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Resolved PowerClient deployment questions.

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  1. Steen Jakobsen
    Steen Jakobsen
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  3. Sunday, 13 June 2021 06:19 AM UTC

Hi all,

I'm considering to use the PowerClient. But I have some questions for you guys :-)

 

My PB 2019 R3 application is 64bit and currently installed using Inno setup.

 

Q1:  I have a few ActiveX components.  Can the PowerClient install them?

 

Q2:  I create a windows service (from the application NOT the Inno setup) that runs batchjobs that are basically a PB application launched multiple times (once for each job) nonvisually. I need to ruin the application as administrator in order to modify the registry for creating the service.  Can I do the same with PowerClient?

 

 

Q3: I run many instances of exe files that has been created in c#. Can I do that from PowerClient ? 

 

 

Q4: I use the .net integration and call c# assemblies from PB. Does PowerCleint support that ?

 

Q5: software code sign certificate. Do I need to sign the application with a certificate or does the PowerClient have a valid signature ?

 

 

Thanks so much in advance for any feedback.

 

//Steen

 

 

 

 

 

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
Chris Pollach @Appeon Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Monday, 14 June 2021 18:06 PM UTC
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Hi Steen;

 Q1: Yes & No ... you can deploy the ActiveX Install "set-up" routine(s) via PC but would need to provide a mechanism to either call these ActiveX installation and/or provide the necessary registry entry updates as rewired by the ActiveX install (each ActiveX can be different). For example, have your PB App call the Setup.exe, call a Registry .BAT file or perform the necessary checks & RUN() commands to affect the "ActiveX" installation.

Q2: Yes ... the PC deployment has a "Run as Administrator" check box in the "Run Options" tab page for just that purpose.

Q3:Yes - that is a limitation of the O/S and not any PB App EXE.

Q4: Are you referring to using the new C# feature "Call .NET Assembly" using the "DotNetObject" object class directly from within your PB App? If so, yes - multiple instances are supported (1 per address space - aka ProcessID) that are each instantiated & called directly from your PB App (regardless of the deployment mechanism).

Q5: PC can use the "SignTool" from the MS-Windows SDK or your own signing tool. Your choice. You can sign the CloudAppLauncher utility and/or your PB Apps deployed via PC. Either way, you would need to provide the "Signing Certificate(s)" AFAIK.

Regards ... Chris

 

 

 

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Steen Jakobsen
  1. Steen Jakobsen
  2. Thursday, 17 June 2021 03:40 AM UTC
Thank you Chris :-)

I MUST find the time to try it out. It sounds awesome.

//Steen
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