How do I (command-line install questions)?

[DWillis]

Hi,

I currently have an Installscript MSI Project which builds, and installs properly. I am now trying to configure the ability to install through the command line, using msiexec.

msiexec specifies that I must include the package name, for example:

msiexec /package installer.msi /passive /forcereboot

However, my build, when uncompressed, gives me an msi file which can only be invoked through the setup.exe that is also included with the build.

What I want to do is compress all the files and folders into an msi (if that's even possible), and be able to run that msi via msiexec so I can have an automated install...

What do I need to do in order to configure my project to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance.

[DWillis]

Any takers?

[MichaelU]

Aside from the new embedded InstallScript MSI option (which requires Windows Installer 4.5), InstallScript MSI projects must be launched from setup.exe. However if your primary goal is to make it a silent install, please see the help topics for recording silent installations.

[DWillis]

MichaelU wrote:
Aside from the new embedded InstallScript MSI option (which requires Windows Installer 4.5), InstallScript MSI projects must be launched from setup.exe. However if your primary goal is to make it a silent install, please see the help topics for recording silent installations.

And that's basically what I needed. thank you sir.

[DWillis]

DWillis wrote:
And that's basically what I needed. thank you sir.

Interesting, I created an input file using setup /r and running through the install.

However, now when I attempt to use the file I get a 1628 error when I issue the following command:
setup /fi"[pathtofile]"

when I try to run it in silent mode, it simply doesn't do anything. I see it invoke msiexec, but the application doesn't do anything.

Any ideas as to what's going on here?

[DWillis]

DWillis wrote:
Interesting, I created an input file using setup /r and running through the install.

However, now when I attempt to use the file I get a 1628 error when I issue the following command:
setup /fi"[pathtofile]"

when I try to run it in silent mode, it simply doesn't do anything. I see it invoke msiexec, but the application doesn't do anything.

Any ideas as to what's going on here?

forget it. I got it figured out. I Had to use the /v/qn commands as well to trigger something in msiexec to properly run.