Tag: Best Practices

Speed Test an InstallShield SQL Database Connection

Having difficulty connecting to a SQL server in InstallShield? Here is a quick way to test SQL connectivity outside of the product as a first troubleshooting step. If you cannot connect this way, then the problem is likely with your environment, not the software installer. Right-click on the desktop, or the folder where you want to create a file. Select New, then Text Document. Give the Text Document any name with a .udl extension (“Show f…

November 10, 2015 Revenera

Set an InstallAnywhere Variable from within Custom Code

Often times, custom code will need to pass an InstallAnywhere variable back in to the running installer. It is possible to set InstallAnywhere variables from within custom code by using the setVariable(String varName, Object value) method where ‘varName’ is the full variable name such as “$USER_INSTALL_DIR$” and value is an object containing the value to be stored within the InstallAnywhere variable. All InstallAnywhere variables are stored as st…

November 4, 2015 Revenera

Merge Modules Simplify Installation Development

Modular design has been around for centuries. This “building block” approach provides reusable components that save project time. Merge Modules are essentially installer sub-projects that can be created independently of one another and later merged together. Each module is a collection of complete installation functionality. Reusable Developers can easily create suite installers, subinstallers, and templates, delivering reusability fr…

February 13, 2015 Revenera