advanced installer custom action properties

To ignore return values set the msidbCustomActionTypeContinue bit flag in the Type field of the CustomAction table. The installer interprets any other return value as failure. Return ValuesĬustom actions that are executable files must return a value of 0 for success. For a description of the options, see Custom Action In-Script Execution Options. These options copy the action code into the execution, rollback, or commit script. Include optional flag bits in the Type column of the CustomAction table to specify an in-script execution option. For a description of the options, see Custom Action Execution Scheduling Options. These options control the multiple execution of custom actions. Include optional flag bits in the Type column of the CustomAction table to specify execution scheduling options. For a description of the options and the values, see Custom Action Return Processing Options. Include optional flag bits in the Type column of the CustomAction table to specify return processing options. The Target column of the CustomAction table contains the command line string for the executable identified in the Source column. MsidbCustomActionTypeExe + msidbCustomActionTypeProperty

Include the following value in the Type column of the CustomAction table to specify the basic numeric type. The Source field of the CustomAction table contains a key to the Property table for a property that contains the full path to the executable file. The executable is generated from an existing file. This custom action calls an executable launched with a command line.

Advanced installer custom action properties