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- C# .Net Wizard: Allows packaging from C# solutions

- Web Project: Allows packaging of Web applications

- MSI Database: Allows to package the Database (MSI file)

- Compact Project: Allows packaging using InstallScript Compact technology

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Step 3: Enter the project name in the Project Name field.

Step 4: Select the path containing the project file in the Location section. Step 5: Select OK

Figure 9.9. Packaging stages

9.2.2. Setting up application information

The Application Information page allows you to set information about the packaged application. This information will be used during the application installation process.

Figure 9.10. Setting up application information

Step 1: Enter the name of the unit or company in the Specify your company name section. Step 2: Enter the name of the application in the Specify your application name section.


Step 3: Enter the application version number in the Specify your application version section.

Step 4: Enter the company's website address in the Specify your company Web Address section.

9.2.3. Setting up the application architecture

The Installation Architecter page allows you to customize the installation architecture by configuring the features in the application package. The features are selected by the user when installing the application. These features may include software included with the application installation.

Figure 9.11. Setting up the application architecture

Step 1: Select Yes

Step 2: Select the New button to add a new feature Step 3: Enter the name of the new feature

Step 4: Select Setup Design

Figure 9.12. Setting properties for installation properties


Step 5: Enter the property values ​​for the setting property

9.2.4. Setting up application files

The Application files page allows you to add application files to package. The folders in the destination directory tree will be displayed when the application is installed on another computer.

Figure 9.13. Application file settings

Step 1: Select Add Files

Step 2: Find the application file/Select Open

Figure 9.14. Adding application files to the installer

Step 3: Select Yes All to add the application file to the installer.


Figure 9.15. Successfully added application file

9.2.5. Create Shortcut for application

The Application Shortcut page allows users to launch applications from the Windows Start menu. By default, InstallShield creates Shortcuts to run applications after the application is installed. There are two types of Shortcuts:

- Create shortcut in Start Menu: Create Shortcut from Start menu

- Create shortcut on Desktop: Create Shortcut on Desktop

Figure 9.16. Create Short cut for application

9.2.6. Setting up application copyright

The Application Registry page allows creating copyright registrations when installing applications such as registration keys, registering dynamic dependencies (dll, ocx).


Figure 9.17. Setting up application licensing

Step 1: Select Yes

Step 2: Select Import a reg file/Select Next Step 3: Select the *.reg file containing the registration key

Figure 9.18. Select the *reg file

Step 4: Select Finish

9.2.7. Setting options

The Installation Interview page allows you to choose which dialog boxes will appear when the user installs the application, including the following dialog boxes:

- Licence Agreement: Enter the license registration key

- Company and Use Name: Enter company name and user name

- Location: Allows changing the application installation folder

- Allows selection of installation parts in the installation package.


Figure 9.19. Setting options

9.2.8. Packaging data with the application

SQL Scripts View allows managing SQL scripts in packaged applications. It supports Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle database management systems. In SQL Scripts View, scripts are organized by connection because a connection must be made before the script can run. An additional SQL connection is required to package an application with data.

Step 1: Select the Installation Designer page

Figure 9.20. Data packaging that comes with the application

Step 2: Select Server Configuration/ Select SQL Scripts


Step 3: Right click on SQL Scripts/Select New SQL Connection/Enter connection name

Step 4: Right click on the connection name/Select Insert Scripts File Step 5: Select the Script file/Select Open

Figure 9.21. Select the Script file

The Builder Installation page allows you to create installation discs, which are of the following types:

- Single Excecuteable: Contains application and installation files, contained in the Setup.exe file.

- Internet: Create an installer on the Internet, the user will start the installer from the Install.htm Web page.

- CD-ROM: Create an installation package on CD-ROM.

Figure 9.22. Creating the installation disk set

Step 1: Select the type of disk creation


Step 2: Select where to store the package Step 3: Select Build Installation

9.3. Writing documentation

Software deployment is a software engineering service of software developers to research technical solutions, establish processes, organize training, installation, user manuals, support customers in installation, user manuals, data conversion and put software systems into operation on a large scale. Therefore, to deploy software, a very important stage is writing instruction documents including: Software installation instructions, system configuration instructions, software user manuals, etc.

Figure 9.23. Types of instruction documents

When writing instruction manuals, the following formats are commonly used:

- File format DOC, PDF

- CHM file format: HTML Help, Robo Help, DocToHelp

- HLP file types: Help Workshop, Robo Help, DocToHelp

- HTML file format (Web help): Robo Help, DocToHelp

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