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[MegDino]

Hi there!

 

I'm working on a tool for automated creation of our ISM-Projects. Most of the needed interfaces or access function are available, but some are missing:

• File type registration
• Shortcut properties or shell properties for shortcuts
• Dialog manipulation for the installation UI sequence

(If you found more, please add)

 

The only way to solve this for me is doing the following:

1. Creating the project file using the COM automation interface
2. Doing all the stuff which is supported by the interfcae
3. Setting the project file format to XML
4. Saving and closing the project
5. Opening the project file as a XML document
6. Adding all missing data to the table definitions
7. Saving the XML file
8. Reopening the project via COM
9. Setting the project file format back to binary
10. Saving and closing

Does anyone have a better idea for this? What do you think about my solution?

 

Greetings

Meg

[Stefan Krueger]

The binary project file format is using the MSI file format, so you could directly modify the tables using MSI functionality. (If you rename the .ism to .msi you can open it in a MSI editor like Orca or InstEd)

[MegDino]

Great hint! I remember, I had heared about this in the past, but have forgotten it until now. Thanks! Using the MSI API is much more comfortable indeed!