Program to static-link VB6 executable to it's dependencies (like PowerRap)
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I read something about PowerWrap which is supposed to allow you to static-link a vb6 .exe to it's dependent files (.OCX, etc.)
However, the website for the product appears to be just a squatter.
Anyone know anything more about the product or something similar that's still being supported?
vb6 static-linking
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
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I read something about PowerWrap which is supposed to allow you to static-link a vb6 .exe to it's dependent files (.OCX, etc.)
However, the website for the product appears to be just a squatter.
Anyone know anything more about the product or something similar that's still being supported?
vb6 static-linking
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
1
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24
add a comment |
I read something about PowerWrap which is supposed to allow you to static-link a vb6 .exe to it's dependent files (.OCX, etc.)
However, the website for the product appears to be just a squatter.
Anyone know anything more about the product or something similar that's still being supported?
vb6 static-linking
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
I read something about PowerWrap which is supposed to allow you to static-link a vb6 .exe to it's dependent files (.OCX, etc.)
However, the website for the product appears to be just a squatter.
Anyone know anything more about the product or something similar that's still being supported?
vb6 static-linking
vb6 static-linking
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
asked Jun 11 '11 at 2:09
Clay NicholsClay Nichols
6,0302291153
6,0302291153
These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
1
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24
add a comment |
These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
1
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24
These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
1
1
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24
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I discovered another solution called UMM (Universal Make My Manifest). You give it a list of files and some options, and out comes a manifest ready-to-go. I've been using it for a half-million line VB project with dozens of ActiveX modules, and it works well. Requires tlbinf32.dll.
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
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answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
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Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
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I discovered another solution called UMM (Universal Make My Manifest). You give it a list of files and some options, and out comes a manifest ready-to-go. I've been using it for a half-million line VB project with dozens of ActiveX modules, and it works well. Requires tlbinf32.dll.
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
3,42732042
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
add a comment |
I discovered another solution called UMM (Universal Make My Manifest). You give it a list of files and some options, and out comes a manifest ready-to-go. I've been using it for a half-million line VB project with dozens of ActiveX modules, and it works well. Requires tlbinf32.dll.
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
3,42732042
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
add a comment |
I discovered another solution called UMM (Universal Make My Manifest). You give it a list of files and some options, and out comes a manifest ready-to-go. I've been using it for a half-million line VB project with dozens of ActiveX modules, and it works well. Requires tlbinf32.dll.
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
3,42732042
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
I discovered another solution called UMM (Universal Make My Manifest). You give it a list of files and some options, and out comes a manifest ready-to-go. I've been using it for a half-million line VB project with dozens of ActiveX modules, and it works well. Requires tlbinf32.dll.
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
3,42732042
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
3,42732042
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
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edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:04
DaveInCaz
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3,42732042
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
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answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
answered Aug 24 '12 at 19:00
James KaraganisJames Karaganis
111
111
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
add a comment |
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Man, that name is epic.
– Andrew Barber
Oct 2 '12 at 13:45
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
Side-by-side execution with a manifest seems like the closest you can get to static linking with VB6
– DaveInCaz
Jul 29 '16 at 18:27
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These tend to be pretty flaky, often ending by leaving corrupted entries in the registry and breaking any other applications that use the same components. They do not statically link anything, but instead fiddle around a lot at runtime dumping resources out as files and self-registering them. "Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration." msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx
– Bob77
Jun 11 '11 at 14:55
1
I advise you to try out registry-free COM instead, maybe with Make My Manifest. This turns your app into a set of related files that can simply be copied onto the target machine with no install, no registering. It's as close to a static linker as you'll get with VB6.
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 12:44
Make My Manifest is here mmm4vb6.atom5.com
– MarkJ
Jun 12 '11 at 14:24