text_combined: larry bates vfuoogdxoewebsafecom joel parker wrote quoting larry bates joel parker wrote im packaging existing program roughly file structure programpy data datafilexml use py2exe package program works fails looks distlibraryzipdatadatafilexml way tell py2exe include set data files libraryzip thanks question seems come every couple weeks imho best answer try make py2exe installer rather user inno installer include data files documentation configuration files etc application learn use inno make applications much easier distribute better include necessary pieces users include anyall data files may need go along application put appropriate shortcuts desktop quicklaunch start button include shortcuts documentation unit tests etc make necessary registry entries register com objects install start services basically anything need install gets wrapped single setupexe file distribution well worth spend couple days working inno installer repaid many times time saved later hi larry thank help question isnt much packaging data files program im installing things well program expecting find files example looking data directory libraryzip file common require manually inserting files libraryzip using installer package change base program make look somewhere else thanks would want xml file libraryzip file imho reside somewhere outside collection program files filesystem normal file manually insert file would unusual way distribute data files accompany program guess like documentation help etc normally separate think libraryzip convenient way efficiently package lots program files minimize number files need distributed personally tend use libraryzip file many projects unzipping cause overhead minimal since package everything setupexe file using inno installer number files irrelevant hope helps larry sfnet email sponsored 2008 javaonesm conference dont miss years exciting event theres still time save 100 use priority code j8tl2d2 httpaddoubleclicknetclk19875767313503038phttpjavasuncomjavaone _______________________________________________ py2exeusers mailing list zi9rpyfcecqlistssourceforgenet httpslistssourceforgenetlistslistinfopy2exeusers fri 08 aug 2008 033944 0500 py2exeusers including data files libraryzip