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Rafael LGC
Rafael LGC

Reputation: 127

Inno Setup: How to run an installed batch file programmatically

How to run a bat file in the Code section (procedure DeinitializeSetup)?

As I tried to do:

Exec('"' + installationFolder + '\mysql\db\db.cmd"',
     '"'+ installationFolder +'"', '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode);

Source and destination parameters are returning to the correct locations.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4735

Answers (1)

Martin Prikryl
Martin Prikryl

Reputation: 202088

To execute the batch file, use Exec support function.

There should be no quotes in the Filename parameter of the Exec().

procedure DeinitializeSetup();
var
  InstallationFolder: string;
  ResultCode: Integer;
begin
  InstallationFolder := ExpandConstant('{app}');
  if Exec(InstallationFolder + '\mysql\db\test.bat',
          '"' + InstallationFolder + '"',
          '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode) then
  begin
    Log('Succeeded running batch file');
  end
    else
  begin
    Log('Failed running batch file');
  end;
end;

If I install a test.bat with this contents:

@echo off
echo This is test
echo The provided installation path is %1
echo Without quotes: %~1
echo The current working directory is:
cd
pause

using:

[Files]
Source: "test.bat"; DestDir: "{app}\mysql\db"

I get this at the end of the installation:

Batch output

Upvotes: 3

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