[chef] Re: Running an executable with commandline arguments on windows

[Benjamin Micucci < >]

Sean,

I'm not sure if there's a windows command line argument for idempotency, however within your resource you can add a "not_if file exists" (not the correct syntactic btw) & just check to see if the folder created within Program Files or whatever the default location is for your executable exists. If the folder exists, it won't install again.

Hope this helps,

Ben

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On May 4, 2015, at 10:52 PM, Sean Farrow < "> > wrote:

Hi All,

 

I’m in a situation where I need to run an executable (a nulsoft installer fyi) to install a product silently on windows.

What is the best way of running an executable with commandline arguments so the install is idempotent?

Kind regards

Sean.