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Skylla

I ended up deciding to make a backup of the project.
I then started to delete comboboxes.

It turned out that the first combobox was the cause of the error (somehow).
After deleting it and re-adding it everything seems to work as expected.

Skylla

Hello

When trying to build my project I get the following error:
Creating MSI database... error.
Exception - Reason: Error calling Msi API: 1627 Method: MsiViewExecute Table: ComboBox. Extended Error:
1: 2259 2: C:\path\to\file.msi 3: 4: .

From what I gather theres an error in one of the ...

Skylla

I've got this to work following the approach described above.

Except for one thing.

I'v have a problem in the following scenario.
Package A chains package B
Package B runs a custom action to determine if package C should be chained
In other words:
A chains B, B may chain C

If i install A, B gets ...

Skylla

Hello

I would like to use a custom action to determine if a chained pkg should be installed or not.

I would do this by setting a property that is used as a condition for installing the chained package.

Is this possible?

Where in the InstallExecuteSequence do I run the custom action?

Skylla

Maybe i should add that i'm trying to create a log file in the directory where the bootstrapper is launched from

I tried setting the MSI command line to:
/lv [SETUPEXEDIR]install.log

But this does not seem to work

Skylla

Hello

Is it possible to get directory from where the bootstrapper is launched?

"SourceDir" cannot be used because the msi packages are included within the bootstrapper (and thus SourceDir is not the location of the bootstrapper, but of the extracted msi files)

Skylla

Hello

I'm current using an older 7.7 that does not have undo functionality.

Has this been implemented in newer releases?

Skylla

Hello

I have an installer with chained packages.
One of the chained packages require java to be installed.
This chained package is only installed if certain choices are made in the main package.
Thus the complete installation will sometimes require java to be installed (depending on the choices ...

Skylla

Made it work using AiRefreshDlg:
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-g ... ialog.html

Skylla

Itried to follow this guide:
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-g ... -text.html

It works, except when i choose enhanced interface.

Is there a way to make it work together with the enhanced interface?
(or did i do something wrong?)

Skylla

The file is created through a custom action under InstallInitialize. So it is not available under "File and folders"

During install we have a custom action checking if the file exists already.
If the file already exists we skip a couple of dialogs and the file is not recreated (saves the user some ...

Skylla

Maybe i should add that I have:

Enhanced User Interface: Only on install

Skylla

Hello

I've set up a custom File Removal under "File and Folders".

Remove on: "Component uninstall"
Condition: (REMOVE="ALL" AND (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE))
Yet the file is removed during upgrade?

Under "Upgrades" i have selected "Uninstall old version first and then install new version"

Skylla

During install we me ask the user where our program can save certain files.

If the user chooses a network path (e.g. \\server\share\path) the server may require a password and login to that path.
The user enters these details during browsing to that path.

Is there a way for the msi to get the ...

Skylla

Thanks, enabling the advanced UI took care of the problem.

Is there a way to get the login and password if the user is required to enter login and password to the selected path?

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