Steverino Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 What is the best way to deliver a runtime, so that users don't see all the ancillary files, and so that they know to click on the ".exe" file, which may be displayed as an icon? I've played with VISE, but I'm sure that there are better (and cheaper) programs out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 You really need to use an installer on Windows. Here's a free one at Link called InnoSetup. The installer will build a shortcut and place it on the user's desktop if you so desire. Also, you might want to prevent users from opening any Filemaker file and only open the Main one, which when they click on the .exe the Main opens. I use Setup Factory, which is easy to use, but not very cheap anymore. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steverino Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Thanks, but what about something cross-platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Sorry, I only do Windows. Where are the Mac guys when you need them? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardito Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Create a dmg file with disk utility, no special software needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotPro Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Sorry, I am a little lost. What is dmg file? And which particular disk utility you are refering to to create dmg file? Actually, I am just wondering, an application developed in Windows can it be compiled to run on Mac? NotPro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Very Handy file, it beats having to much around with Vis Studio each time i want to compile an install package. Cheers ~Genx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 "I am just wondering, an application developed in Windows can it be compiled to run on Mac?" FMP solutions developned on one platform can be made into run-times for either platform without any additional work. However, Mac run-times need to be made on a Mac, and PC run-times need to be made on a PC. This requires two separate computers, or a Mac and VirtualPC (or a dual-boot Intel Mac). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSC Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Use NSIS to build a Windows installer - open source and a lot of features. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page http://hmne.sourceforge.net/ is a great free editor for NSIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 bumping this post back to the top...it doesn't seem to contain an answer to the Mac installer question. What do you use to create an installer for runtimes on Mac OS X? BTW, someone once mentioned "PackageMaker" but I just upgraded my iMac to OS X and there's no app "PackageMaker." It sounds like exactly what I need. Also, it isn't available from Apple's website. Any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbrendel Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 It's a part of the 'Developer' installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Is that an option during install? Can I go back with the OS X (10.3.9) disks and specifically ask for just PackageMaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbrendel Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 With OS X 10.3 there was a special CD named 'Xcode Tools'. With OS X 10.4 it is an option to check during installation, also called 'Xtools'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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