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Use the custom actions based on scripts or batch files. Silent install builder supports windows batch files (bat, cmd), windows scripts (vbs, js), and Powershell (ps1). Include directories with dependency files.
Qt mode (qt): InstallBuilder for Qt bundles an additional qt mode which uses a common graphic library for all platforms. The look and feel on Linux is Qt and it has a native look and feel on OS X and Windows. This mode allow extended text formatting among other tweaks in the installers.
All modes are functionally equivalent and which one to use is mostly a matter of personal preference. For example, a Qt application developer may want to distribute their application with the InstallBuilder for Qt version.
This mode provides full interactivity with users in the command line. It is equivalent to any GUI mode but the pages are displayed in text mode in a console. This installation mode is not available on Windows because GUI applications are not attached to a console and the text would not be visible.
This execution mode is especially useful for automating the installation processes. It can be configured to present different levels of user interaction through the--unattendedmodeui command line flag or the project property. The allowed values are:
minimalWithDialogs: In addition to the installation progress shown in the minimal mode, pop-ups are also displayed. This mode may require some user interaction, depending on the specific installer logic.
You may have noticed from the above table that text mode is not allowed on Windows. This is due to the fact that Windows InstallBuilder installers are compiled as GUI applications and thus, when executed, will not provide output in the console. This is a limitation of Windows itself, since an application cannotbe compiled at the same time as a console and GUI application.
Using --mode in the command line to select the installation mode is usually not required, as installers have a default installation mode. If for whatever reason the default mode cannot be initialized, then the installer will automatically and gracefully keep trying different UI modes. For example, ifa Desktop environment is not available, it will default to text mode (useful for remote Unix installations).
Sometimes it is useful to know which mode the installer is running under, for example to skip certain checks or actions if the installer is running in unattended mode.This information can be obtained through built-in variables:
Pages are the most common way of interacting with the end user. Some of the pages are built-in, but it is also possible to create parameters, which willbe displayed as custom installer pages at runtime. Pages are only configurable in the installer. Currently, neither the uninstaller nor the AutoUpdatecan contain custom pages. However, it is possible to have dialogs as part of the uninstallation process.
Projects and components can contain a . For each first level parameter contained, a corresponding page will be displayed at runtime. You can control which of these pages will be displayed attaching rules or configuring the property of the parameter.
Welcome page (welcome): This is the first page displayed. It displays a welcome message to the installation wizard. The text in this page can be configured by modifying the following strings (please refer to the customization section for a detailed explanation of the process):
Component Selection page (components): This page will be displayed only if the setting is enabled. By default, it will be displayed right after the installdir page or after the welcome page if the installdir page is hidden.
Ready To Install page (readytoinstall): This page is displayed after all of the custom pages and before starting the unpacking stage of the installer. It displays the following configurable messages:
Installation page (installation): After the readytoinstall page is acknowledged, the unpacking process begins. The process takes place on the installation page while displaying a progress bar. The progress bar also shows a progress text with the path of the files being unpacked but this can be disabled through the project property :
Installation Finished page (installationFinished): This is the last page displayed in the installer. The back button is disabled so the user cannot go back. This page displays the below built-in messages:
If a has been defined in the XML project, a checkbox and a description will be displayed for all of the first level actions (an will display just one checkbox even if it contains multiple actions in its ). The behavior and appearance of the page depends on the properties of the actions:
However, sometimes you need to control this flow dynamically at runtime base on certain conditions. For this purpose, InstallBuilder defines two built-in variables: next_page and back_page. Modifying their values changes the pages displayed when pressing the Next and Back buttons.
In addition to custom page names and built-in pages, a new value is included for convenience: same. When setting next_page or back_page to same, the installer will remain on the current page, no matter its name.
: Generate an error inside the installer so the installer will exit. The only exception to this is when abortOnError equals zero or the action is inside a validationActionList, in which case it will prompt an error dialog to the user, but will not exit the installer.
Silent installs are the preferred delivery method within an enterprise environment given that end-users don't have to worry about installing or having technical knowledge and just focus on using the software products.
With deployment tools like Endpoint Manager (MECM and Intune) to install software, you optimize your time and avoid the hassle of going through the software installation wizard on thousands of devices.
These types of deployment tools allow you to integrate your application packages, and even better if your packages support silent install parameters since the applications will get installed silently in the background without any end-user interaction.
We're seeing that more Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) tend to deliver their software products in MSI format. This format provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software and also supports silent install switches.
The logic behind repackaging is that you capture all of the changes made to the system (files and registries) of the original installer (e.g. EXE without silent switches) by using a monitor tool (the repackager). Then, you build all the captured resources into an MSI.
When it comes to repackaging, Advanced Installer has its own built-in monitoring tool to capture all those changes into a project file (.aip) which can then be built into an MSI, AppV, MSIX or all three of them in just a few clicks.
Configuring the Custom Action could turn out to be a bit of a pain, not only for beginners but also for experienced IT Pros or developers. This is why Advanced Installer comes with a built-in list of over 50 predefined Custom Actions that you can use straight away to make your work easier.
Another common scenario you may come across within an enterprise environment is when you need to wrap multiple packages together (for example, the dependency and the main package) and create a suite installer.
I've spent 2 months fighting this myself and had a breakthrough. It seems that the Quartus installer uses 'Bitrock', and installer technology I have also been fighting when trying to install Microchip's MPLAB X IDE 5.5.
Use the checkbox on the Programs tab of the Deployment Type, to 'Run installation and uninstallation as 32bit on 64 bit clients'. Once I ticked that, my script actually managed to install quartus on a couple of machines last night.
I've written a long winded powershell script that pre-installs the usb blaster drivers (and puts their certs in machine trusted), installs quartus, then modelsim, then the patch for 20.1, and finally does the firewall entries for the right bits.
If not, try running it with: --syncdebugtrace debug.txt
then pass us the debug.txt file. I'll ask the engineer to approach the vendor for further investigate.
Have you try to turn off all antivirus software and try to install again? Just to be sure that we rule out this possibility.
Also, could you help to describe what do you mean by "When we set the deployment to available it is able to successfully install." ?
Thanks for the quick response,
We attempted to run the install with "--skip_registration 1" without any luck. I have attached is the debug log that was generated.
--Also, could you help to describe what do you mean by "When we set the deployment to available it is able to successfully install." ?
in SCCM you can set a deployment to required (it will install automatically) or available (the install can be started by the user)
I've attached a screenshot of what we see, the quartus installer is running in the background and is using CPU and memory but there is no disk usage. We let that run for a couple hours without any change.
The installer you shared seems correct (it includes the debug and is built with the provided InstallBuilder version) but the debug file sent by your customer does not match.
We see the uploaded installer is named: QuartusHelpSetup-20.1.1.720-windows.exe while the debug file from your user seems to correspond to QuartusSetup-20.1.1.720-windows.exe. Apart from the difference in the name, we see it seems to be much bigger. In addition, recent versions of InstallBuilder include the version string from the used builder in the debug file, which does not appear in your customer debug file, so it seems they did not use the latest installer to recreate the debug file. Could you ask them to verify if that is the case? You could suggest invoking the installer first with --version to confirm the builder matches.