Custom Action and Sequences

[jagjit_82]

Hi Sir
I want to run my .rul file at the end after i have installed all files,copied all files to destination directory..what change should i make in "custom action and sequences" inorder to achieve the above mentioned condition,,,


what i suppose is "install exec sequence ->after install files" should be selected.Am i right or wrong

thanks
jagjit

[RobertDickau]

Correct, plus you'll want "deferred execution" (probably in system context) for the scheduling.

[jagjit_82]

It didnt work at all.Again the .rul files has been called first then the other required files are copied to the specific locations....

1.Is there any other way out so that script.rul file shud always execute at last after the files have been copied.....

2.I would also like to know the diff between "install UI sequence" and
"install exec sequence"...

[dan_galender]

Robert is most likely on the right track.

What is the value of the "In-Script Execution" property for your custom action?

[jagjit_82]

i tried both "deferred execution" and "deferred execution in system context"
right now its deferred execution

[dan_galender]

Have you tried logging the installation?

If not, try a command similar to

msiexec /i ProductName.msi /l*v c:\msilog.txt

and post that file to this thread.

[Christopher_Pai]

Start with reading these two pages:

http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/isnews/200108/index.htm

http://johnmcfadyen.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9DD01136FC094724!167.entry

[jagjit_82]

can you plz tell me how should i log the installation and
where shud i try this command to generate a log.txt file

[dan_galender]

Run the command

msiexec /i YourFile.msi /l*v C:\MsiLog.txt

Where YourFile.msi is the fully qualified path to your MSI (if there are embedded spaces in the file path, enclose the entire file spec in quotes).

This will generate a log file called C:\MsiLog.txt

[jagjit_82]

this is what i got when i ran the command...

Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823

msiexec /Option [Optional Parameter]

Install Options

Installs or configures a product
/a
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j [/t ] [/g ]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user

Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*]
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log
Equivalent of /l*
Update Options
/update [;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall [;Update2.msp] /package
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v]
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

[jagjit_82]

these are my settings in custom action and sequences

Function Name------------>MyFunction
Return processing------------>Synchronous(check exit code)
In-Script execution------------>Deferred Execution
Install UI Sequence------------>
Install Exec Sequence------------>after move files
Install Exec condition------------>---
Adverstise Exec Seq------------>
Admin UI sequence------------>
Admin Exec Seq------------>

I have set these conditions and plz let me know where i am wrong and what
changes should i make inorder to execute "MyFunction" at the end after all files have been copied

[dan_galender]

That's the syntax of the msiexec command which appears when the syntax you've specified is incorrect (or you pass the /help parameter).

Can you post the command you used?

[dan_galender]

jagjit_82 wrote:
these are my settings in custom action and sequences

Function Name------------>MyFunction
Return processing------------>Synchronous(check exit code)
In-Script execution------------>Deferred Execution
Install UI Sequence------------>
Install Exec Sequence------------>after move files
Install Exec condition------------>---
Adverstise Exec Seq------------>
Admin UI sequence------------>
Admin Exec Seq------------>

I have set these conditions and plz let me know where i am wrong and what
changes should i make inorder to execute "MyFunction" at the end after all files have been copied

Move your custom action to after "InstallFiles" (which is typically the action after MoveFiles).

[jagjit_82]

msiexec /i ProductName.msi /l*v c:\msilog.txt


i replace the ProductName with FinalRelease ab which is the name of my project and ran it under run command

[dan_galender]

jagjit_82 wrote:
msiexec /i ProductName.msi /l*v c:\msilog.txt


i replace the ProductName with FinalRelease ab which is the name of my project and ran it under run command

If the product name has spaces it, enclose the entire file path in quotes.

[jagjit_82]

this is what i have achieved when i put the product name into quotes


Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823

msiexec /Option [Optional Parameter]

Install Options

Installs or configures a product
/a
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j [/t ] [/g ]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user

Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*]
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log
Equivalent of /l*
Update Options
/update [;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall [;Update2.msp] /package
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v]
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

[jagjit_82]

will anybody help me..it urgent

[dan_galender]

I'm trying to help you, please check my post #12 of this thread. In it I stated:

That's the syntax of the msiexec command which appears when the syntax you've specified is incorrect (or you pass the /help parameter).

Can you post the command you used?



And you didn't report if you tried my suggestion of moving your action to after InstallFiles.

[jagjit_82]

i have mentioned the output in #16

msiexec /i "Final release".msi /l*v c:\msilog.txt
after running this command i have obtained the output shown in #16

[dan_galender]

It's the filename that needs to be in quotes not the product name. Try

msiexec /i "Final release.msi" /l*v c:\msilog.txt

[jagjit_82]

before i proceed to next topic i got some prob with this

I have two files NBF.SYS and NETNBF.INF
I need NBF.SYS to copy to system32/drivers
and NETNBF.INF to windows/INF

i created setup file for this exe.
when i run exe for the first time it copies these two files to the required destinations.

but when i delete these two files and run the setup file again it donot copies these two files.can any body tell me how can i resolve this problem.

the ssetup is working fine.it also needs to copy some other files to required destinations and it is copying those files.either for first time or for second.
it has problem only with these two files

thanks
jagjit