I realise this is a topic which comes up every 6 months but the best answer may also be changing every 6 months so I'm raising it again.
We need an installer for our software. The application itself is just an executable and a couple of DLLs (Midas and some Indy SSL DLLs). However we also need to install MSDE and restore a default database (which will be included in the installation). Lastly the easiest solution for the clients is to share the program directory on the server and get a shortcut to the executable onto the clients desktop. I was thinking we would need to write a little Delphi program for doing this copying (similar to say the Microsoft VSS client installation but a much simpler program as it just has to create a shortcut, albeit to a network path, and possibly install MDAC). However if we could have a client installation program written in the same tool as the server installation program then that might be cleaner (at least it would be a consistent interface then). So, any thoughts? I have had Inno Setup suggested and that looks good but is there anything people would recommend more? (or anything people have against Inno Setup?). David Brennan. DB Solutions Ltd. _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
