AutoIt problem with Run (..)

[Srowi]

hi,

i'm trying to automate the installation of some prog with AutoIt.

But i always get some error (i guess with the syntax):

Run ("progA.msi")

works fine, but while the follwing works fine on command line, it breaks the script:

Run ("progA.msi TRANSFORMS=progA.mst /qr")

doesn't work. Already tried quoting the mst, but didn't work. (all files in the same directory)

I already search for examples, but couldn't find anyting...

thx!

[seapagan]

You cant apply a transform like that, you need to use 'msiexec' to run the msi file (good practice anyway).

This should work (untested, I dont use AutoIt)

Run ("msiexec.exe /i progA.msi TRANSFORMS=progA.mst /qr")

SP

[nakira]

Run ("msiexec /i progA.msi TRANSFORMS=progA.mst /qr")

[Srowi]

Big THX!

works now.

Don't know where i saw it that way, but it always worked fine (even in RunOnceEx.cmd) except for the AutoIt-Script.

Edited September 15, 2005 by Srowi

[seapagan]

You're welcome

It will work without the msiexec (generally) if you have no parameters, but it is always better to use the msiexec - maybe some system will not have the correct (or corrupted) file-associations (I know people that disable all assocs except for the critical ones) and so your installer would fail.

SP