Fail to startup Oracle Database (failure in processing system parameters) - database

I'm going to setup Oracle DB 12c on Ubuntu 16.04. I'm following this guide.
But when I was trying to STARTUP, it's fail with this error:
SQL> connect sys as sysdba
Enter password:
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> STARTUP;
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
LRM-00109: could not open parameter file '/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/initSID.ora'
SQL>
How can I resolve this?
[Update]
I have resolved this by this way:
cp init.ora ./initSID.ora
Then it STARUP as well. But I still can not access to https://127.0.0.1:5500/em
I updated env as request from #vs_coder:
LC_PAPER=vi_VN
XDG_VTNR=7
ORBIT_SOCKETDIR=/tmp/orbit-huynq
XDG_SESSION_ID=c2
LC_ADDRESS=vi_VN
CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim
LC_MONETARY=vi_VN
TERMINATOR_UUID=######################
IBUS_DISABLE_SNOOPER=1
XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/huynq
GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID=4970
SESSION=ubuntu
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/huynq/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome-
ORACLE_UNQNAME=DB12C
TMPDIR=/tmp
DERBY_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db
QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1
LC_NUMERIC=vi_VN
WINDOWID=75497476
OLDPWD=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=
UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/upstart-session/1000/1478
GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge:unity-gtk-module
USER=oracle
http_proxy=#######################
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/lib:/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
LC_TELEPHONE=vi_VN
LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arc=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lha=01;31:*.lz4=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.tlz=01;31:*.txz=01;31:*.tzo=01;31:*.t7z=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.lrz=01;31:*.lz=01;31:*.lzo=01;31:*.xz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.war=01;31:*.ear=01;31:*.sar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.alz=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.cab=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.svgz=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.webm=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.flv=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.cgm=01;35:*.emf=01;35:*.ogv=01;35:*.ogx=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.m4a=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:*.oga=00;36:*.opus=00;36:*.spx=00;36:*.xspf=00;36:
ORACLE_SID=SID
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
UNITY_HAS_3D_SUPPORT=false
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
ORACLE_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
ftp_proxy=#######################
SESSION_MANAGER=local/huynq-VirtualBox:#/tmp/.ICE-unix/2277,unix/huynq-VirtualBox:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2277
DEFAULTS_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.default.path
GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE=/usr/share/applications/terminator.desktop
UNITY_DEFAULT_PROFILE=unity-lowgfx
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg
MAIL=/var/mail/oracle
PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games
DESKTOP_SESSION=ubuntu
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=appmenu-qt5
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
LC_IDENTIFICATION=vi_VN
JOB=unity-settings-daemon
PWD=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/bin
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
XMODIFIERS=#im=ibus
socks_proxy=#######################
SID=ORCL
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=
MANDATORY_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.mandatory.path
GDM_LANG=en_US
LC_MEASUREMENT=vi_VN
IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1
COMPIZ_CONFIG_PROFILE=ubuntu
GDMSESSION=ubuntu
https_proxy=#######################
GTK2_MODULES=overlay-scrollbar
SESSIONTYPE=gnome-session
XDG_SEAT=seat0
HOME=/home/oracle
SHLVL=2
LANGUAGE=en_US
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1
UPSTART_INSTANCE=
TMP=/tmp
LOGNAME=oracle
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=ubuntu
UPSTART_EVENTS=xsession started
COMPIZ_BIN_PATH=/usr/bin/
CLASSPATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/jlib:/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/rdbms/jlib
QT4_IM_MODULE=xim
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop:/var/lib/snapd/desktop
J2SDKDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-5aFOIz1iEI
LESSOPEN=| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s
UPSTART_JOB=unity7
INSTANCE=
DISPLAY=:0
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity
J2REDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre
GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
LC_TIME=vi_VN
LESSCLOSE=/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s
COLORTERM=gnome-terminal
XAUTHORITY=/home/huynq/.Xauthority
LC_NAME=vi_VN
_=/usr/bin/env`

There are two types of startup parameter files for Oracle Database
pfile(also called init.ora file which's of type text ) and
spfile( which's of type binary ). Prior to version 9i, there was
only pfile, but still might be preferred but the preference is
mainly for backward compatibility with the older releases.
If startup is performed with a pfile as in your case, you need to include the file and path to file :
SQL> startup pfile=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/initSID.ora
or you can create a spfile firstly by
SQL> create spfile from pfile='/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/initSID.ora'
and then startup
SQL> startup
without specifying any file.
For enterprise manager, you need to check
$ emctl status dbconsole and see what it tells,
and check whether ORACLE_SID parameter is set.

Looks like you need to set the environment variable ORACLE_SID to ORCL. Assuming you're in linux run this at the command line 'env', without the quotes, and update your original question with the output from that. When Oracle starts it looks for a number of environment variables, ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID are 2 of the critical ones. By posting the output of the env command someone might be able to help.
Also, as a side note, I usually have better luck installing the Oracle database software first, and then creating a database using either the DBCA or the create database command. The latter is a little more advanced but is a good thing to learn.

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I was trying to practice on Libreoffice where the package chooses Custom install and intalls only libre Writer. But the following script does the default installations what am I missing here? thanks.
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This is a pretty huge question, to one extent, and quite easy in another!
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The values you want to use should be passed in to Install-ChocolateyPackage using the silentArgs parameter.
However, I don't think the arguments you have there are going to work, even if you pass them in (though I may be mistaken).
Longer answer:
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Accepted arguments vary hugely by installer, and by software, and there's no guarantee you can do what you want silently from the commandline.
You can use something like Orca to find out what arguments an MSI may support, or search for documentation (or other folk having done the work before), or create an MST file to apply.
You could also use the Chocolatey for Business Package Builder, which scans the file and tries to identify useful arguments you can pass - though this requires a paid Business license for Chocolatey.

Upper filter device driver for a mouse

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WdfFdoInitSetFilter(DeviceInit);
WdfDeviceInitSetDeviceType(DeviceInit, FILE_DEVICE_MOUSE);
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However, I'm having trouble to install it as I would like on my virtual machine. Here is the INF file (don't pay too much attention to the comments, I just added them to better understand what's going on as it's the first time I'm confronted to such a file):
;
; EGMC_filter.inf
;
[Version]
Signature="$WINDOWS NT$" ;Operating system for which the INF file is valid
Class=Mouse ; The class is mouse
ClassGuid={4d36e96f-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} ; Mouse class GUID
Provider=%ManufacturerName% ; is specified in the Strings section (bottom of this file)
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DriverVer= ; TODO: set DriverVer in stampinf property pages
; The DestinationDirs section specifies the target destination directory for all copy, delete and/or rename operations
; on files referenced by name elsewhere in the INF file
[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 12 ; directory is \Drivers on WinNT platforms
EGMC_filter_Device_CoInstaller_CopyFiles = 11 ; Directory is \system32 on WinNt platforms
[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskName%,,,""
[SourceDisksFiles]
EGMC_filter.sys = 1,,
WdfCoInstaller$KMDFCOINSTALLERVERSION$.dll=1 ; make sure the number matches with SourceDisksNames
;*****************************************
; Install Section
;*****************************************
[Manufacturer] ; This section is used to list all devices handled by the driver
%ManufacturerName%=Standard,NT$ARCH$ ;stands for architecture. Is modified depending on x64 or x86
[Standard.NT$ARCH$] ; This is a model section
%EGMC_filter.DeviceDesc%=EGMC_filter_Device, USB\VID_093A&PID_2510; Specifying the Hardware ID for which to install the driver. No revision nb specified
[EGMC_filter_Device.NT] ; This is a DDInstall section
CopyFiles=Drivers_Dir ; CopyFiles directive that specify a copyfiles section (Drivers_Dir)
AddReg=EGMC_filter.AddReg
[EGMC_filter.AddReg]
HKR,,"UpperFilters",0x0010008,"EGMC_filter" ; REG_MULTI_SZ value
[Drivers_Dir] ; This is a CopyFile section.
EGMC_filter.sys ; All the files in this section are copied to the specified directory in the DestinationDirs section.
;-------------- Service installation
[EGMC_filter_Device.NT.Services]
AddService = EGMC_filter,%SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE%, EGMC_filter_Service_Inst ; create a service installation section
; -------------- EGMC_filter driver install sections
[EGMC_filter_Service_Inst]
DisplayName = %EGMC_filter.SVCDESC%
ServiceType = 1 ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
StartType = 3 ; SERVICE_DEMAND_START
ErrorControl = 1 ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL
ServiceBinary = %12%\EGMC_filter.sys ; create a value in the registry with the fully qualified path of the driver's file
;
;--- EGMC_filter_Device Coinstaller installation ------
;
[EGMC_filter_Device.NT.CoInstallers]
AddReg=EGMC_filter_Device_CoInstaller_AddReg ;Add a registry section
CopyFiles=EGMC_filter_Device_CoInstaller_CopyFiles
[EGMC_filter_Device_CoInstaller_AddReg]
HKR,,CoInstallers32,0x00010000, "WdfCoInstaller$KMDFCOINSTALLERVERSION$.dll,WdfCoInstaller"
[EGMC_filter_Device_CoInstaller_CopyFiles]
WdfCoInstaller$KMDFCOINSTALLERVERSION$.dll
[EGMC_filter_Device.NT.Wdf]
KmdfService = EGMC_filter, EGMC_filter_wdfsect
[EGMC_filter_wdfsect]
KmdfLibraryVersion = $KMDFVERSION$
[Strings]
SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE= 0x00000002
ManufacturerName="EGMC" ; My manufacturer name
ClassName="Mouse" ; ClassName of the device
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EGMC_filter.DeviceDesc = "EGMC Filter Device"
EGMC_filter.SVCDESC = "EGMC_filter Service"
I'm trying to install my driver in a virtual machine running Windows 10. The VM is configured to support USB 2.0 and I've added a USB device filter in order for the VM to detect my particular mouse (otherwise, the VM couldn't distinguish the different mice connected).
First I tried deploying it via Visual Studio using the "Install/Reinstall and Verify" option in the project properties (configuration properties -> Driver Install -> Deployment). Note that remove previous driver versions before deployment is selected.
It didn't work and I got the following error messages :
[17:32:01:625]: ERROR: Task "Default Driver Package Installation Task" failed to complete successfully. Look at the logs in the driver test group explorer for more details on the failure.
[17:32:02:348]: Driver Post Install Actions
[17:32:02:348]: Removing any existing files from test execution folder.
[17:32:02:375]: Copying required files for "Driver Post Install Actions".
[17:32:02:934]: [Driver Post Install Actions] Command Line:
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[17:32:05:387]: Result Summary: Total=1, Passed=1, Failed=0, Blocked=0, Warned=0, Skipped=0
[17:32:05:388]: Task "Driver Post Install Actions" completed successfully
Driver Deployment Task Failed: Default Driver Package Installation Task
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Secondly, I tried using the "Hardware ID Driver" option instead of the "Install/Reinstall and Verify" one with the following Hardware ID "USB\VID_093A&PID_2510" (same as the one specified in the INF). It worked this time. However, I'm not sure to understand exactly why. So now that you got a better picture of what I'm doing, here are my questions :
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2) What if I want to release my driver package via Internet ? What's the point of this section then ?
3) By default when I created the project, VS filled the disk name with "EGMC_filter Installation Disk". What does it correspond to ? Should I modify it ?
4) I don't understand how the deployment process works. I guess that VS first transfers the driver package (containing the .INF, .cat and .sys) to the VM and then launches the .INF file in the VM. Is that right ? If yes, what does the DiskName correspond to in the VM ? Does VS create some kind of ISO containing the package ? Where can I find where the package is stored in the VM ?
5) Does the deployment process differ when using the "Hardware ID Driver Update" and the "Install/Reinstall […]" options ?
6) Any idea why I can't install my driver using the "Install/Reinstall and Verify" option ? What's wrong with the INF file ? Has it something to do with the Disk name ?
7) Despite having read this page, I'm confused about why I can deploy my driver with the "Hardware ID" option considering that I didn't respect the form Root\xxx (I saw this page afterwards). However, it seems clear that for what I want to do, I must install my driver using the other option. Any idea why it still seems to work (at least partially) ?
8) After the "incorrect" installation is completed, a "EGMC Filter Device" entry is added to the Device Manager under Mice and other pointer devices even when the mouse of interest is unplugged. Why is this ? When I plug it, another entry appears.
9) When my driver is installed, the mouse doesn't work anymore (it doesn't even light up !). However, as the upper filter doesn't do anything for now, the mouse should work normally. The only explanation I've found so far is that the driver is installed as a function driver and not as a filter one. Could it be the case ? In the registry of the VM, I'm unable to find the UpperFilters keys with the "EGMC_filter" value in the section "Ordinateur\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4d36e96f-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}". The only one I found is : "UpperFilters : VboxMouse mouclass". It comforts me in my idea that the driver is installed as a function one… Could the VM interferes with my driver ?
10) The driver details of the mouse of interest (left) and the regular one (right) also confuse me as the mouhid is missing from the former.
11) Lastly, what's the point of specifying in the driver code that it's a filter driver ? What does it change concretely ?
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I'm looking forward to your replies.
Guillaume.

C program exits giving error ORA-12162: TNS:net service name is incorrectly specified

I am working on a remote red-hat server and there I'm developing a c application to insert data in to a remote oracle database. So first i installed the OCI instant client rpm on the server and tried to compile a sample program. after certain linkages I could compile it. But then when I am going to run it. It exits giving an error saying
ORA-12162: TNS:net service name is incorrectly specified
The sample code I used is from the blog (refer to this code in case you need to clarify the things.where I’m quoting only few pieces to this post) René Nyffenegger's collection of things on the web
René Nyffenegger on Oracle
(refer to this code in case you need to clarify the things.where I’m quoting only few pieces to this post)
In the code I added some prints to check for the error And it seems like It gets stuck in the OCIServerAttach() function r gives a printed walue of -1
r=OCIServerAttach(srv, err, dbname, strlen(dbname), (ub4) OCI_DEFAULT);
printf("r value %d",r);
if (r != OCI_SUCCESS) {
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goto clean_up;
}
Another point is that in the compilation process it gives a warning saying that a certain libry is not include. but the exicutable file is created. Here is the massage I get in the compilation process.
[laksithe#loancust ~]$ gcc -L$ORACLE_HOME/lib/ -L$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/ -o oci_test oci_test.o -L/usr/lib/oracle/12.1/client64/lib -lclntsh `cat $ORACLE_HOME/lib/sysliblist`
cat: /lib/sysliblist: No such file or directory
Going through the web I found that by creating a tnsnames.ora file with the connection details I could solve the problem. But even It didn't work for me. Here is the link for that blog blog
It has been a week since this error and I cold'nt solve it. could someone please help me.
connection string format I used is abc.ghi.com:1521/JKLMN
My recommendation is to bypass tnsnames completely. Oracle has always allowed you to put in the direct connection details, but EZConnect makes that even easier.
When you format your connection string, instead of listing the TNS name, use the actual connection properties in the following format:
servername:port/service name
For Example
MyOracle.MyCompany.Com:1521/SalesReporting
Your connection string might also require direct=true, but I'm honestly not sure.
I like the idea of tnsnames, but it's a double edged sword. When it works, it's great. When it doesn't, you want to throw something. With EZConnect, it always works.
By the way, if you don't know the properties of the three items above, find a machine that connect via tnsnames and:
tnsping <your TNS-named database>

rpm and Yum don't believe a package is installed after Chef installs

Running chef-solo (Installing Chef Omnibus (12.3)) on centos6.6
My recipe has the following simple code:
package 'cloud-init' do
action :install
end
log 'rpm-qi' do
message `rpm -qi cloud-init`
level :warn
end
log 'yum list' do
message `yum list cloud-init`
level :warn
end
But it outputs the following:
- install version 0.7.5-10.el6.centos.2 of package cloud-init
* log[rpm-qi] action write[2015-07-16T16:46:35+00:00] WARN: package cloud-init is not installed
[2015-07-16T16:46:35+00:00] WARN: Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto
Available Packages
cloud-init.x86_64 0.7.5-10.el6.centos.2 extras
I am at a loss as to why rpm/yum and actually rpmquery don't see the package as installed.
EDIT: To clarify I am specifically looking for the following string post package install to then apply a change to the file (I understand this is not a very chef way to do something I am happy to accept suggestions):
rpmquery -l cloud-init | grep 'distros/__init__.py$'
I have found that by using the following:
install_report = shell_out('yum install -y cloud-init').stdout
cloudinit_source = shell_out("rpmquery -l cloud-init | grep 'distros/__init__.py$'").stdout
I can then get the file I am looking for and perform
Chef::Util::FileEdit.new(cloudinit_source.chomp(''))
The file moves based on the distribution but I need to edit that file specifically with in place changes.
Untested code, just to give the idea:
package 'cloud-init' do
action :install
notifies :run,"ruby_block[update_cloud_init]"
end
ruby_block 'update_cloud_init' do
block do
cloudinit_source = shell_out("rpmquery -l cloud-init | grep 'distros/__init__.py$'").stdout
rc = Chef::Util::FileEdit.new(cloudinit_source.chomp(''))
rc.search_file_replace_line(/^what to find$/,
"replacement datas for the line")
rc.write_file
end
end
ruby_block example taken and adapted from here
I would better go using a template to manage the whole file, what I don't understand is why you don't know where it will be at first...
Previous answer
I assume it's a compile vs converge problem. at the time the message is stored (and so your command is executed) the package is not already installed.
Chef run in two phase, compile then converge.
At compile time it build a collection of resources and at converge time it execute code for the resource to get them in the described state.
When your log resource is compiled, the ugly back-ticks are evaluated, at this time there's a package resource in the collection but the resource has not been executed, so the output is correct.
I don't understand what you want to achieve with those log resources at all.
If you want to test your node state after chef-run use a handler maybe calling ServerSpec as in Test-Kitchen.

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Install Script Code :
GetProfString(TARGETDIR + "SampleSetup.ini","Main","AppTitle",szItemName);
Custom Action : Below is the major custom Action detail which was scheduled to be run "After InstallFinalize".
Function Name : AddDesktopShortCut (Custom Install Script Function)
Target : Synchonous(Check Exit Code)
In-Script Execution : Immediate Execution
Execution Scheduling : Always execute
Install UI Sequence :
Install Exec Sequence : After IntallFinalize
Install Exec Condition : Not Installed
Remaining Settings are the default ones.
Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks for your Time.
If that's all of your code, how can you tell if it read the value?
I would suggest either using the debugger, or sprinkling some MessageBox calls in to see what values your program uses. In particular, ensure the ini file is where your code is looking (TARGETDIR + "SampleSetup.ini" should likely be TARGETDIR ^ "SampleSetup.ini" instead), check the return code from GetProfString, and see what szItemName is after the call.

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