Q112884: HOWTO: How to Create Response File to Be Used as Silent Install
A response file can be specified when installing an InstallAnywhere installer silently. This article discusses the creation of the response file.
View ArticleQ208841: Register InstallAnywhere With A License Server On The Command Line...
When you purchase a concurrent license for InstallAnywhere, you need to identify the location of the FlexNet License Server each time you install InstallAnywhere. You can enter the license server...
View ArticleQ107052: ERRDOC: Run-Time Error 1608
When an InstallShield setup is launched, the following error occurs: "Error -1608: Unable to create InstallDriver instance"
View ArticleQ214187: HOWTO: Activate InstallAnywhere 2011 (node-locked) License
This article includes the steps to download, install, and activate the InstallAnywhere node-locked license
View ArticleQ206276: HOWTO: Generating InstallAnywhere Log for Install and Uninstall in...
This article discusses how to generate an install/uninstall log to capture what is occurring during an installation/uninstallation, primarily for troubleshooting purposes.
View ArticleQ000028: INFO: Debugging an Installer -- Viewing the Debug Output
The following article contains information on debugging for all supported InstallAnywhere Platforms.
View ArticleQ000181: INFO: Changing the Temp Directory Used by the Launcher
On platforms where the /tmp directory does not contain sufficient disk space, it may be necessary to force the use of a different temporary directory. This article discusses a way to do this.
View ArticleQ200237: Installer Command Line Arguments
This documents the arguments that may be passed to an installer from the command line.
View ArticleQ206194: HOWTO: Recreate the InstallAnywhere Uninstaller Component
The "InstallAnywhere Uninstall Component" is a special Component which needs to be included in every project in order to assure the correct behavior. If this Component is removed, certain steps need to...
View ArticleQ201156: HOWTO: Change the Product Version in the Add/Remove Windows Entry
This article shows how one can modify the product version number of an InstallAnywhere installed product in the Add/Remove Programs list in Windows.
View ArticleQ201070: HOW TO: Provide Multiple Options To Choose Shortcut Install Location
This article shows how to configure an InstallAnywhere project to provide a user with multiple options to choose a Shortcut Install location.
View ArticleQ112838: HOWTO: Find Uninstaller Component and Execute
The easiest way to search for a previously installed InstallAnywhere installer is to use a combination of Find Component In Registry and Execute Uninstaller.
View ArticleQ200804: HOWTO: Use Source Paths With the InstallAnywhere Ant Build Task
Source Paths allow the developer to specify where payload files should be picked up at build time. They can be set at build time using an environment variable to specify the Source Path's value. Many...
View ArticleQ000433: INFO: Add/Remove Programs Icon in Windows
This article discusses how to change the application display icon within Add/Remove Programs.
View ArticleQ201001: INFO: Why Use The abortInstallation(int exitCode) Method Instead of...
This article illustrates a scenario where the Install log file is not created upon cancelling an installer in the pre-install step.
View ArticleQ000569: INFO: Creating an Internet Shortcut
This article gives information about webpage shortcuts in a project.
View ArticleQ214145: ISSUE: Exception 'java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No Product for...
This article talks about one possible reason that could lead to an exception similar to the one shown below:Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application...
View ArticleQ208504: INFO: Setting and Environment Variable on Unix
This article talks about the Set System Environment Variable action in Unix systems.
View ArticleQ200452: INFO: Execute Script/Batch File Action Output with Extra Line
This article talks about the new line feed in the output variable $EXECUTE_STDOUT$ of the Execute Script/Batch File action.
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