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Problem in building project using ISCmdBld.exe

Naveed — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:40 GMT

I am trying to build Basic MSI project using this bat file:

"C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2010\System\ISCmdBld.exe" -p "C:\Perforce\products\Server\Installer\ImageServerInstaller\ImageServerInstaller.ism" -l PATH_TO_IMAGESERVERPAGE_FI="C:\Perforce\products\Server\Installer\Tinderbox Builds\20091028_GA_ImageServer_1.6.102226\Build\ImageServerPageOverrides" -e Y -b "c:\"

This bat file runs successfully if I remove the -b parameters i.e. -b "c:\".
However with -b paramter, it gives error:

ISDEV : fatal error -5006: Could not save "C:\Perforce\products\Server\Installer\ImageServerInstaller\ImageServerInstall
er.ism"
ISDEV : fatal error -6199: Internal build error
ISDEV : error -5047: Cannot create directory
Default Configuration\Release - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Build finished at Nov 20 2009 04:54 PM

Please help. It is driving me crazy.

lax.user.dir not considered on Mac OS X

ribose — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:04:28 GMT

Hi guys,

I think I've found a bug in IA2009. When lax.user.dir is specified, this does seem to get considered in Mac OS X environment. What I would expect is either:

Code:

WorkingDirectory

/Users/guest/user/dir

Code:

-Duser.dir=/Users/guest/user/dir

in the generated Info.plist. In our case, the Mac OS X installer does not work. All others (Windows, Linux and Solaris) works fine. Did I miss something here? Best regards,

christian

Choosing proyect type

aplascencia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:35 GMT

Hi.
What project type would you recommend between Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI?
From what I've read:

Basic MSI has a bigger learning curve.
InstallScript MSI is easier to customize.

I would be doing some simple installers and other's more complex that require the user to configure SQL from the installation wizard.
Also I would be using silent installation in some cases. I know both project types support this, but I have the impression that this can be accomplished a bit easier win Basic MSI (doesn't require response file).

Thanks in advance.

Issues/ things that I have noticed so far...

ckanywhere529 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:12 GMT

I love the fact that you've finally introduced "rollback" functionality. :D

Okay so this is my first run of IA 2010 Beta and here's is what I have noticed so far:

1.) C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallAnywhere 2010 Enterprise\jre\bin>java -version
java version "1.6.0_15" yet the bundled VM is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallAnywhere 2010 Enterprise\resource\installer_vms\SunJRE160_11Win32.vm <-- Could this match or be updated to latest (1.6_14 was the first to fully support Windows 7, 11 still reports Windows 7 back as Windows Vista... and also many security bugs were fixed since 11... It's just good to be consistent)
2.) http://www.flexerasoftware.com/produ...-utilities.htm only has the JRE 1.6 VM pack 1.6_01 (Can this site be more frequently updated with later versions of the VM packs?)
3.) Project/ Locales page is completely empty (no locales are listed) I'm assuming this is because things are still being localized for the final release :)
4.) The introduction of TAGS is great, but the project can't be searched...:eek:
5.) C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallAnywhere 2010 Enterprise\XML Project File Tools <-- This hasn't been updated for years. You get a lot of "The project transform does not yet display objects of this type..."

More to come...

Chris.

Repository - Artifactory

AndyBell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:38 GMT

Hi

We store our application's components in a repository called Artifactory. Is it possible for InstallAnywhere to extract the components from the repository rather than read them directly from disk?

Thanks

Andy

Dialog box not popping up in the foreground on Windows 2008

Matronix — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:28 GMT

I am using a Basic MSI and calling a managed code custom action. The C# dll for my custom action contains a windows form that will pop up as a dialog during the UNINSTALL process of my product. The issue I am having is that the dialog always pops up behind the IS dialogs for uninstalling. I have seen this work on an XP machine but fails to put my dialog in the Foreground on a Windows 2008 machine. (I have tried to put in SetForeground code in my managed code but nothing seems to work.)

Any help or suggestions out there? I am completely stuck on this.

Getting IIS Website name from user

Naveed — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:28 GMT

I am developing a web application installer using InstallShield 2010 & Basic MSI project type.

1. I need to get IIS website name from user, either from dialog or from Public Property through command line.

How can I do that.

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2. Please view the attached image, If application name is not same the mapped folder name, which is added to ApplicationFiles View, Installedshield creates this as new virtual directory in addition to creating a website.

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Detect Windows Imaging Component

diablomadman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:07 GMT

I've got an install going that needs to add Windows Imaging Component to old XP SP2 systems (still need to support this) as a prerequisite. I've added the OS/SP combination as a condition of the installation, but would like to be able to add another condition so that the prereq doesn't run if the install is already present.

Anyone know how to detect whether or not WIC has been installed on a system? Or even better have a .prq file made up for this?

Using ant task to install components

jhechter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:29 GMT

Can someone give me an example script(ant) that is executed from the InstallAnywhere installer. We are thinking of using all ant scripts to install

Thanks Jeff Hechter

Java plugin error while building

thejaswinir — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:40 GMT

Hi,

I am using an InstallScript MSI project to build our application. While building a Java plugin error is popped up a few times and when user acknowledges, build goes through. Please see screenshot.

My question is:
1) I saw a little bit about java plugin under the help topic "System Requirements for one click installations". This says that a Java plugin must be installed. Is this the reason for the error message? If so could someone please provide link to the plugin that should be installed?

2) Since the build goes through properly, would there be any effect on the installation if the plugin is not installed?

Thanks in advance,
Thejaswini

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Update on a installscript project hangs.

swa_mish — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:10 GMT

Hi,

I have an installscript project.
I want to upgrade from version 2.1 to 2.2 of the product.
When I run the upgrade it continues to show installing and hangs.
I new to installscript and update features.
Kindly help.

Regards,

Swa_mish

How to stop installation when an error occurs during the install phase(console mode)

bharath.reddy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:21 GMT

The requirement is to exit the installation prematurely if any error is encountered during the process of installation.

In case if an error is encountered during the "install" phase of installation [i.e. after Pre-install phase],I am using "Show Message Dialog" action with only 'Exit' button and am forcing the user to prematurely 'Exit' the installation. I have added a 'Rule' for this message dialog box by using "$INSTALL_SUCCESS$" variable. This dialog box pops up only when the "$INSTALL_SUCCESS$" does not equal to SUCCESS.

So far so good,its working fine as expected. But this happens only in GUI mode. Here are my questions

1) How can we implement the same behavior for console mode?
2) Like implementing CustomCodeConsoleAction(s) in the Pre-install phase, is it possible to implement CustomCode for Console actions in "install" phase also?
3) If the user prematurely exits the installation, then, is there an option to revert the changes done by the installer[such as removing the file/folder/entries created in the installation directory/registries etc]?

How many of the above three can be achieved using the InstallAnywhere 2008 VP1 Enterprise Edition installer?

GetSystemInfo( VIDEO, nvResult, svResult ) on a dual screen system

Reureu — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:29 GMT

Hi,

What does the result contain when calling

Code:

GetSystemInfo( VIDEO, nvResult, svResult )

on a PC with 2 displays or more, with different resolutions?

Does it contain the dimensions of the primary display?

ScreenX and ScreenY properties on a dual screen system

Reureu — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:28 GMT

Hi,

What do the ScreenX and ScreenY properties contain on a PC with 2 displays or more, with different resolutions?

Do they contain the dimensions of the primary display?

Removing several old installations via Upgrade paths

jukkat — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:28:33 GMT

I have created a new installation package for a new product that is actually a migration of two previous products. So the new installation actually installs both those previous programs.

I would like the new installation package to be able to uninstall those previous version of programs before the installation. I have created Upgrade paths for both of those products and have the Upgrade codes for both products.

If I have only one of these earlier products installed, it is successfully unistalled before installation. However if I have both earlier products installed, only one of those is un�nstalled.

So my question is this: Does the Uprade paths process remove only one earlier installation even if there are several Upgrade paths?