What’s New in InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1
InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1 includes the following new features and enhancements:
| • | Advanced JRE Handling for Version Upgrades |
| • | Horizontal/Vertical Scrolling Available on Custom Panels |
Advanced JRE Handling for Version Upgrades
If you are creating an upgrade installer that contains a JRE with a different processor type or version than the previous version of the installer, problems could occur during installation of that JRE.
In InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1, a new option has been added to prevent those problems from occurring: the Advanced JRE handling for Version Upgrades option on the Project > Installer Settings tab of the JVM Settings view.
Selecting the Advanced JRE handling for Version Upgrades option will enable Maintenance Mode and Instance Management Panels to display the existing instances of the same product across both 32-bits and 64-bits. If this option is not selected, the panels will display only instances which correspond to the bits of the upgrade installer.
The following are scenarios when you should select this option:
| • | New installer has a JRE with a different processor type than previous—For example, you are currently building App A V2 with a 64-bit JRE version X, but App A V1 had a 32-bit JRE version X. |
| • | New installer has a JRE with a different version than previous—For example, you are currently building App A V2 with a 64/32-bit JRE version X, but App A V1 had a 64/32-bit JRE version Y. |
Horizontal/Vertical Scrolling Available on Custom Panels
Using InstallAnywhere’s custom code API enables you to create custom panels where necessary. In InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1, you can now enable vertical or horizontal scrolling on custom panels.
To specify vertical or horizontal scrolling on a custom panel, select the Enable Vertical Scroll or Enable Horizontal Scroll option in the Properties Customizer for that panel on the Pre-Install view of the Sequence page.