setup

how to make setup file

hi.....i have made an application using java....my source is in .java file ...now i want to create a setup file from these source files.... so can anyone tell me how i can make this setup files like another softwares...like device driver....etc... please co-operate me.... ...

Can we instruct Visual Studio Setup to keep existing files for re-install?

I have a Windows Forms application with an installer (.msi) already created with Visual Studio. I am now creating a new installer for version 2.0 with the property RemovePreviousVersions set to true. Now, when I install 2.0 over 1.0 it removes 1.0 and installs 2.0 completely. Is there a way that I can tell the installer if you find som...

Adding a dll file to a C# project

It's a beginners question, but... If you look at the image above, there is the "Bass.Net" dll added as reference and also directly as file in the project. Can someone tell me what's the point of doing that? ...

How to Make a PyMe (Python library) Run in Python 2.4 on Windows?

I want to run this library on Python 2.4 in Windows XP. I installed the pygpgme-0.8.1.win32.exe file but got this: >>> from pyme import core Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\pyme\core.py", line 22, in ? import pygpgme File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\pyme\p...

How can I use the hostname of the server instead of localhost with JBoss?

I setup JBoss 4.2.2 GA on a local server of mine. I am able to access the JBoss Application Server by going to http://localhost:8080. However, I would like to use the hostname instead of localhost so that other computers on the same network can use the server as well. When I try http://hostname:8080, or even http://192.168.1.100:8080, I ...

Visual Studio: Setup Project - !Condition

In a visual studio setup project, how do I get the inverse of a condition? Specifically, I am looking to run a script if a file does not exist (ie the Exists condition is false). ...

Installing a Total instance for Performance Counters

VS 2005, C# 2.0, .NET 2.0/3.0, Win2003 I'm trying to install a set of performance counters for a MultiInstance. I noticed that some system performance counter categories manage to keep a "total" alive even when there are no other instances. ASP.NET Apps 2.0.50727 is an example. So I've been trying to duplicate this. I created the follo...

Siverlight setup issue

Hello everyone, If I just deploy Siverlight application (eithre ASP.Net page or Html page uses XAP files) on Server, no need to develop. On Server side, do I need to install anything? I have two scenarios, Using Windows Server 2003; Using Windows Server 2008. thanks in advance, George ...

Siverlight development setup issue

Hello everyone, If I am using Windows Vista x86 Enterprise as development environment, and I have installed VSTS 2008 + SP1, .Net 3.5 and I use C#. Any additional SDK/components from Microsoft do you suggest I to setup which are must required? Too many terms called Siverlight SDK/Plug-in which makes myself headache. Do not know which o...

Is it possible to reference another application via an environment variable in visual studio?

Here is the scenario. I have application A, which is a add-on tool of application B (a third party product). I need to install a file in a directory of application B during the install of app A (Using Visual Studio 2005). I know the default directory location of app B, but the user could change that location during the install of app ...

"This program might not have installed correctly" message in Windows 7 RC

I have an installer that works perfectly under NT 5.x, Vista, and Windows 7. It contains the proper manifest for UAC on NT 6.x. But starting with Windows 7 RC, every time the setup program closes, Windows produces an erroneous "This program might not have installed correctly" message, even though the program did install correctly with ...

Is there a way to upload a tableIViews contents from an xmlFile that is parsed with in the controller itself that is loading up the tableView?

Ok so heres my problem, i have to read in a list of data from an xml file which i have done, now i have to load up the title from each peice of data into the tableView's list, now this is where i need my help, ok with in my view did load method i create the connection in order to connect to the server i need to, that works fine, now my p...

Start using Java out of the box on Mac OS X.

My 10.5.3 install on a MacBook doesn't seem to want to build an example from Sun. It claims it can't find java.io.Console to import. This is annoying to me, and after much searching I can't figure out what I should do to fix it. I have installed the Apple Developer Tools. Here's what happens: macbook:~ dlamblin$ javac RegexTestHarness...

What's the best way to setup a java application?

I'm starting an open source Java project and I need a few bits of advice. Should I use an IDE such as Netbeans to create the UI (swing) or should I do it by hand. Is there an easy way to do GUI using the Eclipse IDE? What's a good way to do the file structure? workspace/PROJECT/? Like where should I place the main class? ...

making software setup package issue

Hello everyone, I am making software setup package, and previously I am using Inno Setup, and it works very good. The current issue I met with Inno setup is, it does not support all languages for the setup UI, for example Simplified Chinese. The setup project of VSTS 2008 supports almost all languages, but it does not support invoke a...

Using Visual Studio to create a more complex setup project.

I need to learn more about creating setup projects from within Visual Studio to support the following scenario: When the user starts the setup, he needs to choose between the parts that he wants to set up. The setup should offer to install three web services, one web site and maybe even run some SQL scripts to install/update the database...

.js files replaced with garbage (html content ) of exactly the same size while installing with NSIS

While the installation of our software, on at least one PC, some files are replaced by html content and python of exactly the same size of the previous file, the creation date is exactly the same as others files. I suppose the antivirus (AVG free ) might be at fault, it look like the antivirus allocate memory to analyse the file, fail to...

How to convert a string version value to a numerical value in Inno Setup Scripts?

I want to develop a setup package for conditionally upgrading an existing package. I want to check the existing software version against to-be-installed version. In order to do that, I have to compare the version strings. How can I convert the string value to a numerical value in a Inno setup script? RegQueryStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACH...

Best Practices for Software Organization

Background: I'm a windows developer at MegaCorp(tm) and I am getting new hardware soon. Question: Are there best practices around setting up my developer software installs? Details: I've got my main IDE (Visual Studio/SQL Management Studio), but there are also tools that I'm testing out, additional tools I can't live without, and futur...

What strategy should i use to install smtp server on linux ? for multithreaded service

Hello all i need to implement service that sends users reminders via email , this should be multithreaded scheduled system this part is fine , but i need to install and configure smtp server for out going emails on the server , this is i have no clue how to do and what to expect my tools will be lamp combo on some Linux slice . ...