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[tl0]

I'm testing my installer in full GUI mode and in non-UI mode.

Looking at the logs, I notice that in the full GUI Mode, all my custom actions are executed. This is the good news

However in non-UI mode, i'm getting errors in the log like this:

MSI (s) (94:50): Skipping action: InstallQuickLaunchShortcut (condition is false)

even though the condition is set to "Not Installed" and the product is clearly NOT installed so shouldn't this condition be TRUE???

Is this a bug with installshield? Has anyone else run across something like this?

thx in advance.

Edited by tl0, 07 November 2003 - 16:15.

[Stefan Krueger]

Where (in which sequence) do you have this custom action?

[reflex]

And is "NOT Installed" spelt with Installed having a capital I?

[tl0]

[tl0]

[Stefan Krueger]

That's very strange. Cna you reproduce this with a simple sample project (I cannot). Assuming this is a Basic MSI project, not InstallScript MSI? If you insert a VBScript action like this:
MsgBox Property("Installed")
right before your custom action, what does it display?

[tl0]

[Stefan Krueger]

Tried the same with InstallScript MSI I couldn't reproduce. Can you try the VBScript?

[tl0]

btw, we are using IS Dev 7.04..

I just tried doing the vbscript test:
MsgBox Property("Installed")

... and it returns an empty dialog box.!!!

I was just thinking that this action occurs after the "InstallFinalize" custom action. Perhaps that is the reason why it's not executing correctly in silent mode (but that shouldn't matter right??)

thanks again for all your help.

t

[Stefan Krueger]

The empty dialog box is the expected result: it means that the Installed property is not defined. When you run the uninstall it will display the value of Installed which is the installation date and time. So this proved that Installed is undefined, i.e. False, at that thime. I don't see why your action would not get invoked.