Is it possible to create a patch which is a self contained

[rajeshjeet]

Hi All,

I have created a one-click patch with InstallAware and upon execution it is asking for the original source installer location.

Is is possible to create a patch which is in itself a self contained patch. I mean which should not ask for the original source installer location.

If we have created original installer using single exe and after specifying the location for it patch installer is unable to locate required files. Hence you need to create uncompressed directory layout for it. Any answers for it.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks And Regards

Rajesh

[MichaelNesmith]

Absolutely. There are two ways to do this:

The first is to distribute web builds to your customers - these locally cache their sources, so you will never run into problems. You don't even need to use an installer that downloads stuff online with this approach, as long as you use a single [OFFLINE] web media block that spans your entire setup.

If you don't want to do that for any reason, or already have installers on the field, click Project | Options, and then choose Build | Patch, and finally under Patching Strategy, check the "Include whole files only" option. This will make your patches larger, but they will run without needing access to their sources.