Installer StartUp Sequence of Events

[kweatherhead]

Greetings,

In Chapter 4 of the SUF7 Manual (pgs 127-131) the sequence of Events of the Install and UnInstall Process are documented. However there are a number of things that happen when the Installer is first executed. Things like Unpacking the Primer Files and Dependency Checking... etc.

Is the EXACT sequence of Events documented anywhere as to the order things are done (or at least checked for being applicable in an installer)?

For example, if you want to package a group of Primer Files, is there a way to determine if there is enough room on a file system to accommodate BOTH the Primer Files and the Amount of Space they require when unpacked BEFORE letting the Primer File Unpack go forward?

It would seem that the only way to do this would be to wrap an installer with another installer and I am already at that point, so it would be Yet Another Level of installer to deal with.

Regards,
Keith

[Adam]

The Primer files are extracted very early in the install process. There are no script events to work with at this point so I don't see a way to determine the free space of the users machine.

Adam Kapilik

[kweatherhead]

The Primer files are extracted very early in the install process. There are no script events to work with at this point so I don't see a way to determine the free space of the users machine.

Adam Kapilik

Hi Adam,

Thanx for the response. Is there a flow chart available, as to the order of things such as when Global Functions are loaded, Primer Files, Dependencies, etc.

If debugging/some sort of extended logging, was turned on, would a log(file) show the order of things as they occur?

Keith