Progress Bar doesn't recognize the installation procedure

[Maggus 0]

Hi all,

I'm really new in this family, so be patient please.

I've did a lot of research in this forum and tried to find the solutions myself...until now

I want to run an msi and hide the window. because an silent parametet did'nt not work with this installer.

The installation didn't run with the command "Run", so I did an"ShellExecute".

The installer runs, and the ProgressBar runs and ends before the installation has finished.

Here is my snippet:

$_PID = ShellExecute('msiexec', '/i "IBM SPSS Statistics 21.msi" /qb LICENSETYPE=Network LSHOST=XXX.XXX.de COMPANYNAME=XXX COMMUTE_MAX_LIFE=3 TRANSFORMS=1031.mst /norestart /l* "\\XXX\MACHINE\LOG\SPSS21\' & $Logfile & '.txt" ', $srcdirx86)
    WinWait("Windows Installer")
    WinSetState("Windows Installer","", @SW_HIDE)
    ProgressOn ( "Progress Bar", "Installation von SPSS 21", "Bitte warten..." )
    While ProcessExists ( $_PID )
            $_DirSize = DirGetSize ( $programdirx86 & '\IBM' )
    If $_DirSize Then
        $_Percent = $_DirSize*100/816492021
        $_Percent = _Max ( _Min ( $_Percent, 99 ), 1 )
        ProgressSet ( $_Percent )
    EndIf
    Sleep ( 100 )
WEnd

ProgressSet ( 100, "Abgeschlossen !" )
Sleep ( 2000 )
ProgressOff ( )

Regards

Maggus

[JohnOne 1,589]

What is the progress % based on?

[Maggus 0]

Thanks for your fast reply.

It's based on the filequota (directory) of an finished Installation, in bytes.

Edited May 28, 2013 by Maggus

[JohnOne 1,589]

Does the msi installer itself have a progress bar, maybe you can read and use it.

[Maggus 0]

Yes, the msi has got an own progress bar, but how could I read it? Which commands did I've to use?

[JohnOne 1,589]

Control* functions perhaps.
You might be able to loop ControlGetText() for example.

[Maggus 0]

Thanks for your help.

I've did it with the "run" command, because it seems that "ShellExecute" doesn't provide an PID.

$_PID = Run('msiexec /i "\\XXX\de\x86\IBM SPSS Statistics 21.msi" /qb LICENSETYPE=Network LSHOST=XXX COMPANYNAME=XXX COMMUTE_MAX_LIFE=3 TRANSFORMS=1031.mst /norestart /l* "\\XXX\LOG\SPSS21\' & $Logfile & '.txt" ', $srcdirx86)
WinWait("Windows Installer")
WinSetState("Windows Installer","", @SW_HIDE)
ProgressOn ( "Installations Assistent", "Installation von SPSS 21. Bitte warten..." )
While ProcessExists ( $_PID )
$_DirSize = DirGetSize ( $programdirx86 & '\IBM' )
If $_DirSize Then
$_Percent = $_DirSize / 816492021 * 100
ProgressSet ( $_Percent, "Prozent: " &Round($_Percent) & "%")
EndIf
Sleep ( 100 )
WEnd

ProgressSet ( 100, "Installation wird Abgeschlossen!" )
Sleep ( 2000 )
ProgressOff ( )