Log from .exe?

[DrJones]

We distribute our software using a .exe setup file.

Sometimes, we have users with problems with causes that aren't directly apparent (such as a message like "cannot open install package" and hanging at various points).

I know if we send them a .MSI file, they can run the command line MSI program with the option to log, but this is somewhat inconvenient as we don't have .MSIs built.

Is there a way to maybe pass something to the .exe file and have it do the same kind of logging? Or, can you pass the EXE to the MSI program or something similar?

Is there anyway to log the installation from a .exe?

[Ionut]

Hi,

You can use the following command to create a verbose log of the installation:

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package.exe /L*V C:\package.log

Or, if you want to always create a log, enter "/L*V C:\package.log" in the "MSI Command Line" field from the Media page, "Bootstrapper" tab.

Regards,
Ionut