Deploying the Export component
Once you have created or modified your export component and tested it, you need to deploy the component on client and server machines.
Deploying the Export component on a single or client machine
1 Copy the .dll file from your project into the folder that contains the table export files. The default location is
C:\Program Files\Common Files\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\7\TOM
2 Register the .dll using the Regsvr32 tool. To run Regsvr32, open the command prompt and type:
regsvr32 dllname
Note If you are modifying an existing export component, or deploying the export component on the same machine where it was built in Visual Studio, you do not need to reregister the .dll file.
Deploying the Export component on a server
1 Create a .cab file for the component. To do this, you need to create .ddf and.inf files to provide configuration details for the .cab file, and then run the MakeCab utility (available with Visual Studio) using the following command:
makecab.exe /f "Filename.DDF"
Alternatively, you can use the CabArc utility, which requires an .inf file.
Further details on creating a .cab file are available from the Microsoft support or Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) sites, and in the Visual Studio help. For example, see How to manually modify and rebuild cab files or Creating a CAB File.
2 Put the .cab file on the server. In the default installation of UNICOM Intelligence Professional Tables option, the .cab files are in:
C:\InetPub\wwwroot\SPSSMR\\Shared\ExportCABs
3 Register the .dll on the server using the Regsvr32 tool. To run Regsvr32, open the command prompt and type:
regsvr32 dllname
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