Pre-Install Hardlock Dongle

MAcht · Post by **MAcht** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:40 am

Hello, i am new to InstallAware.
I need to check if there is a Dongle-Driver installed, install them if not and to read a number out of the Dongle. This number defines which part of the installation the user is licenced to.
After that i can ask the user, which component the user wants and so on.
Is this possible with InstallAware 7?

M.Achterholt
-Germany-

Gizm0 · Post by **Gizm0** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:09 am

IF there is a .Dll wrapper you can call to read the Dongle or any other way to read it through Win32 API, then yes, it's possible.

MAcht · Post by **MAcht** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:30 am

Thank you for answer.
I think the problem is, that there are no files (dll,exe,... from the Driver) on the customer-computer before "Apply install" is executed. But i need these files on the very beginning of the setup. - Or do i think wrong?

Gizm0 · Post by **Gizm0** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:17 am

You can add your .dll as a SupportFile and call it like $SUPPORTDIR$\\my.dll etc. .You can do the same thing with an .exe wrapper.

lextm · Post by **lextm** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:03 am

I need to check if there is a Dongle-Driver installed, install them if not
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This part can be done perfectly if you create a Dongle-Driver runtime, and then add this runtime to your install project. In this way you can ensure that Dongle-Driver is always there. In this forum you can find sample code for BDE and WinPcap Driver runtime and much more in Sample Code section.

and to read a number out of the Dongle.
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Do not know how you get the number out of Dongle. If you need to run an executable, use MSIcode Run Program. If you need to call a function in DLL, you can Call Dll Function. The help document contains further information.