please guide.

DrDelphi

The easiest way is to drag and drop your EXE onto the Depends.exe (or a shortcut to it). this launches Depends, which in turn shows all the Libraries being used by the EXE... From there all you need do is to make sure that your installation checks for these files and installs the ones that may be missing.

cheeonn

ASKER

OK, I went throught he Depends.exe. It gave me a list of dll's needed.
MFC42.dll
MSVCRT.dll
USER32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
GDI32.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
and many more.

Do I have to check every single one or is it enough just to include
MFC42.dll and MSVCRT.dll?

I am lost.

DrDelphi

Take it easy. Some of them are "no brainers" for example, you KNOW that the target system is going to have USER32 on it and KERNEL32 and GDI32, etc, etc... the things that you are looking for are the libraries that MFC (Visual C++) is using to compile your application... for example MFC42.dll... might aleready be an enduser's system from another application, but no guarantee. So, check to see it is, if not install it. Most of the DLL's listed there are core windows libraries and will not to be distributed.

cheeonn

ASKER

I'll come back to you later. Let me try it out in a "clean" machine first.

DrDelphi

fair enough.. lemme know if you have a problem...