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Custom Action Exit Codes

I am trying to properly terminate an MSI from installing, if a custom action I wrote in VBScript fails. However, even though I am passing back a exit code, the MSI keeps going like nothing happened.In my VBScript Custom Action I have the following h...

Mapped drives question

Hello guys. I have an application whose shortcust point to a mapped drive X:\ . At first i was getting error during install that the X drive did not exist. I went ahead and created another value in Property Table SC_PATH with value of X:\APPS , in my...

Admin 3.5 creates Directory tables entries using reserved Property names (2711)

I used the Repackager of Admin 3.5 to create an Basic MSI project and it created entires in the Directory table using reserved MSI Property names. For example my project contained folders named Remove and Advertise. It then created an entry in the ...

How to force .xml files to be in their own component and set key file

I have a project with many xml files where I want each xml file to be it's own component and be a key file. The component wizard only breaks on .exe, .dll, .ocx... Is there some configuration file I can change to make the wizard or repackager creat...

Using Computername?

Hi All,I'm new to installshield but not to packaging. I've taken a snapshot of a clean image, installed the packaged and captured the changes.Now after examining the irp the application I am repackaging puts an entry in the registry that is equal to ...

App installation questions

Somewhere on InstallShield website I found a white paper that was a list of questions that you would ask application support people before packaging an app for them. Now I can't find it. If someone knows where it is or what it was called, please le...

Importing *.inc files into Developer

Is it possible to import *.inc files directly into Developer instead of having the repackager create my *.ism for me?

Reinstall not working properly

I have an msi for DB2 that I am trying to get to reinstall. In the package files are set up to go to c:\Program Files\SQLLIB\bin, this works the first time it is installed. If for some reason the software is uninstalled and reinstalled all files an...

Service Packs

Is there a way to package Service Packs and updates for XP and office. If so, how?Thanks

Respsonse File Wizard to Create Transform

On the start page for the InstallShield Tuner there is a Tip that suggests using the 'Respsonse File Wizard to Create Your Transform'. How do I start the wizard? It mentions running a simulated installation. When I create a new transform, I get o...

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