Run [Code] after install but before RestartApplications

[David F.]

Hello,

How would I trigger a [code] procedure to run just after the install but before the restart manager will restart applications?   It appears ssPostInstall is too late and ssInstall is too early.

[Gavin Lambert]

Use BeforeInstall/AfterInstall on a (non-postinstall) [Run] entry.

[David F.]

I was looking at [Run] section but didn't see a way to only run a code section, it wanted a filename.

[Gavin Lambert]

On 29/11/2021 14:22, David F. wrote:
> I was looking at [Run] section but didn't see a way to only run a code
> section, it wanted a filename.

Yes, you do need to give it something to run, but it could be some sort
of no-op, such as "{cmd} /c ver", if you don't currently have any [Run]
entries.

Another option might be to add an AfterInstall to your last [Files] or
[Registry] entry, but the timing of that is slightly different, and you
still might need to add a dummy entry to work around conditions on your
existing entries.

[David F.]

Okay, I'll just add a check: myfunction; that always returns false but does what it needs to.

[Gavin Lambert]

On 29/11/2021 16:28, David F. wrote:
> Okay, I'll just add a check: myfunction; that always returns false but
> does what it needs to.

No, that's not at all what I was suggesting. Don't do that.

[Jernej Simončič]

On Monday, November 29, 2021, 04:28:01, David F. wrote:

Okay, I'll just add a check: myfunction; that always returns false but does what it needs to.

Don't – check functions can run at any time (and often run before the install phase starts).

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