Summary table: Installing an application developed in WINDEV

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Summary table: Installing an application developed in WINDEV

Overview

Setup media

Tools for creating the setup program

Different types of setup

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Summary table: Installing an application developed in WINDEV

Overview

One major step when developing an application is deploying the application to client computers.

WINDEV optimizes application deployment via multiple options:

in the setup media.
in the tools used to create the setup program.
in the different setup modes (single computer or network).

Setup media

Depending on the setup media used (Internet, in-house network, etc.), WINDEV offers multiple setup generation modes. To optimize your setup, choose the recommended generation mode.


		Generation modes of the setup program proposed by WINDEV
		Self-extracting executable	Directory cut to the size of diskettes	Single directory	CD ROM/DVD ROM
Setup media	Internet	x (Recommended)
	CD ROM/DVD ROM			x	x (Recommended) Autorun possible
	In-house network	x		x (Recommended)	x

Tools for creating the setup program

Different tools are available to create, maintain and customize the setup program.

	Wizard	WDInst, setup editor	WDSETUP customization

Create a standard setup program (in French and in English by default)	X (recommended)	X
Maintain a setup program	X	X
Customize a setup program (the program that is started on the user computer)		X	X (multilingual setup for example)
Start mode	On the "Project" tab, in the "Generation" group, expand "Setup procedure" and select "Create setup procedure".	On the "Tools" tab, in the "Utilities" group, click "WDInst".	WDSETUP project available in the "Examples" subdirectory of the WINDEV setup directory

Different types of setup

Two types of setup are available in WINDEV:

"Individual" setup: recommended for the single-user applications
The setup program installs the application directly on the client computer.
Setup "with automatic update": recommended for the multi-user applications
The setup is performed in two steps:
- The reference application is installed on the server. The reference application corresponds to the setup program of application on the user computers.
- The final application is installed on each user computer by running the setup program found on the server. The updates will be automatically performed when the reference application changes on the server.

Summary table


		Individual setup		Setup with automatic update
		1. Prepare the setup on the development computer	2. Install on the user computer	1. Prepare the setup on the development computer	2. Install on the server	3. Install on the user computer
First setup
	Creation of setup program	Automatic with WDInst or with the setup creation wizard		Automatic with WDInst or with the setup creation wizard
	Creating the setup media	Copy the files from the setup creation directory to the desired support		Copy the files from the setup creation directory to the desired support
	Setup		Start the setup program (install.exe) found on the setup support.		Start the setup program (installServer.exe) found on the setup support. Install the reference application (user setup program) in a shared directory	Start the setup program generated by the setup on the server (install.exe found in the shared directory on the server). Install the application on the user computer in the specified directory.
Installing an update
	Creating the update program	Automatic with WDInst or with the setup creation wizard		Automatic with WDInst or with the setup creation wizard
	Creating the setup media	Copy the files from the setup creation directory to the desired support		Copy the files from the setup creation directory to the desired support
	Update		Install the update (idem first setup).		Install the update of the reference application (idem first setup).	When starting the application, automatic update if necessary (depending on the version of the application installed on the user computer). Automatic update detection during use: a notification is displayed to the user.
	Automatic modification of the data files		Automatic, during the update.		Data files on the server automatically modified when updating the reference application	In most cases, no data file on this computer, otherwise automatic update
Uninstall
	Deleting the application		Deletion from the control panel ("Add/Remove programs")		Deletion from the control panel ("Add/Remove programs")	Deletion from the control panel ("Add/Remove programs")