SetupBuilder 6.6 Information [9/13/2007]

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Just wanted to let everyone know that SetupBuilder 6.6 is scheduled to be
released next week. The goal of this new minor version is to fix known bugs
and to provide important new features and enhancements.

The following items will definitely be included in the build:

Change log for release of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 1987 (September 13, 2007)
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IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Current Settings List starts on the first line"
option to the "Ready to Install" dialog properties.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "#get file
information..." compiler directive. This option lets you
retrieve the code-sign status of files.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add "Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "Get
File Information..." script function. This option lets you
retrieve the code-sign status of files.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Skip if file is already code-signed" option to the
"#code-sign application..." compiler directive.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Skip if file is already manifested" option to the
"#embed Vista manifest..." compiler directive.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Installer Elevation Type" option to the "Get System
Information..." script function. This option lets you determine
whether a User is a Member of the Administrators Group with
UAC Enabled on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "Redistributable Manager" and "Check for Help Updates"
functions require administrator execution level privileges
under Vista and Windows Server 2008. The IDE can detect now if
it is running non-elevated.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "#get file information..." compiler directive supports
constants and compiler variables as File Name parameter.

FIX : [SB#708141] IDE: In the "Get Registry Key Value..." script
item the ctrl-Right click was not enabled in the "Registry Key"
and "Value Name" entries.

FIX : [SB#708142] IDE: Moving Features up/down in the Features
Visualizer did not refresh the "Files and Folders" Visualizer
(it still displayed the previous Features order).

FIX : [SB#708151] IDE: Comment modifications in Dialog Properties
did not update the comment text on the "Dialog Visualizer"
until you went to another screen and came back.

FIX : [SB#708171] Compiler: In the Releases feature, the compiler
was unable to resolve compiler variables for the Output
Directory ([OUTPUTDIR]).

FIX : [SB#708211] Compiler: The "Readme" and "License Agreement"
Dialogs did not allow "hard coded" local:// paths.

FIX : [SB#708231] Debugger: The %_SB_ERRORCODE% variable value in
the Variables list never got updated.

FIX : [SB#708232] Installer: Under certain circumstances, a
successful call to the "Get File Information" script function
did not reset the %_SB_ERRORCODE% variable.

FIX : [SB#708251] Installer: Setting the %_SB_ERRORCODE%
programmatically to zero caused a crash.

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

FIX : [SB#709061] IDE: If a command line compile set the [OUTPUTDIR]
and/or [EXENAME] compiler variable values, the compiler reset
the values.

FIX : [SB#709111] IDE: The compiler did not handle Command, Arguments
and Icon File items for the "Create File Association..." script
function.

CHANGE : Installer: The installer put double-quotes around the File
Extension open command string item.

CHANGE : IDE: "#get file information..." compiler directive returns -1
if a file does not exist.

CHANGE : IDE: The "#embed Vista manifest..." compiler directive stops
with an error if the application in which to embed a
Vista-aware manifest already included a manifest.

CHANGE : IDE: "Save As..." dialog displays the current project file
name in the File Name field.

CHANGE : All signed applications make use of our new Comodo code-signing
certificate now, valid until 09/2010.

CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe (including wupdate.sb6) web update client.

CHANGE : Updated online help.

CHANGE : Updated PDF manual.

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Regards,

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

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Hi Friedrich -
I'm going to tell you what a client of mine has told me.
"Just about the time I figure out how to use this thing you
change it!"
He later told me "Thanks!", and to you I say "Thanks!". And
now I'll sit down and try to digest all of this.

Thanks
Guy

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> I'm going to tell you what a client of mine has told me.
> "Just about the time I figure out how to use this thing you
> change it!"
> He later told me "Thanks!", and to you I say "Thanks!". And
> now I'll sit down and try to digest all of this.

:)

Friedrich

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CHANGE : All signed applications make use of our new Comodo code-signing
certificate now, valid until 09/2010.

^ What does this mean?

Does it mean that all signed applications cannot use their own code signing
certificate?

Mike W

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Mike,

> CHANGE : All signed applications make use of our new Comodo
> code-signing
> certificate now, valid until 09/2010.
>
> ^ What does this mean?
>
> Does it mean that all signed applications cannot use their own code
> signing certificate?

We already changed the text in our internal release history three or four
days
ago into:

CHANGE : All code-signed SetupBuilder application files are signed with
a new Comodo certificate now, valid until 09/2010.

It just means that all SetupBuilder IDE system files (sbuilder.exe, the .dll
files, wupdate.exe, etc.) make use of a new certificate now.

All your installation files are code-signed with your own certificate.

Sorry for the confusion.

Friedrich

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

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Friedrich,

Thanks for your super fast response and clearing that up. As always, very
fast and on the ball - do you ever sleep?

--
Mike Wilson
Evolved Software Studios (UK)
Software for Construction, Healthcare, Financial and Broadcast Industries

web: <www.evolvedsoftwarestudios.com>
blog: <http://blog.evolvedsoftwarestudios.com>

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> Thanks for your super fast response and clearing that up. As always, very
> fast and on the ball - do you ever sleep?

<G> :)

Friedrich

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Our public web servers are scheduled for a major upgrade on Tuesday,
September 25, 2007. We decided to postpone the SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000
update till Wednesday, September 26, 2007.

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

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Thanks for letting us know. I await 6.6 with eager open arms :)

Mike W