[wpkg-users] using exit codes

[Mark Nienberg]

Jean Le Bail wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Mark Nienberg a écrit :
>> I haven't found anything in the wiki that really describes how to use exit codes in 
>> the "packages.xml" file.  I have studied some of the examples of silent installers, 
>> but I still don't get it entirely.
>>
>> As an example, here is a package I have set up:
>>
>> <package id="sunbird" name="Mozilla Sunbird" revision="3" priority="0">
>>    <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Mozilla Sunbird (0.5)" />
>>
>>    <install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\sunbird\sunbird-0.5.en-US.win32.installer.exe" -ms' />
>>    <install cmd='cmd /c del /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\Mozilla Sunbird.lnk"' />
>>
>>    <upgrade cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Sunbird\uninstall\uninst.exe" /s' />
> 
>>    <upgrade cmd='cmd /c rmdir /S /Q "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Sunbird"' />
> 
> could be replaced with :
> <upgrade cmd='cmd /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Sunbird" rmdir /S /Q "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Sunbird"' />
> 
>>    <upgrade cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\sunbird\sunbird-0.5.en-US.win32.installer.exe" -ms' />
>>    <upgrade cmd='cmd /c del /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\Mozilla Sunbird.lnk"' />
>> </package>
>>
>>
>> The upgrade command for "rmdir /S /Q" works fine unless the directory was completely 
>> removed by the uninstall command preceding it, in which case it fails with error code 
>> 2.  Is it possible to accept this and continue with the remaining upgrade commands by 
>> inserting and error code statement?  Alternatively, I guess I could write a vbs 
>> script with more complicated conditional statements in it.
> 
> Alternatively you can use exit code :
> 
> <upgrade cmd='cmd /c rmdir /S /Q "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Sunbird"'>
>  <exit code="0"/>
>  <exit code="2"/>
> </upgrade>

I see what you mean, thanks.
Mark



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