Problem running msi-files?

nowind · Post by **nowind** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:02 pm

Hope someone can help, been searching an not found any clear answer.

RunProgram>D:\abc.msi (/qb) gives a error, error executing xxxxxx (-1)

ExecuteFile>D:\abc.msi is working fine, but I need to run several msi-files, and there is no wait command for executefile. It's no option to set Wait>##.....

Anyone who has a solution?

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:05 pm

I looked at file types information and found this under install.

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "%1" %*

So my guess would be that you need to do:

RunProgram>C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\abc.msi

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:09 am

You probably also want to include this line before you call the Run Program lines:

Let:RP_WAIT=1

This only needs to be set once, not before every instance, unless you set it back to 0 again after each Run Program command.

nowind · Post by **nowind** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:20 pm

Thanks JRL, this seems to work. I tried the msiexec.... too, but I must have done something wrong...

And Bob Hansen, I always use RP_WAIT=1, but I must have missed that I need this only once. Thanks!