MSI binary table file copy after installfinalize CA ?
I have vendor supplied MSI. And added one abc.cfg file in MST. in vendor msi having CA which is running after installfinalize, and it overwrite the same abc.cfg file. I want to copy a file (which is there in MST binary table i.e cab file) to installation directory.
is there any possibilities copy file after installfinalize CA ?
Any possibilities, please assist ...
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Posted by:
rileyz
10 years ago
If you are using Windows Installer functions, then no - there is no way to copy this file after INSTALLFINALZE.
Do you know that the CA does, have you thought about disabling it?
Do you know that the CA does, have you thought about disabling it?
There could be a better way to do this, but off the top of my head.
- Place the file down using normal windows installers functions, name the file abc.cfg.bak
- Use a CA after the vendor CA to rename the file from abc.cfg.bak to abc.cfg
Its pretty ugly, but hey might work.
Posted by:
EdT
10 years ago
If the CFG file is a standard text file then why not add a custom action to run after everything else which basically nukes the existing file then writes out the CFG file line by line using vbscript.
