Hi,
I would like to find out first if MDAC is installed at all and then which version that is installed. Does anyone have any input on this?
Also, is there a way to find out if a dll is shared so that it can be removed?
Best regards,
Pontus
Archive: Help finding MDAC version and checking if a dll is shared
Hi,
I would like to find out first if MDAC is installed at all and then which version that is installed. Does anyone have any input on this?
Also, is there a way to find out if a dll is shared so that it can be removed?
Best regards,
Pontus
Hi again,
Since I got no replies I assume that no one has a solution for this problem. So I solved it by creating two small c++-programs that did the job for me.
/Pontus
The only thing I can think of is 'registry, registry', that there might be some key which is created by MDAC.
Also, a reference count of DLL's is kept somewhere, but I don't know where.
Not a very useful reply, because I don't really know. Sorry.
You can check for the MDAC version in the registry ... this article will help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=301202#3
And I'm planning on writing a function for this and putting it in the archives, later today.
-m-
and here it is:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/archive/...68&instances=0
You'd better parse that string and compare the version number, to make it support any future versions.
That's on the "to do" list. I just wanted to get an example up since I was looking early this AM for something similar, found nothing, and wanted to get something into my installer quickly. :)
Thanks!
-m-