Installing files for multiple components

[seanmckenna]

Hello, I searched around for this, but couldn't find anything.

I would like to install some files if Feature1 OR Feature2 has been selected. At first I assumed that I could simply get the selected state of each component and use an If to OR them together.

Of course, now I have come to find out that there is no such thing as OR in MSI Code! Is there anything I can do? This doesn't seem like it should be so difficult.

Thanks.

[MichaelNesmith]

Hi Sean,

You can just install the Eval plug-in (available free from the Plug-Ins section of this forum) - that supports complex evaluations, including OR.

If you want to go native, just do something like this in pseudocode:

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Set COMMONFEATURE to FALSE
If FEATURE1 is SELECTED then COMMONFEATURE = TRUE
If FEATURE2 is SELECTED then COMMONFEATURE = TRUE

Whichever one works for you!

[seanmckenna]

Ok, thanks. So I thought that eventhough I am using the trial version, I was still seeing all of the functionality.

Are there any other major parts that the evaluation version is missing?

[MichaelNesmith]

Hi Again,

This isn't an evaluation restriction at all - the evals are fully functional! We don't want to inconvenience you in any way, before or after your purchase (ex: our product activation does not require an Internet connection).

The plug-in was built by the InstallAware community, along with many other helpful plug-ins - which are all available free (and some, including Eval, with source code). So just browse to the plug-ins section of this forum and fortify your InstallAware installation with even more tools and power!

[seanmckenna]

Ok, I see. Its called "Eval" in terms of Evaluating a conditional? I was thinking of "Eval" as Evaluation software.

Haha, it all makes sense now, thanks.