Hi -
As part of my install, I need to install an instance of MSDE (the desktop version of MS SQL Server). The MS-recommended way to do so is to execute their setup.exe program from my install, with various command line parameters.
1. In the command line field of the Custom Action Properties dialog, should the name of the executable be included or just the parameters?
2. One of the command line parameters is a directory reference that includes the [INSTALLDIR], and it must all be in quotes. For example, DATADIR="C:\Program Files\MyApp\MSDE\" where "C:\Program Files\MyApp\" is the install directory, and the surrounding quotes are necessary. What is the correct format for this parameter in the command line field of the Custom Action Properties dialog?
3. Stringing all of the needed parameters together results in a command line approaching 200 characters (depending somewhat on your answer to questions 1 and 2 above). It seems that the command line field of the Custom Action Properties dialog is limited to 83 (?) characters. How do I get the full command line to execute?
Thanks for your help.
- Jeff