Install-able Course?
July 21, 2015 12:00 AM
Does anyone know of a way to create a course that will install on a system?
Right now I am still on the old version of Inspire, so I can still publish to .exe . But we have a contract requirement to publish an install-able course. Does anybody know of a way to do this? Is it as simple as taking the .exe and running it through a program to handle the installation?
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I tried the iExpress utility that comes on Windows PC's, which made an installer that didn't actually install the file. It more or less just loads the file so it runs more quickly, but isn't accessible through the Program list.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Discussion (2)
Thanks Sergey! That's exactly what I'm looking for! I knew it had to be pretty simple, it's just a matter of asking the right question in the right place with the right people. All of my searches were bringing me up with people compiling C++ and C sharp programs, etc.
I wasn't able to check your sample out... big brother denied me on my work computer (no file sharing sites) . I should clarify too, I'm on v 11.3.2. So I'm not old old, I just hadn't updated to 12 because I know we have contract requirements for certain outputs. But if that issue has been solved, then I should be good.
I was able to run one of my courses through Inno with no problems. Everything installed and ran as expected - ran faster than just running the .exe output of Lectora.
Thanks for the help!
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FYI, you can create EXE files both in Lectora 11 and Lectora 12, you don't have to be "on the old version" for that. In fact, I can recommend the new version, where you can choose between a single-file EXE output (better protection for your content) and multiple-files output (which is easier to manage and update if need be).
Regarding your question, I can recommend Inno Setup. Its entirely and completely free and it works really well. I've just published a sample Lectora title to an EXE, then used Inno Installer to package it into a single install.exe that has all the usual installer attributes from license agreement to creating Start menu items. Download and try it: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11433463/trivantis/install.exe
You can get the Inno Setup here: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
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