Hello all,
I have the following problem:
I have the self-written database application that performs the product version calculation each time when developers introduces new features or bugfixes to the project. I suppose that Product Code is GUID and my app automatically generate the Product Code when the Product version changes.
How can I automatically put these values (new version and self-gen Product Code) to the InstallShield Express source ?
Should I use another installator shell to perform this task ? It seems that InstallShield Express supports no automation at all
Thanks in advance,
Valery
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How to put self-gen ProdCode into distr source ?
Started by
vips
, Nov 14 2003 10:09
2 replies to this topic
Posted 20 November 2003 - 02:27
I have never used Installshield Express, but I assume it also saves the project file as a regular MSI file. If this is indeed the case you can access it using regular Windows Installer automation. Here is a sample:
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Dim oneWindowsInstaller, oneInstallerDatabase, oneView, oneRecordObject ' Update the "Update" table in the MSI database file Set oneWindowsInstaller = CreateObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer") Set oneInstallerDatabase = oneWindowsInstaller.OpenDatabase( "c:\test.ism" , 1) ' Set up SQL query for the upgrade table - DETECT NEWER VERSION INSTALLED Set oneView = oneInstallerDatabase.OpenView ("SELECT * FROM Upgrade WHERE ActionProperty = 'CHECKCURRENTINSTALL'") ' Execute the view, so its methods can be used. oneView.Execute 'Fetch records Set oneRecordObject = oneView.Fetch ' Assign new values to recordset oneRecordObject.StringData (2) = "Value you want to change" oneView.Modify 4, oneRecordObject oneView.Close Set oneRecordObject = Nothing ' Commit database changes oneInstallerDatabase.Commit ' Release objects Set oneWindowsInstaller = Nothing Set oneInstallerDatabase = Nothing set oneView = Nothing |
Edited by Glytzhkof, 20 November 2003 - 02:30.
Regards
-Stein Åsmul
-Stein Åsmul
Posted 20 November 2003 - 05:49
Thank you, Glytzhkof, I'll try it...
Actually I found the automation interface in IS Developer that allows to change the values in the source
Anyway this is a good example, thanks again
Actually I found the automation interface in IS Developer that allows to change the values in the source
Anyway this is a good example, thanks again