[wpkg-users] Use regex to get installed version number?

[Keith Jones]

Hiya,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf
> Of Dave Evans
> Sent: 18 March 2015 09:26
> To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Use regex to get installed version number?
> 
> On 17/03/2015 21:01, Stefan Pendl wrote:
> > Am 17.03.2015 um 12:45 schrieb Nils Thiele:
> >> Hey just to keep other updated...
> >> I tried the method (replaced /passive with /qn tho after testing was
> >> done) and i noticed something.
> >> With the Command you posted it always stopped after the the 26th
> >> attempt while using wpkg.js, running the command manually in cmd
> >> promt worked fine. (Win7 Prof x64) Adding ">NUL" to the command fixed
> >> the problem for me!
> >>
> >> This is the code im using now:
> >> <remove cmd="%ComSpec% /c for /L %N in (10,1,99) do msiexec /qn /x
> >> {26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F832180%~NF0} >NUL">
> >>      <exit code="1605" />
> >> </remove>
> >>
> >> Hope i could help someone else with this!
> >>
> >> Nils
> >
> > OK, so I missed to get rid of the output.
> > Another way would be to use the at-sign (@) in front of msiexec to
> > suppress the output.
> >
> > /passive and /qn are essentially the same.
> >
> > '---code start (watch for line wraps)
> >
> > <remove cmd="%ComSpec% /c for /L %N in (10,1,99) do @msiexec
> /passive
> > /x {26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F832180%~NF0}">
> >      <exit code="1605" />
> > </remove>
> >
> > '---code end
> >
> we use this at the start of our install command:
>          <!-- first thing is to remove *any* version of Java, whatever version, the
> ' are because we need single quotes (') there -->
>          <install cmd='wmic product where "Name like 'Java%'"
> call uninstall /nointeractive' >
>              <exit code='any' />
>          </install>
> 
> it seems to work so far & removes Java7 off the machine prior to the
> Java8 install as well.
> 
> Dave
> 

 That's awesome Dave :-)

Oracle's lost points go to Mr Evans :-)

Keith

> > --
> > Stefan P.
> >
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