Custom Action return Vlaue

[srikpai]

Hello,

I am using Install Sheild 2008 Professional edition.

I have created an .exe file which returns a value "0" / "1" depending on if it succeeds / fails.

I created a Custom Action and attached the .exe file to the Custom Action.

I would like to prompt the user with more information by displaying a Dialog Box if the custom action failed.

Any suggestions / directions would be appreciated.

--Sri

[MichaelU]

Windows Installer has no built in support for that kind of behavior. If you need to do this, you will have to wrap the launching of your executable in a different custom action, such as a MSI DLL written in C++ using CreateProcess, or an InstallScript CA using LaunchApplication. When the code that launches it sees the failure, it can then run code that prompts the user accordingly.

[Christopher_Pai]

What did you create the EXE with? Could you refactor it into a DLL that can interact with the MSI handle for MsiSetProperty() calls?

[srikpai]

Thanks for the response Chris,

I created the .exe using .net I could definately create a .dll, could you please guide further on how to go about this in more detail or refer me to a article / tutorial which could give me more guidance on this.

--Srik

[Christopher_Pai]

For IS12/2008:

http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2006/04/installshield-12-beta2.html

For IS2009Beta:

http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2008/03/installshield-2009-beta-part-ii-managed.html