• InstallFirst_Pdx10Run.exe: renamed from Pdx10Run.exe
• InstallSecond_Setup.exe: installs your app files

InstallDemo is a demonstration install script for installing your application files. It is a script for the freeware Inno Setup Compiler which you can download from http://www.jrsoftware.org/. The current version of the our script is also free.

The Inno Setup Compiler is a scripted install program generator, and does not have a point and drag interface like InstallShield or the Wise Installer. However, it is probably just as easy to use for most programmers, and gives you a clearer understanding of what's going on. It allows wildcards in your file specifications, and has a flag to let you to prevent overwriting of selected files.

Generating an install program for your application is a 2 step process:

• Edit the install script
• Compile the script

When you compile the script with the Inno Setup Compiler, you get an executable Setup.exe file which you can test and deliver to your users.

The Paradox 10 Runtime installer (Pdx10Run.exe) has to be run first, because it sets the registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Corel\Paradox Runtime\10.0\Configuration\ParadoxDir

which our Inno Setup script reads to create icons which can launch Paradox 10 Runtime and pass it your applications launch form, and any needed arguments. We generally use -w and -p arguments to set our applications working and private directories.

Inno Setup can launch the Paradox 10 Runtime Installer with its "Run" command. Unfortunately, the "Run" command executes *after* the Icons are created. Consequently, the needed registry entry would not be available. We understand that "My Inno Setup Extensions", available from http://www.wintax.nl/isx/ can solve this problem, but we have already spent too much time (=money) as a result of the omission of the Program Deployment Expert (PDE) from Paradox 10 Runtime.

Our InstallDemo scipt is copyrighted by Aurigen Inc., 2001. All rights reserved.