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WELCOME TO EASY INSTALL
Easy Install packs your program using LHARC by Yoshi. It then
transfers your program together with a customized installation
program and a Readme.Bat file to your installation disk.
If your program, in packed form, together with the install
program will not fit on a single disk, Easy Install will pack
your program onto additional disks automatically.
All you have to do is fill in the fields on the main screen.
1. PROGRAM NAME
Please use proper case eg. Payroll Master
2. DEFAULT DIRECTORY TO INSTALL TO
Enter a suggested directory for the installation. This will
be offered as a default on the installation disk but the
user will be able to choose another. If your program includes
sub directories these will retain their names but will be
recreated under the main directory name chosen by the user.
If you require your program to be installed to a fixed main
directory name then enter "No Choice" in this field and the
installation will be made to a directory with the same name
as the source directory.
If you enter a default then you must include a drive letter
with the default directory eg. C:\MYPROG
START UP COMMAND
If your program is an EXE or COM file and there are no
parameters to pass on the command line then enter the EXE or
COM file name (without the extension) and the installation
program will start your program automatically after
installation. For the automatic start, Easy Install assumes
that your executable file will be in the main directory. If
it is in a sub directory then you must use the "No Start"
option. (see next Para.)
If your program starts with a batch file or if there are
parameters to pass on the command line you must enter "No
Start" in this field. - The installation program cannot start
such programs and will generate an error message if you try.
If you enter "No Start" in this field you will be asked to
supply the actual start command - this will be shown on screen
when the install routine completes. If there is no start
command for your application then enter N/A and the installation
program will not print the start command line.
When you use the "No Start" option, the installation program
terminates at the DOS prompt, on the drive and in the
directory to which the installation was made.
SOURCE DIRECTORY
This is the directory (or main directory) in which your
program can be found for packing.
Please include the drive eg. C:\PROGFILS
COMPANY OR AUTHOR NAME
Your Company or Author Name will be displayed on the main
screen of the installation program.
DRIVE WITH INSTALLATION DISK
Enter A or B
FILE TO USE AS README.TXT
Easy Install is supplied with a ready written DEFAULT.TXT file
suitable for any program which does not require special
instructions. If you select this it will be copied to your
installation disk as README.TXT and displayed after installation.
You can create your own Readme files for different programs.
Easy Install includes an editor for the purpose (Press F6).
If you prefer to use your own favourite editor that's OK -
provided the files are in the Easy Install directory and have the
extension .TXT they will be listed for you to choose from each
time you make an installation disk. If you do not wish to have a
readme file displayed then select "None" in this field.
If you use the readme.txt facility then you should not have
another file called readme.txt among your program files.
INSTALLATION DISK LANGUAGE
Select the language to use for the installation program. English
is the only language supplied with the evaluation copy. The reg-
istered version currently supports English, Dutch, German and
Spanish.
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SETUP DATABASE
Each time you make an installation disk with Easy Install it enters
all the parameters you have used in a data file. After your first
disk it will display a list of the programs you have already made
install disks for. If you are re-doing a previous installation disk
all you have to do is pick its name from the list and the last
parameters will be entered in the appropriate fields. The choice is
made on the program name field. If you have more than one version of
a program then you can differentiate between them by remming a note
after the name. Easy Install recognizes a double apostrophe as a rem
indicator. For example two sets of parameters could be saved with
the program names:-
Easy Base ''Shareware
Easy Base ''Reg
When the installation disk are made only "Easy Base" will be copied
to the install disks as the program name.
UNINSTALLABLE FILES
The file names ~PACK1.LZH ~LHA.EXE ~FILES.LST AND ~PACK. are
created as temporary files in the target directory and are erased
after the installation. You cannot therefore install files with
these names in your main directory.
AUTOMATIC OVERWRITE
Installations with Easy Install automatically overwrite files with
the same name in the target directories irrelevant of date stamp.
This is ideal for updates to program files and for replacing Eval.
copies with registered ones. However, if you ship a combination of
program files and starting data which your user will modify then
you should create two disks, one for the program and one for the
initial data so that the user can do a program re-install without
overwriting his data.
DISCLAIMER
John Turnbull disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether
express or implied, including without limitation any implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose
functionality, data integrity or protection.
LHARC AND ASCII 255
The ASCII Character 255 is not recognised as a legal character
in filenames by LHARC. You CANNOT pack and install any file
with the character 255 in the name.