SetupBuilder 5.4 Build #1445 is released

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SetupBuilder 5.4 Build #1445 is released.

As always you may use the "Check for Updates" option within SetupBuilder to
auto-update your current SB5 version.

You can also download the full SetupBuilder 5.4 install image by following
the appropriate link below:

For Developer Edition:
http://www.lindersoft.com/setupscript_4.htm

For Professional Edition:
http://www.lindersoft.com/lspsfx10_4.htm


Change log for release of SetupBuilder 5.4 Build 1445 (March 20, 2006)
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Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workarounds/Changes/Notes:

FEATURE : Add "Get Registry Key SubKey" script function to retrieve the
name(s) of a specific subkey.

IMPROVEMENT: Digital Signature (code signing) and Installer Integrity
Verification can coexist now.

IMPROVEMENT: If an "Include Script" is configurable, display a "Include
Script Compiler Variables Configuration" in the #include
script... compiler directive dialog.

IMPROVEMENT: "#def - Get Value from INI File" supports constants and
compiler variables now.

IMPROVEMENT: "#const - Get Value from INI File" supports constants and
compiler variables now.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#602222] Add "Skip Invalid Patch" File Properties option.
File patching will be skipped during the file installation
process if the file to be updated is not a valid update
candidate.

IMPROVEMENT: Script comment size increased to 512 bytes.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Silent restart" option to "Reboot/Restart System" script
function.

IMPROVEMENT: "Wait" installer dialog is more responsive to redrawing events
if external programs are running and the "Wait" option is used.

IMPROVEMENT: "#set compiler variable" compiler directive: add "Include
Script Compiler Variable Configuration" option.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Increase" and "Decrease" Value Options to the "#def"
compiler directive.

FIX : "#def - Get Value from INI File" was not working as expected.

FIX : Script Editor: vertical scroll bar thumb resizing issue.

FIX : Dialogs Visualizer: Canceling a "Define Wizard Dialog" made
the Script Editor "read-only".

FIX : [SB#602221] "Send Install Event Entry" item could not be
deleted from within the Script Editor.

FIX : "Add RegistryRunOnce Entry" item could not be deleted from
within the Script Editor.

FIX : "Get System Information - .NET Status" function did not detect
the final version of the .NET 2.0 Framework.

FIX : Script Editor: possible duplicate items in Include Script Tab
problem.

FIX : [SB#602271] Under certain circumstances Internet Shortcut
creation failed (create folder problem).

FIX : Under certain circumstances uninstall did not remove folders
recursively created by the installer.

FIX : Under certain circumstances the compiler reported iDeploy
errors even if iDeploy was disabled.

FIX : Print script issues.

FIX : [SB#603061] Windows 98 SE (version 4.10.2222B) detection
problem.

FIX : [SB#603051] Script Editor: Possible "Details" button problem.

FIX : [SB#603101] "Send OutputDebugString" script function was not
working as expected.

CHANGE : Selecting a variable in the Setup Editor's "Script Variable"
list highlights the script line that defines the variable.

CHANGE : Script Editor: cosmetic Include Script Tab modification.

CHANGE : Installer "Wait" dialog: cosmetic modifications.

CHANGE : "#set compiler variable" compiler directive: Value can be an
empty string now.

CHANGE : "Get System Information - MDAC Status" changed into "MDAC
Version". This function returns the installed MAC version now.

CHANGE : "Get System Information - Windows Installer Version" returns
"0" now (instead of an empty string) if Windows Installer is
not available.

CHANGE : Add updated (recompiled) wupdate.exe Web Update client.

CHANGE: : Increment version number to 5.4.

REGRESSION : [SB#602241] The delete key no longer worked in the Script
Editor.

REGRESSION : Possible "Run Program" issue.

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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We decided to not make the new "point and click" runtime include scripts
part of this SetupBuilder 5.4 version.

The new compiler enhancement (Developer Edition) to convert Windows
Installer Merge Modules (.msm) into native .msi runtime installation
packages for SetupBuilder 5 works fine, but we still have a problem
with "configurable" merge modules. In this case, we can only compile
the full merge module into a .msi runtime package, but we cannot
enable/disable specific features.

We'll make the following runtime packages available ASAP:

* SQL Server 2005 Express redistribution
* .NET Framework 2.0 redistribution
* Visual C++ 2005 Runtime redistribution
* Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) redistribution
* Windows Installer 2.0 redistribution
* SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine redistribution
* Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 redistribution
* SqlXml 3.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) redistribution
* Visual J# 2.0 redistribution
* Crystal Reports Xi SP1
* More to come...

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder

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Friedrich,

Is there any plans to provide pervasive SQL workgroup insall integration?

Hyrum Tatton
TES-Software

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Hyrum,

I'll contact Persavive and get back to you.

Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5