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[KevinLam215]

Hi, I'm having a problem with MSI Installshield X Express when add in VBScript in Custom Actions to copy a folder by looking for its execution path. The build went smoothly but when I install it, it gives me an error 1720. Below is my vbscript, please help.

Option Explicit

Dim fso, SourceFolder, DestinationFolder, sSourceFolder

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

DestinationFolder = "C:\LINKMED\"

SourceFolder = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("Config\")

WScript.echo DestinationFolder

'Call fso.CopyFolder(SourceFolder, DestinationFolder)

Set fso = Nothing

[Zweitze]

I think that fso.GetAbsolutePathName() fails, the param does not look like a valid path.
Further you didn't declare nor initialize the WScript variable. WScript.exe and CScript.exe do have an implicit WScript object, but other Windows Installer does not.

[KevinLam215]

This script runs just fine manually. However, when I embeded into my MSI package it doesn't work at all. Any idea how to fix this problem? Thanks a great deal for your help.

[Zweitze]

Get rid of of the WScript object, because that only exists when you run a script using WScript.exe or CScript.exe
When you want to run VB-Script code in different environments, like Excel, IIS, and Windows Installer, the object is unknown and you get a scripting run-time error.