The comment for DEPT_ADDRESS in DENNIS.MMH reads "Full address". The actual text ... um ... could be more precise :-) That's fine for your DENNIS.MMH, but for...
I am hacking an existing setup executable into a MSI. So far it's working OK (I just use a custom action). However, under certain circumstances the exe...
Hi, ... writing ... I've never done it but calling the standard "ScheduleReboot" acrion would seem to do, it so simply sequencing it should be enough to cause...
... Yup, I actually found this soon after posting :-( It works a treat. ... Yes. I'm beginning to get to grips with this. (MakeMSI is great, but there is a...
... I'm having the same problem. MS doesn't seem to have made any progress on it, even with the MSI SDK v2. I couldn't find the other validator but I have been...
Hi, ... work. ... site - ... mention ... As an update I spent ages looking for the tool only to find its claim of being an MSIVAL2 alternative was garbage. ......
Hi to everybody, I have installed an application using a legacy installation program (Wise InstallMaster 8.1). I would like to know if it is possible to...
Not sure this is makemsi specific. However here goes. In my install I have one large file that is duplicated. It is duplicated as it appears in two features, ...
Hi, It would be best if the old version could be uninstalled without user losing configuration etc, the MSI could invoke the uninstall during its install (if...
Hi, ... duplicated ... not ... only once. ... Have a look at the "Size" tip section in the manual. I have been thinking (on and off) about integrating the...
I think this information will be helpful to solve "invalid short names" bug in MS Windows. Short-filename creation in Windows NT and Windows 2000 is disabled...
Hi, Thank you very much for this information, I will do some investigation and probably change the error message as well as the doco. If there is a workaround...
Hi, The CA doesn't anything amazing so there appears to be no workaround. Philip Dickerson is incorrect about err.number being set. Its still a windows bug. It...
Hi, Okay maybe I misunderstood the scope of this program, but I was under the impression that I would be able to take an existing .exe file and create a MSI...
Hi, ... It depends on what you mean by this, obviously MAKEMSI can take an EXE and install it (physically place it on) the destination filesystem, with its new...
I have been trying to set a launch condition to check the version of MDAC and make sure that we have a version > 2.8 available. The way we set up the...
Hi, ... Your code below says 2.6 ... A verbose log will show if this is working. ... The Windows Installer documentation says: Comparison of an integer with a...
Is is possible to have a different output directory for the development and production builds? Right now my development build uses my debug binaries and the ...
Hi, There is currently no nice clean way of doing so. The batch file "MM.CMD" creates a "IgnoreMe.txt" file and wherever it is is the "base" see line 125 of...
Dennis, Thanks a lot for the help and I appreciate your so prompt replies. I am a new comer still learning MSI. Can you please tell me or guide to appropriate...
Thanks for the quick response Dennis, I really appreciate the quick response. I think I am way over my head here. I cannot figure out what to do here and I'd...
... out ... line, ... switch ... more ... Are you saying that you currently have a non-MSI based installer for your tech tools or is that a separate issue? If...
Hi, The PPWIZARD manual was installed by MAKEMSI, the MDAC example demonstrates the basics. All MAKEMSI commands are groups one or more PPWIZARD macros (plus ...
Hi, I've made other changes in this area but look at: http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/makemsi/makemsi_mm_rootdir.htm I have attached the new "mm.cmd". ...
I want to check whether particular applications (Wingraphviz and Graphviz) are already installed on the system. If they are already installed on the system I...
... are ... msi ... my ... See the repackaging section of the manual, as the online copy has major changes/improvements, look at that version (although the MSI...
