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Applying a simple Transform file does not work?

I'm working on a silent install for SnagIT 7.2.4.

I've managed to isolate a fair amount of stuff for SnagIT already see Snagit 7.X application Notes.

I am trying to apply the NEWKEY, TSC_SETUP_TYPE properties via a transform.

I can apply properties through the Command line, the package installs using the command line parameters, and everything works great.

If I apply the identical properties through a transform file, most if not all my options are IGNORED by the installer.

If I ( Yuk, I know I'm not spozed to do this [:'(] ) modify the MSI file package directly, the property values are accepted and everything works AWSOME. NOTE: I am applying the identical settings as I did trying to do the transform.

I've also tried to do some of my own custom registry edits using a transform with no success. I have been able to directly modify the original MSI file, adding extra registry settings, and everything worked great!

Editing the original MSI package in general is 'not a good idea', and poor form. Besides, that's what transforms are for, but if the packages IGNORE the transform, what's a packager to do?

I am adding quite a bit of stuff to the package BTW, code that initiallizes the user settings via active setup, and configuring user registry hive settings. Stuff that won't fly on a command line.

Any thoughts?

Regards,
---- Robb ----

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Answers (3)

Posted by: williamp 18 years ago
Orange Belt
2
Your answer is......

Do NOT put a slash before the TRANSFORMS key word!!!!!

You may award me points for this, thank you very much. :-)
Posted by: williamp 18 years ago
Orange Belt
0
I presume you tried installing with a verbose log? as in:

msiexec /qb /i your.msi /L*v "%temp%\install.log" TRANSFORMS=your.mst

You could always install one version without the mst, the other with the msi and compare the log files. Using a virtual machine environment is a big help when doing this kind of thing.

I'd be very surprised if verbose logging did not yield some really good hints.

Regards,
William
Posted by: Robb Thomas 18 years ago
Senior Yellow Belt
0
I'm running a VMWARE 3.0 workstation running Windows 2K.

Here I'm using a transform (SnagIT.MST) with the following settings: (note actual lic key not shown)

NEYKEY=ABCD-EFGH-IJKLM-OPQRS-1234
TSC_SETUP_TYPE=REGISTERED

C:\>dir snagit.*
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 74EE-532C

Directory of C:\

11/29/2005 15:10 11,793,408 SnagIT.msi
12/05/2005 09:56 5,120 SnagIT.mst
2 File(s) 11,798,528 bytes
0 Dir(s) 4,107,735,040 bytes free

C:\>msiexec /qb /i SnagIT.msi /L*v c:\msi.log /TRANSFORMS=SnagIT.mst



------------------------BEGIN LOGFILE 1-----------------------------------------
=== Verbose logging started: 12/5/2005 10:07:45 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 2.00.2600.1183 Calling process: C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe ===
MSI (c) (44:1C): Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (44:1C): Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (44:1C): ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: SnagIT.msi
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (44:1C): Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
MSI (c) (44:1C): Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (44:1C): Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (44:1C): Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Resetting cached policy values
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: C:\SnagIT.msi
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
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MSI (s) (6C:C4): File will have security applied from OpCode.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): End dialog not enabled
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Original package ==> C:\SnagIT.msi
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Package we're running from ==> C:\WINNT\Installer\44bc8.msi
MSI (s) (6C:C4): APPCOMPAT: looking for appcompat database entry with ProductCode '{F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}'.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): APPCOMPAT: no matching ProductCode found in database.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Machine policy value 'TransformsSecure' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): User policy value 'TransformsAtSource' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): APPCOMPAT: looking for appcompat database entry with ProductCode '{F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}'.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): APPCOMPAT: no matching ProductCode found in database.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Transforms are not secure.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Command Line: CURRENTDIRECTORY=C:\ CLIENTUILEVEL=2 CLIENTPROCESSID=1092 %HOMEPATH=\ %HOMEDRIVE=C: %HOMESHARE=
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Product Code passed to Engine.Initialize: '
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Product Code from property table before transforms: '{F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}'
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Product Code from property table after transforms: '{F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}'
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Product not registered: beginning first-time install
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Entering CMsiConfigurationManager::SetLastUsedSource.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): User policy value 'SearchOrder' is 'nmu'
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Adding new sources is allowed.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Package name extracted from package path: 'SnagIT.msi'
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Package to be registered: 'SnagIT.msi'
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Note: 1: 2262 2: AdminProperties 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Machine policy value 'DisableMsi' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Machine policy value 'AlwaysInstallElevated' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): User policy value 'AlwaysInstallElevated' is 0
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Running product '{F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}' with user privileges: It's not assigned.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): TRANSFORMS property is now:
MSI (s) (6C:C4): SHELL32::SHGetFolderPath returned: C:\Documents and Settings\rnthomas.CORP\Application Data
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MSI (s) (6C:C4): Component: registry11; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Null
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Action ended 10:07:53: InstallValidate. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Doing action: WiseAltStartup
Action start 10:07:53: WiseAltStartup.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Creating MSIHANDLE (417) of type 790542 for thread 1220
Action 10:07:54: AltStartup. Extracting properties...
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AltStartup: TSC_SETUP_TYPE
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AltStartup: NEWKEY
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WiseAltStartup: CommonFilesFolder
WiseAltStartup: VC_Configurable_gdiPlus.3643236F_FC70_11D3_A536_0090278A1BB8
Action ended 10:07:56: WiseAltStartup. Return value 1.
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Action 10:08:28: RollbackCleanup. Removing backup files...
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Unlocking Server
Action ended 10:08:28: InstallFinalize. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Skipping action: TSC_HHUpd (condition is false)
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Doing action: RemoveExistingProducts
Action start 10:08:28: RemoveExistingProducts.
Action ended 10:08:29: RemoveExistingProducts. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Doing action: WiseSingleFileCheck
Action start 10:08:29: WiseSingleFileCheck.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Creating MSIHANDLE (648) of type 790542 for thread 1220
Action ended 10:08:29: WiseSingleFileCheck. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Doing action: WiseCleanup
Action start 10:08:29: WiseCleanup.
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Creating MSIHANDLE (649) of type 790542 for thread 1220
Action ended 10:08:29: WiseCleanup. Return value 1.
Action ended 10:08:29: INSTALL. Return value 1.
Property(S): ProductCode = {F1608947-B8A4-4D65-A7B8-8B1D669C0E2C}
Property(S): ProductName = SnagIt 7
Property(S): ProductVersion = 7.2.4
Property(S): Manufacturer = TechSmith Corporation
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Property(S): _WiseDialogFontDefault = {&MSSansSerif8}
Property(S): INSTALLDIR = C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\
Property(S): WiseInitExistError = %s Version %s is already installed. You must uninstall the existing version before installing %s Version %s. Do you want to uninstall the existing version of %s?
Property(S): _WiseDialogTitleFontDefault = {&Arial8}
Property(S): INSTALLLEVEL = 3
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Property(S): TSC_SETUP_TYPE = EVALUATION
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Property(S): NEWKEY = xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
Property(S): NEWKEYSTARTVER = 7.1.0
Property(S): INSTALLDIR5 = C:\FMPATH\
Property(S): CURRENTVERSION = 0.0.0
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Property(S): SecureCustomProperties = INSTALLDIR;START_NOW;TSC_SETUP_TYPE;UPGRADEBASE;CURRENTVERSION;CURRENTLICENSE;TSC_LANG;TSC_START_AUTO;TSC_EMAIL_SIGNUP;TSC_EMAIL_ADDR;NEWKEY;CURRENTUSER;TSC_DESKTOP_LINK;TSC_PRIVACYURL;TSC_EVALEMAIL;CURRENTKEY;TSC_DISTCODE;UPGRADE_1
Property(S): CURRENTLICENSE = Eval
Property(S): _WiseDebugMode = 0
Property(S): TSC_LANG = ENU
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Property(S): PackageCode = {D9E72D71-AEA5-49B2-8EF2-5E9828D41F02}
Property(S): VC_Configurable_gdiPlus.3643236F_FC70_11D3_A536_0090278A1BB8 = C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\
=== Logging stopped: 12/5/2005 10:08:29 ===
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Note: 1: 1707
MSI (s) (6C:C4): Product: SnagIt 7 -- Installation operation completed successfully.

MSI (s) (6C:C4): Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if any exist
MSI (s) (6C:C4): MainEngineThread is returning 0
MSI (c) (44:1C): Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (44:1C): MainEngineThread is returning 0
=== Verbose logging stopped: 12/5/2005 10:08:31 ===
---------------------------------------------------------------------- END LOGFILE --------------------------------------------------

Now if I do this command: (note actual regcode not posted for obvious reasons)

C:\>msiexec /qb /i SnagIT.msi /L*v c:\msi.log NEWKEY="ABCD-EFGH-IJKLM-OPQRS-1234" TSC_SETUP_TYPE="REGISTERED"


--------------- Log file -----------------------
MSI (s) (30:A8): APPCOMPAT: no matching ProductCode found in database.
MSI (s) (30:A8): Transforms are not secure.
MSI (s) (30:A8): Command Line: NEWKEY=ABCD-EFGH-IJKLM-OPQRS-1234 TSC_SETUP_TYPE=REGISTERED CURRENTDIRECTORY=C:\ CLIENTUILEVEL=2 CLIENTPROCESSID=476 %HOMEPATH=\ %HOMEDRIVE=C: %HOMESHARE=
MSI (s) (30:A8): Product Code passed to Engine.Initialize: '
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AltStartup: HTML_Content
AltStartup: TSC_SETUP_TYPE
AltStartup: TSC_DISTCODE
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AltStartup: ARPHELPLINK
AltStartup: NEWKEY
AltStartup: NEWKEYSTARTVER
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Property(S): HTML_Content = C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\HTML_Content\
Property(S): TSC_SETUP_TYPE = REGISTERED
Property(S): TSC_DISTCODE = TSCFTP
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Property(S): ARPURLINFOABOUT = http://www.techsmith.com
Property(S): ARPHELPLINK = http://support.techsmith.com
Property(S): NEWKEY = ABCD-EFGH-IJKLM-OPQRS-1234
Property(S): NEWKEYSTARTVER = 7.1.0
Property(S): INSTALLDIR5 = C:\FMPATH\
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Property(S): SecureCustomProperties = INSTALLDIR;START_NOW;TSC_SETUP_TYPE;UPGRADEBASE;CURRENTVERSION;CURRENTLICENSE;TSC_LANG;TSC_START_AUTO;TSC_EMAIL_SIGNUP;TSC_EMAIL_ADDR;NEWKEY;CURRENTUSER;TSC_DESKTOP_LINK;TSC_PRIVACYURL;TSC_EVALEMAIL;CURRENTKEY;TSC_DISTCODE;UPGRADE_1
Property(S): CURRENTLICENSE = Eval
Property(S): _WiseDebugMode = 0
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As you can well see, it's like my transform file doesn't exist, and all settings / values are just being ignored???

If I edit properties directly from command line, or DIRECT EDIT the MSI, then things work. If I try to do it the 'right way' with a transform file, the settings being applied are totally ignored with no mention of the new settings in the log file. So you're right, there are no hints.

Regards,
----- Robb -------
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