SPARX EA 7.0 and MDG Link 3.0 for VSTS 2005 Works, but the Annoying Upgrade Installation Process is Back
Today I took the chance that the problem in this post which caused me to revert back to EA (Enterprise Architect) 6.5 from EA 7.0 and from MDG 3.0 to MDG 2.1 was fixed with SPARX EA build 814.
According to the SPARX forum administrator it was addressed. See the forum post here.
I am happy to report it has been addressed and MDG is working fine from VSTS 2005. I will be using Version EA 7.0 and MDG 3.0 to put together the documentation for a new project we are starting next week.
Back to the Annoying Upgrade Installation Process
There is one thing that has come back with build 814 that I was glad to see gone with the first build of EA 7.0, and that is the Patch that needs to be downloaded with every upgrade, extracted, and copied to the SPARX installation folder. It was gone for one build, since that build had no updates.
This has been an annoying upgrade process for years. By now you would think the SPARX crew could figure out how to do automatic updates. They have been around for years now, they have a great product, but they have the most archaic and annoying upgrade process I have ever seen.
They usually upgrade EA monthly with a new build, which is a good thing, but you have to go to the site every month to see if a new version has been released. If it has, you have to go through the patch download and extraction process with every upgrade.
In truth, not having to download and extract the patch was the thing I got most excited about with Version 7.0. But the process had not been improved, there just were no updates.
Below are the patch installation instructions from SPARX:
Enterprise Architect Registered Version - Patch/Zipfile
Note: You should download the full version of EA 7.0 and install it before using the patch. This will update your DLLs etc. from previous versions of EA. You can then use the patch for subsequent updates.
The zipfile contains, amongst other things, the EA executable file. Once you have installed the full version of EA 7.0, you must extract the complete contents of the zip file into your install directory (the default directory is C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA). Click here to view the installation instructions.
Installing Enterprise Architect - Patch/Zip file
1. Download EA70.zip from our website.
2. Find the folder where you installed EA originally (the default is C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA) and rename the EA.exe file to EA70.exe.
3. Extract the complete contents of the EA70 zip file into the folder from Step 2.
4. Run EA as normal.
Note: You can access the latest EA help files from the links above.
According to the SPARX forum administrator it was addressed. See the forum post here.
I am happy to report it has been addressed and MDG is working fine from VSTS 2005. I will be using Version EA 7.0 and MDG 3.0 to put together the documentation for a new project we are starting next week.
Back to the Annoying Upgrade Installation Process
There is one thing that has come back with build 814 that I was glad to see gone with the first build of EA 7.0, and that is the Patch that needs to be downloaded with every upgrade, extracted, and copied to the SPARX installation folder. It was gone for one build, since that build had no updates.
This has been an annoying upgrade process for years. By now you would think the SPARX crew could figure out how to do automatic updates. They have been around for years now, they have a great product, but they have the most archaic and annoying upgrade process I have ever seen.
They usually upgrade EA monthly with a new build, which is a good thing, but you have to go to the site every month to see if a new version has been released. If it has, you have to go through the patch download and extraction process with every upgrade.
In truth, not having to download and extract the patch was the thing I got most excited about with Version 7.0. But the process had not been improved, there just were no updates.
Below are the patch installation instructions from SPARX:
Enterprise Architect Registered Version - Patch/Zipfile
Note: You should download the full version of EA 7.0 and install it before using the patch. This will update your DLLs etc. from previous versions of EA. You can then use the patch for subsequent updates.
The zipfile contains, amongst other things, the EA executable file. Once you have installed the full version of EA 7.0, you must extract the complete contents of the zip file into your install directory (the default directory is C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA). Click here to view the installation instructions.
Installing Enterprise Architect - Patch/Zip file
1. Download EA70.zip from our website.
2. Find the folder where you installed EA originally (the default is C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA) and rename the EA.exe file to EA70.exe.
3. Extract the complete contents of the EA70 zip file into the folder from Step 2.
4. Run EA as normal.
Note: You can access the latest EA help files from the links above.
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