Hi Denis,

it's hard to find failures ins Setups, not quite as comfortable as with VFP. I use ISD not ISE, so I have no idea how much ISE is crippled. But never mind its all just a database. A lot of that what you can do depends on the level you know about MSI databases. Check microsoft, there is an SDK what ships with an msi editor (ORCA) to.

If you get an errornumber, google for those.

is the a first time setup or an update. If an update, have you folowed the rules for major updates?

I see several ways ways
- no knowlegde about MSI
+recreate the setup from scratch. If this is not a first setup but merly an update you need to keep all the little GUIDS (Update/Productcode, the Componetcodes) you might copy them step by step from the old setup

-You know how MSI works.
+check ISE's "Direct editor" node if available on your project and check what happend with directory table. Check component table against directory.
+if ISE opens MSI tables check the MSI created by ISD the same way.
-if there is no "Direct editor" node or the ISE does not open MSI files, get yourself a copy of the SDK and use ORCA to check the tables.
-if you can not get ORCA, see if you acces the sdk help files at least. The MSI engine on your comp is acessible via automation, so you might open the tables from VFP. The SDK gives VB examples.

>Hi,
>When directory structure has directory entry "Database" setup fail with interne error. Is there a way to save Database directory name and avoid error... or.. what to do in this case
>
>The installshield express visual foxpro edition version 3.5 SerivcePack 4.
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>Thanks
>Denis