jsDateTime Package Installation

jsDateTime Package installation is simple.

The current installation set copies 2 dll files to the system folder, 1 resource dll (containing bitmaps) to the Form Designer's Component Palette folder, 1 object file and 2 text files to the :FormControls: source alias, and 10 object files to the :Nonvisual: source alias. Sample files are installed to the :Examples: source alias. These are all simple file copy operations. There are no INI files or registry entries created by the Installer.

In dB2K, before installation, you must create 3 source aliases pointing to any folders you care to choose. In dBASE PLUS, these source aliases already exist.

:FormControls: - This is where the visual UI classes will be installed.
:Nonvisual: - This is where the nonvisual classes will be installed.
:Examples: - This is where the sample files will be installed.

After the above source aliases have been created if necessary, do the following for either dB2K or PLUS:

Download and unzip the installation files to any temporary directory.
Restart PLUS or dB2K.
Set the current working directory to the folder where the files are unzipped.
In the Command window: DO jsDateTimeInstaller.wfo

The installer form will open as shown above, displaying a list of the files which will be installed.

Click the Install button and the installation will proceed. If an error is encountered, installation will stop and an error dialog will be displayed indicating the path and file that was being installed when the error occurred, and the error message and error code. Exit the installer and attempt to correct the problem. Then run jsDateTimeInstaller.wfo again. When the installation sequence completes without any errors, the installation is complete.

After the installation completes successfully, it is ok to delete the files which were unzipped to the temporary folder. However, you should retain the zip file which was downloaded in case you need to reinstall the jsDateTime Package. You might also want to retain the file jsDateTimeObjects.lst for possible future reference. This file contains the list of all files installed by the installer. It is, in fact, the file list/install script used by the installer.

See the :Examples: source alias for sample forms which will help you become familiar with using the jsCalendar, jsDatePicker, and jsTimePicker classes.