Setting the Installation Options

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The InstallOptions property allows you to set which InterBase components are to be installed. Set any of the following options to <True> to install it. For more information on each option, refer to the online help for TInstallOptions.

TIBInstall options

Option	Installs:
CmdLineTools	the InterBase command line tools, including isql, gbak, and gsec.
ConnectivityClients	the InterBase connectivity clients, including ODBC, OLE DB, and JDBC.
Examples	the InterBase database and API examples.
MainComponents	the main InterBase components, including the client, server, documentation, GUI tools, and development tools.

TIBInstall keeps track of the installed options in the uninstall file.

The following code snippet shows how you could set up a series of check boxes to allow a user to select the InterBase main components:

procedure TSampleform.ExecuteClick(Sender: TObject);
var
MComps : TMainOptions;
begin
Execute.Visible := False;
Cancel.Visible := True;
MComps := [];
if ServerCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moServer);
if ClientCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moClient);
if ConServerCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moConServer);
if GuiToolsCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moGuiTools);
if DevCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moDevelopment);
if DocCheck.Checked then
Include(MComps, moDocumentation);
IBInstall1.InstallOptions.MainComponents := MComps;