Deploying Visual FoxPro Solutions

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WANs, executable location and, 162

‚ wares, 287 ‚ 297

Web Server Install scheme, 69

Web sites, 241 ‚ 242

bug tracking applications, 247

setup delivery over, 78 ‚ 79, 196, 241 ‚ 242, 358

shareware and freeware, 288

WebDeployment options, 196

Welcome page, Inno Setup, 446

Welcome page, InstaFox, 422

WfWI. See Wise for Windows Installer

WI. See Windows Installer

WinAPI calls, testing, 12

Windows, FoxPro for Windows and, 28

Windows Installer, 103 ‚ 153

caching MSI files, 108 ‚ 109, 147, 151

common deployment problems, 149 ‚ 153

database editor for, 111

executable for (MsiExec.exe), 109, 142 ‚ 146.

See also Windows Installer

including in setup packages, 392 ‚ 393

including Setup.exe in setup packages, 109, 356 ‚ 358

MSI Engines, 196

overview of, 104 ‚ 112

running Setup.exe, process of, 142 ‚ 148

caching MSI files, 108 ‚ 109, 147, 151

install sequence, 146

MsiExec.exe program.

See MsiExec.exe program

replacing files during installs , 147 ‚ 148

SDK for (Software Development Kit), 110, 135, 462

setup package structure, 112 ‚ 133

database schema, 121

features and components . See components; features

GUIDs, 115, 129 ‚ 133

merge modules, 115.

See also merge modules

summary information, 120

tables of, 122 ‚ 128.

See also tables, databases

updates, upgrades, patches.

See updating applications

versions of, 105, 109, 120

Windows Registry entries

managing deployment of, 169

for setup package

cleaning registry, 153

managing in InstallExpress IDE, 351 ‚ 353

managing in Wise for Windows Installer, 379 ‚ 381

Windows, VFP versions and, 30 ‚ 31

Windows XP Compatibility mode, 30

WinZip utility, 462

wireless networking, 34 ‚ 35

wiring, network, 34

Wise for Windows Installer (WfWI), 95, 369 ‚ 404

deployment packages, building, 394 ‚ 397

setup packages, creating, 369 ‚ 394

creating new projects, 370

data files, handling, 381

Installation Expert view, 371 ‚ 403

testing, 398

upgrades and patches, 397 ‚ 403

Wise Installation System tool, 96, 100

Wise InstallBuilder tool, 100

Wise Solutions, 95 ‚ 96, 100 ‚ 101

Wizard files, redistributing, 17

work for hire, 302, 310

workstation deployments

ActiveX controls and COM objects, 171 ‚ 173

common deployment problems, 198 ‚ 201

configuration file (Config.fpw), 166 ‚ 167

configuring target computer, 191, 200, 228

data, managing, 164 ‚ 166

executables, managing, 162 ‚ 164

FLLs and help files, 175 ‚ 176

for multiple users, 156 ‚ 158

ODBC DSN, 173

runtime files, 169

security considerations, 161

shortcuts, 169 ‚ 170

for single user , 155 ‚ 156

temporary files, 167

workstation environment.

See customer environment

Workstation Install scheme, 68

workstations

configuring target computer, 191, 200, 228

copying runtime files to, 63

inventorying , 23 ‚ 27, 40

physical office layout, 39