Permissions on INI files
How do we set [read write ] permission on the ini files ?
I am using installshield developer 8, i cannot set permission on the ini file from the ini file changes table and i cannot put the ini file name in the lock permission table to grant rw access. any suggestions?
I am using installshield developer 8, i cannot set permission on the ini file from the ini file changes table and i cannot put the ini file name in the lock permission table to grant rw access. any suggestions?
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Posted by:
KPrinz
20 years ago
can you launch an external command from within your installer ?
would a cheap solution like
cacls %windir%\filename.ini /C /G Users:C
do it, or is this far more complicated than I think ?
would a cheap solution like
cacls %windir%\filename.ini /C /G Users:C
do it, or is this far more complicated than I think ?
Posted by:
bkelly
20 years ago
If this is a new file, you could install it as a file (from there you can right-click and see a permissions button in the properties dialog). Otherwise, a custom action to run the cacls command is not a bad idea. You may get a way with a VBscript custom action as well, but it would likely require WMI on the client.
Posted by:
bheers
20 years ago
adding an INI file as a file and setting it as a key file
when self heal occurs it replaces the latest ini file with the old one, if any changes are made agter the install , they are lost. i have already used cacls . it works. is there any option in installshield to do that ?
when self heal occurs it replaces the latest ini file with the old one, if any changes are made agter the install , they are lost. i have already used cacls . it works. is there any option in installshield to do that ?
Posted by:
bkelly
20 years ago
You can control the "self-heal" behavior of the file to ensure that does not happen, but if cacls is working for you, I'd go for it. While there are likely other ways to do it, InstallShield does not appear to expose the changing of permissions for an INI file in their GUI.
Posted by:
Robo Scripter
20 years ago
bheers,
In the Custom Action Table Change the Action Type to 3170.
Then move the Action in the InstallExecuteSequence Table to an area between "Publish Products" and "InstallFinalize"
In the Custom Action Table Change the Action Type to 3170.
Then move the Action in the InstallExecuteSequence Table to an area between "Publish Products" and "InstallFinalize"
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