Our Contract with You, The Reader -- List of Chapters -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- How to Download the Files -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Deployment Fundamentals -- What is deployment? -- Installation is only part of deployment -- Pre-implementation -- Implementation -- Post-Implementation -- Why you should care (why it is so important to get it right!) -- Do I need a Setup? -- A basic checklist for deploying Visual FoxPro apps -- VFP Source Code issues -- Customer environment -- Application specific testing -- Network and Operating System issues -- General hardware requirements: What do you need physically besides VFP to deploy a solution? -- Can't avoid this: What you must include for deployment -- Can't touch this, or can you? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Planning for Success -- Computing Environment -- Workstation inventory -- OS Platforms -- Networking -- Database platforms -- Integration with other applications and technologies -- Internet connectivity -- Physical office layout -- Need to order new equipment -- Dealing with the unexpected -- Clients -- Dealing with customers -- Working with subject matter experts -- Talking to the real or end users -- Handling those "special case" customers -- Preparation -- Images -- EXE version details -- Training materials for end users -- Training materials for support staff -- Duplication -- User communications -- Determining ship readiness -- Requirements -- Feature sets -- Prototypes -- Preparing customers for testing -- Delivery dates -- Sign-on -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Packaging the Installation -- When is it ready? -- Getting ready for delivery -- Testing -- Executable components -- Help -- Data conversion -- Visual FoxPro runtimes and dependencies -- Third party controls and libraries -- Organizing the setup -- Directories -- Installation schemes/feature sets.

How do you package the install? -- OS and third party components -- Utilities to consider shipping -- Delivery mechanisms -- Diskettes -- Zip/Jaz/SuperDisk disks -- Memory sticks -- CD-ROM and DVDs -- E-mail -- FTP -- Web site downloads -- Symantec's pcAnywhere -- Terminal Services and Citrix -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Setup Tool Roundup -- What is a setup? -- What features are available? -- What tools are available? -- ActiveDelivery -- Ghost Installer Studio -- Inno Setup -- InstaFox -- InstallShield -- Setup Factory -- Tarma Installer -- Wise Solutions -- Why are the current installer tools better than the VFP Setup Wizard? -- Deployment Tool Selection Process -- Products Considered -- Making the choice -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Windows Installer Inside and Out -- Overview of Windows Installer -- The evolution of software installation -- The arrival of Windows Installer -- Windows Installer Design Objectives -- Working with Windows Installer -- Structure of a Windows Installer setup package -- Features and components -- Merge Modules -- Inside an MSI file -- GUIDs, GUIDs, everywhere a GUID -- Updates, upgrades, and patches -- New bits for old -- Small updates -- Minor upgrades -- Major upgrades -- Patches -- What happens when I run setup.exe? -- The setup launcher program -- MSIEXEC - the Windows Installer executable program -- Install sequence -- Caching the MSI file -- Versioning rules during installs -- Some common problems and what to do about them -- Another version of this product is already installed -- The feature you are trying to use is unavailable -- I want my application to be available to all users -- The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Workstation and Traditional LAN Applications Step-By-Step -- Single workstation-Single-user -- Single workstation with multiple-users -- Local Area Network-multiple-user.

Stories -- General implementation issues -- Security -- Executables -- Data -- Configuration file (FPW) -- Temporary files -- Other configuration settings and Registry -- Runtimes -- Shortcuts -- ActiveX controls and COM objects -- Automation -- ODBC DSN -- FoxTools and other FLLs -- Help files -- Reports -- Native Visual FoxPro (FRX) -- Crystal Reports -- Generating a setup, step-by-step -- Step 1-Organizing your setup -- Step 2-Specifying files deployed -- Step 3-Configuring the target computer -- Step 4-Customizing the setup steps -- Step 5-Defining setup requirements and actions -- Step 6-Building the install package -- What can go wrong during a deployment? -- Implementation -- Application -- Environment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Client/Server Applications Step-By-Step -- Stories -- Performance is king -- Indexes still matter -- Security fundamentals from school of black and blue -- General implementation issues -- Installing a new backend database -- Restoring a backup -- Running a script to create the database and database objects -- Using SQL-DMO -- Data Transformation Services (DTS) -- MSDE vs. SQL Server -- Installing MSDE -- Database Administrators and security -- Generating a setup, step-by-step -- Step 1-Organizing your setup -- Step 2-Specifying files deployed -- Step 3-Configuring the target computer -- The rest of the story -- What can go wrong during a deployment? -- Implementation -- Application -- Environment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Release and Post-Release Tips -- Checklist/Instructions -- Test area -- Backups -- Runtimes -- Configuration files & registry -- Update structures and indexes -- Data conversion -- Test -- Notify the customer -- Technical support -- Communication mechanisms -- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- Help file -- Training -- Web site -- Considerations for small shops -- Post implementation.

Post-mortem review -- Customer follow-up -- Bug tracking -- Developer review -- Post release party -- Bonus pool -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 Support and Ch-Ch-Changes -- Support -- Recovering corrupt or lost data -- Visual FoxPro database structures and maintenance -- SQL database structures and maintenance -- Runtime command window -- Ch-Ch-Changes -- What needs to be updated? -- Update architecture -- Version numbers -- Upgrade installs -- Uninstalling -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Security -- Data security -- Application security -- Source code security and decompilers -- How we tested the decompilers -- ReFox MMII -- yRecover -- Others -- HTML Help files -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 The What and Why of 'Wares -- What is shareware? -- What is freeware? -- Demoware -- Crippleware -- Nagware -- What is vertical market? -- What is custom? -- Prototype-friend or foe? -- What is limited licensing? -- Deployment and support considerations -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Legalese -- Computer Law Terminology 101 -- Intellectual property -- Copyright -- Creative/Original work -- Derivative work -- Work for hire -- Exclusive rights -- Copyrights for software developers -- Securing copyright -- Length of protection -- Transfer of copyright -- Exclusive rights -- Fair Use -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 -- Display the copyright in the software and during installation -- The contract -- What is a contract? -- Why do we need a contract? -- Who should supply the contract? -- What could go wrong with a handshake? -- Contract clauses -- The static contract clauses -- Parties -- Ongoing support -- Ownership-who owns what? -- The five types of program code -- Source code options -- What are my licensing options? -- Confidentiality -- Non-Compete -- Guarantees -- Client responsibilities -- Acceptance clause -- Contract termination methods -- Settling disputes.

Severability -- Extension conditions -- Governing law -- The dynamic contract clauses -- Definition of services -- Project scope -- Payment schedule -- Exceptional expenses -- Support clause -- Licensing issues -- Licensing your product -- Per user license -- Per machine license -- Volume licensing -- License enforcement -- Licensing third party products -- Summary -- Top 5 lessons learned -- Links -- Conclusion -- Appendix A How To: InstallShield Express -- What is InstallShield Express? -- How do I install InstallShield Express? -- Installing ISX VFP LE -- Installing the VFP runtime redistributable files -- Upgrading from ISX VFP7 LE to ISX VFP8 LE -- InstallShield Express-Visual FoxPro Limited Editions -- VFP 7 Edition -- VFP 8 Edition -- InstallShield Express-Full Version -- Creating a setup package with InstallShield Express -- The Sample Application -- Creating a new InstallShield Express project -- Using the InstallShield Express IDE -- Building the setup package -- Deploying the application -- Creating a patch with InstallShield Express 4.0 -- Overview -- The QuickPatch project wizard -- The QuickPatch IDE -- Deploying the patch -- Conclusion -- Appendix B How To: Wise for Windows Installer -- What is Wise for Windows Installer? -- Creating a setup package with Wise for Windows Installer -- The Sample Application -- Creating a new Wise for Windows Installer project -- Using the Installation Expert -- Project Definition group -- Feature Details group -- Release Definition group -- Building the deployment package -- Compiling the project -- Testing the setup -- Running the setup -- Distributing the setup -- Upgrades and patches -- Creating an upgrade -- Creating a patch -- Conclusion -- Appendix C How To: InstaFox -- About InstaFox -- What is the InstaFox Wizard? -- What is the InstaFox Installer?.

Creating a software installation process with InstaFox.