Property as a parameter for a prerequisite parameter msi installation
Hello, is it possible to pass the value of a propertry as a parameter to a prerequisite installation. I now that i have to define them in the "Application to Run" tab in the "Installshield Prerequisite Editor". I also now how to store the parameter in a property of the called msi installer PROPERTYNAME=foo
But i don't know how to pass the value of a property of the calling installer as a parameter to the called msi installer.
Hello, thanks for the answer but i know this articel and it doesn't help me. I want to launch an msi file. And i know that i can specifiy a parameter in the called msi with FOO=42 int the command line of the application.
But what if the value 42 is stored in a property BAR. How can i use it. I tried FOO=[BAR] but this doesn't work.
Ah, I got it now. I misunderstood the original requirement.
Setup prerequisites do not support that sort of property substitution. Feature prerequisites do, but only if they are run with a full UI (not silently).
You may want to take a look at a Suite project, since this project type does support the sort of property substitution that you are looking for.
Hello, thanks for the reply. I'm using a feature prerequisite. I know the suite projects and we are want to use it for our new projects but it isn't working because of some errors.
Do you mean that i can only use the properties as a paramater if i run the prerequisite installation with Full UI. Or must the calling installation runs with Full UI? This is true for me. How can i pass the property? Like i have done? FOO=[BAR] Or something else?
