Eight Ways InstallAnywhere Simplifies Building Multiplatform Installers

Have you gone platform-agnostic with software installation?  InstallAnywhere offers eight key features that will simplify building multiplatform installations.

1. Central Management—Advanced Designer

Provides an intuitive, graphical interface to manage all aspects of an installer project.  Tabs enable identification of tasks and settings specific to each project.

2. Project Definition—Project Registry

Tracks all features by operating system in a product configuration database and associates file name extensions with applications.

3. Change Tracking—Installer Identification and Version

Uniquely identifies installer versions and provides a log that tracks files installed and actions executed.

4. File Settings:  Timestamps and Overwrite Behavior

Uses timestamps to uniquely identify files with the same name and manage overwrite behavior.

5. Platform Management

Defines separate folders for each operating system, including default install folders and default link folders (Unix), default shortcut folders (Windows) and default alias folders (Mac OS X).

6. Language Definition—Locales

Defines the installer language to generate a locale file for placement in the project file.

7. Issue Tracking—Debug Output

Identifies issues with an installer and offers the choice of sending to a file or live console.

8. Virtual Machine Selection

Defines a valid list of Java virtual machines (JVMs) that an installer can use.

For a deeper dive on and additional timesaving features, download Best Practices for Building Multi-Platform Installers.

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