Comments on: Creating Useful Installers with Custom Actions http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/ Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:01:03 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5814 Peter Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:35:00 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5814 I would like the install to wait until a certain process has terminated before starting the install. Ie. warning the user to shutdown the app before we upgrade it. I tried the custom actions but then found out that the install has occurred before my code gets hit. I know how to check for running processes but can't figure out how to integrate this in the MSI/install. Any suggestions? I would like the install to wait until a certain process has terminated before starting the install. Ie. warning the user to shutdown the app before we upgrade it. I tried the custom actions but then found out that the install has occurred before my code gets hit. I know how to check for running processes but can’t figure out how to integrate this in the MSI/install. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Steven Elliott http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5580 Steven Elliott Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:14:56 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5580 Ok, that was simpler than expected. Set the 'CustomActionData' property of a custom action to /INSTALLDIR="[TARGETDIR]\" and then access it by Me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR").ToString. Simple enough. Now, to figure out how to get the path that the installer was run from... Ok, that was simpler than expected.

Set the ‘CustomActionData’ property of a custom action to /INSTALLDIR=”[TARGETDIR]\”

and then access it by Me.Context.Parameters(”INSTALLDIR”).ToString.

Simple enough. Now, to figure out how to get the path that the installer was run from…

]]> By: Steven Elliott http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 Steven Elliott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:21:41 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5577 More specifically, how do I get the install directory during Commit? Steve More specifically, how do I get the install directory during Commit?

Steve

]]> By: Steven Elliott http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Steven Elliott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:16:28 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5576 Thanks for the reply. Perhaps you can help me. What I am trying to figure out how to do is this: At the end of the application installation, I want to run a program that writes to a text file that resides in the installation directory. I have determined that custom actions are the way to go, however I am new to .Net programming and all the examples I have found through Google do this or that, but not what I need. My inexperience is showing that I can't figure it out from the samples I mentioned. This used to be such a simple thing in VB6! Many thanks if you are able to help. Steve Thanks for the reply. Perhaps you can help me.

What I am trying to figure out how to do is this: At the end of the application installation, I want to run a program that writes to a text file that resides in the installation directory.

I have determined that custom actions are the way to go, however I am new to .Net programming and all the examples I have found through Google do this or that, but not what I need. My inexperience is showing that I can’t figure it out from the samples I mentioned. This used to be such a simple thing in VB6!

Many thanks if you are able to help.

Steve

]]> By: Derek http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5575 Derek Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:53:31 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5575 Steven, You can use a converter such as http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/csharp-to-vb/ to convert the C# to VB. The techniques are applicable in either language even if the samples are only in C#. Steven,

You can use a converter such as http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/csharp-to-vb/ to convert the C# to VB.

The techniques are applicable in either language even if the samples are only in C#.

]]> By: Steven Elliott http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-5574 Steven Elliott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:47:21 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-5574 This seems to be a helpful article, except for one thing: You initially implied this was for both C# and VB users. Yet the entire article is centered around C# code. No VB to be found here. Some of us don't know anything about C# (and maybe don't want to know) and are unable to do the conversion in our heads. Shame. This seems to be a helpful article, except for one thing: You initially implied this was for both C# and VB users. Yet the entire article is centered around C# code. No VB to be found here. Some of us don’t know anything about C# (and maybe don’t want to know) and are unable to do the conversion in our heads. Shame.

]]> By: Pavan kumar http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-4315 Pavan kumar Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:39:40 +0000 http://devshaped.com/2009/04/creating-useful-installers-with-custom-actions/#comment-4315 Hi Sir, This is very nice article. It helped me a lot. This is more explanatory than all the other articles which I read. Many thanks... Hi Sir,

This is very nice article. It helped me a lot. This is more explanatory than all the other articles which I read.

Many thanks…

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