Deploying InstallShield ISS answer files
Hi Everyone,
Instead of wrapping an installshield exe, I am using it natively and created an answer file ISS to deploy some drivers.
Manual install, I execute setup /s /f1:"c:\temp\setup.iss" and works a treat.
In SCCM, I read somewhere that /SMS was supposed to fix this by placing the files locally somewhere temp to execute....
So I included the /SMS but did not work...? Am I doing something silly? [:o]
I know that I could use a vbs / wisescript to deploy it.....any other ways available?
Instead of wrapping an installshield exe, I am using it natively and created an answer file ISS to deploy some drivers.
Manual install, I execute setup /s /f1:"c:\temp\setup.iss" and works a treat.
In SCCM, I read somewhere that /SMS was supposed to fix this by placing the files locally somewhere temp to execute....
So I included the /SMS but did not work...? Am I doing something silly? [:o]
I know that I could use a vbs / wisescript to deploy it.....any other ways available?
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Posted by:
dunnpy
12 years ago
You could try with:
setup.exe -s -f1%cd%\setup.iss
The %cd% tells SMS to look in the current directory - i.e. where setup is being launched from - the Current Directory.
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
setup.exe -s -f1%cd%\setup.iss
The %cd% tells SMS to look in the current directory - i.e. where setup is being launched from - the Current Directory.
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
Posted by:
tron2ole
12 years ago
Hi Dunnpy,
I gave it try setup.exe /s /f1"%cd%\setup.iss" and the execmgr log shows
Script for Package:CXS0007E, Program: Install failed with exit code 2147753984.
The advertisement log shows an error "Message ID 10006.
The program for advertisement CXS0007E failed. A failure exit code of -2147213312
The working directory shows the correct working directory in the local cache.
If I execute the command as copied from the log to the command prompt, works fine manually.
I am just awaiting to reimage the machine....
Does anyone think that the command with /SMS work? I had seen that /SMS is case sensitive.
But then again, I hear that I do not have to stipulate the /f1 due to the setup.iss residing in the same dir but that does not seem to work...
setup.exe /s /SMS /f1"%cd%\setup.iss
I gave it try setup.exe /s /f1"%cd%\setup.iss" and the execmgr log shows
Script for Package:CXS0007E, Program: Install failed with exit code 2147753984.
The advertisement log shows an error "Message ID 10006.
The program for advertisement CXS0007E failed. A failure exit code of -2147213312
The working directory shows the correct working directory in the local cache.
If I execute the command as copied from the log to the command prompt, works fine manually.
I am just awaiting to reimage the machine....
Does anyone think that the command with /SMS work? I had seen that /SMS is case sensitive.
But then again, I hear that I do not have to stipulate the /f1 due to the setup.iss residing in the same dir but that does not seem to work...
setup.exe /s /SMS /f1"%cd%\setup.iss
Posted by:
tron2ole
12 years ago
I have gone to the setup capture in Wise and disregarding the Installshield stuff.....ugly anyway.
Now I can deploy a nice MSI that will be ICE ready.
Now I can deploy a nice MSI that will be ICE ready.
Posted by:
dunnpy
12 years ago
-SMS
Prevents a network connection and Setup.exe from closing before the setup is complete. This switch works with setups originating from a Windows NT server over a network. Please note that SMS must be uppercase; this is a case-sensitive switch.
You could try a batch file with
%~dp0setup.exe -s -SMS -f1%~dp0setup.iss
The above may help - the other option is to use the SMS variables %SMSDP%, which will refer to the distribution point you're running from. There are other variables, but I can't recall them at the moment :)
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
Prevents a network connection and Setup.exe from closing before the setup is complete. This switch works with setups originating from a Windows NT server over a network. Please note that SMS must be uppercase; this is a case-sensitive switch.
You could try a batch file with
%~dp0setup.exe -s -SMS -f1%~dp0setup.iss
The above may help - the other option is to use the SMS variables %SMSDP%, which will refer to the distribution point you're running from. There are other variables, but I can't recall them at the moment :)
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
Posted by:
DeQuosaek
9 years ago
If you put the setup.iss in the same folder as your source setup.exe and use setup.exe /s as your command-line, it should look for the .iss file in the current folder and run without a problem.
If you have a differently named .iss file (sometimes necessary for different configurations or an uninstall) just use .\ for current directory.
Setup.exe /s /f1.\setup2.iss
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