Application Deployment Deploying Visual DataFlex 6 applications Deploying DataFlex WebApp Server applications
Application Deployment Documentation VDF6 online help contains all documentation for deployment: Online Help - Developer’s Guide - Deploying DataFlex Applications Files & Registry entries needed for Redistributable components Your Application
Application Deployment Solutions \vdf6\usr\deploy contains 2 WISE Installation sample scripts WISE Solutions has created a special WISE 7 demo program for Data Access
Application Deployment Crystal Reports 7 reports The basic files required for any VDF6 Crystal Reports report are listed in: VDF6 online help WISE sample deployment scripts To see which additional files your report requires, use the Crystal Reports Report Distribution Expert Install Crystal Reports DLLs into \vdf6\bin, NOT the Windows System directory
Application Deployment WebApp Server Deployment Prerequisites Installation Install Windows NT 4 Server SP 3+ Install NT Option Pack Download/CD from Microsoft - contains: Internet Information Server (IIS) 4 Test Active Server pages http://localhost/ Do not go further if this fails!
Application Deployment WebApp Server Deployment Prerequisites Installation (continued) Install Visual DataFlex Runtime files & redistributable components Install FlexOLE 1.5 (VDF 5 only)
Application Deployment DataFlex WebApp Server Application Deployment Steps Install Visual DataFlex Install FlexOLE (VDF5 only) Install WebApp Server Install Application Test running the .vd6 program from Windows Explorer Do not go further if this fails! If this fails, the error is either a) a FlexOLE problem or b) a VDF coding problem
Application Deployment DataFlex WebApp Server Application Deployment Steps (continued) Make AppHtml directory web sharable Allow read access Allow script execution Add WebApp Server application to WebApp Server administrator
Application Deployment WebApp Server Differences Deploy the AppHtml directory, which does contain source code, in the form of HTML and ASP files After installation, some things need to be done manually: Share the AppHtml directory as a virtual directory on the NT Server Add the application to the WebApp Server administrator