Installshield apps ticking me off!

[hevnbnd]

I am installing from a dvd. Ok i have got about 10 installshield apps that are throwing me for a loop. I just can't get them to work. All of my non installshield apps work fine, i have created setup.iss files for all of my installshield apps. Quicken 2004 installs for me with an installshield setup.iss file just fine. Anyone got any ideas what i could possibly be doing wrong. Below are two ways that i have tried to install.

I have tried this:

<items>

<item display='InterVideo DVDCopy2' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\DVDCopy.jpg">

<execute display='Installing InterVideo DVDCopy2...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDCopy2\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

</item>

<item display='Ulead DVD Workshop' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\DVDWorkshop.jpg">

<execute display='Installing Ulead DVD Workshop...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDWorkshop\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

</item>

<item display='RAIDCore Management Application' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\RAIDCore.jpg">

<execute display='Installing RAIDCore Management Application...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\RAIDCore\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

</item>

<item display='HP ScanJet 4600' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\hp.bmp">

<execute display='Installing I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\iris\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

<execute display='Installing ArcSoft Panorama Maker...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\Arcsoft\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

</item>

<item display='Logitech Products' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\Logitech.jpg">

<execute display='Installing diNovo Setpoint...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\setpoint211\setpoint211_enu.exe' arguments='-s' />

<execute display='Installing diNovo Widcomm...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\Widcomm\BTW.msi' arguments='/qn' />

</item>

<item display='Belkin Bulldog' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\Belkin.gif">

<execute display='Installing Belkin Bulldog...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\bulldog3215\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

</item>

</items>

and this:

item display='InterVideo DVDCopy2' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\DVDCopy.jpg">

<execute display='Installing InterVideo DVDCopy2...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDCopy2\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDCopy2\setup.iss"' />

</item>

<item display='Ulead DVD Workshop' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\DVDWorkshop.jpg">

<execute display='Installing Ulead DVD Workshop...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDWorkshop\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\DVDWorkshop\setup.iss"' />

</item>

<item display='RAIDCore Management Application' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\RAIDCore.jpg">

<execute display='Installing RAIDCore Management Application...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\RAIDCore\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\RAIDCore\setup.iss"' />

</item>

<item display='HP ScanJet 4600' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\hp.bmp">

<execute display='Installing HP Photo and Imaging 2.3...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\hpsw\setup.msi' arguments='/qn' />

<execute display='Installing I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\iris\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\iris\setup.iss"' />

<execute display='Installing ArcSoft Panorama Maker...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\Arcsoft\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\iris\setup.iss"' />

<execute display='Installing Hemera Greeting Card Creator...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\ScanJet4600\Hemera\SetupGCC32.exe' arguments='/s' />

</item>

<item display='Logitech Products' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\Logitech.jpg">

<execute display='Installing diNovo Setpoint...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\setpoint211\setpoint211_enu.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\setpoint211\setup.iss"' />

<execute display='Installing diNovo Widcomm...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\Widcomm\BTW.msi' arguments='/qn' />

</item>

<item display='Belkin Bulldog' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\Belkin.gif">

<execute display='Installing Belkin Bulldog...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\bulldog3215\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\bulldog3215\setup.iss"' />

</item>

xplode.log does not say there are any errors.

[XtremeMaC]

2 copies of this

<execute display='Installing diNovo Widcomm...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Logitech\diNovo\Widcomm\BTW.msi' arguments='/qn' />

& this

<execute display='Installing Belkin Bulldog...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\bulldog3215\setup.exe' arguments='-s' />

other than these my guess is a switch is invalid for 1 of the (probably the first) installshield app and that ends up in a hang?

also not all the intallshield apps require an iss file

and maybe one of them prohibits changing a specific thing with an iss file?

I dunno

[hevnbnd]

None of the apps hang, i showed two examples of things that i have tried. I don't have any duplicate entries. They just skip over and dont get installed. I think the problem is in the '%SOURCEPATH%\ that calls the arguments. Anyone have any suggestions?

UPDATE:

I am almost positive it is the %SOURCEPATH%.... What can be used to replace it TO RUN thes arguments and get the setup.iss from the cd?

[XtremeMaC]

hmm well okay

i just looked at mine most of my applications are installshield programs (mostly msi's)

I'm not sure if it matters that much but

I use them like this

<item display='Installing'>  <execute display='Installing Acdsee 5.0 PowerPack' program='#Sourcedrive#\PROGRAMS\ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack.msi'  arguments='/qn' /> </item>

[Alanoll]

try adding -f2"%systemdrive%\log.log" to your installshield apps.

[killerbee]

hi,

here a sample line with an InstallShield package:

	 <execute display='Installing TmpegEnc...'  program='#xplode#\Applications\tmpgenc\TMPGEnc252158169.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%systemdrive%\install\Applications\tmpgenc\setup.iss"'></execute>

works for sure for me

hope this helps a bit

cya

Killer Bee