i want to install an upgraded version of an application but when i am installing it on the client machine i want to write acustom action which close the application before installation so could you please help me in this
Thanks in advance
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Closing the Application before installation
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sukil_s
, Jan 22 2004 18:10
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sukil_s
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Posted 22 January 2004 - 18:10
hi Guys
i want to install an upgraded version of an application but when i am installing it on the client machine i want to write acustom action which close the application before installation so could you please help me in this
Thanks in advance
i want to install an upgraded version of an application but when i am installing it on the client machine i want to write acustom action which close the application before installation so could you please help me in this
Thanks in advance
Glytzhkof
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Posted 22 January 2004 - 19:47
I don't have any code that will automatically shut down a running application, but I am sure you can find that on http://www.installsite.org somewhere. Here is some code that will warn the user that the EXE is in use:
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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Function: IsInUse // // Purpose: Checks for running app ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// function MM_IsInUse ( hMSI ) STRING szFolder, szRegFolder; NUMBER nIsLocked, nvType, nvSize; begin // Assume default installation folder (if no reg key found) szFolder = PROGRAMFILES ^ "Company\\Product"; szRegFolder = "Software\\Company\\Product\\Version\\Installer"; // Work in the HKLM section of the registry RegDBSetDefaultRoot ( HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ); // Read the installation folder from the registry RegDBGetKeyValueEx ( szRegFolder, "MainDir", nvType, szFolder, nvSize ); // Check if TheEXE.exe exists in the MainDir folder nIsLocked = Is ( FILE_LOCKED, szFolder ^ "TheEXE.exe" ); if (nIsLocked = 1) then SetDialogTitle ( DLG_MSG_SEVERE, @Warning_Generic ); MessageBox ( @Error_EXEInUse, SEVERE ); try abort; Err.Clear; catch SetDialogTitle ( DLG_MSG_SEVERE, @Error_Generic ); MessageBox (@Error_AbortError, SEVERE); Err.Clear(); endcatch; else // endif; end; |
Regards
-Stein Åsmul
-Stein Åsmul