Order that External Apps to Run ... will run in

[EdinBrightonIllinois]

10-59 pm 03-27-08

Hi Sergio,

In another thread I talked about running two external apps after all files have been extracted to the destination folder.

If I want App2 to run after App1 is it important to enter the info for App1 First?

I am wondering when I look at the table after I enter the info if the top app runs before the lower app. If I am right is there any way to note the order other than entering one before the other?

Thanks, Ed

[Sergio Pappalardo]

If I want App2 to run after App1 is it important to enter the info for App1 First?
I am wondering when I look at the table after I enter the info if the top app runs before the lower app. If I am right is there any way to note the order other than entering one before the other?

The external applications (before or after doesn't matter) are executed in the order they appear in the list (top-down).

More precisely, the execution order is the one corresponding to the intallation script lines in sections ">AppsToRunBefore" or ">AppsToRunAfter" (use the Script Editor or go to the Creation step and scroll down the memo box). These lines respect the order of the lists I talked before.

To change the order of the applications after they are added, just use the task pane on the left. The "Current step tasks" are useful action that can be used in the step you are. So, in the "External Applications" step, you have "Wizard", "Move up", "Move down", "Move to list ...", "Run ...".
Now you can already guess it by yourself: the tasks you are interested in are "Move up" and "Move down" to move the selected applications up or down in the list. Doing so, you can see that the application corresponding line in the installation script is changed accordingly.

NOTE: tasks are useful! Read this.