We're upgrading from Installshield 2009 Express to InstallShield 2011 Professional. It's a basic MSI project that I am trying to upgrade.
One thing I have not figured out is how to handle the changes in custom actions. I have a custom action which runs an EXE file, which i need to perform on install and uninstallation, but only if a certain feature is being installed/uninstalled.
I see where to put the action on installation, but I have not figured out how to trigger this only if that feature is installed. In 2009, it was pretty easy to use the dialog box and set a condition that applied to a certain feature.
There was also a section in 2009 for the Uninstall action sequence - how do I do this in 2011?
I've answered most of my own questions, but I am still not quite sure how to perform a custom action based on what features are being installed.
In my case, I have 4 features n my project. I need to run a program which sets some registry entries, but only if one feature is being installed. I only install that program in that feature.
So, I need to set up a condition on my custom action that says "Only do this if FEATURE3 is being installed". (or if FEATURE3 is being uninstalled, for the removal/rollback actions)
For features there are 2 modifiers that you can use. The & indicates you are checking the action state of the feature, and ! indicates you are checking the installed state of the feature.
The following article gives examples of what I am talking about. Hope this helps.
esiemiat wrote: For features there are 2 modifiers that you can use. The & indicates you are checking the action state of the feature, and ! indicates you are checking the installed state of the feature.
The following article gives examples of what I am talking about. Hope this helps.
