Comments on: Installing An Excel Add-in Using Setup Factory

By: Luis G

Luis G — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:01:00 +0000

Mike / Jon,

Do you have any sample or tutorials for Inno Setup that you can share?

Thank you,

Luis

By: XL-Dennis

XL-Dennis — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:07:00 +0000

J-K,

Unfortuntately it's still only available in Swedish, i e the UI and the helpfile. We have discussed to translate it to English but the major aspect that holds us back is the number of installation software in English already available. The costs involved to translate it by a professional translater and to promote are indeed a lot.

Kind regards,
Dennis

By: Harald Staff

Harald Staff — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:56:00 +0000

My first SetupFactory (v4) came free fullversion on a PcPlus coverdisc. It was really great, so I bought version 5, which is also great. But back then it was a $30 purchase or something, I can’t believe that version 7 ($495) is 1500 % better…

By: jkpieterse

jkpieterse — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:29:00 +0000

Dennis: Just two lines of script, that is sweet.

Their site seems to be in Swedish only. Does the package also come in Swedish?
Price is right so it seems, at 140 or so.

By: ross

ross — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:32:00 +0000

“I also use Inno Setup, which as Mike points out is a very capable piece of free software. I don’t know much about its scripting, but the help file is pretty good, and they have a decent forum on their site. Inno does some scripting within the setup file itself, and it also allows you to include script or exe files and execute them during installation. I generally include a dumb little VB6 program that installs my program workbook as an add-in.”

Unbelievable, I have today!, just done the very same thing – only that the VB6 exe installs the adding by automating an excel instance and using the addin object – i was thinking about posting the whole lot on my web site. I will read J-K article first, but if Mike a Jon would like share their code i could make it a bit more holistic?

I did once start to write a class to work with the reg and install VBA addins, but it got to complex!
I will read what J-K has to say tomorrow – to drunk right now!

Excellent – i think i have a installing fetish

By: XL-Dennis

XL-Dennis — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:23:00 +0000

J-K,

You don’t need to be MVP in order to get free stuff

I use Visual Installer 2006 for all my setups (including .NET/VSTO solutions) from SamLogic (Swedish company). Unlike SetUpFactory I only need to add one single line to install add-ins and one single line to uninstall add-ins.

What looks attractive with SetUpFactory is the way it works with license numbers and registration. So let us know what Your impression are when it comes to this part.

Kind regards,
Dennis

By: jkpieterse

jkpieterse — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:36:00 +0000

Jon: I assume the VB6 is for creating the proper registry entries?

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:10:00 +0000

I also use Inno Setup, which as Mike points out is a very capable piece of free software. I don’t know much about its scripting, but the help file is pretty good, and they have a decent forum on their site. Inno does some scripting within the setup file itself, and it also allows you to include script or exe files and execute them during installation. I generally include a dumb little VB6 program that installs my program workbook as an add-in.

By: Mike Alexander

Mike Alexander — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:35:00 +0000

I use "Inno Setup". It's a very impressive freeware that allows you to build some pretty robust setup files.
With it, you can create registry entries, edit registry entries, allow users to select a language, and even create a password protected setup file.