Does anyone know if there is any inexpensive and easy to use installer
to install Excel application on other's computer?

Do you mean you have an Excel workbook that needs to "installed" ?
Does this mean it requires certain components/references to be present on
the user's machine ?

NickHK

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Does anyone know if there is any inexpensive and easy to use installer
to install Excel application on other's computer?

That is right, Nick. Any idea?

I would recommend NSIS. It has a very complete, easy to learn language
for scripting installations. The documentation is quite good (lots of
examples) and there is an active forum.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65

I posted an example script for installing an Excel Add-In in this
newsgroup earlier this year.

Dave Parker

wrote:
That is right, Nick. Any idea?

Thanks Dave. Looks like a good program. I cannot see the price. Is
it free?

By the way, can this program automatically picks up the
components/objects that are used in the Excel application and package
them into the installer?
Also, will it install these components/objects on the user's PC?

I use INNO to install a quite complex add-in, including 2 other .xla files
and a number of .dll files.
Works very well and it is free. Help is a bit sparse, but everything is
there.
Good newsgroup where questions usually are answered quickly.

RBS

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Does anyone know if there is any inexpensive and easy to use installer
to install Excel application on other's computer?

It is free & open-source.

Generally speaking NSIS doesn't do anything automatically. It is a
programming language and compiler specifically designed for writing
installation programs. If the components are specific files (dll's?)
you would have to include them in the list of files to be packaged with
the installer. Then you would have to programatically check the target
machine to determine if the files are already installed, either by
checking the file system or by checking the registry whichever seems to
be the most reliable. If the files are not installed, your installer
will have to copy the files to the appropriate place and may have to
"install" the files perhaps by setting specific registry keys.

I've only used NSIS to install a stand-alone VBA Add-in. I didn't have
to worry about installing extra components, so I'm afraid I can't help
with the details.

Dave Parker

Excel 009 wrote:
By the way, can this program automatically picks up the
components/objects that are used in the Excel application and package
them into the installer?
Also, will it install these components/objects on the user's PC?

Thanks, RB.

Yes, this is a Superb newsgroup.

Could you send me the file that you create the add-in installer? This
might be what I need. Thank you in advanced.

NSIS has nice interface though.
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Screenshots

- A



RB Smissaert wrote:
I use INNO to install a quite complex add-in, including 2 other .xla files
and a number of .dll files.
Works very well and it is free. Help is a bit sparse, but everything is
there.
Good newsgroup where questions usually are answered quickly.

RBS

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Does anyone know if there is any inexpensive and easy to use installer
to install Excel application on other's computer?

Thanks again, Dave. Could you send me the link of your posting on the
Add-in example?

-A

I'm not sure how this url will show up:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a9c8d2ac 6920

If the link doesn't work, search
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...el.programming for
NSIS installer.

I also posted to this thread on the NSIS forum:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....ighlight=Excel

Dave Parker

Excel 009 wrote:
Thanks again, Dave. Could you send me the link of your posting on the
Add-in example?

-A

It's quite a complex installer, but it might be some help to you.
Will send the file when I am back home.

RBS

Excel 009 wrote:
Thanks, RB.

Yes, this is a Superb newsgroup.

Could you send me the file that you create the add-in installer? This
might be what I need. Thank you in advanced.

NSIS has nice interface though.
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Screenshots

- A



RB Smissaert wrote:
I use INNO to install a quite complex add-in, including 2 other .xla files
and a number of .dll files.
Works very well and it is free. Help is a bit sparse, but everything is
there.
Good newsgroup where questions usually are answered quickly.

RBS

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Does anyone know if there is any inexpensive and easy to use installer
to install Excel application on other's computer?

Thank Dave and RB. Very helpful information you guys provide.

- A