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Keenan Molver
Keenan Molver

Reputation: 25

silently execute a MSI package from C#

Newbie question, let me try and make this as clear as possible. I have a program that needs to silently execute a msi package (well multiple but that's not the problem)

The MSI packages are contained in a folder located in the same directory as my program. I've given it a simple name of "InstallFiles" for the time being.

I'm not keen on using the full path name eg. C:\my program\another directory\another directory etc because it'll be put on multiple PC's, old and new, in which case the drive letter can change. So far I have:

install.StartInfo.FileName = "msiexec";
install.StartInfo.Arguments = "/i F:\\InstallFiles\\JRE.msi";
install.Start();
install.WaitForExit();

However, when its launched it only gives me the Windows Installer switch information and then terminates, how do I get it to run and how would I go about changing the file path?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 14297

Answers (2)

NileshChauhan
NileshChauhan

Reputation: 5569

use with the following switch:

/q[n|b|r|f]

    Sets user interface level
    n - No UI
    b - Basic UI
    r - Reduced UI

Check http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367988%28v=vs.85%29.aspx for detailed commandline options.

Upvotes: 2

Hamed
Hamed

Reputation: 2168

The executing of .msi file should be like .exe file that here is your answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/12436300/359170

start the application with this code :

Process.Start("yourfile.msi");

and it don't need the full path, it adds current directory to the file name you written there.

But

System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

gets the current executed file directory. And you can get the file path by adding just the name of the file to it like this : 

 string path = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\yourfile.msi";

Upvotes: 1

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