I apologize if this is a dumb question, I've had to switch from Wise to Installshield in one day and am under the gun, no training...
I've built a nice little MSI with the tool, which works fine, so I've got the basics. I now need to "re"-package 2 files (that MSI + an executable together) into another "extractor" (MSI or exe) that, when run, puts those 2 files in a specific location (we do this because we push software with BigFix, kinda like SMS, so I'm "extracting" my 2 files (MSI and EXE) in a folder on the PC, and then trigger the silent install with bigfix's script where I pass it licensing info, etc)
When I attempt to build a simple MSI project that contains those 2 files (MSI and an .exe), at build time, Admin studio actually *runs* the executable !!! Why ? I don't want to run it, I just want to deliver it in a specific folder with that accompanying MSI, and run that stuff later from BigFix.
I must be missing an option like " Don't run stuff while building, Dammit " 😉
Or is there another way to repackage stuff into an EXE that essentially just copies files to a folder ? If I do the same in Wise, it works without an issue, so I must be missing something... Thanks !
Edit: I've just built something similar with another set of files (and 2 exes), it worked fine... Why on earth is is launching "this" exe during build and not another, is beyond me.
For giggles I let it go through running this exe, meaning I had to enter a license, pick options etc...and the resulting MSI actually does what I want: it puts those 2 files where I want them... So why did it make me Run that exe for nothing ???
