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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 application’s root directory in the count. In InstallShield Java Edition 1.01, the application’s root is included in the reported number of directories created.

InstallShield Java Edition does not delete the application’s 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.


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