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POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility Developer's Guide

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Contents (summary)
Preface Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts
Chapter 3 Creating the Product Description File
Chapter 4 Creating the Product Text File
Chapter 5 Packaging the Kit
Chapter 6 Advanced Topics
Chapter 7 Product Description Language Statements
Appendix A Migrating from VMSINSTAL to the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
  Glossary
  Index
  Figures
  Examples
  Tables

Contents

Preface
Preface Preface
Chapter 1
1 Overview
     1.1     Features for Software Providers
     1.2     Coexistence with VMSINSTAL
     1.3     Creating an Installable Kit
         1.3.1         Step 1: Make A Plan
         1.3.2         Step 2: Gather the Product Material
         1.3.3         Step 3: Create a Product Description File
         1.3.4         Step 4: Create a Product Text File (Optional)
         1.3.5         Step 5: Package the Software Components
         1.3.6         Step 6: Test and Debug the Installable Kit
Chapter 2
2 Basic Concepts
     2.1     The Product Database
         2.1.1         Querying the Product Database
     2.2     Software Product Kit Formats
     2.3     Software Product Kit Naming Conventions
         2.3.1         Sequential Format
         2.3.2         Compressed Format
         2.3.3         Reference Format
         2.3.4         Kit Naming Rules and Conventions
         2.3.5         More About the Version Field
         2.3.6         Version Information Visible to the OpenVMS Users
         2.3.7         More About the Kit Type
         2.3.8         Looking at Software Product Name Examples
         2.3.9         Input and Output Versions of the PDF and PTF
     2.4     User-Defined Logical Names
     2.5     Utility-Defined Logical Names
         2.5.1         PCSI$SOURCE, PCSI$DESTINATION, and PCSI$SCRATCH
         2.5.2         PCSI$$RECOVERY_MODE and PCSI$$SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA
         2.5.3         PCSI$$COMMAND_LINE
         2.5.4         PCSI$$CONFIRM
     2.6     Managed Objects
         2.6.1         Creating Managed Objects
         2.6.2         Managed Object Conflict
         2.6.3         Preventing Managed Object Conflict
         2.6.4         Managed Object Replacement and Merging
         2.6.5         Managed Object Scope and Lifetime
     2.7     Creating an Integrated Platform (Product Suite)

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