cool....yeah we always GET the lics. before installing anyway....if you can
do some digging, that will be cool.
my work email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheers, Jeremy Coulter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Nic Wise
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 11:37 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re:[DUG]: Interbase Distribution
>
>
>
>
> On 19/03/2000 09:38:09, "Jeremy Coulter" blurted out...
> >HI all.
> >I was just wondering, is there a way to distribute IB via say
> >Installshield, wise install, etc.?
>
> There _was_ a document about how to distro it via installshield
> (embeded install
> guide, I think), but most of the PDFs dont work on the new site. Try mers
> (www.mers.com) or Dunston Thomas (interbase.dthomas.co.uk).
>
> >One of the biggest install issues we have is that we have to take the IB
> >install cd with us when we do an install at a client site. (before I
> >started, it had from time to time be forgotten !!)
>
> um, yeah, not good. You could also write the install to a cd or
> zip disk, with your
> app - put it all in one place (tho I dont know the legality of
> this - technically, all you
> need (tho not for long) is the license - the media is,AFAIK, free
> (downloadable,
> anyway)
>
> >This, to me, gives an air of unprofessionalism to our clients, like I say
> >this is just my thoughts, and I was wondering if there is a way
> to automate
> >the install of IB.
>
> Well, from what I've seen, you should just be able to install
> gds32.dll with your
> app, and install the server either as a sub-install via install
> shield, or launch it from
> another installer.
>
> >i.e. with installshield you can install DAO without having to
> install MDAC
> >seperatly.
> >I also know that wiht Installshield that you can shell out to
> another setup
> >from the main setup program. This would then mean that IB would
> have to be
> >burnt onto the setup CD.
> >But I wonder how we would get on for copyright in this case....the client
> >always gets a Server Lic. with Client Lics. too so providing the media on
> >another setup CD might not be an issue, but....
>
> Here's my take, and its NOT Inprise policy (tho it might be, I dunno).
>
> Putting the install on another CD - as long as its not
> pre-licensed - is not a problem.
> Users can download it off the net anyway! As long as the license
> is unique for
> each client (ie, you've paid for it), how the app gets there is
> not really an issue.
>
> IMO. Did I say IN MY OPINION? (just to make sure...)
>
>
> >Can anyone offer any ideas, i.e. if you CAN automate the install
> of IB, or
> >if putting it onthe setup CD would be ok..etc.
>
> I just looked on the web site, and there was nothing about
> embeded installs, tho I
> _know_ it used to be there. If you have installshield, you can
> embed the installer
> inside another installer (you can do this with ADO too), but its
> fairly complex.
>
> I dont have an installed version of IB around at the moment, so I
> can't check the
> docs and license, but have a read of it, and ask us (Inprise) if
> in doubt. I'll have a
> look on monday when I'm in the office and see what I can find.
>
> N
> --
> Nic Wise - Human (just)
> ph: 09.277.5309 / cell: 021.676.418 / em: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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