It really tooks a long way to locate this bug in VMware!

E.g.: the 'undefined' error comes up if you have the 'LogInstallation' flag in 'useroptions.js' disabled

and choose only one menu entry containing the %reboot% command:

config.js
...
pn=1;
prog[pn]=['APP 1 - Reboot'];
ordr[pn]=[101];
desc[pn]=['Test APP 1'];
uid[pn]=['APP1'];
dflt[pn]=['yes'];
cat[pn]=['System'];
forc[pn]=['no'];
cmd1[pn]=['"%wpipath%\\Install\\APP_1.cmd" %wpipath%\\'];
cmd2[pn]=['%reboot% 10'];
pn++;

prog[pn]=['APP 2'];
ordr[pn]=[102];
desc[pn]=['Test APP 2'];
uid[pn]=['APP2'];
dflt[pn]=['yes'];
cat[pn]=['System'];
forc[pn]=['no'];
cmd1[pn]=['"%wpipath%\\Install\\APP_2.cmd" %wpipath%\\'];
pn++;
...

The machine reboots and then 'Installer.hta' throws an 'undefined' error and

terminates:

Installer.hta
...

        // Check for ResumeInstall registry entries
        try
        {
            CurrentInstall=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\CurrentInstall");
            LastExec=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\LastExec");
            LastTopLine=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\LastTopLine");
            Language=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\Language");

// ===>
            LogPath[0]=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\LogPath");
// ===>  this line throws 'undefined' if the REG entry does not exist !!!
// ===>  then WPI exits

            numCommands=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\numCommands");
            curCommand=WshShell.regRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\curCommand");
        }
        catch (ex)
        {
            alert(getText(UnableToResumeInstall));
            try
            {
                WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\ResumeInstall",0,"REG_DWORD");
            }
            catch (ex)
            {;}
            ExitWPI();
        }
...

The solutions is quite simple: writing the REG 'LogPath' entry by default:

WPI.hta
...
<script type="text/javascript">
    try
    {
        WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\Theme",Theme,"REG_SZ");
        WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\Language",Language,"REG_SZ");
        WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\PlayAudioInInstaller",PlayAudioInInstaller,"REG_SZ");
        WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\AudioVolume",Volume,"REG_SZ");

// ===> insert the following line
// ===> to fix 

        WshShell.regWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WPI\\LogPath",LogPath,"REG_SZ");

// ===>

    }
    catch (ex)
    {;}
</script>
...

Also the 'undefinied' message - when installing Office2003 - is gone...

That's it - I hope you like it

Thanks. I put your additional line in install_log.js instead. A "default" entry was not being written. It now writes a "blank" path if Log Installation is not checked.

Thanks. I put your additional line in install_log.js instead.

Hi,

I think that's just the problem: the flag 'LogInstallation=false' from 'useroptions.js' prevents the setting of the reg key entry - look in 'installer_log.js' - if (LogInstallation) ... . Therefore I put the code add in WPI.hta to secure that the entry is written ever.

Right, it was. But installer.js is where the log entry is called from, not wpi.hta. In installer.js I updated

function OpenLogFile()
{
	position="installer_log.js";
	whatfunc="OpenLogFile()";

	var logFile;
	var stamp, month, date, hours, minutes, seconds;
	var TheDate = new Date();

	if (LogInstallation)
	{
		if (LogPath=="")

..........

	}
	else
		write default blank reg key here
}


function LogGlobalVariables()
{

This way if Log Installation is checked the official key is written. If not checked a blank one is written just so the read won't error.

Right, it was. But installer.js is where the log entry is called from, not wpi.hta. In installer.js I updated

This way if Log Installation is checked the official key is written. If not checked a blank one is written just so the read won't error.

You are right - the call comes from installer.js - my mistake!

Edited July 17, 200818 yr by wwsmith