Installation problem with explicitly added CAB
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I have explicitly added a CAB file to _Streams table using MsiDb.exe. I have made changes to Component, File, Media and FeatureComponents table. I am facing some weird problem over here. Initially I had all text files in my Cabinet (Say File1.txt, File2.txt & File3.txt) and it was failing with the error File2.txt not found in the Cabinet. Then I checked with non-text files like File4.DLL and File5.exe and it worked without any error.
Can I know what is the problem with the cabinet having only text files. I have observed one thing regarding .OSD file present in the Cabinet file. OSD file doesn't have any entries for the files except binaries.
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I have explicitly added a CAB file to _Streams table using MsiDb.exe. I have made changes to Component, File, Media and FeatureComponents table. I am facing some weird problem over here. Initially I had all text files in my Cabinet (Say File1.txt, File2.txt & File3.txt) and it was failing with the error File2.txt not found in the Cabinet. Then I checked with non-text files like File4.DLL and File5.exe and it worked without any error.
Can I know what is the problem with the cabinet having only text files. I have observed one thing regarding .OSD file present in the Cabinet file. OSD file doesn't have any entries for the files except binaries.
Waiting for the fastest response.
Thanks...!!!
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Posted by:
milindsm
14 years ago
Which sequence should I follow? The one that is visible when I open a cabinet using some utility (e.g. WinRar) or the one that is present in the .OSD. BTW, I don't understand why this .OSD is getting created in my CAB. If I look at the CAB that was generated at the time of building the installer project, there is no .OSD file.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
I don't spend a lot of time faffing about with CABs but, from what I remember, the file sequence has to follow the sequence in which the files were added to the CAB.
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