> I am attempting to override the default installation > directory that the postgres MSI uses. I'm not familiar with > MSI, but from what I've read I can specify properties on the > command line to change properties in the installer? I've > tried a variety of properties from looking at the > installation log and by examining the properties using the > ORCA tool from Microsoft. All to no avail: > > msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi SOURCEDIR=[my directory] > msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi TARGETDIR=[my directory] > msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi DEVDIR=[my directory] > > In all cases the installer still presents me with the default > directory (c:\Program Files\Postgres8.1) and not the one I > specify on the command line. Should some combination of the > above work? > > My final goal is to be able to spawn the pgsql installer from > my installer and override defaults for the user and password > and installation directory. Is this feasible? > > Hopefully this is the right list, if not if someone could > direct me to the correct one, I'd appreciate it.
This is documented on http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/silent.html. THe property you're looking for is BASEDIR. You'll also need to send it to postgresql-8.1-int.msi - this is also documented on the page above. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
