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This article applies to InstallScript installations. This article provides installScript code that will prevent an uninstall from occuring if a file is locked. Compare the code in the case REMOVEALL block of your OnMaintUIBefore function with the following code and make the necessary changes.
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The following is Installscript code:
case REMOVEALL: // Ensure that all previously installed features are removed // for media that supports updating. MediaGetData( MEDIA, MEDIA_FIELD_MEDIA_FLAGS, nMediaFlags, szIgnore ); if( nMediaFlags & MEDIA_FLAG_UPDATEMODE_SUPPORTED ) then if (Is(FILE_LOCKED,"<Specify the fully qualified name of the file>") )then MessageBox("File is in use, Uninstall setup will now terminate. Please close this program and start the uninstallation again",0); abort; else MessageBox("File is not in use...press Ok and continue with the uninstallation",0); endif;
FeatureRemoveAllInMediaAndLog();else FeatureRemoveAllInMedia(); endif;
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