Archive: ExecWait doesn't wait with for VirtualServer2005-Install
ExecWait doesn't wait with for VirtualServer2005-Install
Hi
I have to make an installer that includes some other installer an driver.
With the first command execWait works fine:
ExecWait '"$OUTDIR\VirtualServer2005\VMRCplus-1.8.0-x86\setup.exe"'
But it doesn't wait for the installer for Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1:
ExecWait '"$OUTDIR\VirtualServer2005\virtualserver-2005-r2-sp1-setup-win32.exe"'
Please help.
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/When_I_use_ExecWait,_it_doesn't_wait
sorry, doesn't work.
ExecWait '"$OUTDIR\VirtualServer2005\virtualserver-2005-r2-sp1-setup-win32.exe" /wait'
nor
ExecWait '"$OUTDIR\VirtualServer2005\virtualserver-2005-r2-sp1-setup-win32.exe" /clone_wait'
If you can't find the commandline parameter for that particular installer that tells it to not quit the initial process until its child processes are finished, you'll have to launch the exe while waiting for its child processes yourself:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ExecWait...th_Job_Objects
I already tried this one.
I included the macro in my script and try the example first.
But my installer won't continue. I don't know why.
Run the install from a command promt with a /? or -? this will display a list of available command line switches for the installer.
Look through the list to find the option to wait for all processes to complete before exiting and use that switch in your ExecWait statement.
The installer from Microsoft extracted a .msi-file in my temp-folder. So now I got the .msi-file und tried to execute this one.
Works fine in the command prompt. But it does not work with ExecWait.
I tried this command
ExecWait '"start /wait msiexec.exe /i $OUTDIR\VirtualServer2005\Virtual_Server_2005_Install_32.msi"'
These are the possible options to msiexec
Windows ® Installer. V 5.0.7601.17514
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.
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this is my command
ExecWait '"msiexec" /i "$INSTDIR\myfile.msi" /qn+ ALLUSERS=1 /passive'
I don't know if this will help.
Thanks for help. The command below works fine.
ExecWait '"msiexec" /i "$INSTDIR\VirtualServer2005\Virtual_Server_2005_Install_32.msi" ALLUSERS=1'