Inno as upgrade solution

Has anyone successfully used Inno as an upgrade tool?  If so how?  

I was thinking of offering a third option to Components Workstation and Server,
which would be Update Files.  The thought was not to install runtime, BDE or
tables, but just update prg's, wfo's etc.  Is there a reasonalbly easy way to
accomplish this?

Thanks,

Hi,

see inside Inno Help file for Section files....

There are a lot of FLAGS for adding on each script line(s) for do the 
trick....


Example:

[Files]

Source: fish.dbf; DestDir: ; Flags: OnlyIfDoesntExist
Source: Fish.mdx; DestDir: ; Flags: OnlyIfDoesntExist
Source: Fish.dbt; DestDir: ; Flags: OnlyIfDoesntExist
Source: Fish.exe; DestDir: ; Flags: IgnoreVersion

Where the dbf, mdx, and dbt file NOT overwrite exists if any file of these 
on enduser system

The exe file Flag entry say overwrite this file always also when same 
version on enduser system exists

cu
Jonny

Thank you.  I cannot find the reference to update - can you assist?  I looked in
INNO (5), ISTool, etc.  I too want to send the update as an online version, and
was even thinking of including it as a third option right in the main image
(other than server or workstation).

Thanks in advance,

'
JM

Andrew Shimmin <shimmina@[IHateSpam]connexus.net.au> Wrote:

> John,
> 
> I will be using INNO as my online update. Search the INNO help file for
"update", it mentions a way to do this.
> 
> regards, andrew
> 
> 
> John Marshall wrote:
> > Has anyone successfully used Inno as an upgrade tool?  If so how?  
> > 
> > I was thinking of offering a third option to Components Workstation
and Server, which would be Update Files.  The thought was not to install
runtime, BDE or tables, but just update prg's, wfo's etc.  Is there a
reasonalbly easy way to accomplish this?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > 
> > JM

John,

I will be using INNO as my online update. Search the INNO help file for
"update", it mentions a way to do this.

regards, andrew


John Marshall wrote:
> Has anyone successfully used Inno as an upgrade tool?  If so how?  
> 
> I was thinking of offering a third option to Components Workstation and
Server, which would be Update Files.  The thought was not to install runtime,
BDE or tables, but just update prg's, wfo's etc.  Is there a reasonalbly easy
way to accomplish this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 

You bet:

   PS:  I could not get softwarekey to work.   I'd appreciate hearing about that
once you get it figured out.  I could never get the .exe's to run after
inserting.

My email is embedded above if you need to send me details

JM


Andrew Shimmin <shimmina@[IHateSpam]connexus.net.au> Wrote:

> John,
> 
> It is under other information > miscellaneous notes.
> 
> You will not need to add another component to your install INNO script. The
update INNO script will be a standalone script that only adds any update files.
However, it will be important the update script does not inviolate the original
install script's uninstall so when your application is uninstalled it does not
crap the bed and not finish successfully.
> 
> I have not done mine yet as I am still working on transferring SoftwareKey
licence files among machines. I will do it when I have complete this.
> 
> I would appreciate some feedback when you get it figured out so I can skip
the figuring out stuff.
> 
> regards, andrew
> 
> John Marshall wrote:
> > Thank you.  I cannot find the reference to update - can you assist?  I
looked in INNO (5), ISTool, etc.  I too want to send the update as an online
version, and was even thinking of including it as a third option right in the
main image (other than server or workstation).
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
> > '
> > JM
> > 
> > Andrew Shimmin <shimmina@[IHateSpam]connexus.net.au> Wrote:
> > 
> >> John,
> >>
> >> I will be using INNO as my online update. Search the INNO help
file for "update", it mentions a way to do this.
> >>
> >> regards, andrew
> >>
> >>
> >> John Marshall wrote:
> >>> Has anyone successfully used Inno as an upgrade tool?  If so
how?  
> >>>
> >>> I was thinking of offering a third option to Components
Workstation and Server, which would be Update Files.  The thought was not to
install runtime, BDE or tables, but just update prg's, wfo's etc.  Is there a
reasonalbly easy way to accomplish this?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> JM
> >