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Resolved Question about Powerclient feature in Powerbuilder 2019 R3

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  1. Mickeal Farris
    Mickeal Farris
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  3. Thursday, 25 February 2021 14:25 PM UTC

Hi....our office is using Powerbuilder 2019 R3. We currently compile our project but use a 3rd party software instalshield to create the install for the users.....I see R3 has the Powerclient feature....but in reading the documentation is sounds like it allows you to install via a web server....we have a client server application....our wish is simply to just get rid of installshield.....use the powerclient to generate an install, but install on individual machines without using a web server.....is that possible?

Mike

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PB 2019 r3 SourceControl: GIT - Save taking longer
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mike S
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  1. Thursday, 25 February 2021 14:34 PM UTC
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powerclient uses IIS to install, so if you want to use powerclient you have to use IIS

 

also, it is not the same as a generic installer since it handles updates without having to explicitly run an install again.

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
  1. Chris Pollach @Appeon
  2. Thursday, 25 February 2021 20:31 PM UTC
Hi Mike;

FYI: PowerClient can use basically *any* Web Server (ie: Apache, Nginx, etc). It does not have to be just IIS (as per the "PC deployment section" in the PB Help). For more detailed information, check the PB 2019 R3 User's Guide's "Creating .a PowerClient Project".

Regards .. Chris
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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  1. Thursday, 25 February 2021 15:03 PM UTC
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Hi, You can put the Web server inside your office where your DB is.  No need to host over Internet.  In fact, PowerClient is a client/server app.  It just uses the web server as a place to pull your app files from.  As Mike mentioned, it handles not just the install but automatically updates your app.  It also has security and version management features.  Please go through this carefully: https://www.appeon.com/products/power-client

 

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