Developer’s Guide (Mac OS)

Distributing your bundled solution 5-3
Minimum requirements for Macintosh solution
On the Macintosh, all you need to distribute is the runtime application
and your bound solution files.
Runtime Files folder
Items in the Runtime Files folder should be distributed along with your
bound solution files and the runtime application to enable additional
features, such as spell-checking, data and graphic importing, and
networking. Drag the contents of this folder into the same folder as the
runtime application. When the Macintosh runtime application is opened,
the items from the Files for System Folder will be moved into the
System Folder. On Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups, items
from the 4WINSYS folder will be moved to the Windows System
folder. If the folder contents are successfully moved, the empty folder
will be deleted. On Windows 95 and Windows NT, the folder is not
necessary and is automatically deleted.
Tip On the Macintosh, you can drop additional items that you would like
installed in your end-user’s System Folder in the Files for System Folder
folder. For example, if you place an AppleScript
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OSAX document in a
Scripting Additions folder inside the Extensions folder (in the Files for
the System Folder folder), the runtime application will move the script
over and it will be available when the runtime application is opened.
Additional files required by Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11
If your solution will run on Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups
3.11, you need to distribute additional files with your bundled solution.
You need to distribute the files from the WIN32S1.30C folder on the
CD-ROM (or get the latest version from Microsoft) and install them on
the end-user’s machine before opening the runtime application. Also,
include the 4WINSYS folder from the CD-ROM in your solution folder.
When the solution is opened for the first time, the runtime application
will move the items in the 4WINSYS folder into the System folder in the
Windows folder.
Creating Win32s diskettes
If you are distributing solution files for Windows 3.1 or Windows for
Workgroups 3.11, your end-users will need to install Win32s before
opening your solution files. You can copy the Win32s 1.30c disk images
from the CD-ROM, or get the newest version from Microsoft.