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Distribution of Applications
8.1 Files
To install an application using PCIS-DASK on another computer, you also must install the necessary driver files and
supporting libraries on the target machine. You can create an automatic installer to install your program and all of the
files needed to run that program or you can manually install the program and program files. Whichever installation
method you choose, you must install the following files:
??Required support DLLs:
– Pci-dask.dll
??Driver files
Windows 98
– The corresponding driver files in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K \redist\W98\drivers, e.g. pci7200.sys for PCI-
7200. These files should be copied to Windows\system32\drivers directory.
– The corresponding INF files in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K \redist\W98\Inf, e.g. p7200.inf for PCI-7200.
These files should be copied to Windows\inf directory.
– Device configuration utility in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K\redist\W98\Util.
Windows NT 4.0
– adldask.sys in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K\redist\Wnt\drivers. This file should be copied to
Winnt\system32\drivers directory.
– The corresponding driver files in \Software\Pcis-dask\W98NT2K \redist\Wnt\drivers, e.g. pci7200.sys for PCI-
7200. These files should be copied to Winnt\system32\drivers directory.
– 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.
??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