call runmsi.bat

The runmsi.bat file should be included with the Script fileset.  Its contents may be something like this:

@echo on

 

cmd.exe /c msiexec.exe /i "\\%DEPOT_SERV%\%DEPOT_SERV_SHARE%\%DEPOTDIR%\whatever.msi" /qb

 

@echo off

echo "errorlevel = %errorlevel%"

if "%errorlevel%" == "3010" goto needreboot

if "%errorlevel%" == "1638" goto alreadyinst

if not "%errorlevel%" == "0" goto err

if "%errorlevel%" == "0" goto end

 

:needreboot

rem print message and return success

echo "Msiexec installation was successful, but it requires a reboot."

goto end

 

:alreadyinst

rem print message and return zero (so the package doesn¿t error)

echo "Msiexec returned 1638, product already installed"

exit /b 0

 

:err

rem print message and return errorlevel so package errors

echo "Error: Msiexec failed with errorlevel = %errorlevel%"

exit /b %errorlevel%

 

:end

The MSI file in this example would be part of the Vendor fileset.  Call the msiexec command from within a bat file to prevent the Windows Agent from detecting a non-zero return value, which puts it into an Error status.  Trap the non-zero return value by checking for all possible successful return values (3010 and 0 in this example).  Contact the original author of the installer for a list of possible successful return values.

Also in this example, note the check for errorlevel 1638, which means that the msiexec installer found an existing version of the software that it is trying to install.  

When the return value from the msiexec call is an actual error, return a non-zero value back to the package using the "exit /b value" command.  This sets the package to an Error status.


References
Error Codes