Help with disk space

Ade-Derby · Post by **Ade-Derby** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:11 pm

Hi

Please don't shoot me down in flames, I need help. I want to check that the PC that my set up is going to run on has some clear space.

I need to do this as we are having problems with the current installer, and we have proved every time there is not enough space.

I am testing the following code and cannot get it to work, can so one please point me to where I am going wrong.

Get Free Space on C:\\ into Variable SPAREDISK
AVAILDISK = SPAREDISK - 419430400
MessageBox: Disk Space, $AVAILDISK$

When I run above, it shows nothing as the value

Adrian.

PS I am on a training course now until Friday 3rd (late) with no or little net access.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:28 pm

Hi Ade-Derby!

Thanks for reporting this issue! I believe the problem arises from the fact that the Mathematics command is unable to handle INT64 values. I'll have this escalated and resolved ASAP!

Roostar2004 · Post by **Roostar2004** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:38 pm

Is this still not fixed? I am running Installaware 7.5 and this still does not work.

woreid · Post by **woreid** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:45 pm

Wow. Two years and it still doesn't work. Great product. All I can think of is InstallShield and the other products must be really, really crappy if people think InstallAware is better.

Alex_Ronquillo · Post by **Alex_Ronquillo** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:20 pm

As far as I can tell this has been working for a long time now. At least with IA 7 this has always worked. The problem if you are doing it exactly as
Ade-Derby was doing it, there is an error in his script. Take a look at his script and see the difference with this one:

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Get Free Space on C:\\ into variable SPAREDISK
Set Variable AVAILDISK to 
AVAILDISK = $SPAREDISK$ - 419430400
MessageBox: result, AVAILDISK: $AVAILDISK$