Issues with Custom Action
Hello all! I'm kinda new to Wise Package Studio 6 (repackaging for that matter) and I've created a custom action based on a condition. The condition is if NotInstalled and calls an embedded vbscript that creates a flagfile (.txt) file in the system32 directory during installation. I have placed this condition right before the InstallFinalize statement in the ExecuteDeferred sequence. When installing the application, everyting installs fine. When attempting to uninstall the application from add/remove programs, the application does not uninstall! It all comes down to this condition and custom action, because when I remove them from the .msi it installs/uninstalls without a problem. Is there a step that I'm missing here? Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. When creating a condition and CA for uninstall, where (in which sequence) would you place the two?
-Dan Richardson
P.S. When creating a condition and CA for uninstall, where (in which sequence) would you place the two?
-Dan Richardson
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Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
What does the MSI log say?
Is your condition set to "Not Installed", looks like your condition is "NotInstalled" without the space.
Is your condition set to "Not Installed", looks like your condition is "NotInstalled" without the space.
Posted by:
danr29
17 years ago
My apoligies. I did set it to NOT Installed (with the space). Anyway it appears to be uninstalling fine now (with the Condition and CA I put in there). But to create a condition for Uninstall to remove the file the CA created, where would this go? (in what sequence and where in the sequence?).
Posted by:
spartacus
17 years ago
You should be able to place your second CA (to do the file removal) immediately before the first CA in the Deferred Execute sequence. Both CA's will be mutually exclusive based on the conditions you use on each so there is no danger of them conflicting.
Use a condition such as REMOVE~="ALL" on your second CA to make sure it only executes on the uninstallation of the application.
Regards,
Spartacus
Use a condition such as REMOVE~="ALL" on your second CA to make sure it only executes on the uninstallation of the application.
Regards,
Spartacus
Posted by:
danr29
17 years ago
Thank you Spartacus. I was putting the uninstall CA after the the installation CA. Works fine after changing the order of the two.
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