Re: Linked packages in advertisement?

From: Shehzad Khoja [MSFT] (srkhoja_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:40:35 -0800

To set a dependency chain: Create two programs program a and program b. Say
Program A depends on program b, then open program properties of Program A,
go to Advanced tab, select ProgramB's package and program name where is says
'Run this program first." Apart from setting dependency chain, there is no
way to guarantee the order of execution of the program.

You don't have to update the package to change program dependency. You can
create a separate package and modify the program to run another program
first.

Does this answer your question? 

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"OFinnesand" <finnesand@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:a21cf0f7.0411260009.36ea9119@posting.google.com...
> Hi, thanks for your answer.
>
> How can you create a dependency chain in SMS, and where do I link the
> programs together (in the package or advertisement)?  Is it possible
> to control the program execution order, or do I need to add some sort
> of launch program into the SMS package?
>
> If I later have to distribute a third App wich also depends on Oracle,
> do I update the original Oracle package with the setup program for the
> third app and re-run advertisement?
>
>
>
>
> "Shehzad Khoja [MSFT]" <srkhoja@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:<#NoDhoP0EHA.3072@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
>> No. You don't have to re-package Oracle client. When you are setting up
>> oracle client package, create two programs for oracle installations one
>> which calls App C and other which calls app A. And when you are setting 
>> up
>> your dependency chain call appropriate oracle install program. This way 
>> you
>> will have to create two programs but will not have to re-package oracle
>> client twice and will not have to take network transfer hit twice.
>>
>> When you are setting dependency chain, SMS allows you to specify a 
>> program
>> from a different package.
>>
>> Does this answer your question or did I miss something?
>>
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>>
>> "OFinnesand" <finnesand@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:a21cf0f7.0411190004.52f8b2e8@posting.google.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > Today we're using a Distr.SW which can create advertisements of
>> > existing packages and link them together independently. Does SMS 2003
>> > have this functionality?
>> >
>> > Scenario:
>> > "App A" depends on existing "Oracle client" and "App B" packages
>> > "App C" depends on existing "Oracle client" and "App D" packages
>> >
>> > Is it possible to create an advertisement for App A that installs:
>> > 1. App B
>> > 2. Oracle client
>> > 3. App A
>> >
>> > and then create another advertisement for App C which uses the
>> > existing Oracle client package:
>> > 1. App D
>> > 2. Oracle client
>> > 3. App C
>> >
>> > I can not see how this can be a packaging issue. I would then have to
>> > repackage the Oracle client into all applications that depends on it
>> > (both App A and C)?
>> >
>> > I would really appreciate if anyone have any hints.
>> > OFinnesand

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