Turn on/off logging in vbscript

[Cygnusx1]

Is it possible within a vbscript to:

1. Turn on logging
2. create a file
3. Return logging to its previous state

The purpose would be to create a file that will be removed during an uninstall. I do not want to add the file to the RemoveFile table because I do not want to create a component. This whole process is for IsProjBlankTpl.ism.

Thoughts?

[TsungH]

The typical way is to create a separate custom action to undo whatever changes done in one custom action.

[Cygnusx1]

Yes, two CA's would work superbly, but is it possible to turn on installation logging so that the file that was created with the script will be uninstalled. I have used installscript in the past to do this, but I work in an environment where installscript is not wanted.

Any ideas?

[CChong]

Just an idea, but can you pass a command line argument to the msi... then... in the RemoveFiles section, automatically enter the name of the log path and file you have already determined...

So

msiexec /i c:\appname.msi /L*V c:\logfile\install-log.log

You'd add install-log.log as the file to remove.

You couldn't run the .MSI directly, per se, you'd have to store the command line arguments in a .bat or wrap it with SMS installer...or use VB script to execute the MSI with those command line arguments...