[DUG] InstallAware Questions

[John Bird]

I have found the inno setup very easy to use - I have setups that do various
tasks from installing a new site, to installing updates, down to a minimal
one that just creates a desktop shortcut and nothing else.  It has all the
useful features such as making folders, conditional installs of files
(copying certain files only if later or always installing the sent version
etc) etc.

The only thing I haven't found a way to do in the standard program is : I
like to keep a backup program folder (called OldPrograms) and copy the old
version into there before the update is installed - Inno doesn't seem to
have a way to process operations for the older site versions of the sent
files before installing the new ones.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Conor Boyd
Sent: Tuesday, 30 January 2007 1:02 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: RE: [DUG] InstallAware Questions


Another alternative is to fully script it yourself using Inno Setup (which
is written in Delphi).  The scripting language it provides is very similar
to Delphi, and you should be able to find references in the Inno Setup
forums to other posters using Inno Setup to deploy database stuff, although
I haven't done it myself.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

BTW, it's free and open-source.

HTH,

Conor

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
On Behalf Of Cheng Wei (FMI)

Has anyone used "InstallAware" to deploy their Delphi/Interbase apps? What's
your experience (good & bad) with the product? I'm especially interested in
its SQL capabilities.

Your comments will be much appreciated.

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