I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install
takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I go
about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom action?
any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant find much
useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to look for..
thanks!
6  1550 
Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've
got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just
by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install
takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I
go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom
action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant
find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to
look for.. thanks!
awesome thanks, definatly was looking for the wrong thing in google..
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:up**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've
got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just
by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install
takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I
go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom
action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant
find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to
look for.. thanks!
One last question, how do you get the target location of the application? I
know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some
reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this,
thanks!
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:up**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've
got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just
by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install
takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I
go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom
action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant
find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to
look for.. thanks!
Smokey,
I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you
can convert it:
this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"]
VB is probably:
me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR")
HTH
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:u%****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
One last question, how do you get the target location of the application?
I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some
reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this,
thanks!
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:up**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once
you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom
actions just by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install
takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I
go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom
action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant
find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what
to look for.. thanks!
any idea where there is a list of these paramaters?
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:ei**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Smokey,
I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you
can convert it:
this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"]
VB is probably:
me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR")
HTH
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:u%****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>One last question, how do you get the target location of the application?
I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some
reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this,
thanks!
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:up**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once
you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom
actions just by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the
install takes place (all from inside the installer program of course)
how would I go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform
this custom action? any info on how to do anything like this would help
a lot! I cant find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know
exactly what to look for.. thanks!
You know Smokey, I can remember how I figured that out, but, I'm thinking
you might be able to get the list by walking through the Parameters
collection and logging them, either to a log file or something.
Steve
Sorry I didn't check this over the weekend.
"Smokey Grindel" <no****@nospam.netwrote in message
news:uw**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
any idea where there is a list of these paramaters?
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:ei**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>Smokey,
I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you
can convert it:
this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"]
VB is probably:
me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR")
HTH
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:u%****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>One last question, how do you get the target location of the
application? I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of
them for some reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where
to verify this, thanks!
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.comwrote in message
news:up**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During
Installation"
At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once
you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom
actions just by writing a little .dll assembly.
Steve
"Smokey Grindle" <no****@dontspamme.comwrote in message
news:eM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a
>setup project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the
>install takes place (all from inside the installer program of course)
>how would I go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform
>this custom action? any info on how to do anything like this would help
>a lot! I cant find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont
>know exactly what to look for.. thanks!
>
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