[wix-users] silent installation of burn bootstrapper returns immediately without waiting for installation to finish

[Andreas Hirth]

For PowerShell use:

$proc = Start-Process $setupExe -Wait -PassThru
# evaluate $proc.ExitCode

Regards,
Andreas


Am 31.05.2016 um 17:35 schrieb Hoover, Jacob:
> Assuming your invoking the bundle from a batch file...
>
> start /wait bundle.exe -install -q -norestart
>
> should work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Ziller, Ralf
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 3:40 AM
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> Subject: [wix-users] silent installation of burn bootstrapper returns immediately without waiting for installation to finish
>
> Hello,
>
> I am building a simple burn bootstrapper with WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense and doing a silent installation using the switches -install -q -norestart.
> When calling with this commandline the process immediately returns and does not wait for the installation to finish.
> Is there a way to make the call wait?
> Building with 3.8
>
>
> My Bundle looks like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
>       xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension">
>    <Bundle Name="Installer"
>            Version="4.0.0.629"
>            Manufacturer="M"
>            UpgradeCode="<guid>"
>            DisableRemove="yes"
>            DisableModify="yes"
>            IconSourceFile="$(var.SolutionDir)SolutionFiles\app.ico">
>      <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense">
>        <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
>              LicenseUrl="" />
>      </BootstrapperApplicationRef>
>
>      <Chain>
>        <MsiPackage SourceFile="$(var.TargetDir)setup.msi "
>                    Id="msiId"
>                    DisplayName="MSI"
>                    Compressed="yes"
>                    Vital="yes"
>                    Visible="yes"
>                    Permanent="no"
>                    ForcePerMachine="yes" />
>      </Chain>
>    </Bundle>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
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