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Deleteing all files from target folder as a presetup taskI need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup
project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to look for.. thanks! Google this:
"Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During Installation" At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just by writing a little .dll assembly. Steve Show quoteHide quote "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup >project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install >takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I >go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom >action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant >find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to >look for.. thanks! > awesome thanks, definatly was looking for the wrong thing in google..
Show quoteHide quote "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:upNvnsF9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Google this: > "Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During > Installation" > > At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've > got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just > by writing a little .dll assembly. > > Steve > > "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message > news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup >>project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install >>takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I >>go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom >>action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant >>find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to >>look for.. thanks! >> > > One last question, how do you get the target location of the application? I
know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this, thanks! Show quoteHide quote "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:upNvnsF9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Google this: > "Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During > Installation" > > At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once you've > got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom actions just > by writing a little .dll assembly. > > Steve > > "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message > news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup >>project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install >>takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I >>go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom >>action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant >>find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what to >>look for.. thanks! >> > > Smokey,
I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you can convert it: this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"] VB is probably: me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR") HTH Steve Show quoteHide quote "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message news:u%23co5FH9GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > One last question, how do you get the target location of the application? > I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some > reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this, > thanks! > > "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message > news:upNvnsF9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Google this: >> "Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During >> Installation" >> >> At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once >> you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom >> actions just by writing a little .dll assembly. >> >> Steve >> >> "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message >> news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup >>>project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the install >>>takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) how would I >>>go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform this custom >>>action? any info on how to do anything like this would help a lot! I cant >>>find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know exactly what >>>to look for.. thanks! >>> >> >> > > any idea where there is a list of these paramaters?
Show quoteHide quote "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:eiHw$zJ9GHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Smokey, > I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you > can convert it: > > this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"] > > VB is probably: > me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR") > > HTH > Steve > "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message > news:u%23co5FH9GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> One last question, how do you get the target location of the application? >> I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of them for some >> reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where to verify this, >> thanks! >> >> "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message >> news:upNvnsF9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Google this: >>> "Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During >>> Installation" >>> >>> At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once >>> you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom >>> actions just by writing a little .dll assembly. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message >>> news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a setup >>>>project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the >>>>install takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) >>>>how would I go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform >>>>this custom action? any info on how to do anything like this would help >>>>a lot! I cant find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont know >>>>exactly what to look for.. thanks! >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > You know Smokey, I can remember how I figured that out, but, I'm thinking
you might be able to get the list by walking through the Parameters collection and logging them, either to a log file or something. Steve Sorry I didn't check this over the weekend. Show quoteHide quote "Smokey Grindel" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:uwjnEvK9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > any idea where there is a list of these paramaters? > > "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message > news:eiHw$zJ9GHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Smokey, >> I'm sorry this is in C#, it's what I wrote my custom action in. Maybe you >> can convert it: >> >> this.Context.Parameters["INSTALLDIR"] >> >> VB is probably: >> me.Context.Parameters("INSTALLDIR") >> >> HTH >> Steve >> "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message >> news:u%23co5FH9GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> One last question, how do you get the target location of the >>> application? I know its a tag, but I havent been able to find a list of >>> them for some reason [TARGET] is in my head but I cant figure out where >>> to verify this, thanks! >>> >>> "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message >>> news:upNvnsF9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> Google this: >>>> "Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database During >>>> Installation" >>>> >>>> At first, this may be a little hard getting into the head, but once >>>> you've got it, it's pretty awesome what you can do with these custom >>>> actions just by writing a little .dll assembly. >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> "Smokey Grindle" <nospam@dontspamme.com> wrote in message >>>> news:eM0nZEE9GHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>I need to ensure that there are NO files in the target folder of a >>>>>setup project, I want to delete anything in the folder first before the >>>>>install takes place (all from inside the installer program of course) >>>>>how would I go about writing a script for the Setup project to perform >>>>>this custom action? any info on how to do anything like this would help >>>>>a lot! I cant find much useful stuff on google, I think I just dont >>>>>know exactly what to look for.. thanks! >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > 
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