Wise or Installshield ...?

Ok. One point to Wise.

Can Installshield allow me to write my own scripts? Is it simply not as intuitive as Wise?

What about database (SQL Server/MSDE) script execution for database deployment?

Mike

InstallShield:
  http://www.installshield.com/products/devstudio/

Wise:

   http://www.wise.com/wfwi.asp

The score so far:   Wise 1 : 1 Installshield

I tried looking for innosetup. Couldn't find (brief search) on downloads.com - but I'll keep looking as anything 'freeware' will help my budget a lot!

Wise is pretty expensive for my needs. Comparable packages with Installshield make it about 30-40% more expensive?!

Anyone else have experience with any other third party installer?




(points will be awarded for participation in this thread shortly)

if you are interested in innosetup the following link will help.
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

its opensource (in delphi)

If you have visual studio installed then you can use Visual studio Installer. It comes with Visual Studio

vkaushik, you mean the package and deployment wizard? ... don't get me started on that one!

Ok - well to summarise.... I think Inno Setup has won :)

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks!

Thanks all. Points distributed evenly across participants. Awarded answer to bhagyesht.

Mike

http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=82969&ixReplies=17

Is this you by any chance, or just a coincidence?

calebS: its not the same asker..

my conclusion based on the above answer being accepted and


"So InnoSetup is out of the question, Wise & IShield are my two options at the moment...

GiorgioG
Monday, November 03, 2003 "

Just being curious. I was reading the other one because it was interesting, and then when I reread it later there seemed to be comments missing, until I realised I had actually read this one first, and seen the second one later and assumed it was this one.

Completely off-topic of course, so my apologies.

Nope! It's definately not the same asker ;)

However - the post made excellent reading, thanks. I must remember to follow the advice of the last poster and quite my job to make 20,000,000 per year ote selling...