Is it possible: MDAC embeded within Setup package BUT installs before other files ??

[quantass]

I want to embed the Mdac_typ.exe file into my Setup package file but must have the full MDAC installed before the other DLLs and OCXs are installed. Is there any way to get the Setup Factory setup package to do this or MUST I have MDAC as a separate app external from the Setup.exe package? I would like to have one single distributable file rather than 2. If I must have MDAC as a separate unit then I would need to put both MDAC and Setup.exe into a Winzip SFX file and then have this single file autolaunch the Setup.exe -- This has a problem in that the Winzip SFX routine thinks the Setup Factory "Setup.exe" file has finished running and so prematurely removes the TEMP drawer where Setup.ex and MDAC were extracted too. Oh the dilemma.

Thanks for any solutions.

[Mark]

Re: Is it possible: MDAC embeded within Setup package BUT installs before other files ??

Hi,

There is a new command line option available in Setup Factory 5.0.1.4, this is its description:

- /W = Wait for setup to complete before shutting down launcher. This option is useful if you are running the setup from another program and want to wait for the entire setup to complete before returning control to the calling process.

So what you should do is execute the Mdac_typ.exe file, and then execute your setup.exe, pass it the /W command line argument, and then wait for setup.exe to finish running.

This should solve your dilemma, if you are still having problems please post.

mark.