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[Rastislav Zima]

I am using automation in my InstallScript code e.g.:

try
   set oSQLServer = CreateObject ( "SQLDMO.SQLServer" );
   oSQLServer.Start(FALSE, szDtSrvr);
catch
   return ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
endcatch;

When some automation method fails I would like to return some information why it failed - how can I do this?

[RobertDickau]

InstallScript has an Err object (similar to the VB Err object) that stores information about the exception; its properties are:

Err.Number
Err.Source
Err.Description
Err.HelpFile
Err.HelpContext
Err.LastDllError

...so perhaps put something like MessageBox(Err.Description, WARNING); in your catch block.