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July 6, 2011
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Error message codes for AIR installer

  • July 6, 2011
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Hello, again,

I've found a small error code section for the Reader Updater, so I know it's standard practice to provide error notices.

Where can I find a list of installer error messages for Adobe AIR on the MacOS platform? I've seen error 7 or 8 during very early testing, if I remember correctly.

This will help us produce better error feedback to a user in case AIR fails to install.

Thanks

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Correct answer chris.campbell

They are in our redistribution doc, which you can get access to once you fill out the following form: Adobe AIR Runtime Distribution

Here's the table for exit codes:

Runtime installer exit codes

The Adobe AIR installer outputs the following exit codes:

Exit code

Description

0

Successful install

1

Successful, but restart required for completion

2

Usage error (incorrect arguments)

3

Runtime not found

4

Loading runtime failed

5

Unknown error

6

Installation canceled

7

Installation failed

8

Installation failed; update already in progress

9

Installation failed; application already installed

As you'll notice, exit code 7 is really just a "catch all" and not particularly useful.  It can also be helpful to refer to the runtime error codes from time to time.  You can find these here:  Run-time Errors

Thanks,

Chris

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chris.campbellCorrect answer
Legend
July 11, 2011

They are in our redistribution doc, which you can get access to once you fill out the following form: Adobe AIR Runtime Distribution

Here's the table for exit codes:

Runtime installer exit codes

The Adobe AIR installer outputs the following exit codes:

Exit code

Description

0

Successful install

1

Successful, but restart required for completion

2

Usage error (incorrect arguments)

3

Runtime not found

4

Loading runtime failed

5

Unknown error

6

Installation canceled

7

Installation failed

8

Installation failed; update already in progress

9

Installation failed; application already installed

As you'll notice, exit code 7 is really just a "catch all" and not particularly useful.  It can also be helpful to refer to the runtime error codes from time to time.  You can find these here:  Run-time Errors

Thanks,

Chris

Participating Frequently
July 12, 2011

Thank you very much, Chris!

This will help me improve our install logs for those odd cases when code takes paths that are... incredible because of really unusual conditions

It's good to know that the list is short. We haven't really encountered anything but 0's in the past few weeks, because our own installer has become more robust.