SetupBuilder command line interface

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Could someone confirm that the SetupBuilder V6.5 Developer edition command
line interface works as documented? e.g. SBuilder /C "MyProject.sb6" should
compile the project "MyProject".

This "unattended build" capability is vital for a project I'm doing for a
client and I can't get the evaluation version of SB V6.5 Dev edition to do
anything with the command line (other than throw the message that it is the
"Evaluation Version"). In other words, it doesn't build the setup program
the way I _THINK_ it should. This may be a limitation in the eval version
but per the docs the eval version is "fully functional" so I wouldn't think
so.

I emailed the question to Lindersoft on Friday but of course haven't heard
back yet - it IS the weekend after all!!

Incidentallly I own SB V4 and use it for my installs. I haven't purchased
the later versions of SB simply because (until now) SB 4 did everything I
needed.

Thanks,

Al

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> This "unattended build" capability is vital for a project I'm doing

Cant pass the Joel test without it.
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"Joel test"??

Al

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Al,

> "Joel test"??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joel_Test

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Thanks for the explanation.

Al

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Hi Al,

>Could someone confirm that the SetupBuilder V6.5 Developer edition command
>line interface works as documented? e.g. SBuilder /C "MyProject.sb6" should
>compile the project "MyProject".

Verified, it works. You need to make sure that the path to the
SBuilder.exe is correct and also that the path to your project is
correct, i.e.:

"C:\Program Files\LinderSoft\SetupBuilder 6 Devloper\sbuilder.exe" /C
"C:\products\ITUtilities\Latest\ITUtilities.sb6"

You get a Wait cursor and then it's done and the exe is updated<g>

The log file goes where it should and will report errors if any. If
no errors are detected during the build, the log file is removed.

The help topic of "Command Line Options (Compiler)" describes the
options that you have. I've only tested for the log file creation
that the /C actually works - it does:)

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Arnor,

Is the log file you mention the "compiler.txt" the docs refer to for compile
errors?

Al

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Hi Al,

>Is the log file you mention the "compiler.txt" the docs refer to for compile
>errors?

Yes, I think that's what it was called. It is only created IF there
is an error during the compile process. If no error occured the file
does not exist. So it's very easy to check for the file existence -
if it's there, there was an error, if not, the script compiled without
an error. The file includes basically the same thing as you see on
the compiler window, i.e. what it did, where it failed etc.

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Hi Al,

I checked our records and an email went out to you on Saturday morning. I
did not bounce back (I think).

Friedrich

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Friedrich,

You're probably right. I haven't been to work to check my emails (it IS the
weekend after all!).

Al

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Friedrich,

OOPS, my bad!

I found the compiler.txt file (just where the docs said) and it did contain
an error (which was *MY* error). I'm sure once I correct that, the batch
compile will work (just like the docs say). I hate when that happens <G>.

Thanks for a great product.

Al

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Al,

> OOPS, my bad!
>
> I found the compiler.txt file (just where the docs said) and it did
> contain an error (which was *MY* error). I'm sure once I correct that,
> the batch compile will work (just like the docs say). I hate when that
> happens <G>.
>
> Thanks for a great product.

<G> Thank you ;-) Just drop me a line if there is any problem.

Friedrich

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Bingo! I love it when a plan comes together.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Al