TeleFragger wrote:
OK so WiseScript was from Wise Package Studio bought by Altiris then sold to Symantec now Flexera...
so long story short... if I want to get away from WiseScript as it is not being updated... what is there equivalent I can start learning? So many apps in the InstallShield 2014 and AdminStudio 2014 I cant figure it out...
example I want do to this stuff...
https://community.flexerasoftware.com/showthread.php?205246-WiseScript-Package-Editor-my-first-script&p=485719
It looks like your example is really more of a utility rather than a software package. Flexera Software has always had a programming language, InstallScript, which is the equivalent to WiseScript. InstallScript is part of the InstallShield Editor, so it's available to any customer of InstallShield 2014 Professional or Premiere, as well as all AdminStudio customers. To learn more about the InstallScript language, see the following .pdf guide:
https://flexerasoftware.flexnetoperations.com/control/inst/AnonymousDownload?dkey=7914321h t t p s://flexerasoftware.flexnetoperations.com/control/inst/AnonymousDownload?dkey=7914321
There are certainly a lot of differences between WiseScript and InstallScript, but fundamentally they're both procedural script-driven programming languages with a focus on installing software. WiseScript is easier to get started with, but InstallScript is far, far more powerful.
Also keep in mind that we have WiseScript 2013, most recently released at the end of November 2013. So it is possible for you to keep using and updating your existing WiseScripts. If you're interested in that, talk to your Flexera Software salesperson about WiseScript 2013.