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Run WiseScript From Installation
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Guidelines for Custom Action Location
Using the Custom Action Properties Tab
Using the Custom Action Location Tab
Troubleshooting: When WiseScript Custom Actions Fail on Windows Vista or later
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This custom action stores a WiseScript .EXE in the Binary table of this installation file
and runs it during installation.
If you use both WiseScript and Windows Installer technology, you can integrate them
with this custom action. Use this to leverage past WiseScripts or to gain access to
unique WiseScript technology.
Tips
In the WiseScript, use special script actions—Get Windows Installer Property, Set
Windows Installer Property, and Evaluate Windows Installer Condition—to
communicate between the Windows Installer installation and the WiseScript. For
details, see the WiseScript documentation.
If the WiseScript being called uses a Set Windows Installer Property action, place
this custom action in the User Interface or Execute Immediate sequence.
Manage the file you specify on the Resources page, which reflects the Binary table.
Usage
Double-click the custom action and complete the Details tab:
Custom Action Name
Enter a unique name that begins with a letter or underscore. It can contain numbers
and periods. It must not match the name of any Windows Installer standard action.
See Standard Actions Reference in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
WiseScript .EXE File
Specify an executable file on your computer or network that was compiled in a
WiseScript editing tool. The file you select will be copied into the Binary table of this
installation. Optionally, you can use the Options button below.
Options button
Browse for WiseScript
Select a WiseScript .EXE file on your hard drive or network and place its path in
the WiseScript .EXE File field.
Create New WiseScript
Open a new WiseScript in WiseScript Editor.
Edit Existing WiseScript
If you specified a WiseScript .EXE in WiseScript .EXE File, and that .EXE has a
corresponding .WSE file with the same name in the same folder as the .EXE,
this option opens that .WSE file in WiseScript Editor. This option is unavailable if
WiseScript .EXE File is empty or if a corresponding .WSE file does not exist.
Command Line
(Optional) Enter the command-line options to send to the .EXE. Example: Enter /s
to make the WiseScript run silently. For a list of valid command-line options, see the
WiseScript documentation.
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