I have successfully used Install Shield Tuner to create my custom Transform file. I have also created a batch file to call the .msi and point to the correct Transform. I want to run this on a shared network drive so I can use the Smart Upgrade database.
That’s where my problem begins. If I put all of the associated files on the hard drive and run the full package, the install/upgrade runs successfully. When all of the files are on the network share and I run the batch file, one of 2 things happens:
If this is how the batch file is written:
@echo off
echo.Installing Lotus Notes 8.0.1
msiexec /I “\Server\folder\Lotus Notes 8.0.1.msi” TRANSFORMS=LN8.0.1.mst /qn /qb+
echo.Install Complete
I get the following error:
Error 1101.Error reading from file \server\folder\LN8.0.1.mst. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it. I have ‘Modify’, ‘Read & Execute’, ‘Read’, and ‘Modify’ as my access rights to the folder and file.
If I run the same batch file but simply put quotes around the Transform file name, I get the same error. (I found a post that recommended removing the quotes from the Transform file in the setup.ini, so I thought I might try it in my batch file.)
The process uninstalls most of the previous version of Notes before it gives the error message. I have tried using the Setup.exe and putting the install parameters in the setup.ini, but I always get the prompt box asking that the user click ‘Next’ so it is not using the Transform that I am telling it to use.
If anyone has any advice on how I can get these files to work on the network share, I would be very greatful.
Thanks,
LLB