Hi,

I want ot create setup of my application developed in Visual Studio 2005. The setup should ask database server details, and then create the System DSN before installing the application.

Kindly suggest.

Regards,
Kundan Kumar Sinha
www.java-script.in

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Kundan Sinha http://www.java-script.in

Hi Kundan Sinha,

You can use Custom Action to show a dialog require user information during installation. Here is a sample which shows the step to create a custom action for your setup project.(the sample code is not for this case)
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/Installation.aspx

You can override the OnBeforeInstall method to raise a form(Form1 in the sample code below), In form1, you can let user to input some information to configurate the database.
public partial class Installer1 : Installer
{
public Installer1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

protected override void OnBeforeInstall(IDictionary savedState)
{
Form1 frm = new Form1();
frm.ShowDialog();
base.OnBeforeInstall(savedState);
}
}

If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me.

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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Hi Kundan Sinha,

You can use Custom Action to show a dialog require user information during installation. Here is a sample which shows the step to create a custom action for your setup project.(the sample code is not for this case)
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/Installation.aspx

You can override the OnBeforeInstall method to raise a form(Form1 in the sample code below), In form1, you can let user to input some information to configurate the database.
public partial class Installer1 : Installer
{
public Installer1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

protected override void OnBeforeInstall(IDictionary savedState)
{
Form1 frm = new Form1();
frm.ShowDialog();
base.OnBeforeInstall(savedState);
}
}

If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me.

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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I don't see how this solution helps. All custom actions, even those called "Before" actually run after all the files have been installed, including any database files. If the requirement is to createa system DSN *before* the install, as the questioner states, then a custom action won't help. If the order is actually unimportant and it's ok to create it after everything is installed, then a custom action will work.

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Phil Wilson

Hi,

Yes, Philwilson's answer is correct. I forgot to post that comment in my previous post. All the installer events fired after installing and before uninstalling. Kundan Sinha, does it affect your deployment?

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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