Inherited project

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Hi everyone,

I've inherited a Clarion project that has been passed along the line by
several developers. During that process it looks like some .sb6 and .sbi
files weren't passed along. I haven't used the current version of
SetupBuilder before (only an older version of SetupBuilder for Clarion), so
I have a few basic questions:

- I have the final executable files for the missing .sb6 files. Is there
any way to reverse-engineer those? I'm guessing not, but thought I'd ask.
- Is there any problem with opening .sb6 files in SetupBuilder 7.3?
- It looks like there's a lot to learn. What's the best way to get up to
speed on the current version of SetupBuilder? Anything other than "Getting
Started" in the PDF?

Thanks.

[L]

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SB6 files open fine in SB7.x.

Send me an email and I'll point you at some introductory material. jane at
beachbunnysoftware dot com

Jane Fleming

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Hi Leroy,

SetupBuilder creates native Windows executables and it is not possible to
reverse-engineer those.

BTW, you can open and compile .sb5/.sb6/.sb7 projects in SetupBuilder 7.x
without any problem.

SetupBuilder 7 comes with an excellent "Learning SetupBuilder Part I". The
official "Everything you ever wanted to know about SetupBuilder but were
afraid to ask" introductory material, written by Jane Fleming. This
"SetupBuilder Bible" is a compendium of tips, tricks, warnings, and
resources for SetupBuilder users of every ability level.

"Learning SetupBuilder Part I" is integrated in the IDE now (see attached
screenshot). The IDE will automatically download it for you.

Or you can download it here:
http://www.lindersoft.com/sb7_chm2.exe

And on top of this, the Project Examples Package with demo projects:
http://www.lindersoft.com/sb7_Examples.exe

Friedrich

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Thanks Jane! I received your email and replied.

[L]

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Thanks Friedrich. I'm sure that will help.

One of the missing .sbi files (as I understand it) is a script that installs
SQL Server 2005 Express. I'd expect that to be in some way a common script.
Is that something that's documented somewhere or do I need to recreate that
from scratch? It looks like I need to create one for SQL Server 2008 as
well.

Thanks again.

[L]

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Leroy,

Check out the Help about Redistributable Manager.

Jane

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> Check out the Help about Redistributable Manager.

Thanks again Jane! I'll have a look.

[L]