help!

Hi just looking for some advice,

my project is due in tomorrow,

i need to hand in a cd with my software on it.

my software communicates with a usb fingerscanner and a usb webcam.

therefor some dll files are required.

could anybody tell me is there a way to write an installer to set up

the dll files in the windows/system32 folder

should i write a batch file?

[408 byte] By [CelticJavaa] at [2007-11-27 1:29:40]
# 1
You could write a batch file that copies the files from a specific location on the cd to C:\windows\system32. If you need help with writing it though, this isn't really the right place.
hunter9000a at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2
ok thank you,my database needs to be manually registered with odbc before starting the softwarecould this also be included in the batch fileThanks
CelticJavaa at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 3
Sure, a Windows installer will do all those things for you. But (as already pointed out) this is a forum about Java programming. If you want to find out about Windows installers, this isn't the place to ask.
DrClapa at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 4

ok im trying to write a batch file to copy a folder from the current directory

to the c:\ directory. this is not going so well. I know this is not the place to ask this type of question but i am desperate! really appreciate any help here

@echo off

echo Hello this is a test batch file

xcopy \project c:\project /t

pause

dir c:\

CelticJavaa at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 5
xcopy /?
SoulTech2012a at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 6
Might I suggest ANT as a build medium instead of a batch file. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Java+%2B+ANTFollow the bouncing link and start reading.Much better than a batch file for doing pretty much anything relating to building and deploying
puckstopper31a at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 7
i disagreeif you don't know ant then there's certainly no reason to learn it (other than it's very useful and basically an industry standard where java is concerned) if all you need to do is copy some files
SoulTech2012a at 2007-7-12 0:29:35 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...