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The Cutting Edge
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G'Day Developers!
How much intelligence in the
setup.exe?
Setup.exe should really just do an xcopy. I don't believe in putting very
much intelligence (like creating databases, virtual directories etc) into
the Wise Setup. We put them into the actual app. However if you want to, see
our KB about how to create a SQL Server database or
how to create a virtual directory as part of a script.
Exceptions do exist. We do put intelligence into the setup.exe if we
need a clean uninstall. Examples where we put intelligence in the
setup.exe:
- Adding a VS.NET Toolbar - SSW Health Auditor adds a Toolbar - we would prefer to do that inside the UI of the CodeAuditor.exe however if they uninstalled that, the toolbar would still be there.
- Adding a Outlook Toolbar - SSW Lookout and SSW eXtreme Emails have the same situation, installing Toolbars in Outlook
- Installing MSDE - but the uninstall should tell them they have to delete the database first as per
RulestoBetterInterfaces.aspx#CreateDatabase
If you make an exception you should add a file noting this
eg. C:\Program Files\SSW Code Auditor\_Instruction.txt
More on Rules to Successful
Projects
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Cheers until next time,
Adam
SSW Chief Architect and Microsoft Regional Director, Australia
Got a comment for Adam? 6164616d636f67616e407373772e636f6d2e6175
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Sydney .NET User Group - The best
place to learn .NET for free in
Sydney
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2 days to
go!
Sydney
.NET User Group Wednesday 18th
January 2006
Microsoft's VirtualEarth
Online Mapping
There are over 50 apps that run on
top of Microsoft's VirtualEarth online
mapping service.
This month
Adam Cogan
and
Neil Roodyn (if he has recovered
from his nasty back injury) will take us
over the top 5 that have popped up on
www.viavirtualearth.com 
2 Cool Techniques For Flexible
Windows Apps
Also this month Paul Stovell will look
at 2 cool things he has worked into a
Windows Forms App:
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Making an app more
flexible for a large range of
customers, without hardcoding
business rules and choose into Tools
- Options. You will see him using
.NET and reflection to allow users
to automate your applications.
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Making an app more
flexible for a large range of
customers, without hardcoding UI.
Paul will show how you can host the
ASP.NET runtime with your own
Windows Forms client application,
allowing you can render your own
ASP.NET pages.
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Wednesday 18 January 2006 5:45 pm
See You There!! |
Sorry I can't make it
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Reporting Services Training -
Sydney |
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42
Days to go!
Creating Reporting Solutions using
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
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Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th
February 2006
No doubt that by now you have
heard of Microsoft SQL Server
Reporting Services - Microsoft's
solution to the web reporting
problem. Join Microsoft Regional
Director and SSW Chief Architect
Adam Cogan
as he takes you through the
basics of Reporting services,
managing your report content,
administering your reports as
well as adding custom code.
Read more and Register NOW
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Employment Opportunities @ SSW
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We are seeking
enthusiastic people to join the SSW
team.
- .NET Software
Developer - with OLAP expertise
- Marketing Manager.
Read more and Apply NOW
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SSW
SQL Auditor |
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Keep your SQL
Server database free
from design flaws
with SSW SQL Auditor
Are you looking for
a consistent and
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Maintaining
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Auditor is a part of
the range of
database tools
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SSW SQL Auditor
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More on SSW SQL Auditor...
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