Using 2.5. I made a couple of changes to an app and attempted to generate the install program I get the error "File\Project\Explorer.iss not found". I installed everything except the Apache Web Server. The file is not found anywhere on my HD. What do I do to fix this?

Charles

From:	Charles
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:07:09 -0500

Charles Wrote:

> Using 2.5. I made a couple of changes to an app and attempted to generate the install program I get the error "File\Project\Explorer.iss not found". I installed everything except the Apache Web Server. The file is not found anywhere on my HD. What do I do to fix this?
>
> Charles

For what it's worth, after no sleep one night, I finally figured it out. Someone who really knows his/her stuff needs to write a set of How To instructions on building an executable.

Charles

From:	Ken Mayer [dBVIPS]
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:24:38 -0800

Charles wrote:
> Charles Wrote:
>
>
>>Using 2.5. I made a couple of changes to an app and attempted to generate the install program I get the error "File\Project\Explorer.iss not found". I installed everything except the Apache Web Server. The file is not found anywhere on my HD. What do I do to fix this?
>>
>>Charles
>
>
> For what it's worth, after no sleep one night, I finally figured it out. Someone who really knows his/her stuff needs to write a set of How To instructions on building an executable.

By any chance have you LOOKED at the Knowledgebase?

Ken

--
/(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
Intelligence, Inc.)/

*Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
/Golden Stag Productions/
dBASE at goldenstag dot net
http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase

From:	Charles
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:41:44 -0500

Ken Mayer [dBVIPS] Wrote:
Yes, but maybe I was using he wrong keywords. I'm still have some problems but they are not insurmountable. I got the install program working, but I can't find the setup.exe file that it creates!!??

I just need to save it to a CD then transfer it to the server. Where in the Inno script is the setup file directory info?

Charles

> > For what it's worth, after no sleep one night, I finally figured it out. Someone who really knows his/her stuff needs to write a set of How To instructions on building an executable.
>
> By any chance have you LOOKED at the Knowledgebase?
>
> Ken
>
> --
> /(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
> Intelligence, Inc.)/
>
> *Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
> /Golden Stag Productions/
> dBASE at goldenstag dot net
> http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
> http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase

From:	Ken Mayer [dBVIPS]
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:17:39 -0800

Charles wrote:
> Ken Mayer [dBVIPS] Wrote:
> Yes, but maybe I was using he wrong keywords. I'm still have some problems but they are not insurmountable. I got the install program working, but I can't find the setup.exe file that it creates!!??
>
> I just need to save it to a CD then transfer it to the server. Where in the Inno script is the setup file directory info?

Don't use the search function, just read the complete article in the
Intermediate section of the Knowledgebase on using Inno Setup ...

There's a template .iss file and everything.

You have to tell Inno Setup where to put the install image, otherwise it
will be placed in some other place by default.

Ken

--
/(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
Intelligence, Inc.)/

*Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
/Golden Stag Productions/
dBASE at goldenstag dot net
http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase

From:	Charles
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:03:52 -0500

I did just that and also found out that I can also re-name the setup.exe in the script file by using OutputBaseFilename=whateverIwant in the setup section. You can then use the MS search to find it if necessary.

Thanks for all your help.

BTW whatever happened to InstallShield Express that we used to use? Why did you change it? Was it too easy to use, but not flexible enough? I can see the power of Inno and Scriptmaker, but the learning curve is a bit steep for us non-pro programmers.

Charles

> > Ken Mayer [dBVIPS] Wrote:
in the Inno script is the setup file directory info?
>
> Don't use the search function, just read the complete article in the
> Intermediate section of the Knowledgebase on using Inno Setup ...
>
> There's a template .iss file and everything.
>
> You have to tell Inno Setup where to put the install image, otherwise it
> will be placed in some other place by default.
>
> Ken
>
> --
> /(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
> Intelligence, Inc.)/
>
> *Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
> /Golden Stag Productions/
> dBASE at goldenstag dot net
> http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
> http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase

From:	Ken Mayer [dBVIPS]
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:15:32 -0800

Charles wrote:
> I did just that and also found out that I can also re-name the setup.exe in the script file by using OutputBaseFilename=whateverIwant in the setup section. You can then use the MS search to find it if necessary.
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
> BTW whatever happened to InstallShield Express that we used to use? Why did you change it? Was it too easy to use, but not flexible enough? I can see the power of Inno and Scriptmaker, but the learning curve is a bit steep for us non-pro programmers.

dBASE, Inc. couldn't reup the license from InstallShield that Borland
had. So we decided rather than not provide anything at all, to go with a
good FREE product ... and Inno works pretty well, is easy to use, and is
indeed free.

Ken

--
/(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
Intelligence, Inc.)/

*Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
/Golden Stag Productions/
dBASE at goldenstag dot net
http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase

From:	Steve Hawkins
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2005 06:42:34 -0500

I think it saves SETUP.EXE to wherever you tell it. Do you have anything
in the script called "OutputDir". This tells Inno where to put the install
program. Otherwise, I'm not sure, it may create in the Inno folder itself.

Charles said...
> I got the install program working, but I can't find the setup.exe file that it creates!!??
--
Steve Hawkins
Web site: sehawk dot com/db2K
Charter Member #219 / running Gravity 2.2 in Michigan

There are 10 kinds of people in the world...
those who get binary and those who don't.

From:	Charles
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:06:43 -0500

Steve Hawkins Wrote:

> I think it saves SETUP.EXE to wherever you tell it. Do you have anything
> in the script called "OutputDir". This tells Inno where to put the install
> program. Otherwise, I'm not sure, it may create in the Inno folder itself.
>
> Charles said...
> > I got the install program working, but I can't find the setup.exe file that it creates!!??
> --
> Steve Hawkins
> Web site: sehawk dot com/db2K
> Charter Member #219 / running Gravity 2.2 in Michigan

I found that by using "OutputBaseFilename=WhateverIwanttonameit" in the script I was able to find it. Thanks

Charles

From:	Charles
Subject:	Re: Missing File
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:02:19 -0500