International Versions of MyApp

February 24, 2013, 5:53 pm

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I am having trouble with installations of MyApp in non-English speaking regions. These installations were built with SF8 or earlier where I did not take advantage of the Language feature. I intend to do so with SF9.

The on-line users manual for SF9 speaks mainly about an alternative language for displays and text messages. It says nothing about automatically selecting a region for differences in number, date and currency format. Does Setup Factory address this aspect at all.

How have other developers handled this.

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Unattended builds - Concurrent builds

February 25, 2013, 6:26 am

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Does SUF support concurrent builds when running from the command line? If yes, is there a limit?

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Local Folder

February 25, 2013, 8:12 am

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Does this path always need to be full? I have a file in the same location as the project file. I tried editing the suf xml directly, but the UI complains about it being missing. Can relative paths be used?

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Error in Progress

February 26, 2013, 2:54 am

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Hi,

I evaluating Setup Factory before buying it.
I get the following error message during the deployment (on Windows 8) :

Code:

Error

Progress, Line 0: unexpected symbol near ']'

I have to hit several times OK before continuing; several files are processed previously without problems.

PS: I insert a print screen of the error.

What can I do ?
thanks in advance,
Domi.

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Installing a ZIP file

March 4, 2013, 1:01 am

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Hi,

how can I install (decompress,...) the content of a zip file (or any other archive type) ? is there any build-in methods ? must the zip in the exe format ?

A stuff of code would be greatly appreciated.
sncerly,
Domi.

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initializing popuo window

March 4, 2013, 9:24 am

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Hi,
I want to know their is any way to customize or change "initializing..." popup window in Setup factory 9.1

If any one know then please let me know. i'm waiting for your replay.....

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Packages Tree and ini File

March 7, 2013, 10:07 am

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Hi,

is there a way to select or deselect a checkbox in the packages tree on preload?

Im tried that in the On Preload, but without success.
Im also tested with the Custom Tree Properties, also without success.

On the Preload i have that code

Code:

result = INIFile.GetValue("C:\\temp\\data.ini", "test", "yes");

-- Dialog.Message("Value", ""..result.."", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);



if (result == "1") then

DlgSelectPackages.SetCategoryProperties(CTRL_SELECT_PACKAGE_TREE_01, CTRL_CATEGORY_001, {Enabled=false});

end

tips welcome ;)

Regards
Rolf

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Registry settings and uninstall

March 11, 2013, 5:21 pm

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I've been trying to figure out where you make your registry settings so that they become part of the uninstall. I included code in the On Post Install to create the registry settings but when I uninstall, the settings are still in the registry.

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Uninstall for setup containing multiple packages

March 12, 2013, 11:38 am

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I have been trying to figure out the best approach to creating a setup that contains selectable packages of which any or all may be installed. My setup creates one install that installs everything.

How should you handle creating a setup where each selectable package can be un-installed seperately?

Do I need to create seperate setup projects for each package and another setup that allows for the selection of packages to install and then put the setups for the packages in the Primer Files section, execute them from the 'On Post Install' action using File.Run that hopefully would create seperate uninstalls?

One problem that I see with this approach is that on the master setup project that contains the package selection screen, disk space requirements would be unknown for a selected package.

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How do I configure SF with multiple choice installs?

March 12, 2013, 7:33 pm

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I have several files that already are setup files, but I want to use Setup Factory personal edition to use a multiple choice menu that when a selection is made, it runs the corresponding setup file, EG, creating a games CD/DVD that has 15 games, each game has it's own setup exe file.

Can setup factory be used to install the entire 15 games into, say, c:\games then a multiple choice menu is offered with a list of those 15 games, then by clicking on one of the radio buttons, would run the corresponding install file, then, when setup.exe file (created with Setup Factory) is run again, it checks if any one of the games is already installed, and instead of copying all the games back to c:\games, it skips that part and shows the menu again to select and run the corresponding installer for a different game, and so on?

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Custom Screen problem

March 14, 2013, 4:21 am

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I have a custom progress screen with a progress bar(CTRL_PROGRESS_BAR_01).

The OnStart action never fires.

In OnStart action I try increasing the value of the progress bar but without success.

Then try show only a message(Dialog.Message("", "Start")),but never is shown.

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All it's telling me is "Failed to load the specified DLL"...

March 14, 2013, 2:31 pm

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For what reasons would it fail to load a specified dll in DLL.CallFunction()? The call is simple, requiring no parameters and returning a simple int. The Dll is stored in %TempLaunchFolder% and accessed like so:

Code:

local iRet = DLL.CallFunction( SessionVar.Expand( "%TempLaunchFolder%").."\\".."SUFEvent.dll", "SUF_SetSearchMonEvent", "", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_INTEGER, DLL_CALL_STDCALL);

The function is properly exported, as evidenced by depends.exe, the name is not decorated (mangled), and is the only function exported by this DLL. Can someone tell me what's wrong with this picture?

Thanks in advance!
DDoutelMS

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a nil value

March 15, 2013, 7:02 am

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i am trying to check the properties of a checkbox

as im read in the helpfile the return of a DlgCheckBox.GetProperties will be tb.Checked

if im use an if statement, then i receive an nil value error.

Code:

rcheck = DlgCheckBox.GetProperties("CheckBox1");

if rcheck.Checked then

do something

end

im also tried with "if rcheck == rcheck.Checked then" but they give the same result

What i am missing?

Regards
Rolf

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Newbie Question About Copying Folders

March 16, 2013, 7:43 am

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I'm trying to decide if I should purchase Setup Factory. I have a large library of product and presentation files (.doc, .ppt, .pdf) that are routinely updated and sent to our sales staff. There is a master folder with many sub-folders and files in it. We always want the staff to refer to the current files so we send a DVD to each of them, which includes the most up-to-date version of the master folder and all of its contents. Using the disc used to be acceptable with standard laptops but now many of the reps are switching to Ultrabooks and want to update our master folder on their machines. We include instructions on how to delete the old folder and install the new one from the disc but our folks have varying skill levels and we cannot support the myriad of problems we have encountered so I'm looking for a better solution.

I would like to create a typical windows style "setup" program that performs the folder copy action for them. My goal is to have this program delete the master folder tree on the user machine and copy the new master tree to it. I don't want to create a new setup program every time, I just want to update the contents of the master folder and run the same setup program over and over. In reading your users guide and forum posts it appears that Setup Factory cannot do this without some custom scripting because it does not have a wildcard (*.*) copy function. That surprises me but maybe this product is overkill for my needs. Can you shed some light on this feature?

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Install creation is trying to run another file

March 18, 2013, 9:57 pm

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This has been happening for a while and it's quite annoying...

Every time I compile an installer, just before and just after the code signing sequence I get popup windows about Installing Canon Omnipage driver. Each time I have to click twice to cancel out and continue.

I don't see anything in the logs. I do have Canon Omnipage installed as the scanner driver, but there's no reason that should get into it.

Is there a sequence that I can check?

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Evaluating install tools, and have question

March 19, 2013, 12:59 pm

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Hi.

I'm tasked with searching out various tools for building Windows installers, and making some recommendations to TPTB at my company.

I've been looking at Setup Factory and MSI Factory, and from what I've seen so far they look promising. Of course, at this point I've just browsed over the docs and watched a few of the training videos. But before I spend any more time on either, there's one sine qua non.

Our production builds are generated on a dedicated build machine, without human interaction. We feel this is necessary to ensure that the builds are consistent and repeatable. Our setup packages will be built in this way. We don't do anything fancy, basically we run a script that checks out a project into an empty directory, then runs a build batch file that's in that directory. The build batch file then runs msbuild, ant, VB, or whatever other tool is appropriate for the particular project.

So for this to work, we'd need to be able to run Setup Factory from a batch file, and to pass certain settings into it on the command line.

Most particularly, we generate the version numbers for our apps dynamically, setting the revision value based on the current SVN revision number. At a minimum, we would need to be able to run Setup Factory from a batch file, passing the revision number on the command line.

Do Setup Factory or MSI Factory have this capability?

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Trying to add exceptions to windows 7 and 8 firewall on instilation

March 21, 2013, 6:14 am

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What im trying to do is add a section to my installers that either adds the updater exe to the windows firewall when the game installs or prompts the user to allow the exception on instilation. And then to remove it on uninstall. Any ideas how i might accomplish this. I found a bit on the forums but that was for xp and vista. Thank you all for your help in advance.

Jander

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Need to set "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings"

March 26, 2013, 12:02 pm

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I have a 32 bit program which is installed by SF9. In order for this to run correctly on a Surface Pro I need to manually find the .exe, go to Properties/ Compatibility and check the "Disable display scaling on high DPI setting" box.

How can I cause this box to be checked as part of the SF9 installation?

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Getting a concatenation error

April 1, 2013, 3:22 am

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The error message is: attempt to concatenate global 'target_file' (a nil value)

But 'target_file_ is populated which I see when the popup asks if I am sure that I want to delete.

Code:

locate_folder = SessionVar.Expand("%AppFolder%\\CMD");

target_file = File.Find(locate_folder, "abc.txt", true, false, ShowSearchProgress, nil);



if (target_file) then

    Dialog.Message("Found!", "The target file found was:" .. target_file);

end





if (target_file ~= "CANCEL") and (target_file ~= "") then

    -- Ask the user to confirm the deletion of the file.

    result = Dialog.Message("IMPORTANT", "Are you sure you wish to delete the file located at "..target_file.."?\r\n\r\nClicking 'Yes' will remove the file.", MB_YESNO, MB_ICONQUESTION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);



    if (result == IDYES) then

        -- Show the status dialog.

        StatusDlg.Show();



        -- Delete the target file.

        File.Delete(target_file, false, false, false, nil);



        -- Hide the status dialog.

        StatusDlg.Hide();

    end

end

Where is the fault please?

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How do you register a DLL/OCX file in setup factory 9.1

April 1, 2013, 8:19 am

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What is the exact process to registering any type of .dll or .ocx file?

Things I have tryed that don't work are:

1. Going to advance and ticking register com interfaces and/or register type lib

2. Using the action System.RegisterActiveX etc

3. File.Run("regsvr32.exe", "...\\thedll.dll", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, true);

The only thing that works for me is:

creating a batch file to register the files and then use the File.Open action.

However I would ideally like the files to be registered as part of the install then ran a seperate file if someone knows a way that works or if im doing something wrong let me know.

I'm not one that easily asks for help but I just cant find a solution that works other than creating a seperate batch file.

thanks in advance.

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