Need urgent help - AppSearch
Hallo, I'm a newbie and need urgent help with AppSearch.
I use Wise Installation Studio 7 SP1.
I made my installer with several features. Everything works 100% while installing with Custom Actions and Uninstalling to keep System clean.
I work pretty much with cmdlines to delete files and folders during uninstall. Everything works ok.
The issue. I have a feature called for example 123. But the software is already installed by a third party installer (NSIS). The uninstaller of NSIS is called 123-uninstall.exe.
I want to call the 123-uninstall.exe before installing my features with my installer.
How can I manage this?
For this I really need a step by step, because I never worked with AppSearch and the depending CustomActions for it.
Please help me and thanks in advance...
I use Wise Installation Studio 7 SP1.
I made my installer with several features. Everything works 100% while installing with Custom Actions and Uninstalling to keep System clean.
I work pretty much with cmdlines to delete files and folders during uninstall. Everything works ok.
The issue. I have a feature called for example 123. But the software is already installed by a third party installer (NSIS). The uninstaller of NSIS is called 123-uninstall.exe.
I want to call the 123-uninstall.exe before installing my features with my installer.
How can I manage this?
For this I really need a step by step, because I never worked with AppSearch and the depending CustomActions for it.
Please help me and thanks in advance...
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Posted by:
bkelly
15 years ago
This should get you started: http://itninja.com/blog/view/appdeploy.com->-training-videos->-windows-installer-appsearch-(wise-system-search)
Posted by:
McRip
15 years ago
That was very useful. Eveything works. But the problem is how to call the 123-uninstall.exe. I don'know the further steps.
If the user selects the feature 123 for installing then the 123-uninstall.exe must be called to uninstall the version the NSIS Installer installed before?
If the user selects the feature 123 for installing then the 123-uninstall.exe must be called to uninstall the version the NSIS Installer installed before?
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
- Select 'MSI Script' view
- Select the 'Execute Deferred' tab
- Highlight the line beneath the 'InstallInitialize' action
- Double-click the 'If Statement' option in the 'Actions' list
- Assuming the feature is called '123', enter:
NOT Installed AND &123 > 2
Assuming that the property name used to "collect" the result of the AppSearch is called UNINSTALL123 and that it includes the EXE name:
- Double-click the action 'Execute Program From Destination'
- Enter a meaningful name as the action name.
- Use the 'Browse' button to select a directory from the installation. I normally use SystemFolder.
- In the text box 'EXE and Command Line', enter:
[UNINSTALL123]
- Click 'OK'
- Compile
- Test
- Select the 'Execute Deferred' tab
- Highlight the line beneath the 'InstallInitialize' action
- Double-click the 'If Statement' option in the 'Actions' list
- Assuming the feature is called '123', enter:
NOT Installed AND &123 > 2
Assuming that the property name used to "collect" the result of the AppSearch is called UNINSTALL123 and that it includes the EXE name:
- Double-click the action 'Execute Program From Destination'
- Enter a meaningful name as the action name.
- Use the 'Browse' button to select a directory from the installation. I normally use SystemFolder.
- In the text box 'EXE and Command Line', enter:
[UNINSTALL123]
- Click 'OK'
- Compile
- Test
Posted by:
McRip
15 years ago
VBScab. Thanks a lot! Never thought it is that easy. It works great! [:D]
Posted by:
McRip
15 years ago
I said it works great but...
if I use the 'Execute Deferred' tab, as you said, the files will get uninstalled after my files got installed. So I did a workaround and now it looks like this:
I changed to the 'Execute Immediate' tab
NOT Installed 123=3 (It's different from yours. Yours doesn't work for me)
Highlight the line beneath the 'InstallInitialize' action
Custom Action Name: 123_UNINSTALL
Working Directory: SystemFolder
EXE and Commandline: [UNINSTALL123] /S (silent uninstall)
Proccessing: Ignore exit code
And this workaround works amazing...
Cheers
if I use the 'Execute Deferred' tab, as you said, the files will get uninstalled after my files got installed. So I did a workaround and now it looks like this:
I changed to the 'Execute Immediate' tab
NOT Installed 123=3 (It's different from yours. Yours doesn't work for me)
Highlight the line beneath the 'InstallInitialize' action
Custom Action Name: 123_UNINSTALL
Working Directory: SystemFolder
EXE and Commandline: [UNINSTALL123] /S (silent uninstall)
Proccessing: Ignore exit code
And this workaround works amazing...
Cheers
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
NOT Installed 123=3I presume this is a typo, as it makes no sense like this. Did you mean 'NOT Installed &123=3'?
Posted by:
McRip
15 years ago
Sorry for that. Of course I meant 'NOT Installed &123=3'.
And this is working for me and on every machine from Win 2000 up to Win 7.
Cheers
And this is working for me and on every machine from Win 2000 up to Win 7.
Cheers
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