How would you programmically check if Microsoft word and at least a pdf reader is installed on a machine?
I need to figure out some way if the machine can read a particular file. If it can read a pdf or word file.
How to know the acrobat reader is installed or not in user system,if they installed in which drive they installed? how to check this using vb.net?
View 8 RepliesI've created a small app in VB that creates Word documents from data stored in Access, which I plan to distribute for non-commercial purposes. I'm using VB 2005 and Office 2007.
All the target machines are either Windows 2000 or XP.
1) I know that if I use mdb file for Access, I don't need to install Access on these machines. Is it true for accdb files as well ?
2) Is a Word installation required on each of these machines ? Or, can I make VB to create an exe that takes care of this ?
I am creating a project with VB2008 Express Edition. The end result will be a CD containing tech manuals in pdf format which will be accessed via various buttons on a form. I am going to include Acrobat Reader Redisributable on the CD which the user can install by pressing a button on the form if required. What I want to do is this:- When the user inserts the CD into the PC, the form will load.When the form loads, I want to search the users PC to determine if Acrobat Reader is installed.If the Acrobat Reader program is not found on the system, then display a MessageBox to inform the user to install the reader from the CD.Would this involve searching the users registry? I would need to insert in my Form1_Load sectionTarget systems would be Windows XP/ Vista with programs on the C: drive as default.
View 4 RepliesIs there any code that will make possible check if the user typed a word i want in order to show him something ? something like , if the user types time , or tim or timing or the word time and transformated to show him up the time ..
View 4 RepliesI'm trying to code a spelling checker into VB.NET 2010.It'll check the RichTextBoxFindandPrint (my version of RTB) control.However the solutions on the internet require Word to be installed. [URl]..
View 26 Repliesopen and read and write and save to Excel and word documents in a program if the machine that is being run on does not have either of thies apps installed. Are there files that I can include in my application that it could be worked on in my application and not need word or excel?
View 3 RepliesI am working on a legacy VB.NET application that uses Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word, with Office 2003 installed on the server. When I publish my site, even though my config file clearly shows v11: The site will crash saying v12 couldn't be found: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
Note: I currently have Office 2003 & 2007 installed on my dev machine, also, when looking @ references I am given the option of selecting v11 or v12 (so v11 is def. there). Within a page on the site the page does an import statement for Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word. Is it possible to specify the version at this point, or any way to force it to use v11 without me uninstalling my v12?
I am trying to check each letter of a word if that word doesn't contain (AEIOUY) then I have to append (-way) to the end of the word. Now I have this if statement and it doesn't work:
If OriginalWord.ToUpper Like "*[!AEIOUY]*" Then
Label1.Text = OriginalWord & "-way"
End If
I need to append a (-way) to the end of a word that doesn't have (AEIOUY)
How can i check if some value exists in the data reader
View 7 RepliesHow to check the word if both the given word pronunciation is correct Is there any function to check this using vb.net2.
View 6 RepliesI have created one setup package using VS 2005 deployment. I need to check wheather Microsoft Webservice 2 is installed or not condition before installing. I have used "Launch Condition" which need Component Id. But i am not able to find to where i can get component id for "Web Services Enhancements 2.0 SP2 for Microsoft .NET".
View 2 Repliesi need to create one application to check
1.Windows installer installed or not if not i have to invoke WindowsInstaller MSI
2. .NET Framework installed or not if not i have to invoke .NET Framework MSI
3.then finally i have to invoke one EXE file
Is there a quick code (VB 2005/2008) for checking if Framework is installed on the host system?
So the program you are designing runs and checks for framework.
I have a VB.NET 2008 (FW 3.5) app with J# 2.0 as a prerequisite.For some problems I have to check during runtime if this framework is installed.
View 1 RepliesI'm using VB.Net 2005 Pro and want to be able to check if a particular program is installed. I've seen lots of ideas about checking files in the program files folder or scanning the registry for keywords but none of these seem particularly foolproof. Is there a way to get a definitive answer to if an app is installed?
View 2 RepliesI am planning to make a setup wizard for my program through visual studio 2010. My program uses SQL databases, and I just wanted to know if there is a way to check if SQL is installed through the setup wizard and if not install it. Or at the very least provide a link to where they can get an easy setup file.
View 3 RepliesMy application required .NET Framework 2.0.Currently, if it is not installed the user recieves the following error:The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)'.It becomes extremely tiresome repeating to users that this is because the framework isn't installed. Is there some way to check if .NET framework 2.0 is installed before running, or in some way change this cryptic message so the user knows immediately
View 15 RepliesBasically I want this to be implemented:1)The user presses a 'Open Itunes' button2)Program checks if iTunes is installed
View 5 Repliesi am working on an application and i want to connect it with mssql database , i dont know about the version of installed mssql server at the pc , how can i get the version of installed mssql server so that i can connect my application with that .(is it possible to check the version of installed mssql server with out connecting it with my application.)
View 2 RepliesI was thinking of checking the registry keys that a web browsers makes, and hopefully seeing if I could get accurate answer. Yet I only discovered that most of them do not remove registry values after a uninstall, nor do they make any indication that the program was removed from the system.
View 6 Repliesi want to make a webcam capture program but i want a msgbox to display if webcam is not found.
View 1 Repliesis there a method check the number of records in data reader? like the count of rows. ?
View 2 RepliesUsing either VB.NET, C#, or VBScript, how can I check if the IIS 6 Management Compatibility feature and its subfeatures have been installed on a machine running IIS 7.x?
View 1 RepliesI am trying to build a program for a PC Business to check and see if an antivirus is installed, if not suggest some that are available, but im lost when it comes to trying to get my program to check and see if one is installed.
View 2 RepliesI want to make a program which first of all check whether a serie of programs is installed, if a program is installed I would like to find the installation path, so I will be able to work with it further..My first though was to check in the registry, there is theinstallation path also mentioned right?Another possible way was to search all the harddrives for a specific .exe fil. If then the file is found, the program is installed, and you should be able to find the path to the found .exe file. This is more "secure", right? - Because not all program is registred in the registry right? (E.g. if you move it from another location, and doesn't install it).
View 7 RepliesHow to Check whether the Exchange Server 2003 is installed on Target computer while making installer?
View 1 RepliesI got a problem with my setup I had set the prerequiest download property to download from the same location. Now i am in a problem that my setup dose not check for the already installed prerequiest it starts the prerequiest installation no mater if they are installed or not. after the installation of these prerequiest it says to restart the computer and after restart it starts the prerequiest setup again.
View 5 RepliesIs there a function that determines the letter that windows is on installed. For example:
D:
C:
G:
etc...
I've got a vb app that writes data to a remote mysql database.
When I run the app on a client that does not have the mysql connector it crashes (obviously)
How do I programatically check if the connector is installed on the client and throw up a nice error advising to install it - instead of the unhandled exception error - could not load mysql.data etc error?