Re: Error packaging ADP install

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From: TerryM (terry_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:09:21 -0800

I sent too fast...

Yes to get around most of SMS Installer's limitations you can simply create
a separate script and use the include script function... however I don't
believe that works to get around the limitation on variables... but that
wouldn't be your issue.. it is more of an issue when you try to use SMS
Installer to create applications from scratch.

Let me know if you still can't get it working and I can look up my notes on
ADP and report smith.

Terry

"TerryM" <terry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23WdOOlC%23EHA.608@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Yep,
> you can either send them as two different packages, or you can use the
> include script function.
> Terry
>
> "Ryan Powell" <RyanPowell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D4373A04-B965-4B79-93AB-4D29F5B72286@microsoft.com...
>> Terry,
>>
>> Thanks so much for the idea. I was trying to install ADP and ReportSmith
>> in
>> the same package. When I just tried to install ADP's core program, it
>> seemed
>> to work fine. So, if I create another package with ReportSmith in it, I
>> can
>> just merge the 2 together, right?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "TerryM" wrote:
>>
>>> Aw.. you contacted the right group! I have done ADP before.
>>>
>>> ADP 4 anyway.
>>>
>>> I have seen your problem other times as well...
>>>
>>> I believe it is doing this because the size of the capture is too big.
>>> If I
>>> remember right (It was a few years ago) ADP is a huge program right? I
>>> don't have my old stuff in front of me now since I'm at work and that
>>> stuff
>>> is at home.
>>>
>>> .....
>>>
>>> I'll tell you what. Let me go home tonight look through my old package
>>> and
>>> try to remember what I did to over come the issues.
>>>
>>> Right now if you want something to try though, I would repackage the app
>>> but
>>> try to find breaks where you can stop and roll up things, then start
>>> another
>>> repackaging session. Then what you can do is use the include script
>>> function later to roll all of these together. SMSI has limitations to
>>> the
>>> number of lines and number of files that can be included in a script and
>>> I'm
>>> fairly sure that may be your problem.
>>>
>>> However after I look at my old stuff tonight I may have a different
>>> analysis
>>> for you.
>>>
>>> Terry
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ryan Powell" <Ryan Powell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:D4CE93DF-1DA1-41B2-A1B0-1255DA08AF4E@microsoft.com...
>>> > When I try to use the repackaging piece of SMS Installer to package
>>> > ADP
>>> > 5.0
>>> > install I recieve a fatal error. I tried to track down what the error
>>> > code
>>> > was, but that program just crashes. It goes through the initial
>>> > scanning
>>> > of
>>> > the system, then runs the install fine. Then it runs the second scan
>>> > of
>>> > the
>>> > system. As soon as it gets done, the Finish button is highlighted.
>>> > When
>>> > I
>>> > push this button is when the program crashes.
>>> >
>>> > I also tried it on another computer, with the same outcome.
>>> >
>>> > I did try to repackage other programs and it runs fine.
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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