Software Deployment

create ODBC connection
http://itninja.com/question/sequence-question7

why do you want to add .msi to binary table ?

i think you are using installshield, click on direct editor and you will see all the tables.

Hi Bheers,
When I build my project I'm getting the following error message:
File not Found, An error occured merging Module'InstallShieldScriptingEngine,D8FE90B3_C548_421A_89BB_E59CE07449A5:0' for feature'DefaultInstallation. Error Code -4075.I search for error 4075 and it is not helping any ideas..Please let me know.I will be waiting for your reply.
THanks

http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q107620

Hi Bheers,
THank you for ur help. bheers Iadded an nested msi to my project and it compiled fine. But When I try to install it gave me anerror message:
The wizard was interrupted before abc (Project ) could be completely installed.
Please let me know what is the catch to it..
Thanks

Hi Bheers,
I need ur help very badly. Please help me ...
I did nested msi in my custome action with ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ADDDEFAULT=ALL ALLusers=[ALLUSERS] and also create an uninstall custom action after compile what happened it install the app half way. meaning it did create the icon on desktop but when I try to launchit it says file not found. so It seems that it ran but uninstalll the app right away ...please I have to submitt this pleas help ..I'm stuck.
Thanks

Hi Result,

Have you set conditions on your custom actions so that the uninstall only runs when the MSi is uninstalled? You should set the condition on the custom action to Installed (though there are many ways of doing this, this is the simplest).

If you've already done this, then do an install with a verbose log file (msiexec.exe /i %PATHTOMSI% /L*v c:\test.log) and search for your custom actions, if you can find your uninstall custom action then check the conditions. If you are still gettign the error you detailed in your post then the log file should help isolate what is causing that error.

Or Bheers may have a better answer for you :) Hope I've been of some help.

Rgds

Paul

HI Paul ,
THank you for your quick reply. I'm new to install shield 10.5. My condition to install custom action was: NOT Installed AND NOT REMOVE="ALL" and for uninstall: REMOVE=ALL. Tell me more about verbose log file. where should I start from. I did not try this. I have used msiexec.exe /i in my sms script but not in install shield. Please let me know as soon as possible.
THanks again .

here are the command line switches to be used with the msiexec

MSIEXEC Command Line Switches

try this for getting the verbose log.


msiexec /l*v "c:\log.log" /i <path to your msi>

this command puts the log file in c:\


does the install work fine by itself without any problems with the command line options you specified

H bheers,
THanks I will try that. No the installation did not install fine. I create the icon on desktop but on the back end no file. It seems like it uninstall at the same time. and on complition it left the icon on the desktop.
Custom action to install:
I created .msi custom action. with ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ADDDEFAULT=ALL ALLusers=[ALLUSERS]....CostFinalize( install Exec.Sequence) Condition: NOT Installed AND NOT REMOVE="ALL ..MSI type=7
Also did uninstall ...installValidate and also tried with install finalize...condition: REMOVE=ALL.
Am I missing anything..don't know but it did not install ...
Please let me know what do u think ...I appreciate your help ..
Thanks

NOT Installed AND REMOVE<>"ALL"
ALLusers ????? it should Be ALLUSERS.
ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] does this one work ?

does the msi that you are trying to insert into another msi , installs to a machine with out any errors by itself with being added as nested in another msi with the command line options you used

Hi bheers,
On windows 2000 fresh image. When I import the reg file. It error out cannot import.
"Cannot import c:\Temp\is_s96sc.tmp\Fax.reg: Error opening the file. There may be a disk or file system error."
In registry entry in IS10.5 under current user I right click on the key and import the reg file. It import fine compile fine but on 2000 it is erroring out and on XP it is working fine.
Any suggestion ...Very important.
THank