Note: Advanced Installer also includes the ability to create build & edit projects from the command line. You will notice there is no shortcuts option, shortcuts are found in the relevant folder(s) in the Files & Folders view. The screenshot view below has been customised to just show the most relevant features. This view can be easily customised to only include features you use (e.g.
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(like anycodings_powershell installing/activating Windows anycodings_powershell components, configuring network anycodings_powershell credentials, etc.) For very well and anycodings_powershell powerfully integrated custom code in the anycodings_powershell installers DLLs should be used as custom anycodings_powershell actions, as they provide a full cycle of anycodings_powershell communication (can get and set anycodings_powershell properties) and also can be debugged anycodings_powershell nicely into an IDE (by attaching to the anycodings_powershell installation process).A few months ago I carried out an evaluation of Advanced Installer from Caphyon in comparison with InstallShield and decided I should share this on my Blog for the benefit of anyone else who may be trying to choose an MSI Packaging tool as I couldn’t find many other people offering reviews: 1.1 GeneralĪdvanced Installer uses a similar 3 pane view to Installshield with main areas of functionality listed down the left hand side. The scenario in which PS scripts are anycodings_powershell used in installations is that users anycodings_powershell usually need to them to make certain anycodings_powershell configurations on the machine, to anycodings_powershell prepare it for the installation. anycodings_powershell Windows Installer accepts only a anycodings_powershell strictly defined set of return codes, in anycodings_powershell the case of PowerShell custom actions in anycodings_powershell Advanced Installer, the return code is anycodings_powershell controlled in the background by the anycodings_powershell installer. More anycodings_powershell specifically, custom actions running anycodings_powershell into an MSI cannot use the return code anycodings_powershell to communicate "what ever they want" anycodings_powershell with the main installation progress. the technology against which all anycodings_powershell MSI packages are built. This is how Windows Installer works, anycodings_powershell i.e. NET Framework to be anycodings_powershell on the end user takes only script text and there is anycodings_powershell no associated action based on the return anycodings_powershell value. NET API (but you also have the anycodings_powershell requirement of the. In C# is much anycodings_powershell easier as you have access to a lot of anycodings_powershell. The only custom actions that can be used anycodings_powershell to set a property (scheduled as anycodings_powershell immediate of course), are VBS scripts anycodings_powershell (inline or attached files) or DLLs anycodings_powershell written in C++ or C#. PowerShell anycodings_powershell does not have access to the Session anycodings_powershell object of the installation, so you anycodings_powershell cannot set/get properties from a anycodings_powershell powershell script into an MSI, no matter anycodings_powershell the tool used to build the MSI. This is limitation of Windows Installer, anycodings_powershell not of Advanced Installer.