- S.T.A.R,
Thank you for your question regarding AdminStudio.
The short answer is, yes, it is possible to create a custom action to make a file backup on install, then restore on uninstall.
As to how to go about it, I don't have any sample code that would show how this is done. But, if you know Visual Basic or VBScript, then it is relatively easy. Even if you don't know VB, the language is English-like, so it's made to be learned quickly.
The online documentation will be the best thing I can recommend on how to get started. Also, there is a book produced by InstallShield Press that would be helpful as well:
"Administrator’s Introduction to Application Repackaging and Software Deployment using Windows Installer"
by Bob Baker and Robert Dickau
The trick to this is to make sure everything is done at the right time. Custom actions can be inserted in many different locations in the installation process, so it might take some trial and error to make sure you do the backup before the other files are installed, and to restore after the files are removed.
Anyway, I hope this helps.
