Flexera Community

Apr 27, 2010

I have created a Custom Action named InstallFoomatic, which calls a third party software's Install.exe to do the work. The third party Foomatic software is loaded in the Support Files (Language Independent) pane. Whenever the installer is run (WinX...

Apr 26, 2010

Is it possible to fake the file cost of a Component that is displayed to the user?Here's the situation: One of my Features will run a third-party install.exe to install that software. I have included all the third-party files in the Support Files se...

Apr 26, 2010

I need to install some third-party software (call it Foomatic) by running its installer.So first I created a Feature named Foomatic. It has no Components, because the work will be done by a Custom Action. (By the way, if anyone can point out how to...

Apr 28, 2010

I tried setting the Working Directory as follows:[SUPPORTDIR] - Error 2727.The directory entry '[SUPPORTDIR]' does not exist in the Directory table.SUPPORTDIR - It works! Oddly, this one is not in the dropdown list but whatever.Thanks for the tip. ...

Apr 27, 2010

You're absolutely right, adding 8192 to the Type value makes the entire expanded command line starred-out in the log file. It's a pity that the entire line is hidden rather than just the license key value, but it sure beats the alternative. Thanks ...

Apr 27, 2010

Yes, reading that topic is how I learned about MsiHiddenProperties. This works when the Property is logged, but not when the Property is expanded in a command line. For example, consider the Custom Action that runs the Foomatic installer with the f...

Apr 27, 2010

Yippee, using square brackets works!Only one problem left on this topic: even though I created a Property for the license key, and added it to MsiHiddenProperties, the actual value of the license key shows up in the expanded command line when logging...

Apr 27, 2010

Yep, that did the trick, thanks!A tip: the ReserveLocal and ReserveSource fields require the number of bytes, not KB or MB.

Flexera Community

User Statistics

User Activity

Error 1721 in a Custom Action

Faking file cost for a Component

Using Strings/Properties in the command-line args of a Custom Action

Re: Error 1721 in a Custom Action

Re: Using Strings/Properties in the command-line args of a Custom Action

Re: Using Strings/Properties in the command-line args of a Custom Action

Re: Using Strings/Properties in the command-line args of a Custom Action

Re: Faking file cost for a Component