I'm not expecting anything. I simply am asking if there is an easy way to find out all the properties the MSI will take in the install command line. In the example I gave, there is no way to know if a company decides to use the SERIALNUMBER= property or the LICENSE_KEY= property, or etc. It seems like there is no way to tell other than having documentation from a company. I only asked about Orca because I know it can be used to read an MSI database and I thought maybe there was a section I didn't know about where a company lists the valid properties that can be used at install. Thanks for trying to help, I appreciate it.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Jason Sandys <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's not in the property table in the MSI, that simply means the MSI > doesn't supply a default value which makes perfect sense for a property > that is used to set the serial number. The MSI isn't anything written to > though, it's simply used to drive the installation so not sure why you're > expecting it to be be in the MSI. > > > > J > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *ccollins9 > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:22 AM > *To:* mssms > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] MSI properties > > > > Well, no not really, which is why I posted the question. I have an MSI > where I know that SERIALNUMBER= is a property used at install to pass the > license file. Before I emailed my question to everyone, I opened Orca and > looked at the Property section of the MSI and do not see SERIALNUMBER > listed. So it must be a property only used at install and doesn't store > the serial number in the registry, which is probably pretty common for > license keys. > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Paul Winstanley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You've answered your own question. Use Orca. > > > > Here's some details > > > http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/the-complete-guide-to-msi-switches-for-silent-software-installation > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:03 PM, ccollins9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there a way to view all the available install properties on an MSI > file using an editor like Orca or InstEd? For example, when installing > something silently and wanting to pass through the license key, I've seen > some MSI files want LICENSE_KEY= or SERIALNUMBER= etc. Just trying to > figure out an easy way to find this info since many companies don't bother > publishing it. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > >
