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EXM. Command

Execute MSI-Installer

 

 

Intention

 

EXM. is specially designed to easily start ".msi"-setup programs. Usage is as easy as possible. In most cases you can simply drag the MSI-File into the MRE-Editor and you will get a line like this:

 

EXM./i "?desktop\LibreOffice 3.4\libreoffice34.msi"

 

which is often all you need. If not, you can add MSI-Parameters.

 

EXM. will set #pid# and place the PIDof the started MSI-Setup on the Stack. Note that often the process you start will start another process. In that case the PID that you got from EXM. is not the PID of the process that generates a new window.

 

Important Hint:

 

EXM. will possibly NOT work on LAN Drives, like

\\drive\something.

 

This compromise has been made to deliver #pid#.

 

If you need to start the Package on LAN, use EXS. instead.

Example:

 

EXS. ?ws\msiexec.exe|/i "$$PFA\tightvnc-2.7.10-setup-64bit.msi"            

 

 

 

Syntax

 

 

EXM.P1[|P2]

 

 

Parameter Explanation

 

P1 - Filename of MSI to start

    or in case of 2 Parameters the MSI-Call

 

P2 - Filename of MSI to start

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

'***********************************************

' Example 1

'***********************************************

 

EXM./i "?path\myfile.msi"

PRT.#pid#--$$000

MBX.!

END.

 

'***********************************************

' Example 2 (2 Parameter)

'***********************************************

 

EXM.?ws\msiexec.exe|/i "?path\myfile.msi"

PRT.#pid#--$$000

MBX.!

END.

 

'***********************************************

' Example 3 (1 Parameter wie EXE.)

'***********************************************

 

EXM.?ws\msiexec.exe /i "?path\myfile.msi"

PRT.#pid#--$$000

MBX.!

END.

 

'***********************************************

 

 

Remarks

 

Technical remark: EXM. uses asynchronous Shell- / Create-Process-Technology and is compatible with other commands that use this technology.

 

 

Limitations:

 

EXM. will possibly NOT work on LAN Drives, like

 

\\drive\something

 

This compromise has been made to deliver #pid#.

If you need to start the Package on LAN, use EXS. instead.

Example:

 

EXS. ?ws\msiexec.exe|/i "$$PFA\tightvnc-2.7.10-setup-64bit.msi"            

 

 

 

See also:

 

•     MSI - Parameters

•     EXS. - Execute Shell

•     EXE. - Execute Programm

•     EXO. - Execute Open Document

•     IAI. / NAI. - If-Application-Installed

•     GII. - Get-Installation-Information