Writing log file in temp folder by IExpress

Question

I'm using IExpress to generate .exe installer.

I want to make it generate log file into temp folder like this.

msiexec /i MyPackage.msi" /l*v "%temp%\MyPackge.log"   

but after a bit of research I found that IExpress use command.com not cmd.exe so that it doesn't understand %temp%

So, I try changing it to

cmd.exe /c msiexec /i MyPackage.msi" /l*v "%temp%\MyPackge.log"   

it seems work but there is a command prompt appears while installing which is not nice at all.

Anyway to fix this ?

Answer 1

I end up with this.

msiexec /i MyPackage.msi" /l*v "..\MyPackge.log"   

because the .msi has been extracted to %temp%\MyProduct, that's why I can use "..\MyPackage.log"

Answer 2

you can choose to install /q quiet with no UI and /norestart options msiexec command line options http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367988%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Answer 3

You can hide the cmd.exe window by changing the Show window option to Hidden in the IExpress Wizard. In the .sed file, this would be:

ShowInstallProgramWindow=1