pcomm installation fails when USEINI property is specified with /q switch

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1 total messages Started by davidpyu Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:11

Author: davidpyu
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:11

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I am trying to install IBM Personal Communications silently using the
following command:

msiexec.exe /i "IBM Personal Communications.msi" USEINI=pcomm.ini /
quiet

This action fails and the Windows Installer log file shows the
following:

MSI (s) (50:B8) [15:28:30:515]: Doing action:
SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA
Action ended 15:28:30: AppSearch. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (50:F4) [15:28:30:515]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:
\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI365.tmp, Entrypoint: SetUSEINI
MSI (s) (50!C4) [15:28:30:515]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
USEINI_Specified property. Its current value is '0'. Its new value:
'1'.
Action start 15:28:30: SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
MSI (s) (50:B8) [15:28:30:515]: Doing action:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA
Action ended 15:28:30: SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
Return value 1.
MSI (s) (50:18) [15:28:30:515]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:
\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI366.tmp, Entrypoint: VerifyIniFile
Action start 15:28:30:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
1: 10/09/2008 15:28:30 IniUtils/VerifyIniFile: Verifying file
'pcomm.ini'.
1: 10/09/2008 15:28:30 IniUtils/VerifyIniFile: Installation
terminated, 'pcomm.ini' does not exist.
Action ended 15:28:30:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA. Return value 3.
Action ended 15:28:30: INSTALL. Return value 3.

When running without /quiet switch it installs succesfully and the log
file shows:

MSI (c) (58:B0) [15:15:31:562]: Doing action:
SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA
Action 15:15:31: SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
Action start 15:15:31: SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
MSI (c) (58:30) [15:15:31:562]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:
\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI32E.tmp, Entrypoint: SetUSEINI
MSI (c) (58!E8) [15:15:31:656]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
USEINI_Specified property. Its current value is '0'. Its new value:
'1'.
Action ended 15:15:31: SetUSEINI.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
Return value 1.
MSI (c) (58:B0) [15:15:31:656]: Doing action:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA
Action 15:15:31: VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
Action start 15:15:31:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA.
MSI (c) (58:B0) [15:15:31:656]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:
\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI32F.tmp, Entrypoint: VerifyIniFile
1: 10/09/2008 15:15:31 IniUtils/VerifyIniFile: Verifying file
'pcomm.ini'.
1: 10/09/2008 15:15:31 IniUtils/VerifyIniFile: .ini file is valid.
MSI (c) (58!D8) [15:15:31:703]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying USEINI
property. Its current value is 'pcomm.ini'. Its new value: 'Z:\BDD\xDev
\Apps\IBM Personal Communications\Packages\5.7.3\pcomm.ini'.
Action ended 15:15:31:
VerifyIniFile.D49A5578_D28E_4C88_9DAE_3249953B70DA. Return value 1.

Note: If I specify the absolute path to pcomm.ini the install will
work.

Any ideas why the installer is behaving differently when /quiet is
specified?

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