Software Deployment

Sounds doable.
You may have to experiment with cmd.exe to get it to run right.
Could be a type 50 or 34, depending on where you put the batch file.

I can run a batch file from the CA. But vendor msi will not install unless the batch file is run. Is there a way to create a TRANSFORM to run a bath file and only then proceed with the msi install?

Is there a way to create a TRANSFORM to run a bath file and only then proceed with the msi install? I may be over-thinking this but you could:
- think of a location in the registry you can use e.g. HKLM\Software\[VendorName]\BatchFile\Run=True (or the date)
- use REG.EXE to delete the above entry (optional)
- run your batch file
- if successful, write a registry entry using REG.EXE
- add an AppSearch to test for the registry entry, then add a Launch Condition to start/terminate accordingly

You can substitute a copied file for the registry entry if you prefer.

There may well be a simpler route, it just hasn't struck me yet...

You could try to add the custom action under the Execute Immediate tab after InstallValidate and test its operation from there. Just an idea that I had to use for another application a while ago.

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I can run a batch file from the CA. But vendor msi will not install unless the batch file is run. Is there a way to create a TRANSFORM to run a bath file and only then proceed with the msi install?


Yes, if you have WiseScript you can wrap your batch file in there, make it custom action and place it at or near the top of the installation sequence.

If you don't have wise script, you can use some other utility to wrap it, or use VBscript or something else to accomplish the same thing.

Thank you for reply. Just got next release with workign msi.

Thank you.