Fetaure installation levels.

bokkie · Post by **bokkie** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:46 am

I don't have the exact syntax to hand but with IS I could assign an installation level to a feature, say 501. Then, when I run msiexec I could specify something like INSTALL=501 and all eligible features of 501 would be installed. Again, sorry if I've got the syntax wrong.

Either way, you specify the level number but I can't see an equivalent in IA. I don't use command line (msiexec) installation levels that often but I'm trying to get a handle on the things I know in IS and their equivalents in IA. My knowledge base in IA is just beginning so perhaps there's an obvious answer but I don't see it at first glance. Anyone from the IS world will probably know what I'm referring to.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:58 am

There's no such notion in InstallAware. You can accomplish what you want to do in MSIcode script, for example read a command line parameter using the CMDLINE pre-defined variable (look up the help file index for pre-defined variables - these are very useful) and then do whatever feature selection you like using Set Feature Selection commands.

bokkie · Post by **bokkie** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:05 am

Thanks Michael. I've just 'discovered' MSIcode and I'm tinkering it a little. Looks like I have a lot to learn. I don't suppose anyone has written a book on IA yet?

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:04 am

Maybe you'd be the first