HI, I want to open a web page on click of a button in any dialog that is created in InstallShield. I think it can be created by using custom actions but as I am new in this tool do not find the exact way to achieve this. Please help if anyone have idea for this. Thanks. ...
I'm trying to run some dynamic SQL in an installscript project. In the UI portion of the script I have the following code: TextSubSetValue("<INSERTSITES>", message, TRUE); message = ""; MessageBox(message, INFORMATION); TextSubGetValue("<INSERTSITES>", message, FALSE, TRUE); MessageBox(message, INFORMATION); The message boxes are just...
Hi! Anyone with installshield experience. I have this quick patch that will replace my recently installed exe. It works fine, no problem. However, what I need right now is to automatically run the exe after patch. How can I do this? Please let me know if you don't understand my question. :) ...
I need to compare the windows registry data before and after install a program ? ...
I'm building an installer using InstallScript MSI project. During installation I save some information to a local file. This file is created based on the user's preferences and it may contain sensitive information. I would like to encrypt this information but couldn't find any InstallScript function to handle this. I know I can have fe...
Hi! I hope someone can answer my questions. I made an installer using Installshield. Then also about 5 patches because of some bugs and everything. Now here are my questions: Is it possible to make new installer based on the previous one, like an upgrade, but with the patched file on it and not the original files? Supposed that questio...
I came across some vague information about creating an ICE for an InstallShield project, but I don't understand what they are used for. How does an ICE test an installer? Can it be used on InstallScript projects? InstallScript MSI projects? Is it like a unit test framework? ...
Dears, Now i have a problem about InstallShield INSTALLDIR and TARGETDIR. for example I make a project named "MyTestprogram" I install this program into my computer which location is "D:\MyCompany\MyTestprogram" and then I build a new version of this program and upgrade it. but When upgrade the INSTALLDIR and TARGETDIR is default ...
Hi, I'm compiling the setup with InstallShield 2008 - Professional and I have a problem that occurred only in some Win 7 Ultimate systems. My setup is suppose (among others) to copy files to the "Program Files" & "System32" directories. The problem occurred when the setup try to copy files to the "System32" directory. The install shield...
hello, My installer has grown very large b/c of file duplication. Some of our DLL's are in two places (local and GAC or local and system32 folders). How can I use the DuplicateFile table or other Installshield mechanism (installscript?) to duplicate the file in the GAC? It's the same file that needs to be copied to two locations but I ...
Hello, I'm using InstallShield 2010 Premiere. I have a basic MSI project that install an application and a 32 bit driver using the Driver wizard and DifxApp. I'm trying to add a 64 bit driver that will be installed if the system is 64 bit. However, when adding this 64 bit driver, the installation (On a 32 bit system) fails, and the on...
I'm looking to have a release layout with multiple installers but with a single source for prerequisites, in the following structure: \Product1\setup.exe \Product2\setup.exe \Product3\setup.exe \Redist The goal is to launch each prerequisite from the master location instead of duplicating each prerequisite to the its product folder. I...
I'm writing a basic MSI installer using installshield 2010. A different company would supply a .reg file that the installer would read in runtime and would update the registry accordingly. I can't figure out how to accomplish this. I manged to write a script using the Installscript that accomplish this, but when this script is running ...
Where is this option? It should be on Files and Folders properties of a file...but...NO! ...
Currently my InstallShield project uses a custom prerequiste to install Adobe Reader on the target machine if it is not already installed. The prerequisite executable (Adobe Reader SetUp) is installed locally and so it is packaged into the SetUp.exe by InstallShield. Everything works as desired with the Adobe Reader setup completed pri...
I am using InstallShield 2010 to create an installer for my application but I am having trouble finding any info about how to associate the file extensions my applications uses with the application. Can anyone link me to some docs or give me a quick run down on how to do this? My application is a java application and I am trying to cre...
Hi all, I created an MSI InstalScript Project where i deploy a web based (ASP.NET) precompiled project copying the files during installation in the \inetpub\wwwroot\projectnamefolder, creating an AppPool and the virtual dir of course in the IIS. The setup works great in windows XP Pro (SP3 i used). But soon as i try in Windows 7 (tried ...
Hello. We use InstallShield 2008 for our product installation. Product consists of several components. When a component is installed, a batch-file with some post-install routines specific to this component is executed. The problem: post-install batch files use some environment variables that are set during the installation of the prod...
I'm using InstallShield to install my application, a driver and a service. I need to install the plug-N-play driver only if it's hardware ID was found in the device manager. The driver installation is done using DPInst.exe. My problem, is that a user can sometimes manually uninstall the driver (After it was installed or even uninstall th...
I am very new to InstallShield and have inherited a InstallScript project. I have mostly figured out my way around and fixed most of the problems. However, I wish to build this project automatically on our build server with each build of our product. I have this working fine. For some reason, though, I cannot get the version number t...