Actions Section of Original.sxp

The Actions section contains program calls for installation and uninstallation (removal).

The Actions section can have the following entries:

Install=Program_call[,Return_code[,Timeout]]

ErrInstall=Program_call

Deinstall=Program_call[,Return_code[,Timeout]]

Note: You can enter only one program call per line. To call more than one program, enter these programs in the corresponding section of actions.sxp.

Install

Specifies the program call that is executed during product installation.

If you define an Install action, then you must also define a Deinstall action. The Deinstall action can be a dummy action such as the following:

cmd.exe /c echo deinstall

ErrInstall

Specifies the program call that is executed if the product installation is faulty.

Deinstall

Specifies the program call that is executed during product uninstallation.

Notes:

When an uninstall routine is called, $(SxpSrvRelDir) is resolved with the path name to the source of the installation files, which are only available temporarily. Therefore, the Deinstall routine is copied to the target computer $(SxpLocRelDir) and invoked as required.
If the uninstallation requires additional files, such as DLL or response files, that reside in the $(SxpSrvRelDir) directory or its subdirectories, you must use the post‑program batch file to copy these files to the $(SxpLocRelDir) directory or the appropriate subdirectories on the target computer.
If the Actions section contains a Deinstall= entry and the program is called using the internal parameter $(SxpSrvRelDir), then the program path must not contain any blanks.

Program_call

Specifies the absolute program path for the program call (including file name extension *.exe, *.bat, *.com). Since the path may contain Blanks (spaces), you need to enclose it in quotation marks!

Return_code

Specifies the expected return code for a successful installation or uninstallation. This value is compared with the actual return code from the installation (or uninstallation) program of the product being installed (or uninstalled).

If the expected return code is not identical to the actual return code, the Installer aborts the job and reports an error.

If you do not specify the return code, the Installer will not be able to compare the actual and expected return codes and therefore is not able to report errors during the execution of the Install and Deinstall commands.

You should always specify the return code, because the Installer assumes that the installation or uninstallation is successful if the timeout expires and no return code was specified.

Timeout

Indicates the number of minutes that can elapse without the started program terminating. If the program continues running, an attempt is made to stop this program. The stop process results in a procedure error.

Default: 60.

You should always use this parameter together with the return code parameter (described above) to help detect faulty installations or uninstallations.