User`s guide

92 • Distribution of Applications
– Device configuration utility in \Software\Pcis-
dask\W98NT2K/redist\Wnt\Util.
Windows 2000
– The corresponding driver file in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K
\redist\W2000\drivers, e.g. pci7200.sys for PCI-7200. These files
should be copied to Winnt\system32\drivers directory.
– The corresponding INF file in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K
\redist\W2000\Inf, e.g. p7200.inf for PCI-7200. These files should be
copied to Winnt\inf directory.
– Device configuration utility in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K
\redist\W2000\Util.
l Utility file (option)
– Data Conversion utility DAQCvt.exe in \Software\Pcis-dask\
W98NT2K\redist\W98\Util, \Software\Pcis-
dask\W98NT2K\redist\Wnt\Util or \Software\Pcis-
dask\W98NT2K\redist\W2000\Util to convert the binary data file
to the file format read easily.
8.2 Automatic Installers
Many programming environments include some form of setup or distribution kit
tool. This tool automatically creates an installation program for your program
so that you can easily install it on another computer. To function successfully,
this tool must recognize which control files and supporting libraries are
required by your program and include these in the installation program it
creates.
Some of these tools, such as the Visual Basic 5 Setup Wizard, use
dependency files to determine which libraries are required by an VB
application.
Some setup tools might not automatically recognize which files are required by
a program but provide an option to add additional files to the installation
program. In this case, verify that all the necessary files described in the
previous section are included. You also should verify that the resulting
installation program does not copy older versions of a file over a newer version
on the target computer.
If your programming environment does not provide a tool or wizard for building
an installation program, you can use third-party tools such as InstallShield.
Some programming environments provide simplified or trial versions of third-
party installer creation tools on their installation CDs.