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12-06-2010, 01:36 AM
SetupBuilder 7.3 Release Announcement

Lindersoft, a global leader in the development of installation software for
Windows applications, announced today the immediate availability of
SetupBuilder Version 7.3, the latest edition of its award-winning
Installation Authoring and Configuration Management system for Microsoft
Windows based applications that is used by thousands of organizations around
the world.

The SetupBuilder installation-authoring tools are designed to reduce the
time and complexity of creating software installations. Version 7.3 is an
important step forward in our evolving support for state-of-the-art
installation technology. Based on user feedback, SetupBuilder 7.3 is full of
features to make setup development again easier and more flexible. Any
organization planning to move its applications to the Windows 7 and Windows
2008 R2 platforms will be able to use SetupBuilder to comply with this new
industry standard.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.lindersoft.com/sb7.htm

This release is available, free of charge, to all SetupBuilder customers who
have an active SetupBuilder maintenance and support subscription plan.

If you do not have an active subscription plan, please contact your account
manager at sales@lindersoft.com.


SetupBuilder 7.3 Build 3162 (December 05, 2010)
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FEATURE : IDE: Add "Enable Windows 7 Taskbar Progress" option to the
"Progress Dialog: Display..." script function. It displays the
current progress of the installation as the "progress status"
in the Windows 7 taskbar.

FEATURE : Add support for the SoftVelocity Clarion 7.3 environment.

FEATURE : IDE: Add integrated "Learning SetupBuilder" help.

FEATURE : IDE: By default, the compiler updates the setup executable's PE
header TimeDateStamp value now. This is the setup file creation
time (rel. to 00:00 on 1 January 1970 in Greenwich, England).
Signature-based antivirus systems attempt to find viral code by
looking for characteristic byte sequences in the executable.
The updated TimeDateStamp creates more individual PE Portable
Executables.

The SKIP_TIMEDATESTAMP #pragma lets you skip the modification
of the TimeDateStamp PE field in the setup.exe 'stub loader'.

FEATURE : Installer: Add new /E1 and /E2 event logging mode command line
options to create an unique sbevents_GUID.txt logging file
name (/E1) or set the name of the event logging file
(/E2 "filename").

FEATURE : [SB#010171] Add "Cancel Wizard" option to the "Exit
Installation..." script function.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "Add Shared Resource..." script function supports the
'User Limit' option.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE #pragma to compile terminal
server-aware installation applications.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add SKIP_TIMEDATESTAMP #pragma to skip the modification
of the TimeDateStamp PE field in the setup.exe 'stub loader'.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add /WCL command line switch to pass the parent
folder of web update clients to the web update installer
package.

IMPROVEMENT: Add {IDEPLOY_CLI} pre-defined installer variable which holds
the name of the "IDEPLOY.CLI" web update properties file.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add improved Regular Expression engine to power
the following "If..." and "ElseIf..." Condition Statements:
- Matches RegExp
- Does Not Match RegExp

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add improved Regular Expression engine to power the
following "#ifcompvar..." compiler directive Condition
Statements:
- Matches RegExp
- Does Not Match RegExp

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add improved Regular Expression engine to power the
following "#ifconst..." compiler directive Condition
Statements:
- Matches RegExp
- Does Not Match RegExp

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: The "Progress Dialog" runs on its own thread to
avoid possible dead-locks when launching external applications
with the "Wait for Program" option enabled.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Improvements in the internal variable handling
management to speed up variable value processing.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Compiler variables are supported in General Information
"Add/Remove Programs" now.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add improved "screen buffering" to the Custom Dialog
Wizard management to reduce screen flickering.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#007151] IDE: Display '"Include Script" Compiler Variable
Configuration' information in the Script Editor.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Several minor compiler improvements.

FIX : [SB#007141] IDE: Possible line selection problem in the Script
Editor.

FIX : [SB#007091] IDE: Line 17 in all created Uninstall Include
Scripts (.sbi) was an invalid line.

FIX : [SB#007092] IDE: Line 15 in all created standard Include
Scripts (.sbi) was an invalid line.

FIX : [SB#008271] Installer: Possible sporadic problems with the
threaded "Wait Dialog...".

FIX : [SB#009031] Installer: Under certain circumstances, Windows x64
did not replace locked-files in 64-bit specific folders.

FIX : [SB#009071] IDE: Possible "#code-sign application..." problem
when using multiple directives with wildcards.

FIX : Installer: Problem in the "Add/Remove Shared Resource..."
script function when the "Delete Shared Resource" operation or
a Share Type other than "STYPE_DISKTREE" was selected.

FIX : Installer: Possible "Map/Disconnect Mapped Drive..." script
function uninstall log issue.

FIX : [SB#009141] IDE: The "Perform Dynamic Scan" list came up black
on black.

FIX : Installer: If the installer was executed from an UNC path, the
built-in %SRCDRV% runtime variable hold an incorrect value.

FIX : IDE: CSIDL Folder Properties modifications caused corruption in
the folder item structure.

FIX : [SB#010131] Installer: Under certain circumstances, the
installer application caused a 'buffer overrun error'.

FIX : [SB#010191] IDE: When run with the command line compiler, the
#msgbox always appeared behind the compiler progress window.

FIX : [SB#007121] Installer: The "Matches RegExp" and "Does Not Match
RegExp" conditions in the "If Statement" resolved to an
incorrect value if the variable value was empty.

FIX : [SB#010261] IDE: The "Edit INI File..." script function caused
a "Runtime Error" in the compiler if the keyname value was
>512 bytes.

FIX : Uninstall: The "Edit INI File..." script function caused a
"Buffer Overrun Error" if the previous keyname value was
>512 bytes.

FIX : [SB#010281] Installer: The "Create Shortcut..." script function
returned an incorrect error code in %_SB_ERRORCODE%.

FIX : [SB#011101] IDE: Under certain circumstances, the compiler
crashed if write access to the target location was denied
during an .exe generation process an it left behind an .exe and
.lsp file.

FIX : [SB#011041] IDE: The 'Toggle to add Folder(s) and File(s)"
option (2nd button to recursively Add Folders and files) in the
"Files and Folders" Visualizer did not remember the global
"File Replacement" preference.

FIX : Installer: The "List Box" dialog caused a 'buffer overrun
error' if the list box data size was >1,024 bytes.

FIX : Installer: A Listbox control in a "Custom Wizard Dialog"
initialized its data twice.

CHANGE : All updated SetupBuilder system application files are code
signed with a new Comodo certificate now, valid until 09/2013.

CHANGE : IDE: It's not possible to use the pipe character (|) in Visual
Dialog Editor controls any longer.

CHANGE : IDE: The compiler can detect invalid .sbi include script files
(.sb7 project files renamed or saved to .sbi).

CHANGE : Installer: If a patch "apply" process fails, a patch specific
error code is displayed now.

CHANGE : IDE: "Add/Remove Shared Resource..." dialog modifications.

CHANGE : IDE: "Map/Disconnect Network Drive..." dialog modifications.

CHANGE : IDE: "Add/Remove Scheduled Task..." dialog modifications.

CHANGE : Installer: If a binary patch "apply" process fails and the
original file gets deleted, the file is restored if the
global file backup option is enabled.

CHANGE : IDE: Modifications in the internal thread communication
management to avoid possible dead-locks when opening and
closing projects.

CHANGE : IDE: A single $ character in a variable value does not slow
down the compilation process any longer.

CHANGE : IDE: The command line compiler waits for 75ms before returning
to the calling application.

CHANGE : Installer: The "Handle Text File Operation (Insert Line)"
script function does not create a temporary file if the "Line"
parameter is set to '0' to append a line to the end of an
existing file.

CHANGE : Installer: The "Handle Text File Operation (Get Line)" script
function reads the next line from a text file if the "Line"
parameter is set to '0' (and does not close the file). To
close the file after reading the next line, call the function
again and set "Line" to '-1'.

CHANGE : Installer: The application 'stub loader' automatically displays
a "This application has detected a CRC32 data integrity error
while extracting temporary runtime files. The most likely cause
for this error is a corrupt download." error message if the
runtime package is corrupt.

CHANGE : Installer: The 'Add/Remove Font' functions do not use the
SendMessage Windows API to notify other windows of the font
table change by sending a WM_FONTCHANGE message to all
top-level windows in the system. It uses the SendNotifyMessage
API now.

CHANGE : Installer: Modifications in the internal temporary runtime file
management.

CHANGE : Installer: Modifications in the internal application startup
management. The installer displays its icon faster in the
Windows 7 taskbar now.

CHANGE : Installer: The installer does not display the 'Abort' dialog if
it receives a "close event". When using the Windows 7 Taskbar
"Close window" item to close the installer application, it does
not leave the 'Finish' dialog running in the background.

CHANGE : Installer: A Custom Wizard Dialog action does not reset focus
to the 'Next' wizard button.

CHANGE : Documentation (.chm and .pdf) is not available as packaged .ZIP
archives any longer. Documentation updates are deployed as
standard SetupBuilder .EXE files now.

CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe (including wupdate.sb7) web update client.

CHANGE : Updated wucheck.exe (including wucheck.sb7) web update check
client.

CHANGE : Updated online help.


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The full history list can be obtained through the following link:
www.lindersoft.com/HISTORYSB7.TXT


Best regards,

Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

SetupBuilder is Windows 7 installation -- "point. click. ship"

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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12-06-2010, 01:45 AM
Friedrich,

> SetupBuilder 7.3 Release Announcement

Thanks! Mine just updated.

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12-06-2010, 01:46 AM
Mille Merci Friedrich (good thing no F1 GP today) <g>

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12-06-2010, 04:56 AM
All,

I forgot to mention the following:

1. "Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate thread #X. Click OK to retry".

There seems to be some kind of "threading issue" in all SetupBuilder IDEs
(V5, V6, and V7). In V73, there is a new IDE function to detect this
problem and a "Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate thread #X. Click OK
to retry" message box is displayed. If you see the message very often,
please drop me a line.

2. "Check for Help Updates" in SB70, SB71, and SB72.

The "Check for Help Updates" feature in SetupBuilder 7.3 does not make use
of .ZIP archives any longer. It's powered by SetupBuilder .EXE packages
now. We'll stop the "Live Help Update" functionality for SetupBuilder V7.0,
V7.1 and V7.2 on March 05, 2011.

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

SetupBuilder is Windows 7 installation -- "point. click. ship"

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

NewsArchive
12-06-2010, 11:27 AM
By the way, if you see this '"Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate
thread #X. Click OK to retry" message box', please let me know (or post
here) which Thread did not terminate.

Thank you for your help. This is a very long-standing threading issue
(caused dead-locks in the IDE) and the message box helps to close the
thread. But it's not the final solution.

Friedrich

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12-06-2010, 11:27 AM
I posted in other NG that if I open the IDE and open the template
registry (which triggers a complete shipped registry rebuild) then all
is fine when installing the drivers..... hope this helps.

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Cordialement - Best regards
__________________________________________________ _____

For those who do not understand ... : "Qui bene amat bene castigat."
__________________________________________________ _____

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Transfer your Data
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with Vista" & "Works with Windows Server 2008"

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12-06-2010, 11:28 AM
Hi JP,

> I posted in other NG that if I open the IDE and open the template registry
> (which triggers a complete shipped registry rebuild) then
> all is fine when installing the drivers..... hope this helps.

That's for the Clarion 7.3 IDE, right?

IIRC, the same applies to Clarion 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2.

Friedrich

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12-06-2010, 11:28 AM
Thread #1 (IIRC)

Thanks for SB7.3

Markus

NewsArchive
12-06-2010, 11:28 AM
>
> Thread #1 (IIRC)
>

Thank you!! There are 7 different IDE threads involved and Thread #1 and #2
seem to cause problems.

> Thanks for SB7.3

:)

Friedrich

NewsArchive
12-06-2010, 11:29 AM
So this means you're using a system other than the CRC comparison you
described a year ago?

Care to share any details?

Jane

NewsArchive
12-06-2010, 11:29 AM
Hi Jane,

> So this means you're using a system other than the CRC comparison you
> described a year ago?
>
> Care to share any details?

It still uses the same CRC comparison. But the IDE does not download a .ZIP
and automatically unzips it any longer. The problem is that the IDE itself
is (by default) running non-elevated. We have to install the documentation
into the SetupBuilder Program Files folder now and this process requires
elevation. The SetupBuilder .EXE handles this for us and we do not have to
force the user to restart the IDE elevated in order to update the
documentation.

Another negative side effect with the ZIP files was, we provided download
links to the documentation and CHM files that are downloaded (even in form
of ZIP files) are often tagged as potentially malicious by Windows, which
effectively blocks all the html pages inside of it. Not so with CHM files
deployed through the .EXE.

So we have several support problems solved in one go <g>

Friedrich

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12-06-2010, 11:29 AM
The old tricking Windows trick...LOL...

I clicked the "learning SB" link and it did a download that requested
elevation at the end, and I guess you're doing something similar with
wucheck for the main documentation? That one worked fine.

Jane

NewsArchive
12-06-2010, 11:29 AM
>
> The old tricking Windows trick...LOL...
>

<BG>

> I clicked the "learning SB" link and it did a download that requested
> elevation at the end, and I guess you're doing something similar with
> wucheck for the main documentation? That one worked fine.

Yes, that's correct. The "Learning SetupBuilder" (CHM), "Online Help" (CHM)
and "PDF Manual" (PDF) are distributed through the .EXE and request
elevation.

The updated (non-elevated) "Examples Package" does not install the "Learning
SetupBuilder" any longer.

The "Check for Help Updates" function in the IDE can detect outdated
documentation and downloads/installs what is required.

Friedrich

NewsArchive
12-07-2010, 02:30 AM
Friedrich,

> By the way, if you see this '"Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate
> thread #X. Click OK to retry" message box', please let me know (or post
> here) which Thread did not terminate.

I must have downloaded the GOOD one! I've been in and out of 7.3
repeatedly since it was released and haven't seen this once.

See, I got the GOOD one!<g>

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12-07-2010, 02:30 AM
Lee,

>> By the way, if you see this '"Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate
>> thread #X. Click OK to retry" message box', please let me know (or post
>> here) which Thread did not terminate.
>
> I must have downloaded the GOOD one! I've been in and out of 7.3
> repeatedly since it was released and haven't seen this once.
>
> See, I got the GOOD one!<g>

<G> :)

That's very interesting. I also have two machines where it does not fail
(not a single time; never). This is so strange...

Thank you!

Friedrich

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12-07-2010, 02:31 AM
> If you see the message very often,
> please drop me a line.

I get this message for thread #1 immediately after starting the IDE over
50% of the time. I've sat here and repeatedly opened and closed SB7.3 a
number of times, and really don't see any pattern, but it is there most
of the time.

Ben
- --
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CTO, Accelerated Design, Inc.
http://www.accelerateddesign.com/

NewsArchive
12-07-2010, 02:32 AM
Hi Ben,

> I get this message for thread #1 immediately after starting the IDE over
> 50% of the time. I've sat here and repeatedly opened and closed SB7.3 a
> number of times, and really don't see any pattern, but it is there most
> of the time.

Thank you for the info. That means, this threading issue affects quite a
few developers (but in the past, the IDE "failed" silently and this caused
strange problems).

I have to find out why thread #1 and #2 do not terminate as expected.

Thanks again!

Friedrich

NewsArchive
12-09-2010, 01:30 AM
Hi Friedrich,

> That's very interesting. I also have two machines where it does not fail
> (not a single time; never). This is so strange...

Is this the issue that affects the command line compiler where it does not
terminate correctly? I have _never_ seen this with the IDE that I can
recall, but I see this from time to time when building with Build Automator.
I ran through 13 build processes last night and not one failed. Usually it
would fail once when I did a full product build process like that, but not
last night:)

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NewsArchive
12-09-2010, 01:31 AM
Hi Arnór,

>> That's very interesting. I also have two machines where it does not fail
>> (not a single time; never). This is so strange...
>
> Is this the issue that affects the command line compiler where it does not
> terminate correctly? I have _never_ seen this with the IDE that I can
> recall, but I see this from time to time when building with Build
> Automator. I ran through 13 build processes last night and not one
> failed. Usually it would fail once when I did a full product build
> process like that, but not last night:)

Yes and no <g>. But the problems are related.

In SetupBuilder 7.3 Build 3162, the following change gives the command line
compiler more time to terminate the thread.

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CHANGE : IDE: The command line compiler waits for 75ms before returning
to the calling application.
---

Your 13 build processes did not fail, so it seems to me that this change
already helps. Very cool.

In SetupBuilder 7.3, there is a new mechanism to detect such a "never ending
threads" scenario. Unfortunately, it kicks in too early and the threads
need more time to terminate. We'll make a new SetupBuilder 7.3 Build 3166
available later today and I hope this can work around the issue.

Friedrich

NewsArchive
12-09-2010, 01:32 AM
>
> 1. "Warning: The IDE was unable to terminate thread #X. Click OK to
> retry".
>

I think it's fixed now. We'll make a new SB73 build available very soon.

Friedrich

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12-09-2010, 01:32 AM
FWIW - I sometimes get the message only once, usually on start up and shutdown.

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NewsArchive
12-09-2010, 01:41 PM
>
> FWIW - I sometimes get the message only once, usually on start up and
> shutdown.
>

Yes, same here. The new build (it's available now) "should" fix this.

Friedrich

NewsArchive
12-10-2010, 01:45 AM
Hi Friedrich

> Your 13 build processes did not fail, so it seems to me that this change
> already helps. Very cool.

Thanks for the clarification:)

Best regards,

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Port Angeles, Washington
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