Is there a function in InstallScript that will pass input to the Windows command line to be executed? If I wanted to execute another script or some command during installation by using the command line, how would I do this?
Also, part of my need for this is I need to install and setup a database. During installation I would need to create a user account in the database and execute setup scripts to initially populate the db.
If I can't access the command line, how would I do something this?
You may want to look into the LaunchApplication InstallScript function. It is capable of launching other applications and scripts.
You may also want to take a look at the SQL Scripts functionality in InstallShield. This will allow you to run SQL Scripts against MS SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL. It also has a built-in dialog for getting connection credentials from the user.
you can use the LaunchAppAndWait() function of installscript.
You can create DB with the help of SQL scripts menu of IS.
Alternatively you can create an application in C++/C# which will create a DB and user in SQL, and launch the application silently by using the above function.
