The Webdeploy Process; Creating A Webdeploy Installation - Symantec WISESCRIPT PACKAGE EDITOR 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

The WebDeploy Process

Phase 1:
When you develop the installation, you:
Configure WebDeploy by specifying the location of
installation files on the Web server
Compile the installation
Upload the installation files to the Web server
Notify end users of the Web link to the .EXE
Phase 2:
The end user:
Runs the installation .EXE from your Web server
Phase 3:
When the end user runs the .EXE, it:
Runs an installation wizard
Determines which pieces of the application are needed
Downloads and installs the appropriate pieces of the application

Creating a WebDeploy Installation

WiseScript Package Editor Reference
See:
The WebDeploy Process
Creating a WebDeploy Installation
Uploading a WebDeploy Installation to the Web
Your Computer
Upload files through FTP
Destination Computer
(HTTP Protocol)
Destination Computer
(HTTP Protocol)
See also:
WebDeploy on page 81
The WebDeploy™ page lets you enable an installation for distribution through the Web.
You do this by setting options for compiling the installation and for connecting to the
Web server that will contain the installation files.
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Creating WiseScript Installations
Your Internet Host (FTP/HTTP) Server
Contains the installation
The installation is copied to the host
but is not used yet
The installation and its pieces are
stored in an .EXE file plus files named
.001, .002, and so on
Your Internet Host (FTP/HTTP) Server
Contains the installation .EXE and other
files
Your Internet Host (FTP/HTTP) Server
Contains the pieces of an installation
ready for download
Contains the new installation and its
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