Deploying Visual FoxPro Solutions 

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• 1. Table of Contents

• 2. BackCover

• 3. Deploying Visual FoxPro Solutions

• 4. Preface: Our Contract with You, The Reader

  Overview

• 5. Acknowledgements

  Acknowledgements From Rick Schummer From Rick Borup From Jacci Adams

• 6. About the Author

  About the Author Rick Schummer Rick Borup Jacci Adams

• 7. How to Download the Files

  How to Download the Files

• 8. Introduction

  First and foremost thanks

• 9. We want to ask a little favor

  We want to ask a little favor

• 10. Who should read this book?

  Who should read this book?

• 11. The Authors

  The Authors Rick Schummer Rick Borup Jacci Adams

• 12. Our Disclaimers

  Our Disclaimers

• 13. State of Art 2003-2004

  State of Art 2003-2004

• 14. What s Inside

  Whats Inside

• 15. Chapter 1: Deployment Fundamentals

  Overview

• 16. What is deployment?

  What is deployment?

• 17. Installation is only part of deployment

  Installation is only part of deployment Pre-implementation Implementation Post-Implementation

• 18. Why you should care (why it is so important to get it right)

  Why you should care (why it is so important to get it right)

• 19. Do I need a Setup?

  Do I need a Setup?

• 20. A basic checklist for deploying Visual FoxPro apps

  A basic checklist for deploying Visual FoxPro apps VFP Source Code issues Customer environment Application specific testing Network and Operating System issues

• 21. General hardware requirements: What do you need physically besides VFP to deploy a solution?

  General hardware requirements: What do you need physically besides VFP to deploy a solution?

• 22. Can t avoid this: What you must include for deployment

  Cant avoid this: What you must include for deployment

• 23. Can t touch this, or can you?

  Cant touch this or can you?

• 24. Conclusion

  Conclusion

• 25. Chapter 2: Planning for Success

  Computing Environment Workstation inventory OS Platforms Networking Database platforms Integration with other applications and technologies Internet connectivity Physical office layout Need to order new equipment Dealing with the unexpected

• 26. Clients

  Clients Dealing with customers Working with subject matter experts Talking to the real or end users Handling those special case customers

• 27. Preparation

  Preparation Images EXE version details Training materials for end users Training materials for support staff Duplication User communications

• 28. Determining ship readiness

  Determining ship readiness Requirements Feature sets Prototypes Preparing customers for testing Delivery dates

• 29. Sign-on

  Sign-on

• 30. Conclusion

  Conclusion

• 31. Chapter 3: Packaging the Installation

  Overview

• 32. When is it ready?

  When is it ready? Testing

• 33. Getting ready for delivery

  Getting ready for delivery Executable components Help Data conversion Visual FoxPro runtimes and dependencies Third party controls and libraries

• 34. Organizing the setup

  Organizing the setup Directories Installation schemesfeature sets How do you package the install? OS and third party components Utilities to consider shipping

• 35. Delivery mechanisms

  Delivery mechanisms Diskettes ZipJazSuperDisk disks Memory sticks CD-ROM and DVDs E-mail FTP Web site downloads Symantecs pcAnywhere Terminal Services and Citrix

• 36. Conclusion

  Conclusion

• 37. Chapter 4: Setup Tool Roundup

  Overview

• 38. What is a setup?

  What is a setup?

• 39. What features are available?

  What features are available?

• 40. What tools are available?

  What tools are available? ActiveDelivery Ghost Installer Studio Inno Setup InstaFox InstallShield Setup Factory Tarma Installer Wise Solutions

• 41. Why are the current installer tools better than the VFP Setup Wizard?

  Why are the current installer tools better than the VFP Setup Wizard?

• 42. Deployment Tool Selection Process

  Deployment Tool Selection Process Products Considered Making the choice

• 43. Conclusion

  Conclusion

• 44. Chapter 5: Windows Installer Inside and Out

  Overview

• 45. Overview of Windows Installer

  Overview of Windows Installer The evolution of software installation The arrival of Windows Installer Windows Installer Design Objectives Working with Windows Installer

• 46. Structure of a Windows Installer setup package

  Structure of a Windows Installer setup package Features and components Merge Modules Inside an MSI file GUIDs GUIDs everywhere a GUID

• 47. Updates, upgrades, and patches

  Updates upgrades and patches New bits for old Small updates (Example: DFCHAPTER5_MSI101.ZIP) Minor upgrades (Example: DFCHAPTER5_MSI110.ZIP) Major upgrades (Example: DFCHAPTER5_MSI200.ZIP) Patches

• 48. What happens when I run setup.exe?

  What happens when I run setup.exe? The setup launcher program MSIEXEC the Windows Installer executable program Install sequence Caching the MSI file Versioning rules during installs

• 49. Some common problems and what to do about them

  Some common problems and what to do about them Another version of this product is already installed The feature you are trying to use is unavailable I want my application to be available to all users The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility

• 50. Conclusion

  Conclusion

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