MSI Repackaging

DSM MSI Repackager: Converting an eScript Package to an MSI Package

You use the MSI Repackager to generate a new MSI Package containing a MSI-based software from an existing eScript Package belonging to a legacy application.

The Repackager replaces the converted script commands with the MSI-based software - the "migrated" parts of the original script are therefore deleted.

If the original eScript (legacy application) has already been executed on managed computers, you should retain it - in order to be able to e.g. post-install an element (user or computer portion) that has not yet been installed. The Repackager therefore enables you to create a copy of the original. The Repackager then edits this copy and, in this case, the original is preserved.

These are the eScript commands you can use in the MSI-based software:

• AddIni
• AppendPath
• CreateIcon
• CreateLink
• InstallFileList
• InstallService
• RegLoad
• Set

There are an array of limitations, however, which means that these commands can only be MSI-migrated, if at all, under certain conditions. Please refer to the online documentation.

See also:
MSI Repackaging: Overview
Install MSI Package