Wise, I heard, causes some problems (?) The InstallShield is neat but I
have just started playing with it. The biggest problem is time - write a
script that works with InstallShield to do this stuff...
Elia
-----Original Message-----
From: Fawcett, Mitch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 10:42 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Installing software
I thought there were already plenty of 3rd party installation managers out
there. InstallShield and Wise come to mind. I'm not there yet, but I was
planning to use one of those if and when I develop a viable app. If you
want totally, or nearly totally, no-brainer installations, I don't think a
simple script is going to do it. At least not in the Windows world.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elia J. Freedman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 12:17 PM
> To: FORUM
> Subject: Installing software
>
> What are people using to install Palm software? I don't have conduits
> yet,
> but I would like a little script for Windows that sets up the application
> for installation by running the Install App and placing the application in
> it, creates a shortcut on the Start menu and opens that folder, and maybe
> forces the user to agree to the EULA. Since I use Acrobat for the manual,
> an additional need would be to have the installer search for the Reader on
> the desktop and instruct the user where to get it if it is not there. Of
> course, the entire file would need to be zipped so it can easily be
> downloaded.
>
> Any ideas? Anyone willing to develop it (I could talk money). I don't
> have
> the Windows programming skills to do this. This is also a need for Mac,
> but
> I am more concerned about Windows first.
>
> Elia
>
