When you select PowerBuilder 11.5 on the start page in the setup program, it launches a wizard that collects basic information before starting the individual PowerBuilder and InfoMaker setup programs.
To provide basic information before installing
PowerBuilder and InfoMaker:
On the start page of the PowerBuilder 11.5 setup program, select PowerBuilder 11.5.
On the Welcome page, click Next.
If you have not installed prerequisites for any feature, the next page in the wizard informs you what needs to be installed. You can click Cancel to exit the wizard or Next to continue without installing the prerequisites. For information about prerequisites, see Table 1-3.
On the License Type page, select the type of license you want to use and click Next.
If you select Evaluation You can use PowerBuilder without purchasing a license for a 30 day testing period. When you click Next after selecting the Evaluation license type, the License Agreement page displays and you can continue with the installation at Step 5 of this procedure. The Evaluation license allows you to install the Enterprise edition of PowerBuilder for evaluation purposes only..
If you select Standalone Seat - Local License When you click Next, the License Key page displays. Click the Load button, navigate to the location of your license file, select it and click Open, then click Next. Wait for a few seconds while the setup program validates the license.
If you select Standalone Seat - Served When you click Next, the Server Information page displays. Enter the name of the license server provided by your system administrator. You may also need the TCP port number if the administrator who installed the license server defined a non-default TCP port number. Click Next and wait for a few seconds while the setup program validates the license.
Proceeding without a valid license
You can select the local license or served license option
without loading a license file or entering a server location. If
you do this and click Next, the setup program displays an error
message box. After you close the error message, additional dialog
boxes ask if you want to proceed and prompt you to certify that
you will obtain a valid license key within 30 days. Clicking Yes
in these dialog boxes allows you to proceed with product installation,
but the installed products cease to function after 30 days unless
you install a valid license file or license server before the trial period
expires.
For more information, see “Product licensing with SySAM 2.0”.
If the Select Edition page displays, select Enterprise and click Next.
The Select Edition page displays only if your license is valid for more than one edition type.
On the License Agreement page, select your location from the drop-down list, read the license agreement, select the I AGREE radio button, and click Next to continue.
On the Customer Information page, enter your name and your company’s name.
On the Choose Destination Location page, click Next to accept the destination path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, and click Next.
On the Choose Destination Location For Shared Files page, click Next to accept the destination path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, and click Next. You must use the same folder for shared files for all products in this set.
On the Select Components page, select the products you want to install and click Next to continue.
Complete the setup program for each product you selected.
