Cross-Platform Software Installation Program Design And Implement

Installation is the first step of use the software. The quality of the Installation program determines the first impression of user for the software. It plays an important role in the software quality. Nowadays, the software has more features; the range of software application has larger and larger and the complexity of software is grows. So the Installation becomes more complexity. The author rearches the InstallShield Multiplatform development framework, the JavaBean technolog and introduces the OS/400 and z/OS operate system. Base on this the author successed to develop the multi-platform installation for the ScanMail for Domino. That provides the solution for the muti-platform installation development and gives the example.In the development of installation of ScanMail for Domino, the author use objects-oriented analysis and design. In Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX and OS/400 platform use the InstallShiled Multiplatform to develop the installation program. In the z/OS platform use Shell script to develop the installation base on the z/OS Unix System Service.The installation program of ScanMail for Domino meets the requirement on all platforms and has high quality. The modularization of the installation program makes the maintenance easier and more efficiency. Reduce the cost of the software development and maintenance.