5 replies to this topic

[schweitz77]

We have a problem:
Our install works fine when running from the network, but when we burn it to CD it doesn't.  The problem is with an .ini file we have along with the install files.  We have a custom action that reads this .ini file and copies a line, based on what install options are selected, into another .ini file we create in the install directory.  We have no explanation for why it works from the network, but not off of a CD.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Scott

[Stefan Krueger]

Does a log file reveal any information?

[schweitz77]

No, it says the action runs, but it isn't doing anything.

Action start 8:12:11: MoveINIFileSettings.
MSI (s) (60:A4): Creating MSIHANDLE (96) of type 790542 for thread 420
Action ended 8:12:11: MoveINIFileSettings. Return value 1.

Here is the action(installscript):

function MoveINIFileSettings(hMSI)
  NUMBER iValue, nSize, nVal;
  STRING sFilePath, sSection, sKey, sResult, sSDir, sTDir;
begin
  nSize = 255;
  sSDir = "";
  sTDir = "";
  iValue = MsiGetProperty (hMSI, "SourceDir", sSDir, nSize);
  iValue = MsiGetProperty (hMSI, "INSTALLDIR", sTDir, nSize);
  nSize = 6;
  iValue = MsiGetProperty (hMSI, "INSTALLLEVEL", sResult, nSize);
  StrToNum(nVal, sResult);
  if nVal = 100 then
     //Network
     sKey = "SettingsN";
  elseif nVal = 200 then
     //Standalone
     sKey = "SettingsS";
  else
     //Defualt to Standalone
     sKey = "SettingsS";
  endif;
  sSection = "Config";
  sFilePath = sSDir ^ "SetupBVS.INI";
  iValue = GetProfString(sFilePath, sSection, sKey, sResult);
  sFilePath = sTDir ^ "BVS.INI";
  sKey = "Settings";
  iValue = WriteProfString(sFilePath, sSection, sKey, sResult);

end;


Thanks for your reply, maybe you can see something in this code that I am missing.

Scott

[hambone]

i do not see where the sTDir is getting set to anything other then a null string ?  

is it possible that this is assuming the cd root drive and due to read-only access can not perform this operation ?

[Stefan Krueger]

After this line:

iValue = MsiGetProperty (hMSI, "SourceDir", sSDir, nSize);

you should insert

nSize = 255;

MsiGetProperty sets nSize to the number of character it has retrieved. If your SourceDir is shorter than your INSTALLDIR it will be cut off in in the next call.

[schweitz77]

That did it, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!