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by alan.harriman
Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:09 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Custom action to retrieve registry subkey
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Custom action to retrieve registry subkey

We need to find a particular registry subkey and use its name to populate a session property. So far, we have a custom action under InstallUISequence>>Begin which calls a vb script function. Everything works fine if the VB Script sets an arbitrary value on the session property. But writing vbs code ...
by alan.harriman
Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Wildcard registry search
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Wildcard registry search

I would like to search the registry for a prerequisite installation of any version such as 4.x. Currently there seems no way to do this.

In my case I'm looking for
HKLM\Software\JetBrains\v4.5\vs09\installdir "OR"
HKLM\Software\JetBrains\v4.0\vs09\installdir
but I don't see how to "OR" that ...
by alan.harriman
Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Ability to invoke an action on exit
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Ability to invoke an action on exit

I need to invoke explorer.exe after the installation has completed; specifically right after the user closes the exit dialog. If this capability already exists, I hope for some tips either here or in response to a common problems posting
Thanks
-- Alan
by alan.harriman
Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:47 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to invoke an action on exit
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How to invoke an action on exit

I would like to open the installation directory [APPDIR] *after* the exitDialog has been closed. Right now I have a custom action the invokes explorer.exe on commit. This opens explorer just *before* the exit dialog, covering the dialog and creating confusion. We are very particular about creating ...

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