What is lua5.1.dll?
This DLL (lua5.1.dll) is now appearing in my installations. What's it for and is it necessary? The reason I ask is that a web search doesn't return any useful information, just a lot of scam posts...
View ArticlePull Apart (parse) UNC Path
Im working on creating a utility that will be run across a UNC path. What i am looking to do is to have Setup Factory read in the full path, and parse out the server name and share. So far i have...
View ArticleFile.Run() behaviour
Hi All, When you call the File.Run("myProgram.exe") during OnPostInstall the Setup window is minimized and the myProgram.exe takes the focus. How do I change this behavior, hiding myProgram.exe and...
View ArticleFirst Setup Factory use, running into some problems...
Hey folks! This is the first installer/uninstaller I've authored using SF, and I've got a bit of a problem; perhaps someone here would be kind enough to steer me in the right direction. Setup works...
View ArticleDelete Temp folders at end of install
Let me start by saying yes, I have thoroughly read the help files. My question: When the installer gets to the end of the installation, I go back and clean up some files. So far, everything I have done...
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irsetup.exe not signed?
After signing the required files in my archive and then the output exe, running it on Win7 trigged an unknown UAC prompt. Why is irsetup.exe coming up as unknown publisher? Attachment 12089 Attached...
View ArticleNet Framework 4 client full install in China
Hello, I have company reps traveling in China, there it is difficult for company workers to download anything from the internet. I have a Visual Basic application that uses the .Net framework 4 client....
View ArticleRegistered Copyright symbol shows up as question mark
Someone in our company decided that the titles of the install pages needed to have the copyright symbol (R). This is fine - it is just that half the time I build the kit and install it - the copyright...
View ArticleHTTP.GetFileSize always returns > 0
Using HTTP.GetFileSize I am always getting a return value > 0 even if the file does not exist or even if I use a bogus URL. Here is the command: n = HTTP.GetFileSize(myURL, MODE_BINARY, 10, 80, nil,...
View ArticleDetect previous version and uninstall it?
Hello! I am using SF9.1 and I am wondering, if I could easily detect a previous installed version of my setup and uninstall it. Main problem I have is: I add a shortcut to the START menu of windows....
View ArticleOk, I'll bite; need some help.
Registry.GetValue() is giving me fits; I need a simple value out of the registry, and I've tried two routes to get it, both fail. I have these session variables defined (%ChromeInstallDir% and...
View ArticleSetup Screen Question?
Hey guys, I know I can change the caption, visibility and enabled state of buttons on the wizard screens, all through the Setup Factory interface. What I need to do is to show only a "Finish" button on...
View ArticleHow to handle variables with value "NIL" during runtime?
Hi I have a variable with a value "nil", I cannot check this by using simple: if (sMyUninstallInfo[1] == nil) then Is there a correct way to check this?
View ArticlePreparing to do our first Real-World Setup Factory Installer, and...
...I have a battery of questions, none of which are necessarily of a programming nature, but rather of a Setup Factory behavioral nature. So if you knowledgeable folks will kindly indulge me...? On...
View ArticleProblem with setup for Wow64 plugin
Hi Ulrich, I bought Setup Factory 9 this afternoon, so that I could get set up at home the same way I'm set up at work. I'm finding that the installer for the Wow64 plugin is failing to detect the...
View ArticleTrend Micro reports possible_movly
It seems that Trend Micro are at it again with their false positives. All of our installers created using SUF9 are now being flagged as virus "possible_movly".
View ArticleEasiest way to force (simulate) an installation failure?
Title says it all; what's the easiest way to force a setup failure for testing purposes in a Setup Factory 9 installer? Thanks, guys! DDoutelMS
View ArticleRunning uninstall.exe from command line results in error
For our product, uninstalling from Control Panel Add/Remove works great. However, if I run the uninstall.exe from a command line, I get an error. Invalid start mode: archive filename Can anyone explain...
View ArticleQuestion re: Design-time constants?
Gents, I need to grab and save the installer build date. I've tried it 3 ways, and SUF doesn't seem to like it in any of them: dt = #DATE# dt = "\"" .. #DATE# .. "\"" dt = "#DATE#" What is the...
View ArticleGet Setup executable name/location programmatically?
I need to get the File Version of the setup executable specified in Build Settings=>Setup Filename, at runtime. Is there a way to get the name and location of this file in script? I tried using...
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