How do you call the .mst file in the command line of the exception deployer? (Acrobat Pro CC)

Question

In setting up an Acrobat Pro deployment with the Creative Cloud Packager, I wanted to include changes made by the customization wizard as described here:

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/packager/deploying-acrobat.html

When I deployed previous versions of Acrobat, I simply added in Transforms=filename.mst to the command line for the changes to take effect. With the Creative Cloud Packager and the Exceptions Deployer command line syntax, I’m not clear on how to call the .mst file during installation. Is this still possible?

Right now I’m using the following two commands:

exceptiondeployer.exe --workflow=install --mode=pre --installlanguage=en_US
msiexec.exe /i Acrobat_x64.msi

While normally I would add the transform syntax to the second command, that doesn’t seem correct in this case as the transform is a modification of the MSI that is part of the “exceptions” folder.

Abhijit_Kr_ · Accepted Answer

Hi sszczygiel,Please try this command instead of Exception DeployerMSIEXEC /I \AcroPro.msi TRANSFORMS="\AcroPro.mst" /qnPlease let us know if it helps.Regards,Abhijit

PT_luas · Answer

Hello Steve,What you need to do to comply with Adobe's instructions of using ExceptionDeployer and still use the Customization wizard, is to edit the existing .mst files in the Transforms subfolder (Exceptions\AcrobatProfessional11.0-mul\Transforms).The installlanguage parameter given to ExceptionDeployer determines which file you need to edit.exceptiondeployer.exe --workflow=install --mode=pre --installlanguage=en_US -> edit en_US.mstexceptiondeployer.exe --workflow=install --mode=pre --installlanguage=fi_FI -> edit fi_FI.mstetc.1. Open AcroPro.msi as usually.2. Load the existing .mst transformation file from the Transfomations subfolder (Transform menu | Load Transform...).3. Make your desired customizations and remember to leave the serial number field empty.4. Save your changes and replace the original file by overwriting it. (Transform menu | Save Transform...).-pt-

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