CyberInstaller Studio - 12. Step 6: "File Details"

This step lists all the files added to the step "Data" with the installation options that characterize them.
This step is a sub-step of step "Data" and therefore is almost never necessary to insert a file manually, but it is advisable to do so solely through the step "Data".

To help you find the dependencies you can use the "find employees", can automatically detect all the dependencies of a Microsoft Visual Basic, Delphi,. Net and from any executable, so you can select only the desired files and automatically integrates the list of components of the package.

The inscription at the top right indicates the number of components included and the total weight in bytes for the current package.

Note: Do not make the mistake of confusing the components of a software with the files of their software. Indeed, while the latter correspond to the files that make up the application (thus created and/or assembled by the developer of the software), the components are all the files needed to outline the proper functioning of the software. These components (also called dependencies) can be files of third parties (for example, ActiveX, OCX, software libraries for the technologies adopted in software development, etc..), But also support files such as images (icons, bitmaps, etc. .), sounds, databases, etc.. without which the software to be distributed will not work correctly. All of these files can be inserted through the step "Data", which allows, through a consistent interface, to have on hand the whole package and see how your target system is complete.
All files inserted through the step "Data" (or a complete those inserted one at a time in this step) may be associated with certain parameters (such as maintaining records, or their copy mode), without which they could not be installed correctly .

This passage presents the list of components and libraries included in the current package.
This list is divided into 11 columns:

File name: full name of the file (on the development system). If the file does not exist will not be added to the package.

Sources folder: Full path of the file on the system development.

Destination folder: destination folder on the system where you will install the corresponding component. It's must use the patterns to refer to folders on the destination system. The most common destination is the directory in which you installed the software ("|$AppPath$|"), the Windows folder ("|$WinPath$|") and the system folder ("|$SystemPath$|") .

Registration: indicates whether the corresponding component must be registered or not during the installation process. The registration of a file is needed only in special cases (OCX, ActiveX and libraries) and is an operation that informs the operating system on the file location. Without registration, the files that need not be used and, although the installation is successful, the software will not work correctly. CyberInstaller Studio automatically detects if a file requires registration, but the method used is not infallible and some cases (though rather remote) is required to correct this manually.

TSALPC: Time Stamp At Last Package Creation. Indicates the timestamp (date and time in the format recognizable by the operating system) will last when creating the package. CyberInstaller Return to Studio to know which files have been changed since creation of the package to create an update package.

 CyberInstaller Studio - 12.1. Colors in the list of components

The files included in the list is colored according to the settings set, so as to recognize at a glance how the installation of each component:

 CyberInstaller Studio - 12.2. Interface Controls

Open the dependency is built which allows to detect all the components, libraries and any other supporting files from the source project (Microsoft Visual Basic, Borland Delphi,. Net - any language) or directly from the executable compiled. Once detected dependencies and select the one you want to add to the package, they will be automatically inserted to the list.

 Note: The search for such components will need a software is often difficult and complex, CyberInstaller this study is to help developers with the tool find employees who will try to detect automatically all the necessary components to their software, starting from the source project ( in Visual Basic, Delphi, in any language. Net) or directly from the executable. Unfortunately, this tool (like other similar software) is often not 100% accurate, especially when the analysis is completed as from thIt's executable, and it could happen that are reported as dependency files are not strictly necessary or that are not reported but other files necessary/useful. The complexity of the operation is compounded by the possible misinterpretation of parameters to bind to components, such as the need to register or not. All this leads to having to test as much as possible their installation packages on several different software configurations, and is often necessary to proceed by trial and error before he could produce a package working perfectly under all conditions.
To minimize the number of failures can read up on the technologies used during the development of software to distribute and files needed for its proper installation. Every programmer should in fact be fully aware of what is included during the planning application in your development environment, and according to the manufacturer's documentation of the technology used (or third-party components used) to include in the installation package necessary files.

Add [button]

Allows you to manually enter a component, via the "Add Component" which allows you to specify all the parameters needed for its proper installation. It's advisable, however, do not use this button to add data to the package, but to use instead of the step "Data".

Edit [button]

After selecting a component previously added to the list, you can use this button to change the values.

This same result is obtained by double-clicking the item you want.

Delete [Button]

Deletes the list item selected. Asks for confirmation.

Clear [button]

Delete all elements of the list. Asks for confirmation.

Note: Instead of the buttons Add, Edit, Delete and Clear, you can use the context menu (pop-up) on the list. This menu is activated by a click with right mouse button on the list. This has the advantage that, in editing and elimination, there is a greater certainty that you have selected the item you want and operate exactly the item you want.
Present in all lists CyberInstaller Studio have a context menu activated by right mouse button, which allows to achieve common tasks permitted for the corresponding list.

Pay particular attention to the fact that it is almost never need to manually add files by this step, but you should do so only through the step "Data" which allows a more consistent management of the files included in installation package. The sub-steps "Detail Data" and "folders" are perfectly synchronized with the step "Data", the one that should be used to add files and folders to the installation package.

Pressing the right button of mouse on any item, you have a series of additional actions:

Add Component

Allows you to manually enter a component, via the "Add Component" which allows you to specify all the parameters needed for its proper installation. It's advisable, however, do not use this button to add data to the package, but to use instead of the step "Data".

Edit component [component name]

It's possible use this option to change their values.

Delete component [component name]

Deletes the list item selected. Asks for confirmation.

Clear  

Delete all elements of the list. Asks for confirmation.

Side-by-Side

See the appropriate column.

Removal:

See the appropriate column.

Move:

Allows you to change the destination folder of the file(s) selected.

Find dependencies [button]

Open the dependency is built which allows to detect all the components, libraries and any other supporting files from the source project (Microsoft Visual Basic, Borland Delphi,. Net - any language) or directly from the executable compiled. Once detected dependencies and select the one you want to add to the package, they will be automatically inserted to the list.

 CyberInstaller Studio - 12.3. Activities current step

 See also ...

 Package creation steps

 Step 4: "Data"

 Step 5: "Folders"

 Creating a package update

 CyberInstaller - Script Installation

 Patterns system

 Adding a component

 Find employees