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installer on silent mode hangs!!

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mdlazreg#

installer on silent mode hangs!!

I have an installer that I run on silent mode with the options /S /D=install_dir

I noticed however that it hangs when run on silent mode. I could pin down the problem to one line:

CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${FLUENT_SMLOCATION}\${FLUENT_PRODUCT}\${FLUENT_PRODUCT}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${FLUENT_INC}\${PRODUCT_DIR}\ntx86\bin\starticemax.bat"

If I comment this line out my installer does not hang!!

Please note that all the variables are defined correctly in my nsi script...

Thanks for any help.
deguix#
Maybe you should give more details, and the details if a line doesn't work are the script. Please, attach the script.
mdlazreg#
Ok, please find it attached. I have commented out the "File" command so anyone can create an installer out of this script to test it.
deguix#
It worked normally (WinXP Home SP1) (Stoped to run at the end, as it's supposed to do). Did you compile before using the command line?
mdlazreg#
If you mean by compile creating the .exe out of the .nsi yes I did.

My machine however is a windows 2000. do not know if that makes a difference...

Is there any way it can generate kind of a log file while running silently to at least be able to see where it hangs?

Thanks for your help
deguix#
You can put a MessageBox command at the end of the Section and you'll know where it stops to run. Or use LogSet command to record all program's "movements" to $INSTDIR\install.log (you can't change where it will put this file, but you can rename or delete it after, $INSTDIR needs to have something).