Web Deploy

[JPA@BCI]

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?

[sinan]

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.

[JPA@BCI]

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?

[sinan]

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.

[JPA@BCI]

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?

[sinan]

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