I am trying to write an an uninstaller for an installscript project. I originally wrote my project in basic MSI, but needed the functionality of install script. I tried installscript Msi, but that freezes on me when I build it. All I would like to know is how to make a certain method run only when I try to uninstall the project. ... View more

In my basic MSI project I need to schedule a reboot and then, after the reboot, continue with the installation. I can't figure out how to do this, can anyone point me in the right direction? ... View more

I have been attempting to get my script to execute different functions at different times during to install/uninstall process. My question is how do I do this. My goal is to run function1, download the installer files, run function2, then on uninstall run function3. I tried creating the setup.rul with exported prototypes for function1 and function2. I also tried having 3 .rul files, setup.rul, function1.rul and function2.rul where setup.rul includes function1.rul and function2.rul. Also, on top of this can someone show me how to include function3 during and uninstall or point me in the right direction? I really appreciate the help. ... View more

I have been looking through a few threads and can't seem to find a solution. I have a sample installer that installs C:\Sample\image.ico and C:\Sample\test.exe. On the project assistant screen I set InstallShield 2013 professional to create a desktop shortcut for test.exe. What I am trying to do is have image.ico as my desktop shortcut icon. On the installation designer screen I tried pointing the icon path to [INSTALLDIR]image.ico, but the browse option forces me to hardcode a path on my pc. Can anyone help me or offer a different way of accomplishing my goal? ... View more

I am currently using InstallShield 2013 and Visual Studio 2010. I have been attempting to create a .dll file for use with installShield. I am able to load and unload my .dll, but when I try to call the method from the dll, the installer ends abruplty. I have read multiple forums and cannot find a solution. I will post my code below: InstallScript: #include "ifx.h" #define My_dll "c:\\users\\...\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\Projects\\HelloWorld\\Debug\\HelloWorld.dll" prototype cdecl HelloWorld.Hello(); export prototype MyFunction(HWND); /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Function: MyFunction // // Purpose: This function will be called by the script engine when // Windows(TM) Installer executes your custom action (see the "To // Do," above). // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// function MyFunction(hMSI) NUMBER nResult; begin nResult = UseDLL (My_dll); if (nResult = 0) then MessageBox ("UseDLL successful \n\n.DLL file loaded.", INFORMATION); else MessageBox ("UseDLL failed.\n\nCouldn't load .DLL file.", SEVERE); endif; Hello(); <-----------------------------------------------------------------------DLL function call if (UnUseDLL (My_dll) < 0) then MessageBox ("UnUseDLL failed.\n\nDLL still in memory.", SEVERE); else MessageBox ("UnUseDLL successful.\n\n.DLL file removed from memory.", INFORMATION); endif; end; Incase you can help debug my C++, Here is what I modified: stdafx.h: // TODO: reference additional headers your program requires here #include "HelloWorld.h" HelloWorld.h: #ifndef HELLOWORLD_H #define HELLOWORLD_H __declspec(dllexport) void Hello(void); #endif HelloWorld.cpp: #include "stdafx.h" #include "HelloWorld.h" void Hello() { MessageBox( NULL, TEXT("Hello World"), TEXT("In a DLL"), MB_OK); } I appreciate the help. ... View more