|
About File Installation
The functions included in the file installation library determine where a file
should be installed, identify conflicts with currently installed files, and
perform the installation process. These functions enable installation programs to
avoid the following problems:
- Installing older versions of components over newer versions
- Changing the language in a mixed-language system without notification
- Installing multiple copies of a library in different directories
- Copying files to network directories shared by multiple users
The file installation library also includes functions that enable applications
to query a version resource for file information and present the information
in a clear format. This information includes the file's purpose, author, version
number, and so on.
Version information can be added to any Microsoft® Windows® file that can have Windows resources, such as a dynamic-link library (DLL),
an executable file, or a font file. To add the information, a developer must
create a version resource and add the resource to the file by using a resource
compiler and specifying VS_FILE_INFO as the resource type.
Related Links
Software for Delphi and C++ Builder developers
Software for Visual Studio .NET developers
Software for Visual Basic 6 developers
Delphi Tips&Tricks
MegaDetailed.NET
More Online Helps
Win32 Multimedia Programmer's Reference (mmedia.hlp)
OLE Programmer's Reference (ole.hlp)
Microsoft Windows Pen API Programmer's Reference (penapi.hlp)
Microsoft Windows Sockets 2 Reference (sock2.hlp)
Microsoft Windows Telephony API (TAPI) Programmer's Reference (tapi.hlp)
Unix Manual Pages
|
