VFP 7, Win NT app install problem

[DanWalter]

Hello:
We have a customer running Win NT, SP 6. He runs our Installshield app, which calls a VFP 7 .exe as a post-setup procedure. The install bombs with this error message "Visual Foxpro Cannot Start. Cannot create workspace temp files". User is administrator on the system. Any ideas to have him try much appreciated!

TIA,
Dan

Dan Walter
Daniel.Walter@uvm.edu

 

[AirCon]

Hi Dan,

Do you use/include CONFIG.FPW file. If you use it, does it contain this line ?

EditWork = C:\WinNT\Temp
ProgWork = C:\WinNT\Temp
SortWork = C:\WinNT\Temp
TmpFiles = C:\WinNT\Temp


-- AirCon --

 

[DanWalter]

AirCon:
No, we don't include this in the setup app. We do use one in our exe. I can try it - it should just go in the same folder as the registration exe (the post-setup executable), right?
Dan

Dan Walter
Daniel.Walter@uvm.edu

 

[Mike Gagnon]

DanWalter

No, it's a actual file that would be include with the other files in your setup. It's a config file that VFP reads to guide the temp file etc.. in the proper places.
It's a text file, but called config.fpw in the root of the app.

Mike Gagnon

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[AirCon]

Dan,

I can try it - it should just go in the same folder as the registration exe (the post-setup executable), right?

I haven't try VFP exe as a post-setup executable. But I think it's just the same. So basically yes, it should go to the same folder as the registration executable.

If that doesn't work. Include it in VFP project for the registration and compile with it. Also put the config.fpw itself in the setup.app

I hope it works
Regards

-- AirCon --

 

[rgbean]

Dan,
I've also seen this message when you do have a CONFIG.FPW file, and either the directories specified don't really exist (it won't create them for you!), or the directory(s) were marked Read-Only.

Rick