COMMAND LINE: When using command line /c="release name" compilation errors if files added through wildcards were deleted

Article:TECH14052

Created: 2006-05-24

Updated: 2008-06-16

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH14052

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Problem

When compiling from the command line, if you use the /c="release name" command and specify a release that uses wildcards, if on e of the files initially added by a wildcard is missing, you receive errors that the file cannot be found. Compiling from the GUI displays the Wildcard Delete Files prompt.

Environment

WPS 6.01
WfWI 6.2

Cause

Solution

This issue was fixed for Wise Installation Studio\Express 7.0 and Wise Package Studio 7 SP1.

WORKAROUND: You can create a macro that takes the .WSI and release name as a parameter. Loop through all releases in the .WSI and if the name of the releases equals the name they specified on the command line, enabled that release. If its different than the name specified on the command line, disable the release.

The script below is provided as a sample to demonstrate how to perform the actions above. As with all scripts, this should first be tested with sample/backup projects before executing on product projects. It may need to be modified based on specific customer needs.

Dim File
Dim WFWI
Dim releases
Dim releaseName

if WScript.Arguments.count < 2 then
msgbox "Please specify the .WSI and the release you want to build."
WScript.quit
end if

File=WScript.Arguments(0)
releaseName = WScript.Arguments(1)

Set WFWI = CreateObject("WFWI.WFWIProject")
WFWI.Open FILE
set releases=WFWI.Releases
for each release in releases
if release.name = releaseName then
release.enabled=true
else
release.enabled=false
end if
next

WFWI.Compile FILE

Supplemental Materials

Source	DEFECT
Value	LB 49691
Description	Logged in Littlebuggy (Altiris - Lindon, Plymouth) database

Legacy ID

22934