Installer to distribute Windows TagUI - use .NET + WiX Installer - done

[kensoh]

• https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
• see if can install programmatically

[kensoh]

To compare this with using batch script to do installation.

With batch script can automate and install at scale for enterprise more easily than using Installer. For eg above can't do installation automatically (from the creator this is by design to avoid abuse)

[kensoh]

some thoughts from a whatsapp chat with user

[12:44 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: For Windows, the steps to install TagUI are

1. Download TagUI v6.14 for Windows
2. Unzip the contents to C:\
3. Install OpenJDK for Windows
4. Install Chrome web browser
5. Add c:\tagui\src to start of path
6. Open Command Prompt
7. Copy, paste and run this command:
tagui c:\tagui\flows\samples\1_google.tag

[12:45 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: installer can take care of 2 (no need unzip manually) and 5 (no need add tagui command to path), and probably start installation for step 3
[12:47 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: typo should be - https://github.com/kelaberetiv/TagUI/issues/955
[12:48 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: i'm actually a bit mixed on having installer
[12:48 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: for steps 2,3,5
[12:49 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: if those steps are an hassle or difficult for user to do,
[12:49 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: then the user probably shouldn't be using TagUI
[12:49 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: because RPA work would take more tech-savviness than the steps 2,3,5 to do
[12:49 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: if it is some tech-savvy colleague that is helping to do and install
[12:50 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: then installer is more troublesome than writing own installation script that works for the company
[12:50 PM, 5/28/2021] Ken Soh: so, am feeling mix, whether such a feature is actually meaningful to add

[kensoh]

Adding on another idea is a single string to copy and paste from Windows Run. And using PowerShell to download an installation script and run. This is most seamless, don't even need user to download anything. But for sites without internet access this won't work.

[kensoh]

Also explore on silent automated installations of OpenJDK (downside is mess up with user's env using other versions), and the MSVC dll

[kensoh]

Hi @ruthtxh, assigning this item to you and I've also created this item on Basecamp to you.

[kensoh]

Implemented and available from https://tagui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setup.html#windows

[kensoh]

Reopening, issue with installer

[kensoh]

Closing this issue too, @ruthtxh, fix is verified working!