Create MSI installs

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Hi Friedrich,

1. How does one create a MSI install with SB7?

2. Is compiling a MSI install from the command line any different than
regular .exe installs?

Best regards,

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Arnór,

Friedrich wrote me a few days ago that he and his sister are tending a dying
aunt. Perhaps that's why he hasn't been on the NG much lately.

As for MSI support, I just tried compiling an MSI with SB7 and got an error
message (pic).

This didn't surprise me based on the last email I had from Friedrich last
March.
I realize it's not a good idea to forward somebody else's email,
particularly an old one. But this is what he wrote:
=====================
> Because of fundamental changes in the Windows 7 deployment requirements
> and
> the current worldwide financial downturn, we had to revamp the
> SetupBuilder
> 7 beta roadmap (quite a few companies can't pay $499 for Ultimate Edition
> at
>
> the moment). And Microsoft published an internal paper in the official
> beta
>
> newsgroup that MSI is definitely not required any longer to meet Certified
> for Windows 7 Logo requirements.
>
> Goal was to provide the four major new features in SetupBuilder 7 Ultimate
> Edition:
>
> 1.) Visual Dialog Editor
>
> 2.) Support for Windows Installer (MSI)
>
> 3.) Mobile Devices Packages
>
> 4.) LAN Update
>
> List price: $499.
>
> The Dialog Editor is the most requested feature. There is no reason for
> holding back the new SetupBuilder 7 with integrated Visual Dialog Editor
> and
> so we decided to make the Visual Dialog Editor part of SetupBuilder 7
> "Developer Edition".
>
> In other words, SetupBuilder 7 "Standard Edition" and "Developer Edition"
> (Gold) are scheduled to be available ...........
> MSI, Mobile and
> LAN Update support will be exclusive features of "Ultimate Edition".
> "Ultimate Edition v7.5" stays in beta until (at least) Q3 2008. There are
> some major modifications in the Windows 7 MSI engine and we have to modify
> the MSI compiler.
=====================

Jane Fleming

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Hi Jane,

> Friedrich wrote me a few days ago that he and his sister are tending a dying
> aunt. Perhaps that's why he hasn't been on the NG much lately.

Thanks for the update!

> As for MSI support, I just tried compiling an MSI with SB7 and got an error
> message (pic).
>
> This didn't surprise me based on the last email I had from Friedrich last
> March.

Thanks for the information:) Can you tell me how you set a SB7 to compile
as MSI? All I want to do is test if I can get it to compile to MSI from
Build Automator:)

Best regards,

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Arnór Baldvinsson - Icetips Alta LLC
Port Angeles, Washington
www.icetips.com - www.buildautomator.com - www.altawebworks.com

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> Thanks for the information:) Can you tell me how you set a SB7 to compile
> as MSI? All I want to do is test if I can get it to compile to MSI from
> Build Automator:)

General information tab, Generator, Installer Type dropdown.

Does that help?

Charles


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Hi Charles,

> General information tab, Generator, Installer Type dropdown.

Thanks - I missed that! Get the same error as Jane, but since this is a
setting in the IDE it should work the same from BA:)

Best regards,

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Arnór Baldvinsson - Icetips Alta LLC
Port Angeles, Washington
www.icetips.com - www.buildautomator.com - www.altawebworks.com

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>> General information tab, Generator, Installer Type dropdown.
>
> Thanks - I missed that! Get the same error as Jane, but since this is a
> setting in the IDE it should work the same from BA:)

Cool - glad you found it.

The good news is that when the Master of the Universe gets things sorted
out I am sure he'll make short work of the error.

:-)

Charles


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www.clarionproseries.com - "Get ProPath, make your Clarion programs ready
for Windows 7 and Vista!"
www.ezchangelog.com - "Free ChangeLog software to manage your projects!"
www.setupcast.com - "A revolutionary new publishing system for software
developers - enhanced for SetupBuilder users!"
www.pagesnip.com - "Print and Save the Web, just the way you want it!"
www.clarionproseries.com - "Serious tools for Clarion Developers"
www.ezround.com - "Round Corner HTML tables with matching Banners, Buttons
and Forms!"
www.lansrad.com - "Intelligent Solutions for Universal Problems"
www.fotokiss.com - "World's Best Auction Photo Editor"
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