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jjones

I have an installer where I would like the user to be able to use the "Modify" option to change some settings via custom dialog boxes and then have the XML files rewritten at the end of the Modify stage. This would be done from the maintenance screen of the installer which is only shown if...

jjones

Dan,

That absolutely helped! Thanks for the tip.

Jonathan

jjones

I have a SQL script that needs to get run prior to the main installation kicking off because there is another custom action that depends on the tables being changed. It didn't appear that I could do this by just running the script via the SQL mechanism because you can't run a script, then do somethi...

jjones

Thank you for looking at this! I do not recall checking the box but that's not to say I didn't accidentally do it. Oddly enough, it installs on 32-bit machines and only fails on some. I have seen this problem (other than on this customer's machine) but never looked at side-by-side comparisons of mac...

jjones

I've attached my .aip file as well as the customer's log. The only error I see in the log is that it tried to install a 64-bit service on a 32-bit machine. Is this where it is halting?

jjones

Is it possible to use an Installer property in an Inline SQL script? I need to pass a file location to a SQL script so it knows where to store a database backup.

jjones

Right now, I have the installer configured to skip to the next line after a SQL error, but it also shows a message box that the user has to acknowledge. Is there a way to suppress this and have the errors written out to a file instead? In general, is there a way to have the SQL output sent to a file...

jjones

Thank you, Eusebiu! I actually modified the .aip file with disastrous results so I decided to forego a patch and focus my efforts on getting an update server in place.

jjones

I have been using Advanced Installer to create the installer for a product we released earlier this year. We are ready to release the next revision and I would like to create a patch that customers can use to upgrade from the previous revision. We added a new feature that gets installed and now the ...

jjones

When using the display message box Custom Action, I use properties to localize the Title and Message. However, the Yes and No buttons are not translated. Is it possible to do this?

jjones

I have a customer using our installer and they are trying to connect to an existing SQL server. They enter the credentials and Test Connection and that is successful. However, as soon they click Next to go to the final screen it crashes. I've attached the log. Can you give any insight into an issue ...

jjones

Would you please point out where the rollback is being triggered?

I am using the mechanisms you provide to update the .XML file. The odd thing is that it works on some machines but on others it fails. That is what is most baffling.

jjones

I have an installer that will occasionally fail during the C# Windows Service installation. It seems to happen more on machines that had an older version of the software and the user is installing the latest. I ensure that the service is stopped before allowing the installation to continue. I've loo...

jjones

Dan,

Thank you for the prompt replay! We are going to use the first approach - using a property. I have 4 error conditions that need translated into 14 languages so it will be easier that way.

Jonathan

jjones

Is it possible to provide translation for message boxes?

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