Web service call on uninstallation using installshield 2011
Hi there , Currently i m working on C# winform application, for creating package i m using installshield 2011. i wanted to call a web service at the time of uninstallation. how to achieve that can anyone help ? I wanted to call a web service webmethod at the time of Uninstallation of my application.
Wrote a custom DLL in C# that accepted the parameters I wanted to pass then setup a custom action (managed code) that called the dll method and passed in the parameters I needed.
I assume that this web service invocation shouldn't block the uninstall, correct? I'd hate to not be able to uninstall software because a remote server wasn't accessible.
The easiest way to do this is probably to write a windowless windows exe ( not console app ) that calls the web service and swallows all errors. A more elegant solution would be a DTF custom action that could log to the installer log.
You should read the following to understand custom action context and scheduling:
