Python 2.4 & BLT ?

[StepH]

Hi,

I'm not able to install BLT on my Python 2.4 (upgraded to 2.4.1)
distibution...

I'v try to download btlz-for-8.3.exe, but when i try to install it, i've
a msgbox saying to the file is corrupt...

Any idea ?

Thanks.

StepH.

 

[Ron Adam]

Hi,

I'm not able to install BLT on my Python 2.4 (upgraded to 2.4.1)
distibution...

I'v try to download btlz-for-8.3.exe, but when i try to install it, i've
a msgbox saying to the file is corrupt...

Any idea ?

Thanks.

StepH.

Have you tried blt2.4z-for-8.4exe?

http://blt.sourceforge.net


_Ron

 

[StepH]

Ron Adam a écrit :

Have you tried blt2.4z-for-8.4exe?

http://blt.sourceforge.net

yes. When i try to execute it, a small msgbox apprea with the msg:
Corrupt installation detected!

Any idea ?

 

[StepH]

Ron Adam a écrit :

Have you tried blt2.4z-for-8.4exe?

http://blt.sourceforge.net

yes. When i try to execute it, a small msgbox apprea with the msg:
Corrupt installation detected!

Any idea ?

 

[Ron Adam]

Ron Adam a écrit :



yes. When i try to execute it, a small msgbox apprea with the msg:
Corrupt installation detected!

Any idea ?

Sounds like it might not be a corrupted install exe file, but a
previously installed version that is corrupted.

Does the message box say anything else? With just "Corrupt installation
detected!", it could also be a support file or missing dll that the
installer needs.

_Ron

 

[StepH]

Ron Adam a écrit :

Sounds like it might not be a corrupted install exe file, but a
previously installed version that is corrupted.

Hum, i've try to re-install all from scratch without success...

Does the message box say anything else? With just "Corrupt installation
detected!", it could also be a support file or missing dll that the
installer needs.

Yes. It's the only message that is displayed.
I've to go ahead... so for now i'll use tk.Canvas for my display...

If you have idea ?

 

[Ron Adam]

Ron Adam a écrit :



Hum, i've try to re-install all from scratch without success...




Yes. It's the only message that is displayed.
I've to go ahead... so for now i'll use tk.Canvas for my display...

If you have idea ?

A little googling found the following which may give you a clue or ideas
of further searches. Also run a virus scanner on the file before hand.

http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/faq/90.htm
http://www.transcender.com/faqs/detail.aspx?pn=tradwnldinstallarticle00900&full=True&tree=True
http://www.visagesoft.com/help/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=5
http://www.wise.com/KBArticle.aspx?articleno=1034

As a last resort, you may also be able to check the exe file by using a
zip file reader such as winzip or powerarchiver. You should be able to
extract the individual files that way, but it may be a bit of a task to
figure out where to put them.

Hope this helps,

_Ron

 

[StepH]

Ron Adam a écrit :

A little googling found the following which may give you a clue or ideas
of further searches. Also run a virus scanner on the file before hand.

http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/faq/90.htm

Argg... I always find me stupid when i don't have find myself a such
easy solution. Running the .exe from C:\temp works, but now, even if
the installation succes, i'm not able to run the pmw sample based on
it... Looks like i've now to re-install pmw or somethings like that.

I'll find it...

Thanks a lot for your help.
StepH.

 

[StepH]

Ron Adam a écrit :

A little googling found the following which may give you a clue or ideas
of further searches. Also run a virus scanner on the file before hand.

http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/faq/90.htm

Argg... I always find me stupid when i don't have find myself a such
easy solution. Running the .exe from C:\temp works, but now, even if
the installation succes, i'm not able to run the pmw sample based on
it... Looks like i've now to re-install pmw or somethings like that.

I'll find it...

Thanks a lot for your help.
StepH.

 

[Ron Adam]

Argg... I always find me stupid when i don't have find myself a such
easy solution. Running the .exe from C:\temp works, but now, even if
the installation succes, i'm not able to run the pmw sample based on
it... Looks like i've now to re-install pmw or somethings like that.

I'll find it...

Thanks a lot for your help.
StepH.

Glad I could help. It's a shame BLT has the installation issues it does
on windows. It really needs to be repackaged correctly. Also you will
probably also need to do the following which I posted earlier on the
group, but will recopy it here as well. (That way it will be easier for
me to find it next time I need it. ;-)


BLT doesn't install in the correct directories on Windows. I found this
helpful.

1. Install BLT 2.4u into C:/Python23/tcl, using BLT's installer
(the one for Tcl/Tk 8.3). This gives you bin, include, and lib
subdirectories of C:/Python23/tcl, with all the BLT stuff in them.
2. Copy C:/Python23/tcl/lib/blt2.4 into C:/Python23/tcl/tcl8.3.
3. Put the BLT DLLs in a directory on your PATH (not necessarily a
system directory, it just has to be on your PATH)

Clipped from: http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~hpl/scripting/software.html


Cheers,
Ron_Adam