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Writing DB to another folder?

Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:45 pm

When use AI to create a sqlite db, by using the "Create database if not exists" option, I get the error below. Is there a way to write the database file to a location that's not in Program Files? (ie. AppLocal) Using "Run as Administrator" option in Install Parameters is not an option for me, unfortunately.
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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:44 am

Hello,

I have tried testing this scenario, but unfortunately I was not quite able to reproduce it.

If possible, could you please give me some more details about this? A step-by-step test case which I could follow to reproduce this would really help here.

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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:58 pm

I can send a zip of the project, if that would be easier.

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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:01 pm

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And when I run the installer.
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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:30 pm

Hello,

Thank you for your followup on this!

I tested this, but unfortunately I still can not replicate the described behavior. In my case, the database is created on the disc as expected.

If possible, please forward me a sample project that reproduces this so I can have a look over its settings. Since it's a sample project, you can either attach it here or send it by email at support at advancedinstaller dot com.

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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:49 pm

Project attached.
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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:53 pm

Hello,

Thank you for the provided resources.

I indeed managed to reproduce the issue.

At first, when I manually tried running the query, it gave an error, as the "CREATE TABLE" statement should look like this:

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CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
not like this:

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CREATE TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS]
After I fixed that, I managed to manually run the query:
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However, it still failed when ran from Advanced Installer.

Unfortunately, I can not say for sure why this is happening. I have forwarded this to our dev team for further investigations and I will update this thread as soon as I will have a conclusive answer.

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Catalin
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Re: Writing DB to another folder?

Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:20 pm

Hello,

After further discussions with the development team, the solution for your issue is to use a "Script" instead of a "Query".

The main difference between the two is that a script is ran on the "deferred" stage (therefore elevated), while the query is ran on the "Immediate" stage (therefore not elevated).


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