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‎Apr 09, 2010
04:16 AM
Installation Log
Hi,
Hopefully this is a really obvious answer, but I can't find an installation log anywhere for my installscript installations.
Does an installation log get automattically created and if so, where? If not, how do I do it?
Thanks,
Rich.
Hopefully this is a really obvious answer, but I can't find an installation log anywhere for my installscript installations.
Does an installation log get automattically created and if so, where? If not, how do I do it?
Thanks,
Rich.
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‎Apr 09, 2010
11:47 AM
Hi Rich,
This isn't automatic, but it is easy to configure. In your IDE, go to Releases > Product Configuration > Release, and select the setup.exe tab. In the "MSI Command Line Arguments" field, you could enter something like "/l*v %WINDIR%\Installation.log".
This particular command creates a verbose log of the install, and there are of course many other logging options (and destinations for the log file) which may better suit your setup.
Hope this helps.
This isn't automatic, but it is easy to configure. In your IDE, go to Releases > Product Configuration > Release, and select the setup.exe tab. In the "MSI Command Line Arguments" field, you could enter something like "/l*v %WINDIR%\Installation.log".
This particular command creates a verbose log of the install, and there are of course many other logging options (and destinations for the log file) which may better suit your setup.
Hope this helps.
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‎Apr 09, 2010
12:39 PM
Last I checked readable logs do not get created for InstallScript projects. You will need to write your own code for loging actions.
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‎Apr 09, 2010
04:22 PM
Correct, there's a binary log that you can view with the InstallShield log viewer, but not a text log as Windows Installer (MSI) projects generate.
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‎Apr 13, 2010
03:53 AM
Thanks for your help everyone. I'll have to get started on developing my own logging code.
Rich.
Rich.
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