Astrum Installer Questions

[reynolditpi]

After reading several posts in the forum supporting it, I have purchased Astrum Install Wizard to create installation packages for my application that I am creating in A5V8.

While setting up my install program, I have run into trouble inputting the correct shortcut link target for the shortcuts Astrum creates. I wish to have my application open with my splash screen and title. I understand that I cannot simply point my shortcuts to the alpha5.exe file and need to add additional information to my short cut. So this is what I have done and its outcome:

1. I started with the link target copied directly from the shortcut generated from A5v8: "C:\Program Files\A5V8 Runtime\alpha5.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\Tony Reynolds.PSSLABTOP\Desktop\WCP 11 9 07\Workout Creator.adb" -INCLUDE="C:\Documents and Settings\Tony Reynolds.PSSLABTOP\Desktop\WCP 11 9 07\Workout Creator_Workout Creator Pro.startup"
2. I then changed it to use the Astrum installers variables: “<InstallDir>\alpha5.exe" "<InstallDir>\Workout Creator.adb" -INCLUDE=" <InstallDir> \Workout Creator_Workout Creator Pro.startup". This did not work
3. I read one of Cals posts in the A5 forum and have tried this: "\"<InstallDir>\alpha5.exe\" \"<InstallDir>\Workout Creator.adb\" –INCLUDE=\" <InstallDir> \Workout Creator_Workout Creator Pro.startup\"". Did not work either.

I have tried several other variations of these three things and have had no success. Now when I run the install package Astrum creates it does not create the shortcuts at all.

Second question:

The user guide for Runtime Plus says this: If you write your own install program, you must register a5controls.dll and a5contexteval.dll during installation. If you have a Runtime+ edition, then you must also register all files matching ‘codejock*.ocx’. This reminds me of the Charlie Brown cartoons where the teacher says WHAA WHAA WHAA, WHAA WHAA. In other words….I have no idea what this means. I am GUESSING that in the Astrum install wizard I would set keys for these files under the registry section. I do not know where or what to type in when I click the Add Key Button. Any suggestions on this as well?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Tony

[DaveM]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

file for you. Unzip it to your app directory/folder and run it on the new machine. Of course change the files to the way you need them for your runtime.

Dave M

[DaveM]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

�<InstallDir>\alpha5.exe" "<InstallDir>\Workout Creator.adb" -INCLUDE=" <InstallDir> \Workout Creator_Workout Creator Pro.startup". This did not work
3. I read one of Cals posts in the A5 forum and have tried this: "\"<InstallDir>\alpha5.exe\" \"<InstallDir>\Workout Creator.adb\" �INCLUDE=\" <InstallDir> \Workout Creator_Workout Creator Pro.startup\"".

�<InstallDir>\alpha5.exe" would be the same folder as "<InstallDir>\Workout Creator.adb". Unless you have both app and exe in the same folder this won't work.

You can hard code everything(paths) into installmaker if needed, but remember to test it well as you should anything. See below.

Dave

[reynolditpi]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

Thanks again Dave. I do have the both the app and the alpha5.exe in the same folder.

I created an install package in A5V8 that placed both the runtime and the app files into the same folder. I then ran the A5 installer on my computer and installed the files to a folder on my desktop.

I used ALL files and folders that the A5 installed in this folder to populate the Astrum Installer Wizard.

I could not find anything is the A5 discussion board that covered the correct way to do this. Therefore I went on an under-educated guess.

This process placed the alpha5.exe file in the app folder.

I will look through your attachement this evening and see what I can learn.

Thanks again.
T

[reynolditpi]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

Dave,
I am finally back on the install issue. I have had other fires to deal with.

I have a couple questions. Your bat file contained:

regsrv32.exe c:\ups55\a5controls.dll
regsrv32.exe c:\ups55\A5ContextEval.dll
regsrv32.exe c:\ups55\SimpleChart4Lite.dll
regsrv32.exe c:\ups55\Codejock.PropertyGrid.v9.81.ocx

I am assuming that ups55 is the directory where your ups55 app will be installed.

What happens if the installer installs your app into a different directory?

Since Astrum provides a feature to allow the installer to select a directory, will "hard coding" a direct path to theses dll and ocx files in your bat file potentially cause a problem if the installer does select a different directory for installation?

i found this in a post on the forum where you and some others were discussing this:

regsvr32.exe /s "c:\program files\your directory\a5controls.dll"
regsvr32.exe /s "c:\program files\your directory\A5ContextEval.dll"
regsvr32.exe /s "c:\program files\your directory\SimpleChart4Lite.dll"
regsvr32.exe /s "c:\program files\your directory\Codejock.PropertyGrid.v9.81.ocx"
regsvr32.exe /s "c:\program files\your directory\COdejock.SuiteCtrls.9700.ocx"

Once again, how can i be certian of where program files\your directory will be on the installers computer?

Thanks again for your help and anybody else who chimes in.
Tony

[CALocklin]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

Tony, you don't need batch files to register those dlls with Astrum.

In the "files to install" area, click on each of the files that needs to be registered then click the "Advanced" button and check the "Shared Component" and "Register Activex" boxes in the upper left. This is much easier than building and running a batch file. Besides, it will work in whatever directory the user decides to install to rather than requiring that it be installed in a specific directory.

[DaveM]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

Cal is correct and I should have suggested it.

[reynolditpi]

Re: Astrum Installer Questions

Great guys. Thanks again.
Tony