Can *datastore.xml Be Used To Populate Template.ini As A Substitute For Setup.iss?
May 2, 2006
Objective
Do a manual installation of SQL Server 2005 (which could be an upgrade from SQL Server 2000) and record the steps. Replay the steps for an unattended installation of SQL Server 2005.
Problem
There isn't a setup.ini file for SQL Server 2005. There is a template.ini for unattended installations of SQL Server 2005, but it doesn't obviously map to selections on manual installation dialog boxes.
Desired workaround
Capture the steps of a manual installation and use them to populate template.ini.
Relevant background for a potential solution
A manual installation creates log files. So does an unattended installation. But the unattended installation writes all of the log files into a single zip file.
What is important to know is that an unattended installation creates an additional file, a *datasource.xml file. This XML file is found in the zip file with all of the other log files. If you open this XML file, you'll see that the attribute names correspond to keywords in template.ini.
Potential solution
If a manual installation could be forced to generate a *datasource.xml file, then it should be possible to map the settings in the file to keywords in template.ini.
So, how can a *datasource.xml file be created? In post http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=359678&SiteID=1, Jeffrey Baker says "add LOGNAME=<path to cab> and run setup again". Unfortunately, these instructions are too vague. Where is this added? To the command line, to a setup.ini (if so, in which directory, and in which section should he addition be made?). I did lots of searches and couldn't find the answers.
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Hi Guys,
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If I export the data to a text file and then send it out with the rest of the installation files - what are my options for transferring the data into the table ?
Any suggestions appreciated.
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Hi
I have only been coding in .Net for about six months, and am not sure if this is a C# problem or an SQL one. I use the Data Access Application Block in my program.
I have two optional fields on my form (RangeFrom and RangeTo). If the user chooses not to enter data into these textboxes(textbox = ""), an entry on the db is created with null values. It works.
But sometimes the user wants to enter 0 as either an upper or lower end of a range. This is where my problem comes in. My program saves 0 as null too.
In my program I do a test on the textboxes and populate two float values in a business object (objQuestion) accordingly, like this:
if (txtrangefrom.Text != "") {
objQuestion.RangeFrom=float.Parse(txtrangefrom.Text);
objQuestion.RangeTo=float.Parse(txtrangeto.Text);
}
else {
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// fieldslist
float cvintRangeFrom;
float cvintRangeTo;
//properties
public float RangeFrom {
get {
return cvintRangeFrom;
}
set {
cvintRangeFrom = value;
}
}
public float RangeTo {
get {
return cvintRangeTo;
}
set {
cvintRangeTo = value;
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}
// some code deleted for readability....
public int AddOption() {
string cvstrSpName = "addOption";
SqlParameter [] cvstrStoredParams = SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(gcstrConnectionString, cvstrSpName, true);
//lines deleted for readability...
//check if the optional fields have a value associated with them. if not, assign dbnull.value.
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cvstrStoredParams[5].Value=(cvintRangeTo != Convert.ToSingle(null) ? cvintRangeTo : (object)DBNull.Value);
//lines deleted for readability...
SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(gcstrConnectionString, CommandType.StoredProcedure, cvstrSpName, cvstrStoredParams);
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//txtrangefrom.Text=""; on the next line I test the value in the business object...
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