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Bulletproof Installs: A Developer's Guide to Install Programs for Windows, 1/e

Leslie Easter

Published September, 1998 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1999, 464 pp.
Paper Bound w/CD-ROM
ISBN 0-13-798091-4

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Table of Contents

    1. What Is an Install Program?

      The Basic Definition.

    2. Designing an Install Program.

      Architecture. Assimilate. Implementing the Architecture.

    3. InstallShield File and Directory Organization.

      What Is Installed by InstallShield. How InstallShield Builds Your Install Program. How InstallShield Runs Your Program. The InstallShield Wizards. The InstallShield Templates. The InstallShield IDE. InstallScript Framework. Summary.

    4. Creating a Simple Install Program.

      Running the Project Wizard. Applying the Finishing Touches. Running the Install Program. Examining the Built-in Capabilities. Understanding the Generated Code. Summary.

    5. Explaining InstallScript.

      InstallScript Notation. Naming Variables. Programming Constructs. Summary.

    6. Understanding the Operating System.

      Adding a Start Menu Entry. The Registry. Locked Files. Shared Files. Core Components. Self-Registering Files. Rights and Permissions. Summary.

    7. Defining the InstallShield API.

      InstallShield API Categories. Undocumented. Summary.

    8. Creating a Standard Install Program.

      OBR Viewer. Creating File Groups and Components. Running the Install Program. Adding a Start Menu Entry. Adding to the Application Search Path. Creating a File Extension Registry Key. Adding to the Final Wizard Page. Summary.

    9. Creating a Custom User Interface.

      Wizard Page Basics. User Interface Design. User Interface Controls. Layout and Design. Creating a Resource DLL. Making Your Own Wizard Page. Writing a Message Handling Routine. Customizing an InstallShield Dialog. Summary.

    10. Importing Routines.

      The Nature of an Application. The Anatomy of a Dynamic Link Library. The Windows API. InstallShieldŐs Function Prototype. Data Type Conversion. Using the Windows API. The WinSub Module. Handy Windows API Routines. Summary.

    11. Creating an Advanced Install Program.

      Install Programs and Graphics. InstallScript Modules. A Final Look at the OBR Viewer. Customizing the InstallShield Environment. Summary.

    Index.

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