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From: "Abhishek" <abhishek007p@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Install Problems
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:08:50 +0530
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its not that PDW is buggy, its about the looks and ease of use.

Inno generates single exe file, it looks professional, it is used by a lot 
by developers so it gives the user a 'standard' installation look and feel, 
its flexible as I can shellexcute and wait, and many more feature.

no need to learn the Pascal script, there are script wizard for generating 
the script. I have reviewed some installers on my blog here 
http://vb6zone.blogspot.com/2010/08/installers.html

--
abhishek


"ralph" <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> wrote in message 
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| On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:13:39 -0400, "Mayayana"
| <mayayana@invalid.nospam> wrote:
|
| >
| >  I'm still trying to figure out why Inno setup engenders the
| >sort of irrational devotion that one usually only sees with
| >Apple Seeds and sports fans.
| >
|
| I have exactly the same wonder.
|
| I can and do understand why a new VB developer might use Inno. Inno
| and its toolset does offer a few features and is perhaps prettier -
| 'out of the box'. Features that take extra strokes to instrument with
| PWD. I've used Inno, and the memories of my initial, less than
| stellar, brush with PDW are still fresh, so I can certainly appreciate
| Inno's appeal.
|
| [But never quite understood how learning a new scripting language and
| associated nuances was somehow better than using VB code which the
| developer already knew. Or how viewing a script file was 'easier' than
| simply using the PDW dialogs?]
|
| Inno is very popular and for some good reasons. I find no fault with
| anyone that chooses to use it, nor would I ever go looking for one. I
| believe their happy users could easily list a ton positives for it.
| But they very seldom, if ever, do. It seems it is always - PDW is
| trash, evil, ugly, odorous, disguised malware, blah, blah, ... ,
| therefore use Inno Setup - period.
|
| It might only be a case of Cognitive Dissounce gone wild. Deep down
| they know there isn't a dime's worth of difference (or in fact in the
| hands of an experienced user PDW is far more 'powerful'), but their
| decision must be justified. <bg>
|
| -ralph