Requirements before you download: As usual, my setup.exe file for this downloadable tool/utility does not contain the VB6 runtime modules or any of the Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) files. These are common files that are often already in place on your hard drive. If you are not sure, you should download the latest copies directly from Microsoft. See this page for a list of common downloads and links.
Specifically, for the bdCityDeskAPI DLL setup, you need the Visual Basic 6 runtimes, and the MDAC RTM (Microsoft Data Access Components Rutime Modules) installation, preferably version 2.5 or higher. Neither of these is included in this setup package.
From the download page, click the link to bdCityDeskAPI.exe. When prompted by your browser, save the file somewhere on your hard drive, and remember where.
After the download is complete, find the exe file and run it. It is a self-extracting archive created with WinZip. By default it will suggest unzipping to your Windows Temp directory, but you can change that.
Once you unzip it, go to the target folder and run setup.exe. This will install two files:
The default installation location is under your Program Files directory, then this path: \BillDawson\bdCityDeskAPI.
CityDesk is a trademark of Fog Creek Software. Please be sure to visit the Fog Creek web site, or go directly to their CityDesk home page. The downloadable CityDesk-related utilities that you find on BillDawson.com are not created by Fog Creek Software and are not supported or endorsed by them in any manner whatsoever.