muliple versions of Installshield Engines and Drivers
Hello,
I am running into some real problems with multiple versions of ISScript and am unsure how to proceed. I have a setup.exe for Pictometry's "Electronic Field Study 2.7". The setup attempts to install the accompanying MSI (which will not launch directly - unsure how to bypass, there's no launch conditions, so maybe there's a ISSETUPDRIVEN property I can define or something?), but setup also uses ISScrip9.MSI and uses the Installshield Driver - but it's unable to do so - even on manual launch of setup.exe. I have preexisting installs of other ISScript engines and drivers (6, 7, 10, 11 & 11.5) because apparently Installshield won't be happy until they fill up my whole drive with their junk. Anyway, ISScript9's driver won't run while 7 is there I think - unsure. Does anyone have good advice on how to correctly diagnose and repair multiple Installshield Engine problems? I find Installshield's literature a little too deliberately oblivious of there being any problem or conflict between their various versions.
Also, a good link for a write up on how to remove an MSI's dependency on being run by a SETUP.exe and having whichever version of ISScript be available to it without installing the ISScript engine permanently? (We have a domain with only GPO for deployment, thus command line installations and uninstallations are not my preferred deployment model - I try to get all packages to be just an MSI or an MSI&MST at most). ISScript requirements have always vexed me, and many different ISScript versions exist on many of my desktops, more than anything I'd like to get a grip on the ins and outs of using/maintaing/troubleshooting & removing multiple ISScript versions.
I am running into some real problems with multiple versions of ISScript and am unsure how to proceed. I have a setup.exe for Pictometry's "Electronic Field Study 2.7". The setup attempts to install the accompanying MSI (which will not launch directly - unsure how to bypass, there's no launch conditions, so maybe there's a ISSETUPDRIVEN property I can define or something?), but setup also uses ISScrip9.MSI and uses the Installshield Driver - but it's unable to do so - even on manual launch of setup.exe. I have preexisting installs of other ISScript engines and drivers (6, 7, 10, 11 & 11.5) because apparently Installshield won't be happy until they fill up my whole drive with their junk. Anyway, ISScript9's driver won't run while 7 is there I think - unsure. Does anyone have good advice on how to correctly diagnose and repair multiple Installshield Engine problems? I find Installshield's literature a little too deliberately oblivious of there being any problem or conflict between their various versions.
Also, a good link for a write up on how to remove an MSI's dependency on being run by a SETUP.exe and having whichever version of ISScript be available to it without installing the ISScript engine permanently? (We have a domain with only GPO for deployment, thus command line installations and uninstallations are not my preferred deployment model - I try to get all packages to be just an MSI or an MSI&MST at most). ISScript requirements have always vexed me, and many different ISScript versions exist on many of my desktops, more than anything I'd like to get a grip on the ins and outs of using/maintaing/troubleshooting & removing multiple ISScript versions.
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Posted by:
AngelD
16 years ago
You can find various InstallShieldScriptingEngine.msm files (versions) at:
http://www.installshield.com/downloads/modules.asp?prod=ISX&lan=english&xmlUse=y
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?pcode=ALL&articleid=Q110580
http://www.installshield.com/downloads/modules.asp?prod=ISX&lan=english&xmlUse=y
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?pcode=ALL&articleid=Q110580
Posted by:
aogilmor
16 years ago
ORIGINAL: fosteky
I am running into some real problems with multiple versions of ISScript and am unsure how to proceed. I have a setup.exe for Pictometry's "Electronic Field Study 2.7". The setup attempts to install the accompanying MSI (which will not launch directly - unsure how to bypass, there's no launch conditions, so maybe there's a ISSETUPDRIVEN property I can define or something?), but setup also uses ISScrip9.MSI and uses the Installshield Driver - but it's unable to do so - even on manual launch of setup.exe. I have preexisting installs of other ISScript engines and drivers (6, 7, 10, 11 & 11.5) because apparently Installshield won't be happy until they fill up my whole drive with their junk. Anyway, ISScript9's driver won't run while 7 is there I think - unsure. Does anyone have good advice on how to correctly diagnose and repair multiple Installshield Engine problems? I find Installshield's literature a little too deliberately oblivious of there being any problem or conflict between their various versions.
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There are Merge Modules now for Installshield which you can put into your package.
Posted by:
fritoz
16 years ago
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fosteky
16 years ago
ISSETUPDRIVEN=1 worked just fine for me so thank you Brian.
Owen, thanks for your advice - I am going to try using ISScript 9 MSM if I can find it. I only have the MSMs that accompanied my AdminStudio 7.5 product and am unsure (as of yet) how to find more MSMs and implement them with Installshield Editor 11.5. Do you have any advice on where to find and download the various Installshield merge modules?
Owen, thanks for your advice - I am going to try using ISScript 9 MSM if I can find it. I only have the MSMs that accompanied my AdminStudio 7.5 product and am unsure (as of yet) how to find more MSMs and implement them with Installshield Editor 11.5. Do you have any advice on where to find and download the various Installshield merge modules?
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