script installer like WISE, does it exist?

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Hi,
Does anyone know a windows script installer? Something like WISE, a typical program if you want to make an installer for a windows application.

I want to wrap some complicated scripts for web pages in a self installing .exe for distribution.

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I'm not aware of any. Doesn't mean they don't exist, though.

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You could always make a simple VB install program and use its Package & Deploy wizard to make the setup program.

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Quote: Originally posted by tijn
Hi,
Does anyone know a windows script installer? Something like WISE, a typical program if you want to make an installer for a windows application.

I want to wrap some complicated scripts for web pages in a self installing .exe for distribution.

Not sure what your intentions are?

Do you mean you want the scripts to auto install on a server from your own site or something that can be excecuted locally? Also it would be handy if you could tell us what scripting language you are talking about perl/php/asp etc...

In anycase for local deployment it would be far easier to just simply create an auto installation script. For direct "server" to "server" installations it gets more complicated and confusing not to mention bandwidth consuming, but this also can be done.

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EliteWeaver

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Quote: Originally posted by tijn
Hi,
Does anyone know a windows script installer? Something like WISE, a typical program if you want to make an installer for a windows application.

I want to wrap some complicated scripts for web pages in a self installing .exe for distribution.

??? kind of confused here
you mean an installer like a os based application would ?

if so installshield is the best for things i have done

installshield.com

I do not use netscape nor care if my stuff works or doesnt in it.

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um, why not write an installation script?

well, that's assuming you're talking perl. you always got dos batch too for windows platforms... i dont really understand the point though. anything ive ever written can be deployed as a .zip or .tar file and just decompressed. what do you need to do that requires more than that?

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It may need to setup database stuff.

But still.. I've written PHP scripts that are installed via tar/zip, then you run install.php, and it prompts for DB connection info and creates all needed tables.

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