About installation

[Jonah86]

Ok, this is probably going to be the stupidest question yet...but I'm at a loss.

I am about done with a project that needs to be installed on other people's computers, and I was wondering how to go about installing it.

I have an installer(actually 2, installshield and inno setup), but I'm not sure which files, other than the .exe to package with the install.

Any help?

 

[DjangMan]

Does your program make use of any database technologies or DLLs or is it completely standalone?

 

[Jonah86]

It uses BDE, connected to a MySQL database. Also has a report connected to it. That's about it I believe.

 

[DjangMan]

So you'll need to install the BDE.CAB and probably the MySQL ODBC driver (assuming that's how your connecting from the BDE). What are you using for your report engine? Rave, Crystal, ACE...?

 

[Jonah86]

I'm using Rave for my reports. So all I need to do is include the BDE.CAB file with my installer and it should work? Sorry, I've never done this part before.

 

[Jonah86]

ok, I can't seem to find a BDE.cab file anywhere...I'm really getting lost in this whole process. I'm trying to use Installshield, and it seems like it should be easy...but I'm just not able to get over the hump of it's learning curve for some reason.

Are there any FAQs or tutorials out there that are any good?

 

[TonHu]

The hardest part is determining what files need to be installed. (Look in the 'deployment' section) This is where Installshield express is *not* going to help you... After that I would personally choose Inno Setup over any other setup tool, ever. ;-)
The free newsgroups on the Innosetup.com site offer all the help you could possibly need.

HTH
TonHu

 

[Jonah86]

Well thank you, I will be heading there right away.

Any other tips are MORE than welcome, of course