Adding Upgrade-Specific Actions to Sequences
InstallAnywhere 2020 SP2
InstallAnywhere enables you to add actions that perform upgrade-related tasks to the Pre-Install and Post-Install sequences of your project. In addition, InstallAnywhere lets you add Check Running Mode rules to actions and other elements of sequences.
Adding an Upgrade-Specific File or Folder Action to a Sequence
When an end user launches an upgrade a target system that has an earlier version of the product that needs to be updated, the uninstallation of the earlier version of the product occurs after the Pre-Install sequence. Therefore, if you need to perform any file or folder operations such as copying files before the uninstallation occurs, you can use the following upgrade-specific actions in the Pre-Install sequence:
Note that if you use these Pre-Install actions in installation mode and the target destination is $USER_INSTALL_DIR$, the user’s installation directory is created before the Pre-Install sequence.
Similarly, you can use these same actions in the Post-Install sequence.
To add an upgrade-specific file or folder action for an upgrade to the Pre-Install or Post-Install sequence:
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In the Advanced Designer, on the Sequence page, click Pre-Install or Post-Install. |
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Click the Add Action button. The Choose an Action dialog box opens. |
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Click the action you want to add, and then click the Add button. InstallAnywhere adds the action to the Pre-Install Action List. The Choose an Action dialog box remains open, enabling you to add additional actions as needed. |
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Use the arrow keys to move the action up or down in the action list. |
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Add the Check Running Mode rule: |
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On the action’s customizer, click the Rules tab. |
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Click the Add Rule button. The Choose a Rule dialog box opens. |
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Select the Check Running Mode rule, and then click the Add button. |
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Select the Upgrade option. |
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Configure the rule as needed. |
To specify an action’s settings, select the action and use its customizers at the bottom of the view. For detailed information on each action’s customizer settings, see Actions.
Adding an Upgrade-Specific Check Running Mode Rule to an Element in a Sequence
You can add a Check Running Mode rule to an action group, action, or other element that runs only in upgrade mode.
To add an upgrade-specific Check Running Mode rule to an action or other element in a Pre-Install, Install, or Post-Install sequence:
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In the Advanced Designer, on the Sequence page, click Pre-Install, Install, or Post-Install. |
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Find the action or other element that you want to have the Check Running Mode rule. |
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On the element’s customizer, click the Rules tab. |
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Click the Add Rule button. The Choose a Rule dialog box opens. |
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Select the Check Running Mode rule, and then click the Add button. |
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Select the Upgrade option. |
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Configure the rule as needed. |
To learn more about configuring a rule, see Building Complex Rule Expressions.
See Also
Check Running Mode Rule
Customizing Sequences
Pre-Install View
Post-Install View