Comments on: InstallAnywhere Impressions http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vlad http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-3148 Vlad Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-3148 Newer versions of InstallAnywhere allow specifying the default installation mode, which can be the console mode. If you ever have a question, don't hesitate to ask it here: http://community.flexerasoftware.com/forumdisplay.php?f=213 Newer versions of InstallAnywhere allow specifying the default installation mode, which can be the console mode. If you ever have a question, don’t hesitate to ask it here: http://community.flexerasoftware.com/forumdisplay.php?f=213

]]> By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2861 moore Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:45:02 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2861 Hi Matt, I'm not sure I'm a fan of "modifying the InstallAnywhere installation". Doesn't that raise maintenance issues? Hi Matt,

I’m not sure I’m a fan of “modifying the InstallAnywhere installation”. Doesn’t that raise maintenance issues?

]]> By: Matt McGinty http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2858 Matt McGinty Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:46:35 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2858 I just tested and found that the uninstaller will also run in console mode. I simply used an installer that had been modified using the script in SE FAQ #385 (and ran it on a Linux system where I had performed "unset DISPLAY" to make it headless). I believe the uninstaller will run in whatever mode the installer had been run in. So that part requires no additional effort. Matt I just tested and found that the uninstaller will also run in console mode.
I simply used an installer that had been modified using the script in SE FAQ #385 (and ran it on a Linux system where I had performed “unset DISPLAY” to make it headless).

I believe the uninstaller will run in whatever mode the installer had been run in.
So that part requires no additional effort.

Matt

]]> By: Matt McGinty http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2857 Matt McGinty Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:14:08 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2857 Sure thing. It has also been suggested to me that I should search in the InstallAnywhere source files for the startup shell stub ("rgrep -r FAILOVER /path/to/install/anywhere") and do the replacement once in there. In theory, afte doing that... all installers generated by that given InstallAnywhere installation would contain these changes. Essentially it would be modifying the InstallAnywhere installation. You'd do it just once per IA installation. Thus far I've not been able to locate that stub (I have IA 2008 Enterprise running on Windows Vista x64). And then there is also the matter of the un-installer script and whether or not it would default to console mode on a headless system.... Matt Sure thing.
It has also been suggested to me that I should search in the InstallAnywhere source files for the startup shell stub (“rgrep -r FAILOVER /path/to/install/anywhere”)
and do the replacement once in there.

In theory, afte doing that… all installers generated by that given InstallAnywhere installation would contain these changes.
Essentially it would be modifying the InstallAnywhere installation.
You’d do it just once per IA installation.

Thus far I’ve not been able to locate that stub (I have IA 2008 Enterprise running on Windows Vista x64).

And then there is also the matter of the un-installer script and whether or not it would default to console mode on a headless system….

Matt

]]> By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2855 moore Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:40:48 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2855 Hi Matt, Thanks for pointing me to that script solution. Very cool! Hi Matt,

Thanks for pointing me to that script solution. Very cool!

]]> By: Matt McGinty http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2854 Matt McGinty Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:36:58 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2854 Moore said: "I couldn’t figure out a way to automate this change" This may help: http://www.newatlanta.com/c/support/servletexec/self_help/faq/detail?faqId=385 -Matt Moore said:
“I couldn’t figure out a way to automate this change”

This may help:

http://www.newatlanta.com/c/support/servletexec/self_help/faq/detail?faqId=385

-Matt

]]> By: Daniel http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2375 Daniel Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:54:22 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2375 Hi, If in the future you need to create cross-platform installers for a Java product, you may want to consider BitRock InstallBuilder. We address out of the box many of the issues you mention: we provide a human-friendly XML project file that can be integrated in version control systems, when no GUI mode is available the installer degrades to a text-based install, it is possible to store paths in a relative way. In addition, since the generated installers are native, they do not require a self-extraction step or bundling a JRE so they are smallers and faster to startup Hi,

If in the future you need to create cross-platform installers for a Java product, you may want to consider BitRock InstallBuilder. We address out of the box many of the issues you mention: we provide a human-friendly XML project file that can be integrated in version control systems, when no GUI mode is available the installer degrades to a text-based install, it is possible to store paths in a relative way. In addition, since the generated installers are native, they do not require a self-extraction step or bundling a JRE so they are smallers and faster to startup

]]> By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2279 moore Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:40:59 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2279 FYI, here's content from an email I got from the folks who make Install Anywhere: ---------------------- On December 31, 2008, Acresso Software is discontinuing its support for all editions of InstallAnywhere™ 7 and InstallShield 11 and 11.5. Acresso must occasionally retire older versions to focus on improving our current releases. To help you move to the latest release, Acresso is giving you a special offer: Save 10% off the upgrade price* when you move to InstallShield 2009 or InstallAnywhere 2008 VP1 by September 30, 2008! Please use promo code 6J8U2X to receive this special upgrade discount. ----------------------- FYI, here’s content from an email I got from the folks who make Install Anywhere:

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On December 31, 2008, Acresso Software is discontinuing its support for all editions of InstallAnywhere™ 7 and InstallShield 11 and 11.5. Acresso must occasionally retire older versions to focus on improving our current releases.

To help you move to the latest release, Acresso is giving you a special offer: Save 10% off the upgrade price* when you move to InstallShield 2009 or InstallAnywhere 2008 VP1 by September 30, 2008! Please use promo code 6J8U2X to receive this special upgrade discount.
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]]> By: Jesse http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2266 Jesse Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:44:36 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2266 Yes, you can indeed use variables to specify a "root" for your resources so all files added under that root will be relative to that root. Then another developer can have their resources in a different location as long as they specify the "root" location variable correctly IA will be able to resolve all the resource files. Yes, you can indeed use variables to specify a “root” for your resources so all files added under that root will be relative to that root. Then another developer can have their resources in a different location as long as they specify the “root” location variable correctly IA will be able to resolve all the resource files.

]]> By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/280/comment-page-1#comment-2027 moore Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:20:14 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=280#comment-2027 I did an install anywhere demo for someone a few months ago. The details are now hazy, but I believe you can use <a href='http://www.zerog.com/iamanual/usermanual_ia71/en/WebHelp/magic_folders_and_installanywhere_variables.htm' rel="nofollow">install anywhere variables</a> to avoid using the ant replacement techniques when storing a iap_xml file in CVS (or any other version control system). I did an install anywhere demo for someone a few months ago. The details are now hazy, but I believe you can use install anywhere variables to avoid using the ant replacement techniques when storing a iap_xml file in CVS (or any other version control system).

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