Shelling out to other installs

[Peter Kosenko]

I have used the RunAppAndWait() function to call another installer
(both silently and openly). I'm not sure that it is always the best solution
to run installers serially with a popup at the end that says, "Would you like
to install X now?" So I am trying to work out another approach: Try launch the
different installers from icons on the background of the main installer
(haven't done that yet and am just about to look into it). This is because
some users may or may not have one of the auxilliary components required to run
the main app being installed.

Anyway, RunAppAndWait() (may not be the exact spelling) is one way. It calls
the shell and you send it a command line.

Peter Kosenko

JohnD wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if anyone could give me some help on this (I will be
> checking it out in the knowledge base, but I am also looking for replies to
> this message). I want to be able to shell out from my main install and run
> the installs of two other products that my product uses. So if anyone can
> help me with this I really appreciate it.
>
> Also.....has anyone ever use the function FileGrep, I need to make some
> modifications on my install program so that my application will work
> correctly at their site. I await the answers to these questions...thanks in
> advance...:)
>
> JohnD