Can we place an Licence Agreement at packaging process

[catty1160]

Packaging function in Access Developer version is a treat, but I found there is a deficiency. In the whole package process, I do not see any step for us to place an form of End User Licence Agreement(EULA) for customers to check and accept during the setup process. Anybody know a way to add the EULA form for customers to accept at the setup process?

Catty

 

[Junior1544]

The Packaging and Deployment wizzard is designed to basicly install the access run time, and to copy your mdb to the clients computer...

If you want to include an eula, I would make these suggestions...

In stead of using a standard MDB, I would use an MDE.. This will make it so the user can't change the database (forms, queries and the like), and it also run's faster.

In the database, make a one field table and when the database opens, check the table to see if there are any records. If there are any records, move on to the next form. If there are no records, open a EULA within the access db...

Hope these thoughts help you...

--James
junior1544@jmjpc.net
Life is change. To deny change is to deny life.

 

[KornGeek]

While junior1544's suggestion is quite good (and seems pretty easy), I prefer a different approach.

I recommend investing in InstallShield. This will require some additional cost on your part, in both money and time, but I think it is well worth it. InstallShield works well, is very flexible, and looks professional. It has become the industry standard for software installation it seems. This also allows you to add license agreements to the installation process as well as installing other drivers, etc. I like it a lot.

That's just my opinion. Take it for for what it's worth.

 

[catty1160]

Thank you both. The other task I need is to create an icon on the desk top automatically for user after the user finishing the setup process. As my knowledge, Access Packaging is not able to do so. It requires user to go to Start->Program to crreate it after setup. Can Installshield do that?

 

[KornGeek]

Yes. In fact, that's how I convinced my boss to get it for me. Users kept calling in saying that their program wasn't installed.

[rant]Apparently, society has reached the state of stupidity where if an icon is not created on the desktop or in the start menus, users don't know what to do. [/rant]

By the way, InstallShield also let's you install a folder to the start menu if you want. And, no, I don't work for them or get any sort of comission. I just really like their product.

 

[markphsd]

Hey,

I have an additional solution. I just found a installer program that is shareware. Installer2Go. It's free essentially, no pressure to purchase. It sets up a lot of msi script quite well.

i think you can just go to installer2.com

Mark P.

Bleh

 

[catty1160]

Thank you, Mark. I will try to see.

Catty