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Serial Number - InstallShield Express
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Gene,
Can you explain a bit more about what you want to do? Do you want to set the version number of the code file when it's installed? Do you want to uniquely ID each install of the application? If it's either of these, I believe you'll need an external process to do it - ISE doesn't offer these options at least not that I'm aware of.
Rick
Can you explain a bit more about what you want to do? Do you want to set the version number of the code file when it's installed? Do you want to uniquely ID each install of the application? If it's either of these, I believe you'll need an external process to do it - ISE doesn't offer these options at least not that I'm aware of.
Rick
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Gene8,
If you just want to stamp a version number in your EXE, ISE won't do that, but VFP can. Hit the Version button in the Build dialogue.
Of course, you will get the same number in every installed instance of your app, but I assume that's what you want.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
If you just want to stamp a version number in your EXE, ISE won't do that, but VFP can. Hit the Version button in the Build dialogue.
Of course, you will get the same number in every installed instance of your app, but I assume that's what you want.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Mike Lewis
Programmer
Gnmn,
So, you're saying that you want each individual CD to have a different number? InstallShield cannot do that, because it doesn't actually burn the CD. It simply puts an image into a directory on your hard drive.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
So, you're saying that you want each individual CD to have a different number? InstallShield cannot do that, because it doesn't actually burn the CD. It simply puts an image into a directory on your hard drive.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mike Gagnon
Programmer
GNMN
You may need a third party software, take a look here:
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
You may need a third party software, take a look here:
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
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Thanks for the info.
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Following lines were gathered from InstallShield Express that would like to clarify if it is possible to use rather than using a third party software.
From the number 4 menu - "Customize the Setup Appearance" > "Dialogs" > "Customer Information", then under the Customer Information Properties, there were
1. Banner Bitmap = default bitmap
2. Show Serial Number = No
3. Serial Number Template (Read Only) = empty
4. Serial Number Validation DLL (Read Only) = 0
5. Validate Function (Read Only) = 0
6. Success Return Value (Read Only) = 1
7. Retry Limit (Read Only) = 0
8. Show All Users Option = Yes
Thanks!
Gnmn
Gene
****************************************************
Following lines were gathered from InstallShield Express that would like to clarify if it is possible to use rather than using a third party software.
From the number 4 menu - "Customize the Setup Appearance" > "Dialogs" > "Customer Information", then under the Customer Information Properties, there were
1. Banner Bitmap = default bitmap
2. Show Serial Number = No
3. Serial Number Template (Read Only) = empty
4. Serial Number Validation DLL (Read Only) = 0
5. Validate Function (Read Only) = 0
6. Success Return Value (Read Only) = 1
7. Retry Limit (Read Only) = 0
8. Show All Users Option = Yes
Thanks!
Gnmn
Gene
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Gene,
This refers to the user entering a serial number, and you (the programmer) providing some code to validate it. This is nothing to do with ISE itself generating the serial number.
Essentially, you tell ISE to accept a serial number from the user; you optionally provide a mask (the "template"
for restricting the input types; and you provide a DLL which contains the validation code.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
This refers to the user entering a serial number, and you (the programmer) providing some code to validate it. This is nothing to do with ISE itself generating the serial number.
Essentially, you tell ISE to accept a serial number from the user; you optionally provide a mask (the "template"
for restricting the input types; and you provide a DLL which contains the validation code.Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
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