IAdvancedInstaller

The main interface entry point to work with Advanced Installer using automation commands. This interface represents Advanced Installer project picker and is used to create or load a project.

Overview

Properties

• LicenseInfo (IAdvinstLicenseInfo)
  Gets an object that contains information about advanced installer license.
• ProjectTypes (IAdvinstProjectTypes)
  Gets an object that contains the available project type values (e.g., Enterprise, Professional).

Methods

• CreateProject (ProjectType)
  Creates a new project of the specified type.
  Returns: IAdvinstProject or IUpdatesProject depending on the project type argument
• CreateProjectFromTemplate (string templateName)
  Creates a new Advanced Installer project starting from a template.
  Returns: IAdvinstProject or IUpdatesProject depending on the project type argument
• CreateProjectS (string projectTypeName)
  Creates a new Advanced Installer project by specifying the project type name (e.g., "Enterprise", "Professional", "Simple").
  Returns: IAdvinstProject or IUpdatesProject depending on the project type argument
• Exit()
  Close the Advanced Installer automation engine instance.
• LoadProject (string target)
  Loads an Advanced Installer project. Pass the absolute path to the project file on disk.
• RegisterLicenseKey (string aLicenseKey)
  Register Advanced Installer using license key.
• RegisterLicenseFile (string aLicenseFile)
  Register Advanced Installer using a license file. Pass the full path to the license file.
• RegisterLicenseServer (string aHostAddress, string aProxyAddress)
  Register Advanced Installer using a license server. The default value for aProxyAddress argument is an empty string. Address example: 11.0.1.146:1024.

Sample command lines:

# IAdvancedInstaller automation
$advinst = New-Object -ComObject "AdvancedInstaller"

#get available methods
$advinst | gm

# create project type version 1
$advinst.CreateProject($advinst.ProjectTypes.Enterprise)
$project.SaveAs("F:\cmdlet\output\DemoProj Enterprise.aip")

# create project type version 2
$project = $advinst.CreateProjects("professional")
$project.SaveAs("F:\cmdlet\output\DemoProject Professional.aip")

# create project from template
$projectFromTemplate = $advinst.CreateProjectFromTemplate("My Demo Template")
$projectFromTemplate.SaveAs("F:\cmdlet\output\DemoProjectFromTemplate.aip")

# load project
$loadedProject = $advinst.LoadProject("F:\cmdlet\output\DemoProject Professional.aip")

$advinst.RegisterLicenseKey("$yourLicenseKey")
$advinst.RegisterLicenseFile("$pathToLicenseFile")

# list license info and project types properties
$advinst.LicenseInfo
$advinst.ProjectTypes

# Advanced Installer exit
$advinst.Exit()

# useful commands
# build a certain build from project
$loadedProject.Rebuild("DefaultBuild")

# build all builds from project
$loadedProject.Rebuild()
      
    

See also

IAdvinstLicenseInfo

IAdvinstProjectTypes