Automate InstallShield Installation

[Processor]

Hi,

My purpose is to automate of a product build with installshield.

If I use timers it works but there is not really any control on the window the scritpt is working on.

that's why I wanted ti use the function winwaitactive to be sure that we are on the right window.

I tested it with notepad and it was ok.

I wrote this:

winactivate ("untitled","")
winwaitactive ("[CLASS:notepad]", "toto")
msgbox (0,"test", "test window")

and the message box appear only if toto is written in notepad.

Now in the installshield process it does not work and I don't know why:

this is the code:

winactivate ( "Server installation", "")
winwaitactive ("[CLASS:edit; INSTANCE:1]","")
send ("toto")

to be sure to check the right window I used AutoIt Windows Info and this is what I got:

>>>> Window <<<<
Title: Server Installation
bla
bla
bla

>>>> Control <<<<
Class: Edit
Instance: 1
bla
bla

So I guess I'm on the right window, any idea why my installshield is not right detected by AutoIt 3?

thx bye advance for yoru help.

Processor.

[water]

Can't you use command line switches to install the product?

[Processor]

Oups,

I'll check this first and see then if everyhing is ok

[JLogan3o13]

Being an InstallShield product, even if it is a setup.exe it likely has an MSI packed inside. You should be able to extract the MSI, and this opens up a bevy of command line options.

[Processor]

Hi,

So I used the command line with unattend response file.

I used Autoit to customize the response files as it should unique for each of my pc.

thx for you suggestions.

bye

[water]

Glad to be of service

[Raviraj]

Run Script or IDE (Visual Studio ) in Administrator mode will work.
 

[JLogan3o13]

@Raviraj  do you realize this is a 5 year old post, that had already been resolved? Please do not resurrect old threads.