SetupBuilder 5.6 Developer Edition is released!

SetupBuilder 5.6 (SB56) Developer Edition is released.

SetupBuilder(TM) is a powerful and easy to use Installation Authoring and
Configuration Management environment for developers and organizations
deploying applications to the Microsoft Windows Platform, including Windows
x64, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista.

SetupBuilder 5.6 Developer Edition starts at $299 USD for a royalty-free
usage license. A trial version is available.

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As always you may use the "Check for Updates" option within SetupBuilder to
auto-update your current SetupBuilder 5.x version.

You can also download the full SetupBuilder 5.6 install image by following
the appropriate link below:

For Developer Edition:
http://www.lindersoft.com/setupscript_4.htm


Change log for release of SetupBuilder 5.6 Build 1627 (September 18, 2006)
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Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workarounds/Changes/Notes:

FEATURE : Add "Quick Launch" item to the Shortcuts Visualizer.

FEATURE : Add "VMWare Virtual Machine" option to the "Get System
Information" script function to detect when the target
Windows system is running on a VMWare virtual machine.

FEATURE : Add "Virtual PC Virtual Machine" option to the "Get System
Information" script function to detect when the target
Windows system is running on a Microsoft Virtual PC virtual
machine.

FEATURE : Add "UNC From Network Drive Letter" option to the "Get System
Information" script function to convert the network drive
letter to UNC format share.

FEATURE : Add "Extract Drive Letter" option to the "Handle String
Function" script function to extract the drive letter from
a fully qualified filename.

FEATURE : Add "Read Proxy Info File" script function to read proxy
information from a file (Developer Edition).

FEATURE : Add "Standard" and "Custom" Script Function views to the Script
Editor. The Standard view shows all available functions. The
Custom view shows functions you use frequently.

IMPROVEMENT: Add $SB_BACKUPADDREMOVEPANEL$ flag to the "Set Installer
Flag" script function. If set and the installation updates an
existing "Add/Remove Programs" panel entry, the installer
backups the registry entries in the uninstall log file.

IMPROVEMENT: "rt_directx90.sbi" runtime include script automates the
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (August 2006) installation.

IMPROVEMENT: Script Editor: Display [Append Value] information if the
"Append to Existing Value" option is enabled in the "Set
Variable" script function.

IMPROVEMENT: Better "The script has changed..." event processing.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Store Properties in INI File" option to the "iDeploy Web
Update" view. Set this option to store web update properties
in an INI file instead of the Windows registry.

FIX : Possible Build | Compile problem (script modification
detection).

FIX : Possible Build | Test Installer problem (script modification
detection).

FIX : Possible Build | Run Installer problem (save script
detection).

FIX : Possible installer GPF on Win98 machines.

FIX : Minor IDE resizing problem.

FIX : [SB#608091] UPDATEprotect (compiler) feature disabled itself
when the maintenance subscription expired.

FIX : Minor cosmetic IDE fixes.

FIX : [SB#609081] Problem with appearing double drive letters in the
IDE when creating new projects.

FIX : [SB#609101] "Stop" debug button remained on the toolbar when
the debug process terminated.

FIX : Some Debugger issues.

CHANGE : "Yes" button is the default button on the "Do you want to save
the script?" message box.

CHANGE : "The script has changed..." IDE message box supports the
"Cancel" button now.

CHANGE : Get Started project list does not display the hand cursor any
longer if the mouse is over a project name.

CHANGE : If an Include Script is loaded, the Solution Explorer (left
pane in the IDE) does not display all available items any
longer.

CHANGE : If an Include Script is loaded, the Compile, Test, Run, FTP
and Debug functions cannot be executed any longer.

CHANGE : "Verify Serial Number" and "Verify Subscription Key" script
functions moved to the new Security Functions section.

CHANGE : Change the color of the OutputDebugString script function.

CHANGE : Tools | Options... | Editor -> Font. Default script font size
increased from 8 to 9.

CHANGE : Tools | Options... | Editor -> Font. Add script "Line Height"
option.

CHANGE : "Handle String Function" script function: increased X and Y
field sizes.

CHANGE : When debugging is active, the "Debug" button text changes to
"Step".

CHANGE : If an installation updates the "Add/Remove Programs" panel, it
does not backup the registry entries in the uninstall log file
any longer. To disable this default setting, set "Set Installer
Flag ($SB_BACKUPADDREMOVEPANEL$)".

CHANGE : When creating new projects, "Product Version" in the iDeploy
Web Update function is set to [PRODUCTVER].

CHANGE : When creating new web update projects, "Product Version" in the
iDeploy Web Update function is set to [PRODUCTVER].

CHANGE : "Perform Auto Update Scan" file limit increased to 20,480
files.

CHANGE : Various Compiler modifications.

CHANGE : Updated online help.

CHANGE : Updated PDF manual.

CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe web update client.

CHANGE : Recompiled with Clarion 6.3 (9054).

CHANGE : Increment version number to 5.6.

RUNTIME : Updated "Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Redistributable (v4.9.0.904).

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Regards,

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5.6