SetupBuilder 2019, Remote Deploy, and more...

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All,

we continue to enhance SetupBuilder 2019 to provide our customers advanced
power and functionality needed to develop and manage state-of-the-art
Windows installations.

So on November 10th, I restarted work on a software project which I've left
be for a while. Nearly two years ago, our good friend Russell B. Eggen
started a new journey. Russ, it hurts to see all your comments in our
SBRemote's project release history and SetupScript source code. I miss you
so much... But I know you are at a better place with no pain.

Wolfgang Kirsch of Classic Systems contacted me a while ago. As it turned
out, their deployment requirements fit well with the functionality offered
by our SetupBuilder Remote Deploy "Installigence" technology.

SetupBuilder Remote Deploy lets you do mass remote installations in
Workgroups and Domains - even if Windows User Account Control (UAC) is
enabled. The "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Client", with the optional help of
the "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Administrator" (written in Clarion), pushes
a remote-enabled SetupBuilder 10 install image from a Windows computer ("the
server") over to the Windows clients ("the workstations") and performs an
unattended software installation, update, or uninstallation.

We are running tests at the moment. Thank you Wolfgang for your help!
Let's hope we can bring this feature to life.

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Sounds pretty darn cool!

Don

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> Sounds pretty darn cool!

:-)

Friedrich

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> So on November 10th, I restarted work on a software project which I've left
> be for a while.

Excellent news my friend!

I'm glad to see you're back on this project!

Charles


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>> So on November 10th, I restarted work on a software project which I've
>> left be for a while.
>
> Excellent news my friend!
>
> I'm glad to see you're back on this project!

Thank you my friend !!! :-)

Friedrich

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This will solve a lot of our support problems. Will it be able to tell
the workstations to quit the program so it can install over the top of it?

Ray Rippey
VMT Software

> The "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Client", with the optional help of
> the "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Administrator"

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Hi Ray,

> This will solve a lot of our support problems. Will it be able to tell the
> workstations to quit the program so it can install over the top of it?

The whole process has to be completely silent (there is no user interaction
possible or allowed). So if the application supports auto-close (shut-down
application gently), then yes. Or let it install over the active
application and then a reboot is required to complete the process.

The cool thing is, there is not even an UAC prompt on the workstations. It
installs & updates completely behind-the-scenes.

BTW, there is another option possible to handle such an active application
updating scenario, but I have to test it.

Friedrich

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Excellent news. Thanks, Friedrich.

Greg Fasolt
GFasolt.com

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I guess I'll have to get some kind of autoclose to work first... nothing
like a bunch of mechanics working on stuff and just shut down their
apps. But this sounds great... even if I had all of our programs shut
down manually... this will be a big help.
Thanks,

Ray Rippey
VMT Software

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Friedrich,
Where or how can I add an "Auto Close" to my application?


Thanks
Bill Rollins

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Bill,

> Where or how can I add an "Auto Close" to my application?

As far as I know, here is a template in Clarion that handles it for you. It
processes the "gently close" event.

Friedrich

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Here's some more Russ art. I created this with my app, using ImageEx.
:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twF9VD5Jty0&feature=youtu.be

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com

Ones and Zeros are my Heroes

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> Here's some more Russ art. I created this with my app, using ImageEx.
> :)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twF9VD5Jty0&feature=youtu.be

That's double cool!

.... and way cooler than Shawn<g>.

:-)

Charles

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www.clarionproseries.com - ProDocument, ImageEx, ProScan, ProImage, ProPath
and other Clarion developer tools!
www.seal-soft.com - The xProduct Clarion templates - xWordCOM, xToolTip,
xDataBackup Manager and more!
www.ezchangelog.com - "Free ChangeLog software to manage your projects!"
www.setupcast.com - "A revolutionary new publishing system for software
developers - enhanced for SetupBuilder users!"
www.ezround.com - "Round Corner HTML tables with matching Banners, Buttons
and Forms - Now with PNG support!
www.fotokiss.com - "World's Best Auction Photo Editor"
www.lansrad.com - "Intelligent Solutions for Universal Problems"
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Friedrich,

>SetupBuilder Remote Deploy lets you do mass remote installations in
>Workgroups and Domains - even if Windows User Account Control (UAC) is
>enabled. The "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Client", with the optional help of
>the "SetupBuilder Remote Deploy Administrator" (written in Clarion), pushes
>a remote-enabled SetupBuilder 10 install image from a Windows computer ("the
>server") over to the Windows clients ("the workstations") and performs an
>unattended software installation, update, or uninstallation.

what is the differnce to running a SetupBuilder installer in silent mode?

This is what I do at the moment:

I have one huge installer to deploy a project, consisting of a SOAP-Server, a
Windows-client and a data-folder, all on one machine on the LAN (the server).
This tool runs on Hospital-LANs, likely disconnected from the Internet.
That client-program is meant to be accessible to the client-machines via
Desktop.LNK. That means, that the client-program will be updated with the next
huge installer. None of the client-machines are involved. The usual
approach.

However, this client-program might be run on machine outside the LAN even over
the Internet. That means, those external Client-machines are out of tune after
the next huge deployment. My solution so far is to make the Client always the
Server ask for the recent version-number at program start. If there is a new
one, the client signals the user with a MESSAGE(), that an update is in
waiting. It then downloads a ZIP-file from the local server, extracts it and
then CHAIN()s a self-written Clarion-program, that replaces the old client with
the new one. This is actually unzipping a second ZIP, which replaces the
existing files. Finally CHAIN()s the new Client and all is good. I have
deployed 7zip for this process.

My advantage is, that the Client-program does not need an installation. There
is an installer, but it also could be done just by copying directory manually.
Therefore just an automated replacement by my own hidden installer does the
job.

My plan for the xmas-holidays was to replace that ZIP-stuff with a silent
SetupBuilder installation. At least I understood from one of your postings that
this sould be possible to achieve with the existing version. That would do the
same, but I could forgo the use of 7zip.

So..... what is the difference between such a silent SB-installer now and this
new whizkid?

Asks the other Wolfgang



Regards,
Wolfgang Orth
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Hi Friedrich

Glad to report that the new Remote Deploy technology of Lindersoft is
working FUNtastically great.

Done numerous tests without any glitches or issues. Friedrich is
progressively deploying more features within this technology, like
retrieving information of the "Workstation" computers, so that you can
determine if the "Workstation" meets or exceeds the requirement
specifications before installation etc.

It is just AWESOME to see several computers all of a sudden having a
short-cut to your application appear on the desktop.
It is also just as easy to remove an application from a Workstation.

Thanks to Friedrich for allowing me to have a say and be part
Lindersoft's Remote Deploying technology.

I cannot wait for the final product.

Wolfgang Kirsch
www.intelligent-monitoring.com

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Friedrich,
Found it CleanCloseDownLocal(ABC), only problem I'm currenly using
the Clarion Chain (legacy).

Thanks
Bill Rollins