Call DLL sets WinLastError to 203

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Hi Friedrich,

on two customer Machines, every call of "Call DLL" sets WinLastError to 203.

I have created a blank script with only the following lines inside:

Display Message Box "" -- "Ready"
Call DLL "kernel32.dll" -- Function "GetLastError" () ()
Set Variable %_RESULT% to "%_SB_RETURN%"
Display Message Box "Result = %_RESULT%" -- "Done"

And it returns 203, what means: ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND - "The system
could not find the environment option that was entered."

I have written an identical Program with Delphi and it returns 0, what
is expected. So it is not Windows itself, what causes the problem.

This leads me to guess, that the Setupbuilder "call dll" script function
itself makes use of an "environment option", which does not exists on
this two machines and causes the error.

Please, could you have a look into your sources and tell me, what is
missing on this machines?

Thanks in advance.

Markus


Here is the SBEvents.txt:
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.706|Logging started: \\server05\AIDA6\Client\test.exe
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.708|Resource:
sbside.bmp->C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp\~SBFBD4.tm p
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.709|Resource:
sbtop.bmp->C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp\~SBFBD5.tm p
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.710|Resource:
0001.lib->C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp\~SBFBD6.tm p
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.713|RichEdID: 1
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.714|Set Variable {SELLNG} to 1033
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|InitScriptBegin
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {NULL} to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {SB5VAR1} to

|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {SB5VAR2} to

|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {SB5VAR3} to

|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_ERRORCODE% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_RETURNEX% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_RESUME% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_TMP% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PARAM1% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PARAM2% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PARAM3% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PARAM4% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PARAM5% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_DIALOGID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_DIALOGNEXTID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_DIALOGMAX% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_BUTTONID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_CONTROLID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_EVENTID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_WIZHWND% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_FEATURESID% to _0000_
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_SETUPTYPEID% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_USERNAME% to install
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_USERCOMPANY% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_USERSERIAL% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %_SB_PASSWORD% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {WINVER} to 1024
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %WINVER% to 1024
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %SYSLNG% to 1031
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {CURLNG} to 1033
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %CURLNG% to 1033
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {WINDIR} to C:\Windows
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %WINDIR% to C:\Windows
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {SYSDIR} to %WINDIR%\System
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %SYSDIR% to %WINDIR%\System
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable {SYS32DIR} to C:\Windows\SysWOW64
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.719|Set Variable %SYS32DIR% to C:\Windows\SysWOW64
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {FONTSDIR} to C:\Windows\Fonts
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %FONTSDIR% to C:\Windows\Fonts
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {TMPDIR} to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp\70575f90-3fbb-11e3-4823-00f0fbd00029
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %TMPDIR% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp\70575f90-3fbb-11e3-4823-00f0fbd00029
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %TMPWINDIR% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_BACKUPDIR% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local\Temp
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {PROGRAMFILESDIR} to C:\Program
Files (x86)
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %PROGRAMFILESDIR% to C:\Program
Files (x86)
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {COMMONFILESDIR} to C:\Program
Files (x86)\Common Files
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %COMMONFILESDIR% to C:\Program
Files (x86)\Common Files
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {PRIVILEGES} to Admin
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %PRIVILEGES% to Admin
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_INSTALLERFLAG% to
000110000000000000000000000000
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {CURDIR} to \\server05\AIDA6\Client
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %CURDIR% to \\server05\AIDA6\Client
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_ROOT% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_INSTALLDIR% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_ROOT% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable {SRCDRV} to \\server05\AIDA6
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %SRCDRV% to \\server05\AIDA6
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_PROGRAMGROUP% to
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.724|Set Variable %_SB_DISKSPACEREQ% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.725|Set Variable %_SB_DISKSPACEFREE% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.725|Set Variable %_CSIDL_DESKTOP% to
C:\Users\schnabel\Desktop
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.727|Set Variable %_CSIDL_PROGRAMS% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Start Menu\Programs
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.729|Set Variable %_CSIDL_PERSONAL% to
C:\Users\schnabel\Documents
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.731|Set Variable %_CSIDL_FAVORITES% to
C:\Users\schnabel\Favorites
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.732|Set Variable %_CSIDL_STARTUP% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.734|Set Variable %_CSIDL_RECENT% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Recent
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.735|Set Variable %_CSIDL_SENDTO% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\SendTo
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.737|Set Variable %_CSIDL_STARTMENU% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Start Menu
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.738|Set Variable %_CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY% to
C:\Users\schnabel\Desktop
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.739|Set Variable %_CSIDL_NETHOOD% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Network Shortcuts
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.739|Set Variable %_CSIDL_FONTS% to C:\Windows\Fonts
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.741|Set Variable %_CSIDL_TEMPLATES% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Templates
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.742|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU% to
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.744|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS% to
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.745|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP% to
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.746|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%
to C:\Users\Public\Desktop
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.747|Set Variable %_CSIDL_APPDATA% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.749|Set Variable %_CSIDL_PRINTHOOD% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Printer Shortcuts
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.750|Set Variable %_CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA% to
C:\Users\schnabel\AppData\Local
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.750|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA% to
C:\ProgramData
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.752|Set Variable %_CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES% to
C:\Program Files (x86)
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.752|Set Variable %_CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON% to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.754|Set Variable %_CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS% to
C:\Users\Public\Documents
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|Set Variable %_CSIDL_RESOURCES% to
C:\Windows\Resources
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|RunScriptBegin
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|Global: Start
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|Set Variable %_SB_DISKSPACEREQ% to 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|Set Variable {IDEPLOY_CLI} to IDEPLOY.CLI
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|sbkernel: 8.1.4210 : WinID: 1024 : HTTP_Timeout : 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|Global: End
|10/28/2013|11:21:17.755|@DISPLAYMESSAGE : Ready
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 1
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|@CALLDLL kernel32.dll : GetLastError
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 203
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|@SETVARIABLE (0 : 3 : 1)
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|Set Variable %_RESULT% to 203
|10/28/2013|11:21:19.414|@DISPLAYMESSAGE Result = 203 : Done
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 1
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|RunScriptEnd
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|InitScriptBeforeScriptClose
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|InitScriptEnd
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|ShutDown1
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|ShutDown2
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|ShutDown3
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|RebootStatus: 0
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|ShutDown4
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.899|ShutDown5
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|ShutDown6
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|ShutDown7
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|ShutDown8
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|ShutDown9
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|FreeDialogQueueMemoryBegin
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.949|FreeDialogQueueMemoryEnd
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.950|ShutDown10
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.950|ShutDown11
|10/28/2013|11:21:20.950|Logging terminated

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Hi Markus,

Unfortunately, I don't know why "GetLastError" returns 203 on these
machines.

I have created a small blank script project. The call to "GetLastError"
returns 0 on our test machines (XP, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8.1 x64).

The event log reports the following:

|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|RunScriptBegin
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|Global: Start
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|Set Variable %_SB_DISKSPACEREQ% to 0
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|Set Variable {IDEPLOY_CLI} to IDEPLOY.CLI
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|sbkernel: 8.1.4210 : WinID: 16384 : HTTP_Timeout :
0
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|Global: End
|10/28/2013|03:47:00.262|@DISPLAYMESSAGE Ready... :
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 1
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|@CALLDLL kernel32 : GetLastError
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 0
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|@SETVARIABLE (0 : 1 : 1)
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|Set Variable %_RESULT% to 0
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|@SETVARIABLE (0 : 1 : 1)
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|Set Variable %_ERRORCODE% to 0
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.094|@DISPLAYMESSAGE Result: 0\nErrorcode: 0 :
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.917|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 1
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.917|RunScriptEnd
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.917|InitScriptBeforeScriptClose
|10/28/2013|03:47:02.917|InitScriptEnd

As far as I can see (I have checked the source code), the "Call DLL..."
function does not make use of any "environment option".

Friedrich

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Friedrich,

I believe, what your write, but as this simple script is correct and a
delphi program returns 0 where a SetupBuilder program returns 203, it is
a bug in setupbuilder and we have to fix this.

I'm sure you have further ideas (extended loggin, debug message boxes,
additional getlasterrorchecks at different points, etc.)

Thanks for your help.

Markus

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Markus,

Unfortunately, I don't have any further idea.

The installer does not make use of environment options. Only in the "Expand
Environment Variable" script function calls the "ExpandEnvironmentStrings"
API. And the "Get Registry" functions to handle "REG_EXPAND_SZ" types.

Friedrich

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I will see, if I can work aorund your bug. But if this isn't possible,
we (menas: you) have to investigate in this problem, because I can't
tell our customer, that he can't install our product and give him the
money (nearly 10k Eur) back.

Markus

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Markus,

> I will see, if I can work aorund your bug. But if this isn't possible, we
> (menas: you) have to investigate in this problem, because I can't tell our
> customer, that he can't install our product and give him the money (nearly
> 10k Eur) back.

I don't think that it is a SetupBuilder "bug".

GetLastError() is supposed to return meaningful data only if the previous
Windows API call has "failed". But there might be quite a few internal
Windows API calls between the script line(s). One script function does not
mean one Windows API call.

And you can't really compare your Delphi test app with the SetupBuilder app
here. The SetupBuilder app needs more internal information (elevation
level, permissions, etc.) and all this is done automatically behind the
scenes. So perhaps one of the previous Windows API calls (in the
initialization process) returned ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND.

If you can tell me how to reproduce the "ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND"
GetLastError value then we can try to work around it for you.

BTW, I have seen ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND GetLastError return values for
function calls to "SetThreadToken" and/or "SetNamedSecurityInfo". Not
directly related to environment variabls, but GetLastError returned
ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND.

Friedrich

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Just for fun: what happens when you "reset" the last error code.

Call DLL "kernel32" -- Function "SetLastError" (long) (0)
Call DLL "kernel32" -- Function "GetLastError" () ()

Does the 2nd "Call DLL" function still return ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND?

Friedrich

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Yes:

|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|RunScriptBegin
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Global: Start
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Set Variable %_SB_DISKSPACEREQ% to 0
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Set Variable {IDEPLOY_CLI} to IDEPLOY.CLI
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|sbkernel: 8.1.4210 : WinID: 1024 : HTTP_Timeout : 0
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Global: End
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|@CALLDLL kernel32.dll : SetLastError
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 0
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|@CALLDLL kernel32.dll : GetLastError
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|Set Variable %_SB_RETURN% to 203
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|RunScriptEnd
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|InitScriptBeforeScriptClose
|10/28/2013|13:29:08.172|InitScriptEnd

Project attached:
http://www.lindersoft.com/projects/Y...ect_Name_4.zip

Markus Zander

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Compiled your project and launched the test.exe on Windows 7. Environment
variables removed to the minimum -- Path, PSModulePath, TEMP, TMP, etc.
removed. Executed from an Admin account and a Standard User account.
GetLastError always returned 0 :-(

Friedrich

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Marcus,

I have added the SetLastError(0) API to the runtime (just before the "Call
DLL" function is executed) to clear the last error code.

This is your test project compiled with the modified runtime:

http://www.lindersoft.com/projects/t...terrorsetA.zip

Does this change anything?

Friedrich