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brianthegood · ‎May 08, 2009

Talk about going to the Oracle. Sweet ! I get it now. As long as I have a differential release under the Media tab and have it refer to the .hdr I want the diff of, it computes the differences and does the build. Thanks Robert.

brianthegood · ‎May 06, 2009

Installscript project So I have a mature Installscript project with GUID "A" The project is now managed in nant by replacing certain tokens (Version number, product name....). This way the installer can be built by a build server (TeamCity in this case). The component input directories are refreshed with each build. So far, so good. What if I want to create a hotfix? I figure a differential release is the way to go. So would I create another project with the same GUID but have the 'Differential Media" set to yes and the "Object Difference" set to 'Include If Changed'? What I can't figure out is how this will change the size of the final build? Won't this just cause the installer (at install time) to evaluate it's inventory versus what is in the previously installed product on the users PC and update as necessary? How does the second project know what the delta is to begin with? I'm going in circles trying to figure out how the diifferential media setting works.

brianthegood · ‎Feb 23, 2009

Edit the dialog and substitute product with %P %P will be replaced with your product name when the dialog appears.

brianthegood · ‎Feb 09, 2009

See what I had to do to achieve what you want http://community.acresso.com/showthread.php?t=184980

brianthegood · ‎Jan 13, 2009

I carpet bomb everything but I do it in code. I delete the following: - shortcuts - directories that the code was installed in - registry entries that I created for this installation - registry entry that contains the inventory for the control panel add/remove - specific Installshield folder for my GUID under Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information Scorched earth policy brought to you by brianthegood

brianthegood · ‎Dec 08, 2008

You have the correct formula

brianthegood · ‎Nov 30, 2008

Installscript project. I'm trying to do a major upgrade. I change the GUID and then do a search for the previous GUID and do an UninstallApplication (see code below). RegDBGetUninstCmdLine ( Old_GUID, svUninstCmdLine ); svUninstCmdLine = svUninstCmdLine + " /SMS /s"; nResult = UninstallApplication(Old_GUID,"",LAAW_OPTION_HIDDEN | LAAW_OPTION_SHOW_HOURGLASS | LAAW_OPTION_WAIT); I want to do this silently but I get the dialogbox that asks "Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features?" I checked and it is not coming from OnUninstall or OnMaintUIBefore. How do I prevent this dialog from coming up?

brianthegood · ‎Oct 30, 2008

I just added a text box to the SdFinish dialog (DialogId_12032) and called it ControlId_712 (Text). In my project if you look at the String table it appears as IDS_DialogId_12032_ControlId_712 I want it to appear when I do a regular install, which it does. What I want to do is prevent it from showing up when the SdFinish dialog is called from a Remove or Uninstall. Thoughts?

brianthegood · ‎Oct 30, 2008

So is the dialog name I'm after called "SdFinish"? I tried a quick test on the SdWelcome dialog and when I tried it to get the handle I got a -1 return to the call. (both before the appearance and while it was displayed). How does one get the handle before it appears? If you can't, then won't there be a blip on the screen while you SW_HIDE the text box you want to hide?

brianthegood · ‎Oct 30, 2008

Installscript project. I've added a third text box in the SdFinish dialog which adds additional information that I want. Works great. But when I go to uninstall, that third text box appears. I do not want it there for the uninstall. I understand that szMsg1 and szMsg2 are controllable from within the OnFirstUIAfter and OnMainUIAfter routines but how do I blank out the third box in the OnMainUIAfter?

brianthegood · ‎Oct 15, 2008

Right now, the ship seems to have righted itself. I'm doing on going development of this installer and the add/remove icon, for now, seems to have popped back into view. When it disappears again consistantly, I will check the registry settings you pointed out. Thanks.

brianthegood · ‎Oct 10, 2008

Try adding the 'OnMoveData' event to your script and run your install throught the debugger. In my case, all sorts of schenanigans occured at the 'CreateInstallationInfo()' call. In Vista, it went away for upwards of 15 seconds, in XP around 2-3 seconds. I use SdShowMsg to indicate to the user that something is occuring. Without it, it looks like the install goes off into the ether. Give it a try.

brianthegood · ‎Oct 10, 2008

Installshield project. The icon in Add/remove control panel has always been there. I didn't change anything in the project and then one day, it no longer appears after an install. I don't even know what I did or didn't do to deserve this!! I even tried to explicitly add it to the 'General Information' - Add or Remove Programs - no luck. Esplain this one to me Lucy?

brianthegood · ‎Sep 15, 2008

Is it possible that the 'SdShowMsg (szMsg, FALSE)' has not been called because the LaunchAppAndWait still has not finished? Consider putting a Delay(10) and then the second SdShowMsg before the call to LaunchAppAndWait.

brianthegood · ‎Sep 15, 2008

What I was after was a more meaningful discussion as to the differences and crossover effort between an Installscript only project and Installscript/MSI project. The difference tha I noted previously was only one observation and I was hoping to get some insight as to what else I should be mindful of.

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Re: Seeking advice on a differential release

Seeking advice on a differential release

Re: Customise the unistaller dialog box

You are doomed

With brute force and ignorance

Re: InstallScript Set ENV

A need for silent uninstall

Modified the SdFinish

Unsmart question time

Blanking out text in a Control

Thanks for the tip

Just for fun

Add/remove icon - Wherefore arte thou??

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Differences between Installscript only and Installscript/MSI