Problem after Install of RBent9 (REG keys changed..(?))

rbuser

I've installed

W2K SP4
D5 Pro RB6
D7 Arch. RB Ent. 9.01
D2005 Arch.

Following happens:

After I install rbent9.exe all shell/open commands in the registry are
changed.

for example:

HKCR / exefile / shell / open change to:
%SystemRoot%\System32\CScript.exe "%1" %*


After restore of the registry I'm able to reproduce this... it happens
during install of rbent9.exe.

Could please anybody tell me what's going on there during the
installation?

TIA

Ralf

nardmoseley

As a test I installed RB Ent 9.01 to a Win2k and a WinXP machine, but cannot
reproduce the issue.

Delphi 2005 has a new help system - MS Help2. To integrate into the help
system requires a .js file to be run. See RBuilder\Help\regHelp.js - this is
script provided by Borland. I believe, CScript.exe is the MS Windows
scripting host that is used to execute the script.

The RB installation should only update the registry concerning the RB
version and the Borland registery entries for Known Packages and Library
Path.


The article below contains more details about the new Help 2 support.


ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help
----------------------------------

INTRODUCTION

Delphi 2005 has migrated its help system from WinHelp to MS Help 2. MS Help
2 is used by Visual Studio .Net, and the MSDN Library as well. MS Help 2 is
very different from WinHelp in that it is HTML based and requires a minimum
of IE 5.0 to run. If you would like more information on what MS Help 2 is
and how to use it correctly, visit http://www.helpware.com.

The ReportBuilder 9 help files have been converted into the Help 2 format in
order to be utilized in Delphi 2005. These help pages are very similar to
the format of the VS .Net help pages as we found they were the most user
friendly.

HELP INSTALLATION

During the installation process, ReportBuilder tries to run a number of
scripts that essentially merge the new ReportBuilder Help into the existing
Borland Help 2 namespace. If you are running some virus protection software
on you machine, it may be stopping or holding up these scripts, preventing
the help from merging correctly. In this case you will need to either
install the help manually or reconfigure your protection software to allow
these scripts to run on your machine.

To manually merge the ReportBuilder help use the RBInstallHelper application
included in the \RBuilder\Help\... directory. Running this program from the
command line without any parameters will display full instructions on its
use. For example, typing the command:

"RBInstallHelper MergeRBuilderHelp"

Will automatically merge the standard ReportBuilder help into the
borland.bds3 namespace. If you have RB Enterprise or Server, you will need
to merge the other help files separately.

HELP RESTORATION

If for some reason your entire help system has become corrupt or simply does
not work correctly, you can perform a complete restore using the
reghelp.exe application provided by Borland. The reghelp.exe application is
located in the \Borland\BDS\3.0\Help\Common\... directory. Running this
program from the command line will also give you instructions on its use.
Typing the command "reghelp 7" will completely restore your Borland help.





--
Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Nard Moseley (Digital Metaphors) wrote:


I played around a little bit...
The error occured when the command

Execute Program:
C:\Programme\Borland\BDS\3.0\RBuilder\Help\RBInstallHelper.exe
UnMergeRBuilderHelp

is executed.

RBInstallHelper.exe is looking for file c:\help\rbuildermerge.hxx
(??) it's not there... ok, maybe it's working on.. copied the files..

Now:
Default Skripthost set to "cscript.exe".
Configuration file: rbuildermerge.hxx [3]
Registered [0]: RBuilder.HxS
Updated main TOC [-]
Deleted shortcut.
Deleted file: rbuilder.hxs
Deleted file: rbuilder.hxi
...
that's it.. it's hanging ..
I pressed Enter.. prompt is there again

Now it's time to restore the registry! Nothingh's working anymore...
Registry is "Trash Ready"..
All open commands are changed.
A "verbose" would be nice.. to see what's going on.

reghelp.exe 7 is working.. the logfile shows nothing special.. seems to
be ok.

Don't know what's going on there ...


Ralf






it's the (c)ommandline (script)ing host..


seems, that something happens what's not going the right way..
on my system....


helpware.com is for sale. There is no information anymore..
Maybe it's helpware.net...