Hello,
does someone knows, why it's absolutely necessary, that MSI packages are running in quiet mode?
I would like to decide the mode myself.
Regards
Johannes
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MSI package and quiet mode
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Johannes John
, Aug 30 2012 17:04
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Posted 02 September 2012 - 14:38
I don't understand the question. MSI packages typically show a user interface, but have a command line option to run in silent mode.
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Posted 03 September 2012 - 17:01
Hello Stefan,
I'm doing something wrong.
I only want to start a simple msi from a simple suite.
I can' see the UI of the basic MSI.
The next problem is, I don't find the logfile.
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Johannes
I'm doing something wrong.
I only want to start a simple msi from a simple suite.
I can' see the UI of the basic MSI.
The next problem is, I don't find the logfile.
Regards
Johannes
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 14:12
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| The /l command-line option cannot be passed to the package to generate a log file. If you want to log the installation, use either the logging system policy, or the MsiLogging property. Note that a Suite installation always launches .msi packages silently. Therefore, it is not necessary to pass a command-line parameter that hides the user interface of the .msi package. |
I guess that explains the problems you are seeing. I don't know if this has changed in IS 2012 Spring version or if there's a workaround (other than using a .exe instead of a .msi)
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 14:24
Do you understand, why Suites always launch .msi packages silently?
I don't want to make around all MSIs an EXE launcher with all the additional efforts.
I don't want to make around all MSIs an EXE launcher with all the additional efforts.
Edited by Johannes John, 04 September 2012 - 14:26.
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 11:25
I guess the idea is to have a unified user interface in the Suite, and therefore suppress the UIs of the packages, to create a seamless user experience.
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