> 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

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Magnus Hagander wrote:

>>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
>
>
>
Excellent!

Thanks for the info!

-- chris