AndyL
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"Test installation UI" is incompatible with runtime multiple instances

Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:49 pm

If I enable installation of multiple instances of my application with the "Generate instances at installation time" option, then testing the UI dialogs via the "Test Installation UI" button no longer works.

The build gets this far:

Code: Select all

Checking builds status
Build required.

[ DefaultBuild ]
Building package: 
C:\Users\andy.lawn\AppData\Local\Temp\STREAM API install.exe
Creating MSI database
Generating instance transforms
Writing Summary Information
Creating EXE file
Then I get an error message saying "File "instname-template.msi" could not be read."

If I turn off "Generate instances at installation time", "Test Installation UI" works again. But it would be nice if I could test the UI without having to do that, e.g. if it could temporarily turn it off automatically.

Catalin
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Re: "Test installation UI" is incompatible with runtime multiple instances

Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:41 pm

Hello,

I have tested this and I was indeed able to reproduce the behavior on my end.

Unfortunately, I can not really say why this is happening.

I have forwarded this to our development team for further investigation. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Best regards,
Catalin
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Catalin
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Re: "Test installation UI" is incompatible with runtime multiple instances

Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:04 pm

Hello,

This has been fixed in Advanced Installer 18.2, released on April 23rd, 2021.

Best regards,
Catalin
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