29512 - WinProf & WinReg APIs return -229 on Mac & Linux. Should be another error code.

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, enhancement, P3)

Description

[David Epstein]

builds 2000-02-25.
0. Run on Mac or Linux.
1. Go to http://jimbob/trigger2.html
2. Select any of the WinProfile or WinReg scripts: a_winprofile_writestring, 
a_winprofile_getstring, a_winreg_createkey, ...
3. Trigger. OK.
4. Check logfile.
Result: Install FAILS with -229 error (script error).
Expected: Script aborts with error indicating that it's not supported on these 
platforms. i.e. -202 (access denied), -214 (does not exist), or create a new 
error for "not supported" ...

Comment 1

[Cathleen]

Those are windows only APIs.  It is correct that it is a script error (-229) if 
you're trying to use it on Mac & Unix.  It would be nice to have a better error 
msg, but script writers should know better not to use those APIs on Mac & Unix.

Marking this bug as an enchancement.

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

On Mac and Linux the GetWin etc APIs return an object. You must check this 
object for null, because if it's null you didn't get it. Attempting to call 
methods of null will cause a script abort as expected.

Comment 3

[David Epstein]

ok.