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INSTALLATION PROGRAM
 
Packaged programs can be used to create a custom installation. The installation can then be used to install a program on another computer. It includes a file called "setup.exe" that reads from a script in a file called "setup.lst" to install the application. It also includes a file called "uninstall.exe" to uninstall the application.
 
Liberty BASIC Workshop writes the script in "setup.lst". All files in the package are automatically placed into a zip file. If there is an icon, it will be used in the custom installation program, as well as in the Liberty BASIC Application.
 
The setup screen looks like this:
 
Image lbwsetup.GIF
 
Type a name for the program in the top textbox and type a brief description in the lower box.
 
When the user runs the installation program, he will see a screen that looks like this:
 
Image lbwinstaller.GIF
 
To distribute an application, instruct the users to "Unzip the files to a temporary directory and run setup.exe." Once the setup.exe is run, all package files are removed from the temporary directory. If the user cancels the installation, the unzipped files are not deleted.
 
The user can accept the default installation directory, or change it. The user can choose to add a desktop shortcut for this program. The user can also choose to add a startmenu shortcut for the program. If a shortcut is added to run the application from the startmenu, a startmenu group is created that contains a shortcut to the program, and also a shortcut to the uninstall.exe. The description specified in the Installation Program Setup Options is used in the shortcut properties as the description of the program.
 
Be sure to test the installation program on all versions of Windows on which it might be used.
 
 

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