InstallShield Java Edition 1.01 Release Notes
1. Multiple shortcuts now possible with InstallShield Java
Edition.
In InstallShield Java Edition 1.0, the ability to include
multiple shortcuts on Windows 95 was not fully functional.
Version 1.01 addresses this issue to allow multiple shortcuts on
Windows 95 systems.
2. Error message alerts you that a file or directory that a
link references does not exist on Unix systems.
In InstallShield Java Edition Version 1.0, if you entered a
source file that was a link file or directory that referenced an
invalid path, the Java Virtual machine produced an exception
error on Unix systems. The exception error stated that the path
to the file or directory could not be read while dumping data. If
this error occurred, InstallShield Java Edition produced an
installer class file with 0 bytes.
In Version 1.01, InstallShield Java Edition presents an error
message on Unix systems alerting you that a link file or
directory path cannot be found. The message informs you that the
particular file will be ignored. Creation of the class file
continues.
Although class file creation continues, it is possible that
your application will not run correctly after it is installed on
the end user's system. Be sure to review the link directory or
link files listed in the error message to make sure they point to
the proper locations and then rebuild your installation.
Note: If you are building an installation on
a Windows platform and include a source file that contains a
shortcut referencing an invalid path, you are not notified that
the path is invalid. Instead, the incorrect file is included in
the installation. This may effect the performance of your
application. Please use caution in Windows when entering source
files that include shortcuts.
3. Directory count modified.
In InstallShield Java Edition 1.0, the builder reported the
number of directories created based upon your source files entry
without including the applications root directory in the
count. In InstallShield Java Edition 1.01, the applications
root is included in the reported number of directories created.
InstallShield Java Edition does not delete the
applications root directory; therefore, the number of
directories reported during uninstallation is always one less
than the number reported during installation.
4. Project file properly records information about
required Virtual Machine selections, launch scripts, and Windows
options.
Previously, the settings selected for required Virtual
Machines, launch scripts and Windows shortcuts, registry entries,
and self-registering files were not properly recorded in the
project file. This prevented panels associated with these options
from appearing if you opened the project in the InstallShield
Java Edition Wizard. This issue has been addressed in version
1.01.
5. Multiple directories accommodated when creating
launch scripts.
Previously, if you entered multiple directories in the
Launch Scripts panel, InstallShield Java Edition did not properly
prepend the directories to the installation root specified as the
installation's destination location. In this version each
directory you specified is properly prepended to the destination
location.
6. InstallShield Java Edition is case-insensitive when
excluding Windows files.
If you are building your installation on a Windows platform and
choose to exclude files based upon an extension, InstallShield
Java Edition will now exclude the file, regardless of its case.
Previously, InstallShield Java Edition did not exclude files from
an installation being built on a Windows platform unless they
matched case.
InstallShield Java Edition still excludes files on a
case-sensitive basis for Unix users.
7. Backward slash entered in Launch Scripts Wizard
panel now converts to forward slash.
A backward slash entered in application classpath in the
Launch Scripts panel now converts to a forward slash to
accommodate Unix systems.