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Hi Friedrich,

Thought I'd post this little tip

In a WebUpdate install I need to make sure that I remember to update
certain things, compiler variables etc. etc. every time I release a
new build. So I decided to use SB5 to do that automatically for me.

In the "Initialize Setup" section I put this code, right after the
#include script "Common Definitions.sbi":

Set Variable %DEVMODE% to GetIni("Location") from MySB5Setup.ini
If %DEVMODE% Equals "1" Then
Display Message Box "Remember to check ..." -- "Developer Mode"
End

Then I created a the MySB5Setup.ini file in my windows directory that
contains:

[Location]
Location=1

Since this INI ONLY exists on _MY_ development machine whatever is
conditioned to show up if %DEVMODE% = 1 will only ever show up on my
machine.

If you feel better about using the registry, then by all means use the
registry

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Hi Arnór,

Very interesting tip! Thanks for sharing

Friedrich

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Arnor,

Not quite the same thing, but have you noticed there's also the ability to
have the compiler give you a message (I use it for a similar reminder) each
time you compile your script? It's the #msgbox option in Compiler
Directives.

Jane

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Hi Jane,

>Not quite the same thing, but have you noticed there's also the ability to
>have the compiler give you a message (I use it for a similar reminder) each
>time you compile your script? It's the #msgbox option in Compiler
>Directives.

Cool! No I hadn't noticed that. Even though I have built several
installs (including a web updater) in SB5 I'm just starting to scratch
the surface!

Also, you can use the #msg to show a message in the compile window.
That could come in really handy as well So does the #run if you
need to call an external program to prepare a file or something.

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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