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- Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:42 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: msiexec with newinst
- Replies: 1
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msiexec with newinst
I am trying to use the /newinst argument but with an msi package. When I run it I get the Windows Installer pop-up with available arguments (/newinst is not one of them). Is the /newinst argument only available with exe packages? Am I doing something wrong? My command: >msiexec /i myInstaller.msi /q...
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:50 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Installer hangs for 10-15 minutes
- Replies: 1
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Installer hangs for 10-15 minutes
I have a rather light-weight installer that executes a few custom actions and installs a Windows Service. In the install action, it appears to hang before even executing the action for anywhere between 10-15 minutes. I am executing this install silently with msiexec. The logs: MSI (s) (6C:48) [09:22...
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:35 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: APPDIR being reset halfway during silent msiexec install
- Replies: 3
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Re: APPDIR being reset halfway during silent msiexec install
I ended up just building a new package from scratch, repeating all the same config steps. This one works - still no idea why the other one doesn't but you can mark this as resolved. Probably something I am overlooking somewhere but not worth the investigation.
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:29 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: APPDIR being reset halfway during silent msiexec install
- Replies: 3
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APPDIR being reset halfway during silent msiexec install
I am using msiexec to install my program and halfway through the installation APPDIR is being 'reset'. My code to install: c:\zips>msiexec /i myMSI.msi AI_DEBUGLOG=1 /L*V "C:\test\log.log" /quiet /qn APPDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\myAppDir\someNewFolder" This seems to work becaus...
- Tue May 19, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Property in Custom Action using name, not value
- Replies: 3
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Re: Property in Custom Action using name, not value
I replaced the [APPDIR] references and just built the paths in my custom action and the problem went away.
It is still a mystery why they would log properly but fail in a loop, but so it goes.
Thanks,
Trevor
It is still a mystery why they would log properly but fail in a loop, but so it goes.
Thanks,
Trevor
- Fri May 01, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Property in Custom Action using name, not value
- Replies: 3
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Property in Custom Action using name, not value
This is a bit confusing to explain, but I have a problem where a property being retrieved in a C# custom action is using the name of the variable instead of the value. What is strange though is that I can see in the log it has the correct value, but when I use it then it uses the property name. Here...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:52 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Property in Custom Action using name, not value
- Replies: 1
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Property in Custom Action using name, not value
This is a bit confusing to explain, but I have a problem where a property being retrieved in a C# custom action is using the name of the variable instead of the value. What is strange though is that I can see in the log it has the correct value, but when I use it then it uses the property name. Here...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:24 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Using Files and Folders during installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4238
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Re: Using Files and Folders during installation
OK, so I figured it out but want to post in case someone else stumbles across the same problem. To use temporary files with a custom action, you can't just click 'Add Temporary Files' from the Files and Folders screen then use them. That will default them to be in the Windows Volume -> Windows -> Te...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Using Files and Folders during installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4238
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Re: Using Files and Folders during installation
Hi Catalin, Just to give as much info as possible - I have also tried using the Temporary Files option but the files do not exist in the path specified. In my custom action I have the following code: string tablesFolder = session["Tables_Dir"]; string spFolder = session["StoredProcedu...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Using Files and Folders during installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4238
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Re: Using Files and Folders during installation
Hi Catalin, Thanks for the reply. My custom action now throws an exception: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: Cannot access session details from a non-immediate custom ...
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Using Files and Folders during installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4238
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Using Files and Folders during installation
My goal: to run a custom action during install that executes SQL scripts to update a database. My problem : I can't access the Files and Folders contents during install. More detail: We regularly generate hundreds of SQL scripts so using the manual SQL Script functionality in Advanced Installer isn...