we are about to purchase Advanced Installer for our business. Not a big company but nevertheless a very big client base.
Our software solution (written in Uniface and .NET) is deployed in several parts.
For a regular client (no webserver or services) the installation consist of 2 parts:
- a local installed client
- a server side folder with subfolders (UNC path -> \\server\share\RootFolder)
The local clients are installed with msi 's (created with old software, to be replaced with AI)
The server side is updated wit self Extractings zipfiles. Extraction adds or updates files, no more, no less
My question: is the self-extracting zipfile replacable with an msi ?
Since it just extraction of files, without shortcuts or registration or executions ?
We get complaints from our customers that self-extracting zips (-> exe's) are blocked more and more by virus-scanners, so maybe an msi would be better ?
The only thing the msi should do is extract files to a selected path (UNC!), and maybe the next time propose the same path, but that is optional.
Another optional thing is verify if there exist a subfolder Config in the selected path, if yes then the selected path is probably the right
But that seems doable (option in FolderDlg)If this would be possible, that would be an extra argument i can use to motivate the Big Boss to invest in AI
Tnx in advance !
