I ended up writing a command-line application to handle all of the database calls, and calling the app from the installer. I found for my purposes I did not have enough control using the existing plugins. In particular, I needed verbose logging for troubleshooting problems setting up the database. G...

Hello, We have a client who is running an installer built with InstallAware 6.24, build santacruz_sp4.020207. We are seeing the following error: Line 252 Access violation at address 0057E43C in module 'xxxxxxxx.exe'. Read of address 00000000 where xxxxxxx.exe is the name of the installer EXE. As far...

One way around this would be to put your validation procedure in a command-line .exe file, distribute it to SUPPORTDIR, and then call it via the Run Program command.

Eric

I figured out the problem. Having bracketed the error in two different versions, I zeroed in on the smallest change that would cause the error. This turned out to be the inclusion of two new license files for the application. These had a file modification date of 11/07/1617 (!) when viewed with a co...

After upgrading to 6.24, I still get the error message.

Version 6.0, Build gwinnett_rtm.060606

One more thing - this happens within the OFFLINE CONTENT portion.

Eric

For no good reason, suddenly I'm getting the following error when attempting to install a web-based installer: Unable to copy installation data to local folders This occurs at the first "Install Files" command. The same project when built as a single compressed EXE works fine. Any ideas? W...

I second scott's suggestion as I was bitten by this too. Nothing slows down development like non-helpful error messages.

Eric

I have the exact same need. Is there a simple way to do this through the Call DLL Function plug-in or other means? This would seem to be a fairly comon installer operation.

Thanks,

Eric

Mmm, yes, with a little creativity the Parse String command can be used to verify a string length. A bit of a hack perhaps, but it worked.

Thanks,

Eric

One more thing: I have tried passing in the string parameter both as an allocated string buffer and as a pointer to string. No luck either way.

Eric

Update: I tried calling the kernel32.dll function lstrlenA to get the string length, but it didn't work; I got the error "Unable to load plug-in library. Please rebuild your project and make sure all required plug-ins are installed. Action skipped." I suspect this is because I don't have a...

Is there an easy way to enforce a minimum number of characters that can be entered in a field before moving on to the next dialog? We have a registration number in the form XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX I can set a MaxLength of 29 characters on the text field to ensure that it is not too long, but i...

We also sometimes get the message:

"SQL Server Express 2005 could not be installed. Please use the Windows Update to manually install this update on your system."

on our test servers. Is there any logging to determine exactly why it failed, or is it strictly guesswork?

Eric