HOWTO: Upgrade your existing AVR Application

The information in this article applies to:

• Deploy
• Windows
• ASNA Visual RPG

SUMMARY:

Here is some information on what is needed to upgrade your existing AVR application.  This article will primarily discuss windows application, but the information can be used on web based applications.

STATUS:

Current.

MORE INFORMATION:

Note: Please coordinate with your Network Administrator or Microsoft when working with the Server where the application or database will reside.

AVR Application Installation Requirements:

1. Installation of ASNA's Deployment is required.  You can also create your own installation using InstallShield or equivalent Installation Package.  ASNA provides wizards for Windows based applications for InstallShield Express v2.x and InstallShield Professional - Windows Installer Edition v2.01.  These wizards are in the "C:\Program Files\ASNA\Deployment" folder.   You can modify these wizards to deploy the necessary files for your application.
2. If  using database file(s), defined in your F-spec (DclDiskFile) you are required to:
   • Configure a Database Name if one doesn't exist.
   • If the database is local (not recommended), you will need to install the Acceler8DB Engine. This is not installed by default using ASNA's deployment installation.  We recommend having another Server (e.g. AS/400 or Acceler8DB on Windows Server) as a database Server.  Make sure there are enough licenses for Acceler8DB Engine; otherwise, "user count exceeded" errors will be received. You can email "codes@asna.com" or call ASNA's Sales for a license.
3. Your Application, which consists of: Executables (EXE) and possibly third party controls (DLL and OCX files):

• Executables:

• Click here to determine which runtime version is required

4. If using any third party controls, you will need to refer to the vendors documentation to get them deployed.  If you don't know what third party controls, you can look in your Project References to see which third party controls are selected (See Figure 1).  Make sure you following the licensing agreements for each control.  For example, you can not distribute the MS Outlook Library control.  It is licensed and installed using MS Office installation CD.

Figure 1

NOTE: ASNA Miscellaneous Control (miscctls.ocx) is not a part of the standard ASNA Deployment.  You will need to deploy and register this control on the target machine.

TIPS:

• If an  application works correctly on a machine, then the best method of deploying is to "mirror" the  settings on to the new machine, such as the database name and installation technique.
• Have Firewall configured to allow Acceler8DB communications.

Other ASNA KB Articles:

• HOWTO: Securing an Acceler8DB Public Database Name (Acceler8DB Security related information)
• PROBLEM: Receiving error: "AVR Runtime module not found. Program terminating"

Here are other Microsoft KB Articles that you may want to refer to:

• MOD2000: How to Avoid Common Mistakes When You Create Distributable Run-Time Applications (Q247530)
• Licensing and Distribution of Microsoft components
• ActiveX Controls: Distributing ActiveX Controls

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