Deploying Visual FoxPro solutions / / Rick Schummer, Rick Borup, Jacci Adams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973353403321
• Autore: Schummer Rick
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Whitefish Bay, WI, : Hentzenwerke Publishing, c2004
• ISBN: 1-280-54427-9; 9786610544271; 1-930919-33-6
• Descrizione fisica: xxxviii, 486 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 005.75/65
• Soggetti: Database management; Application software - Development; Computer software - Marketing; Selling - Computer programs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographic references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Our Contract with You, The Reader -- List of Chapters -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- How to Download the Files -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Deployment Fundamentals -- What is deployment? -- Installation is only part of deployment -- Pre-implementation -- Implementation -- Post-Implementation -- Why you should care (why it is so important to get it right!) -- Do I need a Setup? -- A basic checklist for deploying Visual FoxPro apps -- VFP Source Code issues -- Customer environment -- Application specific testing -- Network and Operating System issues -- General hardware requirements: What do you need physically besides VFP to deploy a solution? -- Can't avoid this: What you must include for deployment -- Can't touch this, or can you? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Planning for Success -- Computing Environment -- Workstation inventory -- OS Platforms -- Networking -- Database platforms -- Integration with other applications and technologies -- Internet connectivity -- Physical office layout -- Need to order new equipment -- Dealing with the unexpected -- Clients -- Dealing with customers -- Working with subject matter experts -- Talking to the real or end ; users -- Handling those "special case" customers -- Preparation -- Images -- EXE version details -- Training materials for end users -- Training materials for support staff -- Duplication -- User communications -- Determining ship readiness -- Requirements -- Feature sets -- Prototypes -- Preparing customers for testing -- Delivery dates -- Sign-on -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Packaging the Installation -- When is it ready? -- Getting ready for delivery -- Testing -- Executable components -- Help -- Data conversion -- Visual FoxPro runtimes and dependencies -- Third party controls and libraries -- Organizing the setup -- Directories.; Installation schemes/feature sets -- How do you package the install? -- OS and third party components -- Utilities to consider shipping -- Delivery mechanisms -- Diskettes -- Zip/Jaz/SuperDisk disks -- Memory sticks -- CD-ROM and DVDs -- E-mail -- FTP -- Web site downloads -- Symantec's pcAnywhere -- Terminal Services and Citrix -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Setup Tool Roundup -- What is a setup? -- What features are available? -- What tools are available? -- ActiveDelivery -- Ghost Installer Studio -- Inno Setup -- InstaFox -- InstallShield -- Setup Factory -- Tarma Installer -- Wise Solutions -- Why are the current installer tools better than the VFP Setup Wizard? -- Deployment Tool Selection Process -- Products Considered -- Making the choice -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Windows Installer Inside and Out -- Overview of Windows Installer -- The evolution of software installation -- The arrival of Windows Installer -- Windows Installer Design Objectives -- Working with Windows Installer -- Structure of a Windows Installer setup package -- Features and components -- Merge Modules -- Inside an MSI file -- GUIDs, GUIDs, everywhere a GUID -- Updates, upgrades, and patches -- New bits for old -- Small updates -- Minor upgrades -- Major upgrades -- Patches -- What happens when I run setup.exe? -- The setup launcher program -- MSIEXEC - the Windows Installer executable program -- Install sequence -- Caching the MSI file -- Versioning rules during installs -- Some common problems and what to do about them -- Another version of this product is already installed -- The feature you are trying to use is unavailable -- I want my application to be available to all users -- The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Workstation and Traditional LAN Applications Step-By-Step -- Single workstation-Single-user -- Single workstation with multiple-users.; Local Area Network-multiple-user -- Stories -- General implementation issues -- Security -- Executables -- Data -- Configuration file (FPW) -- Temporary files -- Other configuration settings and Registry -- Runtimes -- Shortcuts -- ActiveX controls and COM objects -- Automation -- ODBC DSN -- FoxTools and other FLLs -- Help files -- Reports -- Native Visual FoxPro (FRX) -- Crystal Reports -- Generating a setup, step-by-step -- Step 1-Organizing your setup -- Step 2-Specifying files deployed -- Step 3-Configuring the target computer -- Step 4-Customizing the setup steps -- Step 5-Defining setup requirements and actions -- Step 6-Building the install package -- What can go wrong during a deployment? -- Implementation -- Application -- Environment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Client/Server Applications Step-By-Step -- Stories -- Performance is king -- Indexes still matter -- Security fundamentals from school of black and blue -- General implementation issues -- Installing a new backend database -- Restoring a backup -- Running a script to create the database and database objects -- Using SQL-DMO -- Data Transformation Services (DTS) -- MSDE vs. SQL Server -- Installing MSDE -- Database Administrators and security -- Generating a setup, step-by-step -- Step 1-Organizing your setup -- Step 2-; Specifying files deployed -- Step 3-Configuring the target computer -- The rest of the story -- What can go wrong during a deployment? -- Implementation -- Application -- Environment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Release and Post-Release Tips -- Checklist/Instructions -- Test area -- Backups -- Runtimes -- Configuration files &amp -- registry -- Update structures and indexes -- Data conversion -- Test -- Notify the customer -- Technical support -- Communication mechanisms -- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- Help file -- Training -- Web site.; Considerations for small shops -- Post implementation -- Post-mortem review -- Customer follow-up -- Bug tracking -- Developer review -- Post release party -- Bonus pool -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 Support and Ch-Ch-Changes -- Support -- Recovering corrupt or lost data -- Visual FoxPro database structures and maintenance -- SQL database structures and maintenance -- Runtime command window -- Ch-Ch-Changes -- What needs to be updated? -- Update architecture -- Version numbers -- Upgrade installs -- Uninstalling -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Security -- Data security -- Application security -- Source code security and decompilers -- How we tested the decompilers -- ReFox MMII -- yRecover -- Others -- HTML Help files -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 The What and Why of 'Wares -- What is shareware? -- What is freeware? -- Demoware -- Crippleware -- Nagware -- What is vertical market? -- What is custom? -- Prototype-friend or foe? -- What is limited licensing? -- Deployment and support considerations -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Legalese -- Computer Law Terminology 101 -- Intellectual property -- Copyright -- Creative/Original work -- Derivative work -- Work for hire -- Exclusive rights -- Copyrights for software developers -- Securing copyright -- Length of protection -- Transfer of copyright -- Exclusive rights -- Fair Use -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 -- Display the copyright in the software and during installation -- The contract -- What is a contract? -- Why do we need a contract? -- Who should supply the contract? -- What could go wrong with a handshake? -- Contract clauses -- The static contract clauses -- Parties -- Ongoing support -- Ownership-who owns what? -- The five types of program code -- Source code options -- What are my licensing options? -- Confidentiality -- Non-Compete -- Guarantees -- Client responsibilities -- Acceptance clause.; Contract termination methods -- Settling disputes -- Severability -- Extension conditions -- Governing law -- The dynamic contract clauses -- Definition of services -- Project scope -- Payment schedule -- Exceptional expenses -- Support clause -- Licensing issues -- Licensing your product -- Per user license -- Per machine license -- Volume licensing -- License enforcement -- Licensing third party products -- Summary -- Top 5 lessons learned -- Links -- Conclusion -- Appendix A How To: InstallShield Express -- What is InstallShield Express? -- How do I install InstallShield Express? -- Installing ISX VFP LE -- Installing the VFP runtime redistributable files -- Upgrading from ISX VFP7 LE to ISX VFP8 LE -- InstallShield Express-Visual FoxPro Limited Editions -- VFP 7 Edition -- VFP 8 Edition -- InstallShield Express-Full Version -- Creating a setup package with InstallShield Express -- The Sample Application -- Creating a new InstallShield Express project -- Using the InstallShield Express IDE -- Building the setup package -- Deploying the application -- Creating a patch with InstallShield Express 4.0 -- Overview -- The QuickPatch project wizard -- The QuickPatch IDE -- Deploying the patch -- Conclusion -- Appendix B How To: Wise for Windows Installer -- What is Wise for Windows Installer? -- Creating a setup package with Wise for Windows ; Installer -- The Sample Application -- Creating a new Wise for Windows Installer project -- Using the Installation Expert -- Project Definition group -- Feature Details group -- Release Definition group -- Building the deployment package -- Compiling the project -- Testing the setup -- Running the setup -- Distributing the setup -- Upgrades and patches -- Creating an upgrade -- Creating a patch -- Conclusion -- Appendix C How To: InstaFox -- About InstaFox -- What is the InstaFox Wizard?.; What is the InstaFox Installer?.
• Sommario/riassunto: Ship it Music to your ears or words that cause a cold sweat as you realize you now need to deploy the solution you have worked on for so long? Have you planned the deployment? Do you have the proper language in your contract with your customer? Do you have the proper install package? Do you even know what features your installer needs or how to use one of the many installers? What media is the package going to be shipped on to the client? How will it be distributed? Is the customer even ready? What happens after Setup.exe finishes? Do you have the support infrastructure in place? How are you going to handle updates and changes? There s a lot to think about, and deploying a solution requires careful planning. These questions and many more are answered based on real world experience within the pages of this book."