Silent install command returns before app is fully installed

[pokr]

Hi,

When we run our installer in silent mode (BCWSetup.exe /s), we immediately get back the DOS command prompt, although the installation itself has only just begun. Is there any way to make the silent execution behave like a normal console application, where you don't get the prompt back until the application finishes?

TIA,

pokr

[mills]

In the Run Program command, there's a check box to "Hide Program Window". Run Program As also has an option to control window behavior.

[pokr]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your answer.
I'm not asking about launching an app from an installer, but about launching the installer itself from a command line prompt and having it to terminate before the prompt returns.
BTW, I've tried to create a new installer that just launches the original one specifying the 'Wait for Program to Finish' option in the Run As command, but it does not wait either...

Txs, regards,

pokr

[sinan]

InstallAware setups, Wise setups, and some others don't return until they have finished execution. InstallShield setups tend to return immediately after launching a separate setup process. They don't wait, and because the process has already returned, we have no way to tell that the actual setup is still ongoing. InstallShield used to have a command line parameter to prevent such premature returns, I believe it is /sms. Try to add that to your command line parameters and see if that helps.