WINDEV Concepts

Part 5: Setup 169 2.2 Installing a WINDEV application Standard, compact or MSI setup To install your application, simply start the application setup program on the user computer. The files required by the application are installed in the specified setup directory. To install an update of your application, simply run the update setup program on the user computer. The application files modified by the update are replaced. Setup with automatic update To install your application : 1. Start your reference version setup program from a user computer. The files required by the reference application are installed in the specified setup directory. The reference application corresponds to a client setup program. 2. Run the client setup program from each user computer. The files required by the client application are installed in the specified setup directory. To install an update of your application : 1. Start your reference version setup update from a user computer. The files of the reference application modified by the update are replaced. These replaced files can be saved. 2. When the application is started from a user computer, the application update is automatically proposed. Setup with automatic update in PUSH mode To install your application in PUSH mode : 1. Start your reference version setup program from a user computer. The files required by the reference application are installed in the specified setup directory. The reference application corresponds to a client setup program. 2. The program for managing the network applications is automatically started. 3. Select the network computer on which the setup will be performed. To install an update of your application in PUSH mode : 1. Start your reference version setup update from a user computer. The files of the reference application modified by the update are replaced. These replaced files can be saved. 2. Start the program for managing the network applications. 3. Select the network computer on which the update will be performed.