Summary

Running a VBScript file from within InstallScript code

Synopsis

This article explains how to execute a VBScript file from InstallScript.

Discussion

First include the VBScript file into the project.

1. Open the Installation Designer view and under Behavior and Logic > Support Files/Billboards, select Support Files > Language Independent. The files included here are extracted to the location specified by the InstallScript variable, SUPPORTDIR.
2. In the right-hand window, right click and choose Insert Files.
3. Browse to the VBScript file to add to the setup, for example, mySample.vbs.
4. Select the InstallScript node under Behavior and Logic, and go to step 5 below.
5. Add the following sample script that finds the executable to pass the VBScript file ('mySample.vbs') to launch with a call to LaunchAppAndWait:

   function OnBegin()
   string sWScript;
   begin
    FindFile(WINSYSDIR, "WScript.exe", sWScript);
    if sWScript != '' then
      LaunchAppAndWait(WINSYSDIR ^ "WScript.exe", SUPPORTDIR ^ "mySample.vbs", WAIT);
    endif;
   end;

NOTE: This is only a sample. You can call the above script from any InstallShield event, such as OnBegin or OnEnd, or a function that is called from an InstallShield event. All references to the VBScript file for this sample, mySample.vbs, should be substituted with the VBScript file to be launched from your setup script.

Additional Information

For information on how to include InstallScript in InstallScript MSI and Basic MSI projects, see the InstallShield Help Library topic Using InstallScript.

For further information about the Windows Script Host (Wscript.exe), refer to the following Microsoft articles:

• Running Script from Windows

• Wscript.exe and Cscript.exe Options