A problem with compressed installs...

[[MS]Mark]

I have an application that won't install when used as part of a compressed package (either web or single) - it comes up with an error about temp\\mia3e3.tmp (random each time)\\data\\0\\[app name] not being able to be read - looking in that folder, there is nothing under the data folder but there is a folder called data export (which is the same name as the app being installed) with all the files under it...

How do I change it so that compressed installs work? Uncompressed layout works but is too big to feasibly ask clients to download each time...and it's just this one where I have the name as data export that is having problems...

[sinan]

Please double-check in the Project Options window that you are not doing debug builds. (The debug build checkbox should be unchecked)

[[MS]Mark]

Debug build is unchecked...

[sinan]

Do you have any "odd" characters (non alpha numeric) in any of the fields in the Project Options dialog?

[[MS]Mark]

No odd characters either...

Rebuilt it and now it drops out before installing anything - very odd as the same code works for 8 other apps - it's just this one it doesn't like...

I'll try a wizard build and see if it has the same problems...

[sinan]

Thanks! Please let me know when you have further information.

[[MS]Mark]

Haven't had a need to look at the one that isn't working - but do have a 2nd install setup which is doing a similar thing - well, in my opinion worse as it isn't extracting any data at all and then falls over saying can't find [path]\\prereq.dfm.miaf

[sinan]

Could you please privately email me a complete project that reproduces this problem - please include all project and binary files - and I will try to track down what is causing this behavior, and post a resolution here.

Sinan

[[MS]Mark]

I think I've fixed the issue - a couple of the 0 byte .miaf files had gone missing so when it came to installing they weren't included in the setup package...

If I still experience problems I'll mail you the project

[sinan]

Ah, great

[wdevine]

I'm having a similiar problem. I'm using the latest Express InstallAware and have created an install with a single compressed .exe. When I try and run the install I get the error message:




Now, if I go look at this location, it doesn't exist. However the file it's looking for is at the path:

C:\\Documents and Settings\\wdevine\\Local Settings\\Temp\\mia25.tmp\\data\\WDEVINE\\MARSI\\DRGWindowsInstallationProject\\Release\\Single\\data\\OFFLINE\\IFAEEADSIOWDBNURDOENFRRAIEFFFF0


So for some reason, the installer is confused and isn't looking in the proper location. I'm not sure how to fix this.

Any ideas?

Thank you,

Bill D

[sinan]

Can you create a new test project that installs just a single file, and see what happens in this case?

[wdevine]

I'll definitely give this a shot and let you know what happens. I'm in the process of reinstalling a development machine and still putting all my tools back on.

[sinan]

FYI, another user reported a similar problem. Their problem was solved when they moved the compression one notch below Best.