Create or update MSI (Windows Installer) based installers for files, registry etc using an XML like script. Can use in unattended builds (NMAKE, ANT, NANT builds etc). It builds a HTML report by default (with a "file verify" button). For both beginners and advanced users. Common processes can be defined once and reused in multiple projects (templates). Has extensive documentation and a large user group. A MSI compare or disassemble tool is available which generates MAKEMSI output, this is commonly used by people wishing to automate tasks they currently use ORCA for.
Also has a framework for easy MSM (merge module) and CUB (MSI validation suite) building.
Free powerful but easy to use multiplatform html preprocessor. Includes external files. Imports SQL (and delimited text files). Useful for automated web site development and ensuring a common look and feel. Supports extremely powerful macros and conditional compilation. Has #define, #include, #import, #if, #AsIs, #AutoTag and many other commands. Useful for Text to HTML processing. Many options. Has CGI mode.
MSIDIFF is freeware to compare or disassemble Windows Installer databases (a "MSI to TEXT" utility). While it is a command line based tool, the installer creates shell extensions so that the decompile operations can be invoked by right clicking on a file in Explorer. The output can be processed by my MAKEMSI tool to automate the change in future.
Free powerful but easy to use multiplatform html preprocessor. Includes external files. Imports SQL (and delimited text files). Useful for automated web site development and ensuring a common look and feel. Supports extremely powerful macros and conditional compilation. Has #define, #include, #import, #if, #AsIs, #AutoTag and many other commands. Useful for Text to HTML processing. Many options. Has CGI mode.