I have installed DB2 10.1 in AIX 7.1 at /opt/IBM/db2/V10.1. But there is a script which is expecting DB2 at /opt/db2_10_1.
I am not sure if it is possible to change the directory of an installed software and if I do it, what are the points I have to keep in my mind before performing this step.
FYI- I am not an AIX or DB2 expert. I am just performing this task as instructed.
Did your instructions specify a non-default path for the Db2-installation?
(The path /opt/IBM/db2/V10.1 is a typical default for AIX )
Do not manually hack to change the installation directory of Db2, just because a script is badly written! Responsible admins would never allow such mistakes on production environments.
It is an error for a script to hard-code a Db2-installation path. That script should be coded correctly to determine the Db2-installation path, or to have that information provided via configuration or arguments.
A possible option is to create a symbolic link so that /opt/db2_10_1 points to the real path at /opt/IBM/db2/V10.1 , but this is not guaranteed to work for all situations, it depends on how badly written is the script - so other different errors may appear later from that script (although Db2 itself will function normally).
A separate matter is that it is unwise to install a Db2 version that is already out of support (end of life). Does the business understand the consequences of installing an out-of-support version? (unless the business has purchased an extended support contract from IBM).
You have to make new install
stop instance
rename sqllib directory
recreate instance using db2icrt in new binaries in install directory
import catalogued database with db2cfimp previously exported using db2cfexp
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I'm new to Postgresql and am going to install on A directory for my Application.
After building a package including the Application and Postgresql, I should deliver it to other user(by Installer but Postresql is not embedded).
I was wondering if it is okay for me to just copy Postgresql to other directory without any consideration of registry or environment variables on Windows.
Does it work by copying the all of directories to other directory or server?
If you stop the running PostgreSQL service, and you preserve file permissions when copying/moving, and the destination is also a NTFS filesystem, it will work. But you'll have to adjust the service definition or create a new one to start from the new location; PostgreSQL won't know where the data directory is until you tell it.
However.
You should simply initdb PostgreSQL where it needs to be in the first place. There's no need to copy or move the data directory. Ask the user where they want it to be put and then put it there from the start.
I strongly recommend that you bundle PostgreSQL binaries in your installer rather than having the user run a PostgreSQL installer first. Then have your app initdb its own private PostgreSQL data directory for its use.
See Installation of postgresql with NSIS (it doesn't matter if you're not using NSIS, the principles are the same).
I want compile some GUI into a Windows standalone application (*.exe). The main idea is run my applications in different computers WITHOUT the necessity of privileges to run it.
While doing these steps, I noticed that when I want to run vcredist_x86.exe on a different computer administrator privileges are required. I asked in the official forum and they confirmed that is not possible.
There was also other interesting alternative with an older version here:
How can I install the Matlab Component Runtime without Administrator rights when using MATLAB Compiler 4.6 (R2007a)
Despite the fact that now there is no supported way, until which Matlab version was it possible run standalone apps without privileges?
My version is 2010b but I can use the most recent version which support the possibility to run MCR without privileges. I have Matlab compiler but not Matlab code generator (to automatic translate into another language).
Matlab user executables require Microsoft DLLs to run. No Matlab version is going to be able to run user executables without the required Microsoft DLLs. One cannot install DLLs to Windows owned directories without admin privileges. This is a configuration issue not a Matlab runtime issue. Solution is to install the required DLLs to the local folder that has the user application in it. Ignore all the stuff in the docs about "network redributables" and "registering" DLLs.
I don't know if it is possible to run vcredist_x86.exe without privileges. It may be a matter of setting the install path to your local directory instead of "Program_Files...". Either way it doesn't matter as vcredist_x86.exe should not be necessary.
I don't know if what you trying to do is possible or if Matlab has blocked it somehow but I think you have gotten confused on how to get there and have compounded your problems by trying to install to non-user directories.
When you install your product locally, all the needed files are stored in the machine.
When you set the features to Advertise, files will be installed locally when the user launches the application.
What happens then when yo set the features to "run-from-source"? I Googled it and was only able to find this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367538%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Thanks!
This is a rarely used feature of Windows Installer and I don't normally reccomend using it. It was invented back in a day when hard drives were small and the thought was you 'advertised' ( pretend install aka install source ) a feature and that when the user clicks the shortcut it would go to the source and finish the installation of the feature ( aka install local )
It just adds a lot of complexity to your servicing model. It's not worth it IMO.
When placing all installation files next to the MSI (similar to advertised installation), you can install features from source. This means that all files in these features will be used from the MSI location (they are not copied in the target folders during install).
Running from source can be used when the installer remains permanently on the target machine. So the application can use the installer directly instead of using installed files.
We have a windows app and we were using Wise for deployment. Recently we switched to InstallAware and though it has some good points we are facing some issues. Can someone recommend another deployment and packaging app? We are a small company and we do not have a dedicated staff for packaging etc. Also our package includes SQL server express installation and we would love to have the simplicity of such includes as is in IA.
How about NSIS or InnoSetup? They're both widely used, and not that hard to use. (If you choose InnoSetup, also download ISTool, it's a lot easier than writing the script file manually.)
We've used NSIS several times, both for full regular desktop installers, and for small, silently installing patches. It's easy to write a basic installer, especially if you use HM NIS Edit which acts as a wizard and IDE for NSIS. Because it's scriptable, you'll be able to check if SQL Server Express is already installed - if not, it can be installed as part of your installer process.
I have never used anything but Windows Setup and the setup projects that come with Visual Studio. Do you have any unusual requirements that prevent you from doing that?
I assume your requirement as follows,
You are using wise package studio to create\customize the application to create MSI and these msi package will be deployed or installed to your environment.
My question is : How many desktops \laptops are their in your company (Infrastructure)
Solution to your question based on my assumption:
At present Admistudio is the best product to replace the Wise and you can use Installshield repackager to create or customize the applications.
Install anyware is used to customize the Dll files (Build and release method) and create custom actions in that build file and build it to MSI
Installshield Repackager is used to create MSI from Exe files and also customize existing MSI using transform file (no need to modify existing MSI instead we can create MST file to MSI and perform the customization to MST file and same file will be applied while deployment.)
Please let me know if you need further assistance.
I can't seem to find a good script or anything to use for installing Firebird (the InterBase-decendent RDBMS) using InstallShield. There is a way to silently install it using the firebird install executable, but I don't know enough about InstallShieldscripts to be able to do it! If anyone knows any information on
a) how to execute an exe from InstallShield
b) how to install firebord using InstallShield
I would be very appreciative! Thanks a lot, Matt
You should probably reword your question to get answers about how to execute an external program using command line parameters in an InstallShield script. Maybe the documentation would have enough info on that already.
Regarding the installation of Firebird, please have a look at this document which comes with the Firebird installation and shows all available switches for the Firebird setup executable. If you don't want the user to see that your program is installing Firebird you should probably use the /SP-, the /VERYSILENT and /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES switches. Other switches worth looking into are /NOICONS to suppress the creation of a program group in the start menu, and /COMPONENTS=... to install only what is absolutely necessary for your program to function.
Please note that installing Firebird is only a part of what you should do. For clear separation from other programs using Firebird you should create a new Firebird user account with password, and it's always a good idea to add an alias for your database to the aliases.conf file.