SetupBuilder Insight #3 - New Visualizers and new Functionality

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Over the next few weeks I'll provide some insight as to what is 'in the
works' for SetupBuilder.

Insight #3 - New Visualizers and new Functionality

SetupBuilder offers two authoring environments. One environment is the
Visualizer, which guides developers through creating an installer quickly.
The other environment is the Script Editor, which provides much finer
control over installer functionality.

SetupBuilder 7 will provide brand new Visualizers and new functionality:


- Environment Variables Visualizer

The Edit Environment Variable function is already available in SetupBuilder
6 and lets you add and remove environment variables. In SetupBuilder 7 the
functionality is also available through the Environment Variables
Visualizer.


- Firewall Exceptions Visualizer

The Windows Firewall that is included with Windows XP SP2 and later,
controls which applications and ports on the destination computer can accept
incoming traffic from the Internet or a network. The Firewall Exceptions
feature (available as script function and Visualizer) lets you specify
application files and ports to be added to the Windows Firewall exception
list during installation.


- IIS Configuration Visualizer

The IIS Configuration feature (available as script function and Visualizer)
can create Web folders, virtual directories, and Web sites, and add files to
them.


- Run SQL Scripts Visualizer

The Run SQL Scripts feature (available as script function and Visualizer)
lets you run Microsoft SQL Server Scripts as part of your installation.


- SoftDefense Support Visualizer

SoftDefense (developed by Charles Edmonds) ****yzes your Armadillo project
files and creates an intelligent interface to them. Then it assists you in
building a developer friendly bridge to the Armadillo environmental
Name/Value pairs. SetupBuilder will have complete control of Armadillo
during a build of your installer. This means that you no longer need batch
files or have to rely on not missing a failed application of the shell and
accidentally shipping an unprotected program. SoftDefense will verify each
and every protected file and provide statistical data to SetupBuilder for
inclusion in the build report.


- PAD Creation Visualizer

PAD is the Portable Application Description, and it helps authors provide
product descriptions and specifications to online sources in a standard way,
using a standard data format that will allow webmasters and program
librarians to automate program listings. PAD saves time for both authors and
webmasters.

The PAD Creation feature (available as script function and Visualizer) lets
you create PAD files as part of the installation generation process.


- Merge Modules Visualizer

Merge modules (.msm) are a feature of Windows Installer that provide a
standard method for delivering components, insuring that the correct version
of a component is installed. A merge module contains a component, such as a
..dll, along with any related files, resources, registry entries, and setup
logic.

The Merge Modules Visualizer feature lets you convert standard pre-packaged
third-party merge modules (.msm) into native Windows Installer runtime
installer for SetupBuilder.


- Mobile Devices Visualizer

The Mobile Devices Visualizer lets you specifically target installations for
Pocket PC Windows Mobile and Windows CE .NET mobile devices.

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT: This document contains forward-looking
statements. There are certain important factors that could cause
Lindersoft's future development efforts to differ materially from those
anticipated by some of the statements made above. Among these are the
anticipation of the growth of certain market segments, the positioning of
Lindersoft's products in those segments, the competitive environment in the
software industry, dependence on other products, changes to operating
systems and product strategy by vendors of operating systems, and the
importance of new Lindersoft products.