Jul
27
2005

Frank’s Deep Thought of the Day

Men die earlier than women because they want to.

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Jul
25
2005

Changing WX Client Modes

WebXtender has two modes: Interactive (IRC), or “Thin Client”. Interactive requires IE 6 with ActiveX controls, wheras “Thin” does not, but has fewer features.
To set the mode for users, you must enter the “User Profile Administrator” program that installs with XS Admin. You can change the global default, and/or the default for [...]

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Jul
18
2005

Oracle Instant Client, continued

To simplify installation of the OC, I wrapped the files into a MSI using “Advanced Installer” v2.6.4 from Caphyon Software.
To accomplish this, I just needed to follow the previously documented manual installation routine, and take note of what changed on the system (specifically, I had a look at the REG text files generated by the [...]

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Jul
18
2005

Packaging ApplicationXtender

After some fine head-banging, I have figured out how to package the ApplicationXtender 5.25 .MSP (patch) file into the original 5.20 installer. We just need to follow the standard “administrative installation point” routine:

At the command line, go to the AX 5.20 installation directory.
Run
msiexec /a AxSetup.msi TARGETDIR=[working directory]
Assuming the MSP file is in the same [...]

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Jul
07
2005

SAV 10.0.1 – building client installers

Symantec just extended us the honor of downloading SAV v10.0.1 (Maintenance Release 1 for SAV 10). This build is supposed to fix a bunch of performance complaints. Now that we have it, I suppose we should think in earnest about getting clients to install the new version.
I have been concerned about the apparent [...]

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