Help with _SQLite_Startup() Failure

[Colyn1337]

So,

I wrote this script which is a license fetcher and auto installer. It grabs the license code from a sqlite database file on a network share. The problem is, sometimes _SQLite_Startup() works, other times it produces an error. On my computer (64bit) and my VM's (32bit) everything goes well. Randomly in deployment, a computer will fail at the _SQLite_Startup() command. This is very frustrating because I cannot isolate a unique condition to the computers that fail. They're all Windows 7, some are 64 others are 32, in all cases the user has admin rights. Any guidance or thoughts would be appreciated.

As I would want to see the code to offer assistance, please find mine below:

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#include <SQLite.au3>
#include <SQLite.dll.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <Date.au3>

Global $LogFile, $WsiInstallerPath, $DraftingInstallerPath, $DraftingName, $WsiName, $LicenseCode, $SQLpath, $hQuery, $aRow, $ExitChecker

FileInstall("DraftingInstall.log", @ScriptDir, 1)
$LogFile = (@ScriptDir & "DraftingInstall.log")

; Note the admin rights status
If IsAdmin() <> 1 Then
FileOpen($LogFile)
FileWrite($LogFile, _NowDate() & " " & _NowTime() & ": The installer did not detect admin rights for this user." & @CRLF)
FileClose($LogFile)
EndIf

; Find the ini which contains the location of the SQLite file.  The use of an ini file is so that
; when the database location changes, among other things, only the ini needs updated.

If FileExists(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini") Then
$SQLpath = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini", "SQLLocation", "Path", "")
$WsiInstallerPath = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini", "WSIInstallerLocation", "Path", "")
$WsiName = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini", "WSIInstallerLocation", "Name", "")
$DraftingInstallerPath = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini", "DraftingInstallerLocation", "Path", "")
$DraftingName = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "Draftingsqliteloc.ini", "DraftingInstallerLocation", "Name", "")
ConsoleWrite($SQLpath & @LF)
ConsoleWrite($DraftingInstallerPath & @LF)
Else
FileOpen($LogFile)
FileWrite($LogFile, _NowDate() & " " & _NowTime() & ": The Draftingsqliteloc.ini is not in the same directory as the installer." & @CRLF)
FileClose($LogFile)
Exit (1)
EndIf

; Grab the license code assigned to the user in the License DB

_SQLite_Startup()
If @error Then
FileOpen($LogFile)
FileWrite($LogFile, _NowDate() & " " & _NowTime() & ": The code that runs the SQL query failed.  The _SQLite_Startup(" & '"' & "SQLite.dll" & '"' & ") command produced an error." & @CRLF)
FileClose($LogFile)
SetError(0)
EndIf
_SQLite_Open($SQLpath)
Sleep(1000)
_SQLite_Query(-1, 'SELECT Drafting FROM Install WHERE Username="' & @UserName & '";', $hQuery)
ConsoleWrite('SELECT Drafting FROM Install WHERE Username="' & @UserName & '";' & @LF)
If _SQLite_FetchData($hQuery, $aRow) = $SQLITE_OK Then
Else
FileOpen($LogFile)
FileWrite($LogFile, _NowDate() & " " & _NowTime() & ": The code that runs the SQL query failed.  The username is missing or is not entered correctly in the correct case.  Error = " & @error & @CRLF)
FileClose($LogFile)
Exit (1)
EndIf
_SQLite_QueryFinalize($hQuery)
_SQLite_Close()
_SQLite_Shutdown()
$LicenseCode = $aRow[0]

I had previously programmed the scrip to exit if @error was set after _SQLite_Startup() was called. I removed the Exit call to see if the script would proceed to the next phases.

EDIT:

So, I figure the problem is in the <sqlite.dll.au3> file. I dropped the sqlite.dll file into the script directory and changed the script so that it reads _SQLite_Startup(@ScriptDir & "sqlite.dll"). This caused the script to work on one of the computers that wouldn't execute. Interestingly enough, using FileInstall("sqlite.dll", @ScriptDir, 1) doesn't work. It doesn't unpack the sqlite.dll file upon execution, I have to manually copy to file into the executing directory (I use c:Temp). And yea, the file was in the same directory as the script when I was compiling.

Edited May 10, 2012 by Colyn1337

[matwachich]

your FileInstall statement is wrong, you must do it like this FileInstall("sqlite.dll", @ScriptDir & "sqlite.dll", 1)

[jchd]

Just a note about that: since you're deploying apps using SQLite, you ought to only FileInstall the DLL. This is because the latest version of the SQLite3.dll.au3 doesn't contain both x86 and x64 versions of the DLL but will try to download the correct version from AutoIt repository.

Relying to download in deployment is going to put useless heavy load on AutoIt server and slown down things at your end as well (and hit enterprise firewall in many cases).

[Colyn1337]

your FileInstall statement is wrong, you must do it like this FileInstall("sqlite.dll", @ScriptDir & "sqlite.dll", 1)

Actually, I was missing the "". It works if you do FileInstall("sqlite.dll", @scriptdir & "", 1). The @scriptdir doesn't end in a "" to indicate a directory to the functions. Usually I declare my temp directory ahead and use a variable like so:

$Test = (@ScriptDir & "")
FileInstall("test.txt", $Test, 1)
Exit

The bummer is, that still doesn't explain why the _sqlite_startup() doesn't work consistently across computers.... The helpfile states "If SQLite.dll.au3 is included the dll will be created in @SystemDir." It also indicates the function looks in the @systemdir or the @scriptdir where I have the file manually. It's like it cannot find it, which is odd.

I do appreciate you pointing out the error tho, I'd have been scratching my head on that one for awhile.

Edited May 10, 2012 by Colyn1337

[Colyn1337]

Just a note about that: since you're deploying apps using SQLite, you ought to only FileInstall the DLL. This is because the latest version of the SQLite3.dll.au3 doesn't contain both x86 and x64 versions of the DLL but will try to download the correct version from AutoIt repository.

Relying to download in deployment is going to put useless heavy load on AutoIt server and slown down things at your end as well (and hit enterprise firewall in many cases).

That explains everything.... Do you happen to have the links to those (on hand of course)? I can tell my script to unpack the right one depending on os architecture.

EDIT: I mean to say that I can then download them and FileInstall() to lessen the wear on the server.

Edited May 10, 2012 by Colyn1337

[ProgAndy]

You can find the link in SQLite.dll.au3. Here it is:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/archive/sqlite/

The most recent versions are those without a date version in the name.

Edited May 10, 2012 by ProgAndy

[Colyn1337]

You can find the link in SQLite.dll.au3. Here it is:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/archive/sqlite/

The most recent versions are those without a date version in the name.

Thank you kind sir!

[jchd]

Thanks for holding the bar ProgAndy

[Colyn1337]

Gentlemen, I thought you'd like to know that thanks to your assistance the problem is now resolved. My custom installer does not fail at the _sqlite_startup()... Or at all for that matter. Thanks again!