[THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install p rogram
- From: Steve Parr <sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:58:11 -0500
I notice that the msi I have created and installed on a test Citrix box
creates a ton of registry entries with all other things being equal is
probably a good thing.. am wondering if there were any key areas to watch
out for to enhance how things run on Citrix...registry entries look good but
may not be actually all be making much of a diff as well..
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Parr [mailto:sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:52 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install p
rogram
No steps just update version of MDAC if not high enough..
-----Original Message-----
From: M [mailto:mathras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:44 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install p
rogram
What steps do you have to do on a brand new o/s install with the application
?
Register DLLs ? Copy Ini files ? add registry entries ? Create ODBC
connections ?
You can do all of that with an msi file quite easily.
I was in the same boat as you with one of our vendors installation routines.
The installation routine was so awful on workstations the departments were
crying out for Citrix delivery to cut down on the amount of installs
required.
The vendor did have notes for Citrix/TS installs and these were even worse
with a service required and the configuration had to be done using the
service account ...urgh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Parr" <sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:27 PM
Subject: [THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install p
rogram
>
> I am pretty much on my own with this one and was wondering what things to
> look for in creating an install package so that life will be better
running
> this app without an install program on Citrix. The app without a face
right
> now. :)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Parr [mailto:sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:21 PM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install p
> rogram
>
> Mike the app is fairly respectable initself and there is a very large
> codebase already there. The SQL backend is new for them - they have ported
> from pervasive-SQL backend engine(not real SQL as we know it - anytime a
> drive has to be mapped to backend I call that more like file sharing)
> Anyways they are stubborn and feel that because their app has run for
years
> without an install program why would they need one now. So I am trying to
> bridge this attitude gap. They don't know or care about the further
> complications of running something in multiuser mode such as Citrix or TS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: msemon@xxxxxxx [mailto:msemon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:03 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install
program
>
> Something doesn't sound right. Could have a small VB app as front end to
> SQL.
>
> Mike
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Steve Parr sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:04:13 -0500
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] One of the Apps running on Citrix has no install program
>
>
> The vendor is lazy and thinks it is not required. They give our Apps group
> the program files and they have been copying to workstations and just
> running that way. Before letting this run on Citrix would like to take a
> crack at creating an install for this
> for the purpose of being able to install in change user /install mode so
> things get a proper chance to be set up in the mutiuser environment that
> Citrix\TS is. What things should I look for to know that the install
program
> will do what it ideally should for TS\Citrix? I have used an installer
> program put out by Caphypon called Advanced Installer. Have run this and
> created an .msi package that comes out to about 600 mbs - the program
files
> prior to being compressed into CAB files is at 1.2 Gbs. Seems to work but
> not tested under load yet. According to the vendor there are up to 400
> .exe's and many other supporting files and is reason program files so
large
> in size. This amazes me a bit as the architecture on the back end is MS
SQL
> so I do not see the need to be so fat on the client but maybe I just have
> not been around long enough. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Steve Parr
> Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd.
>
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