Roger
Fri Dec 29 08:02:45 CST 2006
"ATSPSoft" <atspsoft@netvisao.pt> wrote in message
news:newscache$9la1bj$0ue$1@newsfront4.netvisao.pt
> [XP.PRO.SP2][VFP9.SP1]
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new in install shield installations...
Good luck!
> my program structure
> installation is:
>
> - <program folder> generally in local machine (C:)
> - <database folder> generally in network server (F: or G: ....
> )
> How i can in the intallation process ask to end user both path for
> <program folder> and <database folder>? it seems that the
> installation process only ask for <program folder>.. and i want for
> both folders!
I've done this in a many of my VFP "shrink-wrap" apps, however
I use the Developer version of InstallShield, not the version of IS
Express which ships with VFP, so even if I told you how to
do it, I'm not sure you could replicate it in IS Express.
What youre attempting is no trivial task and is really beyond the
scope of this NG. Creating an installation package using IS
(which is little more than a wrapper around Windows Installer)
particularly for use in a multi-user environment is every bit as
critical as your VFP app's design.
For example ... you want to install your app in a local
folder but its data in a folder on a network share,
right? OK, so how will your VFP app know where to look
for its data? Do you want IS and your VFP app to handle
this automatically, or do you require some techie to configure
the app at your user's site, post installation?
-Roger