I have a very strange issue that I cannot figure out. I create and build my installer. It works fine in both GUI and silent modes, everything is installed and everything works right. However when I evoke console mode on the exact same installer, nothing gets installed. The dialogs and such work but the installer exits with errors. Checking the log file shows this: Install Directory: " "\ Status: ERROR Additional Notes: ERROR - java.lang.Exception: Failed to create directory: " " All Install Actions Beneath this Action have not been installed. I have compared what I'm doing to another persons working console install project and all our project settings are identical. We have the same dialogs, etc. I've been pulling my hair out over this, any idea why it is not working? ... View more

Hey, I am trying to check if user exists on a Windows system by running the following command using the "Execute script/batch file" option wmic useraccount get /format:value | findstr $USER$ however that command just hangs indefinitely and the install freezes. If I change it to wmic "useraccount get /format:value | findstr $USER$" It still hangs. If I change it to "wmic useraccount get /format:value | findstr $USER$" It does not hang but I get the error "The System cannot find the path specified". Is there some way you need to use wmic to get it to work or is there another way to check that a user exists in a Windows system? Thanks for the help, Drew ... View more

I'm working on a product that has the install section and uninstall section that both use the same dialog. The only problem is that this dialog needs to behave slightly differently depending on if its uninstalling or installing. Is there a method I can run to check which state the system is in? I was looking at the methods getUninstallerStatus() uninstallerLauncherExists() and the classes ProductInstallContext ProductUninstallContext InstallCheck But these are all uncommented or confusingly commented in the API. Can I use one of these and if so how? Or will I have to create another dialog altogether? ... View more

I have an options file I'm using and my question has to do with the reading in from the file. The one part of my options file that is giving me an issue looks like this: -V usrLang=ja_JP and when I'm reading it in I do public void silentExecuteSelectLanguage(ISSilentContext arg0){ try{ String lang = arg0.getServices().getISDatabase().getVariableValue("usrLang"); System.out.println("The lang is " + lang); arg0.getWizard().getServices().getISDatabase().setVariableValue("usrLang", lang; However no matter what I put in the options file it prints out "en_US" (the default) as the usrLang. I played around with some other files and I'm pretty sure I'm doing the reading in correctly so any idea why it's reading in the wrong value? ... View more

So I'm trying to write this method for some of my custom classes and I'm looking at some of the methods that are already in place in other files and I'm a little confused at one part where it goes if(context.getValueType() == WizardBean.TEMPLATE_VALUE){ acceptValue = rejectValue = LocalizedStringResolver.resolve("com.installshield.wizard.i18n.WizardResources", "WizardBean.valueStr"); }else{ acceptValue = context.getWizard().getServices().getISDatabase().getVariableValue(ACCEPT_BUTTON_VARIABLE); rejectValue = context.getWizard().getServices().getISDatabase().getVariableValue(REJECT_BUTTON_VARIABLE); } I'm really not sure what either part of this block is doing. The top seems to be setting it by resolving a certain string and the bottom half I'm completely lost on and the API has turned out to be pretty useless. What is going on here and more importantly where are they getting the "com.installshield.wizard.i18n.WizardResources", "WizardBean.valueStr" and ACCEPT_BUTTON_VARIABLE/REJECT_BUTTON_VARIABLE (set to "LICENSE_ACCEPT_BUTTON" and "LICENSE_REJECT_BUTTON" respectively) information? I have a feeling these strings mean something and I can't just keep the copy paste or make up my own stuff to put in there but looking through all the program information I can't find where these variables are set or have any idea what to use for other or custom classes. Any input is greatly appreciated. -DBH ... View more

I'm working on creating a silent install of a program and I'm getting hung up on where I need to switch disks. Currently I'm running from the command-line like this: ./setup -silent -options options.txt -media location But I'm not sure if I'm using the -media command right. What is the syntax for that for multiple disk images mounted on a hard drive at the same time? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks. ... View more