Summary

This article will show you how we can pass the setup.exe language selection from the main installer to prerequisites and chained .msi files in the Basic MSI project type.

Symptoms

In a multi-language project with multi-language chained .msi and .prq files, when a user selects a language, the same language should be passed to chained and prerequisite .exes as well.

Resolution

Yes it is possible to pass the parent (main) installer language selection to child .msi or prerequisite files by performing the following steps.

Passing Parent (Main) Installer Language to Child .msi or Prerequisite

To pass the parent (main) installer language to child .msi or prerequisite:

1. Create a Basic MSI project and add your chained .msi under Chained msi Packages.
   
   
2. Make sure you add all the .mst files for the chained .msi under Streamed files.
   
   
3. Now under Install Properties, enter the following value
   
   TRANSFORMS=[ProductLanguage].mst
   
   
4. Make sure the .msi file added in the main installer is available in the chained or prerequisite .exe as well.
   
   
5. Now install the main installer and select a language and complete the installation.
   
   
6. Go to the Control Panel and you can verify that the chained .msi was installed with same language as the parent.

Steps for Prerequisite to Install Same Language With Parent

To install the same language as parent for prerequisites:

1. Create a multi-language .exe and create a .prq using that .exe.
   
   
2. Now select the Application to run tab and enter the following value:
   
   /s /v"/qn" /l[ProductLanguage]
   
   
3. Now create a BMSI and add Multi-Language (such as Eng and Jap).
   
   
4. Now add the above created prerequisite.
   
   
5. Save and build the project.
   
   
6. Install the setup.exe with UI or silent:
   
   <path to setup.exe>setup.exe /s /v"/qn" /L1041
   
   
7. The setup.exe and .prq both will be installed with the user selected language.

Additional Information

For additional information, see the following articles in the Revenera Community:

• How to Create PRQ
• InstallShield Prerequisite Editor Reference