Setup wizard: Steps for creating a WINDEV application setup program

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Setup wizard: Steps for creating a WINDEV application setup program

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The setup program creation wizard allows you to define all the settings of your setup program.

To start this wizard:

on the "Project" tab, in the "Generation" group, expand "Setup procedure" and select "Create setup procedure".
start WDInst: on the "Tools" tab, in the "Utilities" group, click "WDInst". In the WDInst editor, select "File .. New".

Steps to follow

The different steps for creating the setup program are as follows:

Selecting the application to install (only if the wizard is started from WDInst and if no project is open in WINDEV).
Creating the executable file. For more details, see Creating an executable. If you have just created the executable, click "2. Setup" in the setup program creation wizard. If necessary, click "Access setup options" in the window that appears.
Selecting the setup mode to create.
- Setup on a Private Store.
- Individual/Stand-alone setup (standard, compact, MSI).
- Setup with automatic update.
  Three setup modes with automatic update are available:
Some additional settings are required for " Private Store " and "Setup with automatic update":
- Settings of the application in the Private Store.
- Conditions for updating the application.
- Automatic management of users.
- Management of automatic updates.
- Version history.
Installation directory selection.
Selection of files to install (and computers where each file must be installed - setup with update only).
Framework installation.
Installation of optional elements for the database. Depending on the selected elements, you will have to perform the following operations in the following steps of the wizard:
- Configure the automatic modification of data files.
- Reindex the HFSQL files during the setup.
- Include the setup of an HFSQL server.
- Deploy the HFSQL Client/Server files.
- Customize the path of data files during setup.
- Customize the path of groupware files during setup.
- Include MDAC in the setup.
- Include the ODBC driver for HFSQL.
Selection of additional modules. Depending on the selected modules, you will have to perform the following operations in the following steps of the wizard:
- Include the setup of Reports & Queries.
- Display a license agreement.
- Display a ReadMe file at the end of setup.
- Configure the automatic modification of data files.
- Choose the optional tools that will be included in the setup.
- Include the uninstaller.
Selection of the installer skin template.
Selection of languages available during setup. For each language, you can define the title of the main window and Customize the setup program.
Selection of the setup support.
Setup program generation.