MSI or installutil

[Alhambra Eidos Desarrollo]

Hi all people, everybody

I create several windows services in VS 2005.

The services can be installed by MSI, and too using installutil command. If
the service has Installer class, all is right.

My question now, how can I know, in my code in Installer class, if the
caller is MSI or installutil ??

Thanks in advance, greetings, regards

 

[Family Tree Mike]

I don't believe you have a choice of A or B (MSI or InstallUtil), but rather
you need to run A, then B (MSI, then InstallUtil). My understanding is that
in a custom action from the MSI, in the "after install" phase, you run your
InstallUtil command.

 

[Phil Wilson]

Why do you care? What's the problem you're trying to solve?

An obvious way is to look at the process you're running in, it'll be
InstallUtil or msiexec.exe.

--
Phil Wilson
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972


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