Remote activity logging via HTTP and pre-set browser cookie

[GErik]

Hello,

I would like to use the Advanced Installer as a Downloader - and remotely track the download and installation process on a per-user basis.

I am aware, that my scenario makes not full use of the Installer. This may happen later on.

The scenario is as follows:

1. User downloads the Installer on website, which sets a session-id in a cookie
2. Installer downloads several large files via prerequisite option set to "always"
3. User may manually pause and resume the prerequisite file download, even restart the PC or shutdown and restart the Installer
4. Each start/pause/resume/error is logged via HTTP-GET to our server, sending the cookie with the session-id
5. On completion of the Installer, it starts a downloaded EXE and sends a final HTTP-GET to our server, sending the cookie with the session-id


Can the Installer do this, especially the "remote activity logging with cookie"?
(This would imply that the Installer uses the systems standard browser internally.)
Is there an alternative?

Thanks
Erik

[Bogdan]

Hi Erik,

Thank you for your interest in Advanced Installer.

Advanced Installer is a powerful setup tool which can be used to download your setup package and install it, however it was never designed with the requirements you mentioned. i.e. no restore/pause support, cookies, etc...

Usually users don't pause installation to continue it the next day, so they install the full package once they start. Of course, Windows Installer, therefore the setup package created with Advanced Installer, support restart scenarios, and installations resume. But there is no installation UI to handle this as you request.

Regards,
Bogdan