How to install MSDE from within Windows Installer?

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Albert Tollku?i - 28 Jan 2004 11:49 GMT

Hello guys,
I have a setup in which the user has the options between a client and a
server installation. In the case of server installation I have to install
MSDE, start it and attach my database. For this I have implemented a Custom
Action in .NET and I call this if the user choose Server installation.
However the MSDE fails to install. I guess the problem is because the setup
of MSDE use Windows Installer too and the two sessions cannot run in the
same time. Am I right? If yes, what other options are possible...

Thanx,
Albert

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Helene Day - 28 Jan 2004 19:08 GMT

I saw cases where using the "shell" command would confict with Windows
Installer.

Try using the following piece of code (within a try catch statement). I had
to commented out the WaitForExit statement since that was causing the same
confict problem.
Dim p As System.Diagnostics.Process

p = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MSDEPATH\setup.exe")

'p.WaitForExit()

Helene

> Hello guys,
> I have a setup in which the user has the options between a client and a
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> Thanx,
> Albert

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