Are both of these .dll files required?

[Kiteman \(Canada\)]

A recent posting here discussed looking inside the .vbp project file. I
noticed the following in one of my .vbp files (VB6.0 Learning Edition)

Type=Exe

Reference=*\G{6B263850-900B-11D0-9484-00A0C91110ED}#1.0#0#..\..\..\..\..\..\
WINDOWS\System32\MSSTDFMT.DLL#Microsoft Data Formatting Object Library 6.0
(SP4)

...................split.................

Form=frmCascade.frm

Reference=*\G{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}#4.0#0#..\..\..\..\..\..\
Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.dll#Microsoft DAO
3.51 Object Library

-------------end----------------

I get a few messages from users that they are missing the MSSTDFMT.DLL file,
but never a message that they are missing the DAO350.DLL file. I am
assuming that the first .dll is installed with certain Microsoft products so
that would explain why most people don't have a problem with it missing.

The second .dll file seems to be required for the Checkbox component, but
the .dll must be installed with Windows and no one ever seems to be missing
that file.

My question is, can I remove these lines from the .vbp file or are they
absolutely required? If I removed them and they are required, will VB just
put them back in?

During the few months of programming on this project I experimented with
RichTextBox controls, and various other controls but after removing them
they don't seem to have left any clutter behind in the .vbp file.

Tom

[J French]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 05:06:48 GMT, "Kiteman \(Canada\)"
<NO************@shaw.ca> wrote:

<snip>

The second .dll file seems to be required for the Checkbox component, but
the .dll must be installed with Windows and no one ever seems to be missing
that file.

My question is, can I remove these lines from the .vbp file or are they
absolutely required? If I removed them and they are required, will VB just
put them back in?

During the few months of programming on this project I experimented with
RichTextBox controls, and various other controls but after removing them
they don't seem to have left any clutter behind in the .vbp file.

Back up your VBP file and try removing those lines

Alternatively do: Project/Components and try unchecking things

I doubt that the second DLL is needed for the Checkbox
- unless it is some strange 'data bound' Checkbox ....

If users are getting errors saying that those DLLs are not found, then
you can be sure that they are (somehow) in use

[Randy Birch]

I would recommend you not manually edit the vbp file. VB writes it fresh
each time you save, based upon the current data in your project. As
indicated elsewhere, open the components and references dialogs and uncheck
those elements that are not used in your app. If you're unsure, try
unchecking ... if VB knows its in use it will let you know. If you uncheck
the components & references and can still successfully run the project with
a Run/Start with full compile, you're set. Using Run/Start with full compile
will throw up errors if you've removed a required reference, before the app
reaches the point it requires it.

--

Randy Birch
MVP Visual Basic
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
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"Kiteman (Canada)" <NO************@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:IHYtb.408102$pl3.363783@pd7tw3no...
: A recent posting here discussed looking inside the .vbp project file. I
: noticed the following in one of my .vbp files (VB6.0 Learning Edition)
:
: Type=Exe
:
:
Reference=*\G{6B263850-900B-11D0-9484-00A0C91110ED}#1.0#0#..\..\..\..\..\..\
: WINDOWS\System32\MSSTDFMT.DLL#Microsoft Data Formatting Object Library 6.0
: (SP4)
:
: ..................split.................
:
: Form=frmCascade.frm
:
:
Reference=*\G{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}#4.0#0#..\..\..\..\..\..\
: Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.dll#Microsoft DAO
: 3.51 Object Library
:
: -------------end----------------
:
:
:
: I get a few messages from users that they are missing the MSSTDFMT.DLL
file,
: but never a message that they are missing the DAO350.DLL file. I am
: assuming that the first .dll is installed with certain Microsoft products
so
: that would explain why most people don't have a problem with it missing.
:
: The second .dll file seems to be required for the Checkbox component, but
: the .dll must be installed with Windows and no one ever seems to be
missing
: that file.
:
: My question is, can I remove these lines from the .vbp file or are they
: absolutely required? If I removed them and they are required, will VB
just
: put them back in?
:
: During the few months of programming on this project I experimented with
: RichTextBox controls, and various other controls but after removing them
: they don't seem to have left any clutter behind in the .vbp file.
:
: Tom
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