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[Eddie Kee]

Hi, my boss want a script for windows installer (custom action) because he want read from setup runtime a .ini file with all information to create a setup. He want a engine to create setup from a .ini file created by hand.
I have no idea!
Can you help me please!!
I can't create it, i can lose my work......

:)

[Stefan Krueger]

You can create msi files using VBScript (at build time)
You can create and modify msi tables using VBScript at runtime using custom actions.
Instead of VBScript other scripting and programming languages will also work.

[dbareis]

My guess is that what he wants is the process automated for reliability etc.

Have a look at my free WISEINST product.

[tofk]

Quote (Eddie Kee @ Feb. 04 2002,14:44)

Hi, my boss want a script for windows installer (custom action) because he want read from setup runtime a .ini file with all information to create a setup. He want a engine to create setup from a .ini file created by hand. I have no idea! Can you help me please!! I can't create it, i can lose my work......<p>

I think It's exactly what we do, but it's a hard work.

There is, in my opinion two possibility :
- You can use a script based technologie (IS or Wise). This langage have powefull possibility and you can read your ini file at run time and act in consequence. Our actual Setup work like this...

- You can use a program which will read ini file and populate a virgin MSI base. At the end you will have a full msi Setup you can send to client.

Can you be more explicit in what you wan't ?
ex : Do you wan't to install some version of your product with the same setup ?