ameer
22nd August 2007 13:53 UTC

Installer in Installer
Hello Friends,

Can we invoke another Installer application in our installer. As We have two products we have prepared two separate Installers. But now we need to combine them into one. But for another installer User inputs to be given while installation like Database name, Machine name etc etc.

I'll would liek to launch another installer in silen mode.
Do we have any option to set these Inputs in a separate file so that the Installer can read from the answer file and proceed silently.

Regards,
Ameer

Red Wine
22nd August 2007 17:41 UTC

Yeah, installer1 should collect users' input in a custom dialog and save them in a temporary ini, then launches installer2 which reads from the created ini.

ameer
22nd August 2007 19:23 UTC

Thanks for reply,

Actually the first Installer was created in Wise.
It has some options that needs to be set like below
1) Langauge
2) EULA accept
3) User Information
4) Installation Type<Complete/Typical/etc>

like that. I dont want to see the Wise Installer, I would like to pass all the parameters from my NSIS Installer.

Is there a way for this..?

Red Wine
22nd August 2007 19:39 UTC

I didn't get the point of another brand installer on your 1st post, I was under the impression that we're talking about 2 nsis packages.
What could I say? I know nothing about wise system.

kichik
22nd August 2007 19:55 UTC

Unattended has a page on installers that shows how to make pretty much every installer silent.

http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php

ameer
22nd August 2007 20:00 UTC

ohh, Sorry for confusion.
For me Wise is the problem. We should have to use that installer to create the base server, on that I am installing our software using the NSIS...(:-((