Web Installation with small start file

[Zero-G.]

Hey

I have created a Wb Installation with IA 18
The startup file has 100+ MB
Is there a way to create a small startup file? Like the Microsoft instalaation, which have only about 1MB and download the main file.

Thx

[FrancescoT]

Dear User,

Please have a look at the document "WebAware Installation Technology (Partial Web Deployment)" available from the following link;
http://www.installaware.com/publications-whitepapers.htm.

Regards

[Zero-G.]

Hey
Sorry for the late reply. - Thanks for your advise, but there I can't find anything about how to create a single "small" exe file.
Please give detailed advise, how I can achieve this.

THX

[FrancescoT]

Dear User,

did you read the document I suggested you with my previous email?

That document describes exactly what you are searching for. All the core mechanism of a compressed WEB EXE is entirely based on InstallAware WEB MEDIA technology (... as described with the above document).

Anyway, if you create a project from scratch and then select "Compressed WEB EXE" as build type, all the files that you'll add to your project will be automatically treated as WEB MEDIA blocks.

You only need to specify the URL address where your WEB MEDIA blocks files, have to be downloaded by you setup package at Runtime.

Doing in this way, your package will not include the files that have to be installed ( ... because downloaded if required), but it will include the setup core files only (setup dialogs, setup resorce files and so on). Finally, If you want to reduce your setup executable even more, you will need to reduce the number of dialogs used by your setup or of any resource files (es. images) eventually used.

That's it.

Hope this helps you.

Regards

[Zero-G.]

Hey
Thanks for you reply
I think, I got my fault. - The Project was set up for single file first.
So only the precompiled requirements have been marked as Web-Media files.

Could you please give me advise how I can pull out my files into a new Web-Media Block. - So that it would work!?

THX

[FrancescoT]

... define a WEB MEDIA BLOCK statement just before your Install Files commands in your script code.

Regards

[Zero-G.]

Hey!
Thanks, I got it now!

I would have a Suggestion for your next update.
The WebMedia Block Name is used for displaying at Installation time and also for creating the files Name.
The "Problem" here is, that when I use nice looking Names like: (as prepared) "Microsoft .NET Framework 4" the download file could not handle this Name because of the dot in the Name and also a White space isn't allowed on evrey Server.
So after creating the WebMedia Block I have to rename the files, or I use a not good looking WebMedia Block Name.
My solution would be to split the Web Media Block Name and create a second TextBox where a different Name for file creation could be entered.
Hope you know what I mean.

THX! Have a nice day!

[FrancescoT]

I am happy that you finally solved ... but you are wrong about the Web Media Block file name.

You are totally free to define the Web Media block name as you prefer (...Web Media Block settings) and the Web Media Block file name has nothing to do with the Runtime name, that it is displayed at setup Runtime. The runtime name displayed in the Prerequisites Dialog, it is defined in the respective Check script of each IA Application Runtime package and even this one can be changed as you prefer.

So what you are asking for a possible future request ... in reality is already there!

Regards