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  1. Bjarne Anker
    Bjarne Anker
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  3. Tuesday, 15 December 2020 08:58 AM UTC

Hi.

What is the preferred software to create an installation package (setup.exe) for a PowerBuilder 2019 application?

InstallShield or something like that?

Right now we just zip all the files needed including runtime DLL's and ship it.

But both our sales consultants and customers is asking for a more professional solution, involving just a setup.exe file which can be run on the client computer.

Our applications is a traditional PowerBuilder 2019 R2 client-server application.

 

We have no plans to upgrade to 2019 R3 for quite some time yet, which have PowerClient included.

I'm not sure if PowerClient is the correct way to go either, as it seems to be using IIS to automatically distribute the package.

We want to have control of the installation, and need it to be a manual operation.

 

br,

Bjarne Anker

Maritech Software

Norway

 

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
Chris Pollach @Appeon Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Tuesday, 15 December 2020 19:35 PM UTC
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Hi Bjarne;

  Yes, PowerClient is an IIS solution but it's big bonus (besides included free for use with your PB subscription) is that gives you a centralized deployment platform.

  Wise used to be a great alternative to InstallSheild but after its demise, InstallSheild is now the big one around my "neck of the woods" in the "paid" category. As far as free open source installers, NSIS is the one i still use.

Regards ... Chris

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David Peace (Powersoft)
  1. David Peace (Powersoft)
  2. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 14:47 PM UTC
I echo this, it also installes and registers all the PB runtime for you. A much cleaner way to deploy. We are very keen to get this out for our systems.

In addition we have been able to install thrid party software like SQL Server Client which is great.



The only anoying problem we have hit is nothing to do with Appeon or PowerBuilder but Microsoft! In .Net Core they have removed some SQL Server browse functionality and you cannot search for avaiable databases on a network like you could in .Net "full fat". We are part of the Microsoft Developer Program and I'm looking forward to my 1-1 meeting with the developers in Jan :)



Totally reccomend PowerClient comming in PB2019R3.
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Jorge Escobar
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  1. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:37 AM UTC
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I use "Inno Setup".

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Andreas Mykonios
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  1. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 05:32 AM UTC
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Hi.

We are also using inno setup. There is also a 3rd party ide for inno setup called inno script studio. The ide will help you if you don't have time to "study" inno setup scripting language. Both are free.

Andreas.

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Brad Wery
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  1. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 16:16 PM UTC
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Another vote for Inno Setup. 

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Bruce Armstrong
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  1. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 17:29 PM UTC
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Yet another vote for Inno Setup and Inno Setup Studio.

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Bjarne Anker
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  1. Thursday, 17 December 2020 11:03 AM UTC
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Thanks all!

 

In fact, it turns out that some older applications we used to make was distributed using Inno Setup.

So I guess we'll have to look into these scripts and modernize them a bit to fit Appeon PB.

 

br,

Bjarne Anker

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