September 26, 2007 - Lindersoft, a global leader in the development
of installation software for Windows applications, today announced the
release and immediate availability of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000, an update
to its award-winning industry-leading solution for the latest generation of
the most advanced and powerful script based installation
technology.
SetupBuilder is an installation authoring system that creates
professional setup programs in hours, instead of days. Whether developers
need a simple setup or a complex, fully customized installation, SetupBuilder
provides the perfect combination of power, ease of use, and versatility. It
offers developers and systems administrators a portfolio of advanced
installation products with a full range of capabilities and features,
spanning from simple setups to complex, fully customized
installations.
Looking to target Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008?
We've got you covered! We are committed to providing you with support for the
latest advancements in installation, deployment and operating system
technology!
Lindersoft strongly recommends customers upgrade to the
latest version of SetupBuilder 6.6 as soon as possible to maintain the
highest level of support, performance and reliability.
If you have a
current SetupBuilder Maintenance and Support Subscription Plan, the update is
free of charge!
You can get the latest version by selecting "Check for
Updates" from within the SetupBuilder 6 IDE.
You can get the latest
documentation by selecting "Check for Documentation Updates" from within the
SetupBuilder 6 IDE.
Change
log for release of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000 (September 26,
2007)
IMPROVEMENT:
IDE: Add "Current Settings List starts on the first line" option
to the "Ready to Install" dialog properties.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add
"Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "#get file
information..." compiler directive. This option lets you
retrieve the code-sign status of files.
IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add
"Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "Get File
Information..." script function. This option lets you retrieve
the code-sign status of files.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Skip if file is
already code-signed" option to the "#code-sign application..."
compiler directive.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Timed Message Box" option to
the "#msgbox..." compiler directive.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE:
Add "Skip if file is already manifested" option to the "#embed
Vista manifest..." compiler directive.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Installer
Elevation Type" option to the "Get System Information..." script
function. This option lets you determine whether a User is a
Member of the Administrators Group with UAC Enabled on Windows
Vista and Windows Server 2008.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "Redistributable
Manager" and "Check for Help Updates" functions require
administrator execution level privileges under Vista and Windows
Server 2008. The IDE can detect now if it is running
non-elevated.
IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "#get file information..." compiler
directive supports constants and compiler variables as File Name
parameter.
IMPROVEMENT: Add support for .NET Framework 3.5
detection.
IMPROVEMENT: Installer: The "Run Program..." ShellExecuteEx
option in combination with "Wait for Program" holds the
application return code in the %_SB_ERRORCODE%
now.
IMPROVEMENT: [SB#701091] IDE: Add Ctrl-A Hot key to the "Files and
Folders" Visualizer to select all files in the upper and lower
right file lists.
FIX : [SB#708141] IDE: In the
"Get Registry Key Value..." script item the Ctrl-Right click was
not enabled in the "Registry Key" and "Value Name"
entries.
FIX : [SB#708142] IDE: Moving Features up/down in the
Features Visualizer did not refresh the "Files and Folders"
Visualizer (it still displayed the previous Features
order).
FIX : [SB#708151] IDE: Comment modifications in Dialog
Properties did not update the comment text on the "Dialog
Visualizer" until you went to another screen and came
back.
FIX : [SB#708171] Compiler: In the Releases feature, the
compiler was unable to resolve compiler variables for the
Output Directory ([OUTPUTDIR]).
FIX : [SB#708211]
Compiler: The "Readme" and "License Agreement" Dialogs did not
allow "hard coded" local:// paths.
FIX : [SB#708231] Debugger: The
%_SB_ERRORCODE% variable value in the Variables list never got
updated.
FIX : [SB#708232] Installer: Under certain circumstances,
a successful call to the "Get File Information" script
function did not reset the %_SB_ERRORCODE%
variable.
FIX : [SB#708251] Installer: Setting the
%_SB_ERRORCODE% programmatically to zero caused a
crash.
FIX : "Add RegistryRun Entry..." item could not be deleted
from within the Script Editor.
FIX : "Delete ODBC
Data Source..." item could not be deleted from within the Script
Editor.
FIX : "Delete ODBC Driver..." item could not be deleted
from within the Script Editor.
FIX : [SB#709061]
IDE: If a command line compile set the [OUTPUTDIR] and/or
[EXENAME] compiler variable values, the compiler reset the
values.
FIX : [SB#709111] IDE: The compiler did not handle
Command, Arguments and Icon File items for the "Create File
Association..." script function.
FIX : Installer:
Possible "Radio Boxes Dialog" and "Check Boxes Dialog" refresh
problem when using "Refresh Next Dialog".
FIX : Installer:
Possible "Handle String Function..." script function
problem.
CHANGE : Installer: The installer put double-quotes around
the File Extension open command string item.
CHANGE :
IDE: "#get file information..." compiler directive returns -1 if
a file does not exist.
CHANGE : IDE: The "#embed Vista manifest..."
compiler directive stops with an error if the application in
which to embed a Vista-aware manifest already included a
manifest.
CHANGE : IDE: "Save As..." dialog displays the current
project file name in the File Name field.
CHANGE :
IDE: The default zip folder for "Tools | Create Zip Archive..."
is the My Documents folder now.
CHANGE : [SB#709231] IDE: Changed
"Path Name" text to "File Name" in the "Get INI Value..." script
function. Add a file browsers to the "File Name"
field.
CHANGE : Add nsi.dll, normaliz.dll and iertutil.dll to the
sbscan.ini "exclude" file.
CHANGE : All code-signed
SetupBuilder application files are signed with a new Comodo
certificate now, valid until 09/2010.
CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe
(including wupdate.sb6) web update client.
