Installation Program

[robertfah]

I need to create an install program that does the following:

1.) Install the program that I created in a specific folder. If the program already exists, it should automatically uninstall and reinstall the new version (only if it's newer, not older)
2.) Install some data files (ex. 1 xml and 2 crystal reports)
3.) Run the Crystal Reports Runtime AND FoxIt pdf executable (again only if they are not installed and are newer).

I am running vs2008 and am aware of the Install Project but can I do the steps above fairly easily through that or would I be better off using something like Advance Installer or Install Shield?

 

[craigber]

An install project should handle that, but I have a couple of issues with FoxIt.
First, do you have a license to redistribute it?
Second, what if the user has Adobe Reader? Installing FoxIt may change file associations, which is not good. You should just use the reader the user has installed.

Craig Berntson
MCSD, Visual FoxPro MVP,

http://www.craigberntson.com/blog

 

[robertfah]

First, do you have a license to redistribute it?

We have contacted FoxIt and their reader is free to distribute commercially.

Second, what if the user has Adobe Reader? Installing FoxIt may change file associations, which is not good. You should just use the reader the user has installed.

These are our computers and we know the exact configuration of each one, which does not include Adobe, so we are not worried about changing the file association.

Thanks for your answers, I'm not too sure how I'm going to get the install project to work, I'll ahve to see if there's any tutorials online.

Thanks again!