editing files stored in cab files

[fenris]

How would i go about editing, say a text file that is contained within a cab file? What I am trying to do is edit a *.reg file, which is essentially a text file, to reflect information that is unique to different computers. I would really not to have to repackage the program as the number of times that it would have to be repackaged would be in the hundreds of times! What I want to do is write a small vb app that would do this for me.


Any ideas...

Troy Williams B.Eng.
fenris@hotmail.com

 

[MichaelRed]

Not really my field, but then my opinion is that it is really nobody's field. Basically because it probably shouldn't be done! ".CAB" files are compressed files. This basically translates to 'Encrypted', which means you would need to "decrypt' the file, make the changes, and (re) encrypt them. This is a large part of what the packaging program does.

I think the normal approach for this is to include the regisrty information in a generic form, and then have te ssetup routine prompt the user for the correct information for the specific information.



MichaelRed
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