Install will not finish until open/close log file
Creating a silent install of IBM WebSphere TX Design Studio 8.2.0.5 using a Response file and creating a log with this command:
C:\IBMWTXDS\Setup.exe -s -f1C:\MyDir\IBMWTXDesignStudio.iss -f2C:\MyLogs\IBMWTXDS-ISS.log
It works fine when I am logged in and run the command. Then I try to use our Deployment Tool, Marimba, to install it. I am logged off the PC and it should run using the System Account. It creates the IBMWTXDS-ISS.log file, but never finishes the install. From a different PC I browse to the log file and open it. There are a few lines, but no ReturnCode listed. A few minutes later the install finishes and I see in the log file a ReturnCode of 0. Which means good.
The application installs sucessfully, however it does not seem to finish until I remotely open and close the log file. What the heck? Why would the install start a log file, but then not finish until I remotely open and close the log file? My next step is to try it w/o a log file, but that is nonsense.
C:\IBMWTXDS\Setup.exe -s -f1C:\MyDir\IBMWTXDesignStudio.iss -f2C:\MyLogs\IBMWTXDS-ISS.log
It works fine when I am logged in and run the command. Then I try to use our Deployment Tool, Marimba, to install it. I am logged off the PC and it should run using the System Account. It creates the IBMWTXDS-ISS.log file, but never finishes the install. From a different PC I browse to the log file and open it. There are a few lines, but no ReturnCode listed. A few minutes later the install finishes and I see in the log file a ReturnCode of 0. Which means good.
The application installs sucessfully, however it does not seem to finish until I remotely open and close the log file. What the heck? Why would the install start a log file, but then not finish until I remotely open and close the log file? My next step is to try it w/o a log file, but that is nonsense.
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Posted by:
zartan24
13 years ago
I tried it without a log file, same result. Maybe this is just a timing issue.
I'm using Wise Script to script the kick-off of the Setup.exe install and using Pause statments in it to wait for the application to finish installing and then checking for sucess. Checking the Wait check-box in Wise does not work. Perhaps the Pause statements in my Wise Script are causing the Setup.exe install of the application to pause also. I have not had this problem before, but this may be an unusual situation where it is happening. I'll need to find a different way for my for my Wise script to pause while the Setup.exe finishes its installation and then check for sucess.
I'm using Wise Script to script the kick-off of the Setup.exe install and using Pause statments in it to wait for the application to finish installing and then checking for sucess. Checking the Wait check-box in Wise does not work. Perhaps the Pause statements in my Wise Script are causing the Setup.exe install of the application to pause also. I have not had this problem before, but this may be an unusual situation where it is happening. I'll need to find a different way for my for my Wise script to pause while the Setup.exe finishes its installation and then check for sucess.
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WiseAppPackager
13 years ago
I had faced similar issue in one of the wrapper package. WiseScript doesn't wait for the target thread (setup.exe) to complete.
Are you using MSI wrapper or just the WiseScript executable through Marimba?
Are you using MSI wrapper or just the WiseScript executable through Marimba?
Posted by:
zartan24
13 years ago
Instead of using the WiseScript Pause command, my Friend wrote this WiseScript code to ping to the Local Host in a Hidden window. Each ping is about 1 second and he does 60 of them. _ISDel.exe is the process running while the program is installing.
Set Variable ProcessInUse = in-use
while ProcessInUse = in-use
Check In-Use File C:\IBM\_ISDel.exe and put value into ProcessInUse
If ProcessInUse = in-use, then write "Still running" to log.
Execute program in hidden window: %sys32%\cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 60 > nul
End
End
I'm using a WiseScript EXE thru Marimba. WiseScript does not wait for the install to finish, but it does wait for the uninstall to finish. Weird. The solution my friend gave me worked. Moving forward...
Thanks.
Set Variable ProcessInUse = in-use
while ProcessInUse = in-use
Check In-Use File C:\IBM\_ISDel.exe and put value into ProcessInUse
If ProcessInUse = in-use, then write "Still running" to log.
Execute program in hidden window: %sys32%\cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 60 > nul
End
End
I'm using a WiseScript EXE thru Marimba. WiseScript does not wait for the install to finish, but it does wait for the uninstall to finish. Weird. The solution my friend gave me worked. Moving forward...
Thanks.
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