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I'm evaluating the studio version of your product. I've been writing scripts manually in SMS for 2 years, but the version of SMS we're using does not support web deployment. I have a project with about 15MB of html files and graphics in a single directory that I need to be able to deploy over our intranet. In using the web deploy option, I keep ending up with an executable of over 10MB and a single .7zip file of about 1MB. I'd like to be able to create a much smaller exe file. What am I doing wrong?

Make sure the part of your script that installs the stuff to be web-deployed comes after the Web Media Block command that defines the correct web-deploy location.

Note that you do not have to use a URL, you may also reference a network file server location; this way setups would work only on your own Intranet, adding an extra level of security.

I may have used the wizard incorrectly, but I don't find a Web Media Block command in my script. Is there a sample script somewhere that I might use as reference?

Just look at your setup script (View->Code).

I think there will be at least one segment called "DEFINE WEB MEDIA...", this is the command that defines a web media block. Every command after this will put its files into the location specified by this web media block.

Also look for "OFFLINE CONTENT", which is also a web media block command, but one that indicates following files should be put inside the main setup.

You can add new Web Media Block commands or re-arrange existing ones to get your desired arrangement of files inside web deploy segments.

I've been working with this for four days now and my frustration level is nearly maxed out. My boss is ready to spend whatever we need to buy a product that will do what I need it to do (web deploys, specifically), but I keep running into one failure after another here. I've created VERY minimal scripts just to try to get off the ground with this. Is there any way I can post or send you a sample of the script I'm working with and for you to tell me what looks wrong in it?

Sure, send our support department your script, tell me what you want to do, and we'll get it sorted out.