> From: Gerry Reno [mailto:gr...@verizon.net] > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 6:28 PM > On 12/20/2013 01:16 PM, Edwin Castro wrote: > > On 12/20/13, 9:49 AM, Gerry Reno wrote: > >> It's not a Windows program. It's a CUI program that you launch from > cmd.exe > > Which you can still more easily start directly. If you insist in > > wrapping the call with cmd.exe then you MUST adhere to cmd.exe's > funky > > quotation rules. > > > > Do it the easy way and remove cmd.exe from your invocation. > > > > It looks like you don't have command line arguments for > myprogram.exe... > > > > Assuming the File/@Id for myprogram.exe is myprogram.exe, I would try > > > > <CustomAction Id="Launch_myprogram.exe" > > FileKey="myprogram.exe" > > ExeCommand="" > > Execute="deferred" > > Return="asyncWait"/> > > > > Or to run myprogram.exe without showing the Command Prompt window... > > > > <SetProperty Id="Launch_myprogram.exe" > > Before="Launch_myprogram.exe" > > Sequence="execute" > > Value=""[#myprogram.exe]""/> > > <CustomAction Id="Launch_myprogram.exe" > > BinaryKey="CAQuietExec" > > Execute="deferred" > > Return="asyncWait"/> > > I not certain this will work. It might with something like a .bat file > since the system knows that .bat files are > executed by cmd.exe. > > But what is there to tell the system that my exe requires being run by > cmd.exe?
Why does your program require being run by cmd.exe? How does it know whether or not it was run by cmd.exe? It sounds rather unusual. If myprogram.exe is a file which is being installed by this installer, you've got other complications as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
