Install ADD-In in ZABO Users Machine

Hi All,

We developed a add in Functionality to send reports using email to a list of users.

This contains server add in and Client Add in .

Now we are looking for a way to install the client add-In in all of our ZABO users machine.

We are analyzing is it possible to install the ADD-In as Part of ZABO Installation.

Is anybody did anything like this??

Please advice me if you have any idea.

Thanks In advance for you time and replies.

Thanks
Jack


jack_bo (BOB member since 2002-09-05)

No idea about doing it as part of ZABO install (we don’t use that functionality here) but the best way I’ve found for installing add-ins is using a .reg registry modification, to point to the add-in location on a networked drive somewhere (that the user has access to, obviously)

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\BusinessObjects\5.0\BusObj General Preferences\busobj\Options\AddIn\This is the addin name] 
"Description"="This is a description of the add in that is shown in the add-in window-" 
"FileName"="\\\\file_server\directory\to\addin\addin.rea" 
"Installed"=dword:00000001

NB this registry entry will apply to all BusObj users on a machine; there is a seperate tree for user-by-user config.


RobinM :uk: (BOB member since 2003-02-25)

Hi Robin,

Thanks For your Reply…

We are looking for an automatic way to copy the add-in (.rea file) in side our ZABO Users machine and then update the Registry.

This is to avoid user errors during the installation Process.We have around 1000 ZABO users.

Looking forward for more suggestions and idea’s.

Thanks for your time.

Jack


jack_bo (BOB member since 2002-09-05)