Adding The Sql Connection Dialog To An Installation - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Adding the SQL Connection Dialog to an Installation

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Populate the WISE_SQL_CONN_STR property with the valid connection string.
When the end user completes the SQL Connection dialog box and clicks Next, the
installation creates and tests the connection string. If the connection string is not valid,
an error message appears.
Note
The SQL Connection dialog box only validates the connection string; it cannot verify that
the user has permission to execute all SQL statements in a SQL script.
SQL Connection dialog box requirements
Use the WISE_SQL_CONN_STR property for the connection string in Installation
Expert > SQL Server Scripts page.
See Configuring a Microsoft SQL Server During Installation
The ODBC SQL Server driver must be on the destination computer for this dialog
box to work. Use the Prerequisites page to pre-install MDAC, which includes the
ODBC SQL Server driver.
See Adding Prerequisites to a Release
The Browse button appears on the SQL Connection dialog box only if SQL Client
Tools (osql.exe) is installed on the destination computer. When the end user clicks
the Browse button, a drop-down list appears with the SQL Servers on their network.
If the Browse button does not appear, the end user must enter the SQL Server
name.
This dialog box requires no modification to output a valid connection string to the
property WISE_SQL_CONN_STR. However, if your application connects to more than
one SQL Server during installation, add a SQL Connection dialog box for each
additional server, edit the additional dialog boxes, and use a different property for
each connection string.
See Editing Additional SQL Connection Dialogs
See also:
Adding the SQL Connection Dialog to an Installation
The Web Application and Server Application templates contain the SQL Connection
dialog box. For all other installations, you can add the SQL Connection dialog box.
To create a new installation that contains the SQL Connection dialog
box
1. Select File menu > New.
2. In the Categories list, select Predefined Templates.
3. In the Templates/Tools list, select Server Application or Web Application and
click OK.
4. In Setup Editor > Dialogs tab, select SQL Connection Dialog and edit the dialog box
text as needed to communicate its purpose to the end user who installs your
application.
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