Multi String values bug ?!

[CChong]

(AdminStudio 5.5)

I have the following problem. It could be a bug.
When i snap multi string registry entries, the repackager will create a nir file that looks pretty ok:
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\ibndm01a\DsSpooler]
"description"="PCL-5E Fax Printer"
"driverName"="HP LaserJet 4"
"location"="PCL-5E Fax Printer"
"portName"=multi_sz( s, )
"%_HPFAX%".
"printStartTime"=dword:00000000
"printEndTime"=dword:00000000
"printerName"="ibndm01a"
"printKeepPrintedJobs"=hex:00
"printSeparatorFile"=""
"printShareName"=""
"printSpooling"="PrintAfterSpooled"
"priority"=dword:00000001
"uNCName"="%_IBNDM01A%"
"versionNumber"=dword:00000004
_________________________________________________

After creating a ism project of this snap, the value of portname (which is a multi string... but you saw that already 🙂 ), will contain its value + the following entries. So it will look something like this:

value of PortName
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%_HPFAX_2%
"printStartTime"=dword:00000000
"printEndTime"=dword:00000000
printerName"="ibndm00a
"printKeepPrintedJobs"=hex:00
etc________________________________________________

This looks like a conversion bug, but maybe i've got some settings wrong.

I hope this can be solved... since i've got huge amounts of apps to repackage.. :rolleyes:

[CChong]

Hi !

Yes it is bug.
I have similar thread going on forum but nobody did reply on that .. anyway I contacted to InstallShield support and they did confirm that its bug on repackager . I think they are making somekind of fix for that ..

[CChong]

thank u Jouni Peltola.

Question to IS officials: Could i please get an confirmation about this possible fix ? Or does my company need to contact IS by phone?

Thx

[CChong]

Hi!
mean while :), workaround for that problem is
- export whole regystry key wich have those multistring values
- delete multistring values from devstudio
- and import those reg files on devstudio project

- Jone

[CChong]

Yeah, i know... it won't be the first version of IS, that you should be carefull with registry data... AdminStudio 3.5 (which i used before this version) had several registry bugs.
But since i do nothing else than msi repackaging (mostly big apps.), this is going to be a a bit of a horror scene. I hope they have a fix soon.

Greetz.