Graphpad Prism v6 repackaging

[ianmb]

Does anyone have any successful experience of this?

I installed Prism v6 into /Applications, created a StartupConfig.xml file (as per the advice here) and placed this under /Applications/Prism 6/, then captured this in Composer.

However, when I install the package on another Mac from Self Service I get the Activate Prism dialogue box with the Serial number not pre-filled.

I've verified that I'm using the correct serial number with our Software Manager.

My StartupConfig.xml file looks like this, and was created via nano in a Terminal window:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF­8"?>
<configuration>
<silent-activation>true</silent-activation>
<serial-number>GPM6-XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX</serial-number>
<check-for-updates>false</check-for-updates>
</configuration>

Any advice greatly appreciated!

[NowAllTheTime · Accepted solution]

I've found that I need to uninstall any existing copies of Prism as well as any existing StartupConfig.xml or prism-config.xml files from past installs before I install the new copy of Prism. May or may not end up being your issue, but that's what I had to do to stop that window from popping up when the app launches for the first time.

Your XML file looks right. We're deploying Prism 7 right now which uses the prism-config.xml file instead of StartupConfig.xml (same contents and location, just different name). Haven't packaged version 6 in a while, but maybe whichever build of 6 you are using also needs that new naming convention for the xml file?

[NowAllTheTime · Accepted solution]

I've found that I need to uninstall any existing copies of Prism as well as any existing StartupConfig.xml or prism-config.xml files from past installs before I install the new copy of Prism. May or may not end up being your issue, but that's what I had to do to stop that window from popping up when the app launches for the first time.

Your XML file looks right. We're deploying Prism 7 right now which uses the prism-config.xml file instead of StartupConfig.xml (same contents and location, just different name). Haven't packaged version 6 in a while, but maybe whichever build of 6 you are using also needs that new naming convention for the xml file?

[mpeski · Accepted solution]

We have the same StartupConfig.xml. Only the location in the Prism6.app is different. We have this file located in Prism6.app/Contents/SharedSupport. Maybe changing the file to this location might help.

[ianmb]

Thanks both - I asked our software manager for v7, created a new prism-config.xml file using nano in a Terminal window, and added this to the SharedSupport folder as suggested.

All is now working as expected and ready for deployment!