dotConnect Universal is provided as single setup package that contains all required files and documentation. By default all files are installed in "Program Files\Devart\dotConnect\Universal" folder. The setup program also adds the necessary assemblies to the Global Assembly Cache. To install only *.dll files needed to run applications that use dotConnect Universal, you can choose "Minimal" option in the setup program.

Some files are shared by Devart data providers. These assemblies are copied to the "\Program Files\Common Files\Devart\dotConnect\5.00\Net2\" folder. If you have several Devart data providers, make sure they use same version of the Devart.Data.dll assembly.

There are some limitations in Express Editions of Visual Studio. Particularly, the automatic toolbox components registration and Server Explorer integration are not available. You can, however, install components into toolbox manually as described below. As an exclusion, Visual Web Developer supports Server Explorer integration features.

Command Line Installation Keys

dotConnect Universal installation package is created with Inno Setup. Its standard setup command line parameters article is available at http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/topic_setupcmdline.htm.

Also there are additional installation keys:

• /nomachineconfig - no provider factory registration in DbProviderFactories section of machine.config.
• /verysilent - besides standard /silent functionality, no FAQ page is shown after installation is finished.
• /nofeedback - no Feedback page is opened after uninstall.
• /nomergepackage - not install menu item and toolbox components into Visual Studio.
• /mergehelp - merge Devart documentation to MS Help collection.
• /disablegac - omit adding assemblies to GAC.

Example:

• the minimal type installation (only run-time assemblies and registration in machine.config)

  dcuniversal.exe /TYPE=COMPACT /VERYSILENT /NOICONS

• uninstall

  \Program Files\Devart\dotConnect\[!DBMS]\Uninstall\unins000.exe /VERYSILENT /NOFEEDBACK

The following table contains the list of components, that can be used with the /COMPONENTS key.

Component name	Parameter
Design time support assemblies	DesignTime
ASP.NET 2.0 Web Providers	WebProviders
Enterprise Library Data Access Block	EntLib
Samples	Samples
Help files	HelpFiles

Microsoft Visual Studio

On first Visual Studio IDE startup after successful installation dotConnect Universal components are automatically registered in Toolbox. If auto registration fails, do the following steps to install components manually:

• Open Visual Studio and go to Toolbox window;
• Add 'Universal' tab using right mouse button;
• Select Choose Items... from popup menu;
• Go to .NET Framework Components tab within opened dialog;
• Check the components the Namespace column of which starts with "Devart";
• Press OK button.

Since now dotConnect Universal components are available from toolbox.

CodeGear Delphi2007

Because of the IDE restrictions design time is not available.