Launch installed application after install completed
Hello Everyone!
As a regular PC user I have seen many times installations ending like this:
"Your installation was successfull." |Checkbox| "Launch application".
If checkbox is marked and I press finish, the installation window closes and the installed application starts.
Now this is what I'd like to reach in my msi. I already have a custom action that launches the exe, but I have no idea where I have to call that so that it launches after install window closes. The latest time I could manage to put it was the Finish button's pressing (in ControlEvent table), but using this technique the install window is still visible after launching exe and closes when I stop exe.
I'm using orca to edit my msi.
My question seems to be very newbie-style [;)], and I was probly using wrong search-keywords cause I couldn't find any posts regarding this. I'd appreciate any help[:)]
Thank you:
Chris
As a regular PC user I have seen many times installations ending like this:
"Your installation was successfull." |Checkbox| "Launch application".
If checkbox is marked and I press finish, the installation window closes and the installed application starts.
Now this is what I'd like to reach in my msi. I already have a custom action that launches the exe, but I have no idea where I have to call that so that it launches after install window closes. The latest time I could manage to put it was the Finish button's pressing (in ControlEvent table), but using this technique the install window is still visible after launching exe and closes when I stop exe.
I'm using orca to edit my msi.
My question seems to be very newbie-style [;)], and I was probly using wrong search-keywords cause I couldn't find any posts regarding this. I'd appreciate any help[:)]
Thank you:
Chris
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Posted by:
turbokitty
17 years ago
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ChrisAtPhilo
17 years ago
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bkelly
17 years ago
Perhaps ORCA has been okay until now, but I think you have just found a reason to buy a tool. While there is virtually nothing you can do in InstallShield that you could not do in ORCA (less unique features they provide like certian custom actions/scipts) it would be very difficult and you will be hard pressed to find many that do this kind of work using ORCA.
You can actually write C# .NET in notepad, but not many do!
If you just want an editor and not a full blown suite you can get one fairly cheap-- start here:
http://www.appdeploy.com/tools/browse.asp?startnum=1&catmatch=16&sortby=TotalScore
Best of luck,
Bob
You can actually write C# .NET in notepad, but not many do!
If you just want an editor and not a full blown suite you can get one fairly cheap-- start here:
http://www.appdeploy.com/tools/browse.asp?startnum=1&catmatch=16&sortby=TotalScore
Best of luck,
Bob
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ChrisAtPhilo
17 years ago
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