JExpress Professional

JExpress Professional lets you create multiplatform, multilingual installers and auto-updaters. An easy-to-use Swing interface lets you design your installers quickly without requiring any programming.

You can build a single installer for multiple products or install types. JExpress Professional allows you to efficiently customize your installers using Java. JExpress Professional goes beyond just building Java installations; it can also select the exact classes your Java app uses, build your directory tree, and produce JAR files.

JExpress Professional can even use a sophisticated algorithm to upload your software to your Web site without user intervention. It can create native installers for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris that install the JVM if it isn't already installed.

JExpress Professional goes way beyond just building installers and updaters. It can also select the exact classes your Java app or applet uses, build your directory tree, and produce JAR files.

And, you can customize your installers and updaters using Java. JExpress Professional can even use its sophisticated algorithm to upload your software to your website without user intervention.

What is new in this release:

• Show a minimized icon, defined in the project, in the installer and updater.
• Allow the updater to run silently when -q passed as first parameter.
• Fixed auto-starting an app on Windows as the current user.
• Escape special characters, such as ampersand, in Mac Info.plist.
• Add and delete a non-java app configured for all users on Windows.
• Added icon to the custom class which creates Windows uninstaller menu item.
• Fixed a bug in native installers when an S or Q was preceded by a space in the Application name.
• Removed the extension of the native Linux and Solaris installers.
• Improved support for Ubuntu and Knoppix.
• Disable "Run as admin" check box if menu is not a java app.

What is new in version 7.7.6:

• Create 64 bit native Windows and Linux installers.
• Remove the install directory on Windows at the end of uninstall, instead of on reboot.
• Change how the uninstaller is launched on Windows.
• Remove trailing dash in installer names, if no version specified.
• Fixed auto start menu items on Windows 7.

What is new in version 7.7.3:

• Added a dynamic window to see the installed directory's layout in the Advanced interface.
• Added a button to view the installed directory layout from the Wizard.
• Added a View button to see which files are being added from a local directory.
• Added an Edit button to change which files are being added from a local directory.
• Added unattended properties for changing the update url and upload directory.
• If none of a menu's icons exist while building installers, report an error.
• Moved buttons on the Menu's panel.
• Disable the auto update button for a menu if it's not a java command.
• Warn the user if they tried to create an Updater without any menus.

What is new in version 7.6.5:

• Added Support panel so users can send messages requesting help.
• Changed the Advanced interface to use a menu instead of tabs.
• Detect if there's nothing to do when Build button clicked.
• Fixed a bug starting a java app with the console visible on Windows.
• Include Pack200 and Unpack200 classes.
• Added removeWindowsService() to CustomUninstaller in JExpress API.
• Use InstallUtil, when available, to install Windows services.
• Added custom class to install auto startup menus as services.
• Use PNG file as icon for Windows menu if ICO file not found.
• Renamed the following panels in the Advanced interface
• Appearance to Layout; Groups to Organize; Distribution to Upload; Messages to Status; and Classes to Java classes
• Added titles to the panels in both the Wizard and Advanced interfaces.
• Show the current look and feel in the menu on startup.
• Fix bad links in manual when viewed in some JREs.

What is new in version 7.6.3:

• Fixed a bug with the Windows menus.
• Changed the order of the parameters in the WindowsMenus API for some of the addDesktopShortcut methods.
• Automatically delete the Hello World build directory when uninstalled.

What is new in version 7.6.2:

• Fixed a bug in the updater's manifest if updating Updater.
• Re-enabled logging to jex.log, if present.
• Added Update button to JExpress trial.

What is new in version 7.5:

• JExpress now lets you create Java Web Start installers. This means that your customers can simply click on a link to start the installer.
• You also can maintain multiple servers for different versions and updates are automatically downloaded from the original server.

What is new in version 7.2.4:

• Spanish translations were improved.
• The example Ant build files were changed to reference JExpressAdvanced.
• The URL for the table of contents was updated.

What is new in version 7.2.3:

• A null pointer which was encountered when creating a menu without an icon was fixed.