Run exe w/ custom action only during uninstall (MSI Project)
Hi, this is killing me. Pretty much a nube at installshield. I have created an MSI installer that launches an exe during installation to do one thing, I want to lunch during uninstall (with different arguments) to do another.
My custom action that runs during install works fine, but my custom action that needs to run during a remove all, never gets executed.
I found this: >Use Action Conditions.
>To run an action during installation only, use the condition Not Installed.
>To run an action during a complete uninstallation only, use the condition >REMOVE="ALL" (which is available after the InstallValidate action).
However this is not working for me. I have the condition set to REMOVE="ALL" and I have it set to execute after InstallInitialize.
Another note: the exe I need to call is one of the files that I install during installation.
Thanks, rgregory09 - I have precisely the same question, but probably would not have articulated it nearly as well.
I'm actively working on this, and if I learn anything useful, I will share that here. If you already have this figured out, any knowledge you can share is very much appreciated. Cheers
🙂 I followed the instructions that rgregory pasted, and it worked for me - For what it's worth, here's what I have as my settings for the ca.
[FONT="Courier New"] Executable Filekey: MyApp.exe Command line: /[arguments for MyApp] Return Processing: Synchronous Execution Scheduling: Always Execute Install UI seq: Absent Install Exec Seq: After InstallInitialize Install Exec Condition: REMOVE="ALL" (The rest of the "sequences" are set as "Absent") Run During patch uninstall: No [/FONT]
