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Re: Installing SQL Express

Thanks for the update!

Friedrich

Re: Installing SQL Express

never mind last post.....run program worked....had to specify SQL.cmd on File Name line and %SRCDRV% on Target Folder line.

I was trying to do %SRCDRV%\SQL.cmd on File Name line.....which is what the script ends up doing anyway.....

Re: Installing SQL Express

Another glitch.

I had been using the Run Command Line with %SRCDRV% command.....to install SQL. I added a few more parameters to my command and it overflowed the buffer. Can I use the Run Program command with %SRCDRV%SQL.cmd?

Re: Installing SQL Express

Prefect. You guys ROCK! (I already told the software company we share a building with to check you out next time they need an install program.)

Re: Installing SQL Express

Thanks for your kind words

I would suggest to close the standard Progress Dialog ("Progress Dialog: Close") and display a "Wait Dialog..." instead (with "Start on separate thread" enabled). You can change the status text before you start the external SQL install (silently).

You can also change the status text in the standard Progress Dialog ("Progress Dialog: Status Text") but the recommended way is to display the Wait dialog.

What do you think?

Friedrich

Re: Installing SQL Express

Thanks. We fixed it. We had to put the app files back into the Always Install folder and wrap it inside the If block. The SQL command runs in it's own If block. There really are a lot of ways to get to the same end point. We're very pleased with our decision to go with SetUp Builder. (I'm still upset that Microsoft included a different "free" install builder app in Visual Studio that is totally worthless. I wasted a couple weeks trying to get that program to even do a basic install.)


I have one very minor thing I'm looking at. SQL takes fifteen or twenty minutes to install. At different times SQL windows pop then go away. There are times when the only dialog box on the screen is the Setup Builder Installing box that says "files are copying". This is not technically correct as the app files have long since been copied. It might appear the setup has frozen. Is there a way to force close that box and/or pop another box with "SQL is installing" to overwrite the previous box?

Re: Installing SQL Express

If you are interested, I have uploaded the project (it's quick and dirty):

http://www.lindersoft.com/projects/F..._20130919A.zip

There are thousands of possible options to fine tune it Just let me know if you have any question.

Friedrich

Re: Installing SQL Express

My way didn't work so well.....since I didn't enable the app feature it didn't install....I either have to delete features and go with if blocks around my files or go with your method.

Re: Installing SQL Express

And to run the SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU redistributable from the source disk, you can use the %CURDIR% variable.

For example, if you have this:

setup.exe
SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe

You can use: %CURDIR%\SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe

Or if you have:

setup.exe
..\SQLServer\SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe

You can use: %CURDIR%\SQLServer\SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe

Friedrich

Re: Installing SQL Express

You are too fast for us <bg>. I think you do not need the project any more Good job!

BTW, see attached screenshots. You have several completely different options to handle all this. For example, the "Set Feature State..." script function to enable Features programmatically at runtime. But of course, the standard "If/Then/Else" Statements will also work fine!

Friedrich