merge module Custom Action with conditions

[Jan_Eggers]

hi

ive builded a merge module with 2 custom actions.
One should be done on install the other on uninstall.

In the MSI Package i checked if i´m uninstalling with REMOVE = "ALL" in the condition.

This is not working for my merge module.

How can I get the info in the merge module?

[KathyMorey]

Have you run with a log file? You might also want to go to the Direct Editor and verify that your condition is using REMOVE and not REMOVE.GUIDofMM.

[Jan_Eggers]

Im using REMOVE without guid.

How can i enable logging for uninstall ?

[TsungH]

Where are you scheduling your custom action? Remove property may not equal ALL until after the InstallValidate action.

[Jan_Eggers]

I scheduled them after Install InstallInitialize

[TsungH]

What's not working? Custom action not getting evoked at all? Or some problems while executing the custom action?

There is no special way to enable logging for uninstallation. Just run your setup again (either with setup.exe or msiexec.exe with your MSI file) with logging enabled, it will be in maintenance mode from which you can select uninstallation.

[Jan_Eggers]

Custom action not getting evoked at all.

I´ve made the action only execute when REMOVE = "ALL".

On uninstall it should remove files created from the installed program. Is there a better way to do this?

[TsungH]

You will want to check the (verbose) log.