
smathew1.55249258521543E12 asked a question.
Merge Module in Installshield 11.5
We have a product that needs to be installed only on windows. We are using Installshield multiplatform 11.5 to develop the installer for the product. We have to use merge modules as a part of our windows install as we use the runtime for crystal reports and they come in as merge modules. Is there anyway we could use the crystal merge modules inside the multiplatform 11.5 version
Anyhelp is appreciated
What I did was in my Windows Installer, I just added the Merge Modules that I needed and built a setup.exe to just run the merge modules. I forget how I did it but I made sure there was no info in the Add Remove Programs. I added an 'Execute Process' and ran this setup in silent mode!
Command -> $P(mm_setup_bean.absoluteInstallLocation)/setup.exe
Arguments -> /s, /v"/qv"
That's 2 args '/s' and '/v"/qv"'
I'm sure there's a way you can put the installer in the Support files but I just installed it and removed it, 'Delete File' action, after it was ran!
Hope that helps!
Tom
Thanks,
The one thing you would want to do though is not to have it in the Add Remove Programs. In the Installshield for Basic MSI, you can go to the 'Additional Tools'->'Direct Editor'->'Property' table and set the property ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT to a value of 1 and it will not add it to the ARP window!
I'm sure there are other ways - like checking the registry and seeing if the component is there and adding and registering the dll or exe for the missing compnent! But I thought this to be a little less work!
Hope this helps!
Tom