Hello,
The problem:
Our licensing agreement is often created after our release build is built. This means we have to rebuild our installer after we receive the new license agreement. It would be nice if we didn’t have to rebuild the installer just for the new license agreement.
I’m wondering if ...
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- Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:40 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Including Eula Dynamically
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- Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:37 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Hiding Properties without Values
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Re: Hiding Properties without Values
The workaround I went with:
Create "MsiHiddenProperties" in the table editor and add all our sensitive properties and deferred/commit custom action names (to handle properties passed in to the custom action). However, there appears to be a character limit (256?) that Advanced Installer implements ...
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Hiding Properties without Values
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Re: Hiding Properties without Values
In the meantime, you can avoid this by:
1. setting a default value for your property
2. setting the "Password" attribute for your property
For a lot of properties, we don't want a default value, as that could signify something (i.e., the user passed in a value). Though, an empty space could ...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:22 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Hiding Properties without Values
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Re: Hiding Properties without Values
Hi Catalin,
In the attached project, using the command in the comment, I do not see "MsiHiddenProperties" in the log, and the password for the hidden property is displayed:
I'm using Advanced Installer 16.7... not sure if that matters?
Thanks!
In the attached project, using the command in the comment, I do not see "MsiHiddenProperties" in the log, and the password for the hidden property is displayed:
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Thanks!
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:10 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Hiding Properties without Values
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Hiding Properties without Values
Hello,
I have some properties that contain sensitive information, and I want to hide them from the log file. From what I understand, I can do via the " Hide Property " option. The problem is, if I leave the "value" field blank, the property will not be hidden in the log. If I do specify a value ...
I have some properties that contain sensitive information, and I want to hide them from the log file. From what I understand, I can do via the " Hide Property " option. The problem is, if I leave the "value" field blank, the property will not be hidden in the log. If I do specify a value ...
- Thu May 14, 2020 1:35 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Populating Combobox
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Re: Populating Combobox
Thank you for the detailed response Catalin. The combobox does work with the fixes you described. However, the issue I'm seeing now is that you must click the combobox drop down arrow twice to see the list of databases. It appears that the following happens:
Click the drop down arrow on the ...
Click the drop down arrow on the ...
- Mon May 11, 2020 11:11 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Populating Combobox
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Populating Combobox
Hello,
I'm trying to use the SQL Database Browse functionality to populate a combobox with a list of databases when the user clicks the combobox drop down arrow . Consider the attached example.
dialog.PNG
Everything works if the sql browse execution (and respective dialog refresh) is tied to ...
I'm trying to use the SQL Database Browse functionality to populate a combobox with a list of databases when the user clicks the combobox drop down arrow . Consider the attached example.
dialog.PNG
Everything works if the sql browse execution (and respective dialog refresh) is tied to ...
- Thu May 07, 2020 6:45 pm
- Forum: Feature Requests
- Topic: TestODBCConnection Should Support 64-bit
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TestODBCConnection Should Support 64-bit
Hello,
It appears "TestODBCConnection" still only supports 32-bit drivers as discussed here: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25927
This kind of seems like an odd omission, since a lot of systems are now 64-bit (especially Windows Server). It appears I'll have to create my ...
It appears "TestODBCConnection" still only supports 32-bit drivers as discussed here: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25927
This kind of seems like an odd omission, since a lot of systems are now 64-bit (especially Windows Server). It appears I'll have to create my ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:29 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: ODBC Connections in Advanced Installer
- Replies: 3
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Re: ODBC Connections in Advanced Installer
Thank you for the confirmation Daniel. It would be a nice enhancement to AI if this could be made possible. Though, I'm not sure how technically feasible it is. I know best practices suggest not making permanent system changes during the UI phase (a rule that I've broken many times). But, if it was ...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:40 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: ODBC Connections in Advanced Installer
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ODBC Connections in Advanced Installer
Hi,
Consider the following scenario.
I add a new ODBC driver (let’s say Oracle) to be installed using Advanced Installer:
ODBC.PNG
I want to allow the user to enter the Oracle database connection info in the dialog phase, so I can save the information, verify the connection is good, and ...
Consider the following scenario.
I add a new ODBC driver (let’s say Oracle) to be installed using Advanced Installer:
ODBC.PNG
I want to allow the user to enter the Oracle database connection info in the dialog phase, so I can save the information, verify the connection is good, and ...
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14457
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Re: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
It does! Thank you very much for addressing all my questions. I think I have an idea on how to proceed now. Thanks!Hope the explanation helps.
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:48 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Minor Upgrades and IIS
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Minor Upgrades and IIS
Hello,
Firstly, I want to verify if, by default, minor upgrades (using a full msi package) are supposed to update the IIS WebSites and AppPools that are in your project. If you look at AI_IIsInstall in InstallExecuteSequence of the table editor, the condition is:
(NOT PATCH AND NOT MSIPATCHREMOVE ...
Firstly, I want to verify if, by default, minor upgrades (using a full msi package) are supposed to update the IIS WebSites and AppPools that are in your project. If you look at AI_IIsInstall in InstallExecuteSequence of the table editor, the condition is:
(NOT PATCH AND NOT MSIPATCHREMOVE ...
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:38 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
- Replies: 12
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Re: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
First of all, please keep in mind that the InstallLocation registry entry refers to the APPDIR location ...
Ok, that confirms what I was thinking.
... which most probably you did not modify in the CustomizeDlg dialog.
Well, I tested two scenarios: In AI, feature install path set to APPDIR ...
Ok, that confirms what I was thinking.
... which most probably you did not modify in the CustomizeDlg dialog.
Well, I tested two scenarios: In AI, feature install path set to APPDIR ...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
- Replies: 12
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Re: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
Please ignore my last thread in what regards this.
Upon further investigations, we found out that this was actually a bug introduced by one of our devs. We are already working on a fix for this. After the fix will be implemented, you will be able to rename the directory ID to all uppercase letters ...
Upon further investigations, we found out that this was actually a bug introduced by one of our devs. We are already working on a fix for this. After the fix will be implemented, you will be able to rename the directory ID to all uppercase letters ...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:25 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
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Re: Custom Install Paths and Major Upgrades
In what regards the reason behind not being able to modify the "Identifier" (especially with only uppercase characters) is to avoid the desynchronization of the tree-like structure (there are some strange scenarios when this happens). Long story short, it is not a good practice to have two ...