Chapter 11: Troubleshooting Wisescripts; About Troubleshooting A Wisescript; Using The Installation Log - Symantec WISESCRIPT PACKAGE EDITOR 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Chapter 11
Troubleshooting WiseScripts

About Troubleshooting a WiseScript

Using the Installation Log

WiseScript Package Editor Reference
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Troubleshooting a WiseScript
Using the Installation Log
File Replacement Problems in System32
Use the following features to troubleshoot a WiseScript:
Installation log
Built-in debugger
Compiler variables
Note
This documentation covers both WiseScript Package Editor and WiseScript Editor.
WiseScript Editor contains the same scripting interface as WiseScript Package Editor, but
it does not contain the Installation Expert interface or other installation development
tools. Therefore, some of the information in this document does not apply to WiseScript
Editor.
The installation log is a text file that helps you debug your script. The log is the most
complete record of what the installation did. As your script runs on the destination
computer, each action it performs is logged in Install.log. This includes: failures of
actions to execute, the reasons for the failure, and what changes on your system.
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Lets you determine what happens during the installation,
including what fails.
See Using the Installation Log
Lets you step through your script to make sure it functions
properly or run to a breakpoint to view the script and the
values of variables.
See Using the Debug Commands
Let you build a debug version of your installation .EXE that
displays values of variables and other useful information
while it is executing. The compiler itself helps ensure
stability because it checks that all required information is
present before it builds an installation .EXE.
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