Re: [WIN32] Quiet install and changing defaults

["Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>]

> I am attempting to override the default installation 
> directory that the postgres MSI uses. I'm not familiar with 
> MSI, but from what I've read I can specify properties on the 
> command line to change properties in the installer? I've 
> tried a variety of properties from looking at the 
> installation log and by examining the properties using the 
> ORCA tool from Microsoft. All to no avail:
> 
> msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi SOURCEDIR=[my directory] 
> msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi TARGETDIR=[my directory] 
> msiexec /i postgresql-8.1.msi DEVDIR=[my directory]
> 
> In all cases the installer still presents me with the default 
> directory (c:\Program Files\Postgres8.1) and not the one I 
> specify on the command line. Should some combination of the 
> above work?
> 
> My final goal is to be able to spawn the pgsql installer from 
> my installer and override defaults for the user and password 
> and installation directory. Is this feasible?
> 
> Hopefully this is the right list, if not if someone could 
> direct me to the correct one, I'd appreciate it.

This is documented on
http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/silent.html. THe property
you're looking for is BASEDIR. You'll also need to send it to
postgresql-8.1-int.msi - this is also documented on the page above.

//Magnus