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02-03-2006, 05:05 AM
SetupBuilder 5.3 Build #1400 is released.

Click on "Check for updates" in the "Help" menu to auto-update your current
SB5 version.

You can also download the full SetupBuilder 5.3 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 5.3 Build 1400 (February 03, 2006)
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Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workarounds/Changes/Notes:

IMPROVEMENT: New HTML Build Report developed by Robert Paresi of InnQuest
Software. Thank you, Robert!

FIX : [SB#601313] Canceling a Dynamic Scan process left items in the
internal file list.

FIX : [SB#601312] If using the menu Build | Distribute to FTP Server
function, the Stop button remained disabled.

FIX : [SB#602012] "Add App Paths Entry" script item could not be
deleted from within the Script Editor.

FIX : "Display Message Box" script item: "Display in Silent Mode"
option was not working as expected.

FIX : [SB#602013] Compilation of the installation file resulted in
an incomplete .exe file if there was insufficient disk space
on the target drive.

CHANGE : [SB#601311] "Count" and "InStr" String Functions can search
for a white space now.

CHANGE : [SB#602011] Unzip File(s) script function always overwrites
existing files now.

CHANGE : "Create Shortcut" script item: Location browse button supports
Browse for Folder and Insert Variable now.

CHANGE : Minor compiler modifications.

REGRESSION : [SB#602013] Debugger was not working as expected.

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

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

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 08:50 AM
Hello,

THANK YOU both of you : indeed the report is REALLY nice and usefull!

Jean-Pierre

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Thank you

Jean-Pierre GUTSATZ

Best Regards

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 08:50 AM
Perfect upgrade (from MY offices this time....)

Kind Regards

ben

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 08:50 AM
Any example how to use?

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 08:50 AM
Russ,

Please compile your project and click the "Report" button.

The compiler generates an improved .htm compiler report now. My previous
one was crap (not compatible with Opera, etc.). Robert developed a new
report function that works fine in Firefox, Opera and IE.

Friedrich

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

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

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 09:40 AM
OK. Must not be enough coffee yet. I updated a script, go a compile error
"not enough END statements in installation script" (wonder how that
happened?) and pressed Report. All that happened was it opened File
Explorer.

What am I missing?

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 09:41 AM
Fixed the missing end statement. Somehow was commented.

But now my source folder can't see my network drives (thus getting an error
about them). Refresh won't work. Only local drive C: and DVD drive is
visible. SB5 does see the mapped drives from its other dialogs as well as
File Explorer.

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 09:41 AM
Hmm, nothing changed in the SB5 File Explorer for more than eight or nine
month.

Perhaps a reboot can help here?

Friedrich

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 09:41 AM
Russ,

Perhaps you have removed one (or more) "End" Statements from the script?

One (or more) "If" or "Loop" in your script is missing an "End".

The .htm report is not generated if there was a compile error (in the next
build I'll disable the Report button if there was an error).

Friedrich

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

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

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 10:02 AM
I did uninstall a program just now requiring a re-boot to complete. I'll do
that shortly.

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-03-2006, 10:02 AM
Okay, thanks.

Friedrich

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02-04-2006, 07:18 AM
Even after re-boot, I only see local drives in the upper left hand window
(Files tab).

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-04-2006, 07:19 AM
Russ,

I have tested this on seven different machines here running Windows
2000, XP Pro, Windows 2003 and Windows x64 and it always works fine
(see screenshot). In this case, "Z" is a mapped network drive to a
folder on a Windows x64 AMD64 machine.

Just returned from another office. I have tested it on another two
XP SP2 Pro machines. Same result - I see all mapped drives. Hmm...

Friedrich

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

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

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:06 AM
I don't know how you did that, but that is now the exact image I see on my
machine! <vbg>

I don't think this is a SetupBuilder problem. Definitely something in my
environment. I've a few other programs acting weird and I suspect
Symantec's anti-worm blocker. After re-booting, it could take as along as
an hour before it will allow Skype to operate and until that happens, it is
blocked.

I can't turn it off as I did get an worm infection once and my ISP detected
it and warned me about it. Just found out my automatic backups were not
working. Seems a few vendors are fighting MS about DLL hell with regards to
updates. What a mess.

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:06 AM
Oops. Thanks for the info.

Friedrich

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

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

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:06 AM
BTW - I've now successfully run this report <g>. Very nice.

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Russ Eggen
www.radfusion.com

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:07 AM
<G>

Friedrich

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:07 AM
Very nice, Friedrich!

One possible addition to the (very much improved) HTML report... perhaps
add a column or modify the 'Feature' column to indicate whether a file is
installed as a patch of a prior version or as the whole file.

Jane

NewsArchive
02-06-2006, 09:07 AM
Thank you, Jane. Robert did a great job.

Thank you for your suggestion!

Friedrich