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Mach Discussion => Mach Screens => Screen designer tips and tutorials => Topic started by: santiniuk on May 04, 2006, 04:36:39 AM
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Hi,
Following a request and a bit of ear bashing from Benny here's a quick write up on how to create an installer using freely available software. The software is called Inno Setup and is available from :-
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
To make life easier I would recommend downloading the Quick Start Pack which is currently at version 5.1.6
The program has a wizard which does a decent job at putting the basics together but then it's a matter of selecting various functions to customize the install.
Once a script has been created it's easy to modify to reuse. The attached script is an example of an installer script in use with the MachPink screenset and should be a good start for people to use and with a few edits your up and running.
In summary I have a folder called BACKUP on my c: drive
Inside this folder is a folder called MACHTESTSCREENS
You can of course modify the script to look at other locations for the files.
Copy the .SET file you want to package up into C:\BACKUP and then put the graphic files into C:\MACHTESTSCREENS
For the text files that appear during the install you need to create three text files. I used .RTF format files. copy these into :-
LicenseFile=C:\backup\license.rtf
InfoBeforeFile=C:\backup\infobefore.rtf
InfoAfterFile=C:\backup\infoafter.rtf
Finally two .BMP graphics files for logo's are used. A large and small graphic.
WizardImageFile=C:\Backup\logo-lrg.BMP
WizardSmallImageFile=C:\Backup\logo-sml.BMP
Then a quick look at the Project / Setup Options / Appearance will let you select an icon for the installer and a few other tweaks.
To Install a font which we didn't do. Select Project / Install fonts and select a font. This will add a line to the script.
The script below shows it complete and simply reading through should show the areas to customise. i.e Web addresses, Set titles and names etc.
I hope this is useful for everyone who wants to distribute screensets etc.....
Cheers and good luck.
Feel free to ask any questions and I'll answer the ones I know the answer too :)
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; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
[Setup]
AppName=Mach3 Pink Screenset
AppVerName=Pink Screenset v1.0
AppPublisher=The InsomniaX
AppPublisherURL=www.cnc-builder.co.uk\insomniax
AppSupportURL=www.cnc-builder.co.uk\insomniax
AppUpdatesURL=www.cnc-builder.co.uk\insomniax
DefaultDirName=C:\Mach3\
DefaultGroupName=Mach3 Pink Screenset
LicenseFile=C:\backup\license.rtf
InfoBeforeFile=C:\backup\infobefore.rtf
InfoAfterFile=C:\backup\infoafter.rtf
OutputDir=C:\Output
OutputBaseFilename=setup
SetupIconFile=C:\Documents and Settings\Shaun\Desktop\logo\moon.ico
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=true
ShowLanguageDialog=yes
WizardImageFile=C:\Backup\logo-lrg.BMP
WizardSmallImageFile=C:\Backup\logo-sml.BMP
WizardImageStretch=false
DirExistsWarning=no
UserInfoPage=false
InternalCompressLevel=ultra
[Languages]
Name: english; MessagesFile: compiler:Default.isl
[Files]
Source: ..\..\..\Backup\Machpink.set; DestDir: {app}; Flags: ignoreversion; Languages:
Source: ..\..\..\Backup\MachTestScreens\*; DestDir: {app}\bitmaps\MachTestScreens; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs
createallsubdirs
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files
[INI]
Filename: {app}\Internet shortcut.url; Section: InternetShortcut; Key: URL; String: www.cnc-builder.co.uk\insomniax
[Icons]
Name: {group}\{cm:ProgramOnTheWeb,Mach Pink Screenset}; Filename: {app}\Internet shortcut.url
Name: {group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,Mach Pink Screenset}; Filename: {uninstallexe}
[UninstallDelete]
Type: files; Name: {app}\Internet shortcut.url
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Thanks Shaun for posting this tutorial. It all adds up into building a great learning resource for us and others.