how to execute an exe during wix install

Question

<CustomAction Id="RegisterEXE" Directory="INSTALLDIR" ExeCommand="&quot;INSTALLDIR]MyApp.exe&quot; /Register" Execute="immediate" Return="ignore" />   
<InstallExecuteSequence>
  <Custom Action='RegisterEXE' After='InstallFinalize' />
</InstallExecuteSequence>

I have used this code But it does not execute the exe. Exe register itself as ole server and perform few other tasks.

Radiophone

Answer 1

use this

<CustomAction Id="RegisterEXE"
                  Directory="INSTALLDIR"
                  ExeCommand="&quot;[INSTALLDIR]TKW5.exe&quot; /Register"
                  Execute="deferred"
                  Return="ignore"  
                  Impersonate="no"
                 />

<InstallExecuteSequence>
      <Custom Action='RegisterEXE' After='InstallFiles' />
</InstallExecuteSequence>

Choplogic

For anyone out there if this does not work try setting CustomAction/@Execute to immediate as described here: #8586418 – Indoeuropean

May be obvious to some - but I had to place this inside the <Product> element - otherwise it was ignored as I was putting it in a fragment which wasn't referenced anywhere. – Logrolling

Thanks a lot! Why is the [INSTALLDIR] required for the ExeCommand when it is already set for the Directory? – Dulla

@Dulla [INSTALLDIR] is used in the ExeCommand to provide the full path to the executable, while the Directory attribute sets the working directory for the custom action itself. This ensures that the custom action runs in the correct directory, and the executable is invoked with the correct path – Choplogic

This did indeed run my exe but left the installer hanging, the code below though made the installer close first then ran my exe: <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='RegisterEXE' After='InstallFinalize'>NOT Installed</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> apologies for the formatting but it's not giving me any formatting options – Liquidation

Answer 2

It's workig like the way also.

  <CustomAction Id="RegisterEXE"
                  Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"
                  ExeCommand="&quot;[INSTALLFOLDER]DesktopAlertingClient.exe&quot;"
                  Execute="immediate"
                  Return="asyncNoWait"  
                  Impersonate="no"
                 />

      <InstallExecuteSequence>
            <Custom Action='RegisterEXE' After='InstallFinalize'></Custom>
      </InstallExecuteSequence>

Enalda