Re: BUG #18012: Installer fails to run .bat files when they are registered to Notepad++

Matt Feemster <matt.feemster@gmail.com>

From: Matt Feemster <matt.feemster@gmail.com>
To: Manika Singhal <manika.singhal@enterprisedb.com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org, Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com>
Date: 2023-07-14T05:08:29Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
Thank you. I downloaded the new installer, set Notepad++ as the default
handler for .bat files, and ran the installer successfully to completion.
So you can close this ticket.

-Matt

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 7:05 AM Manika Singhal <
manika.singhal@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> We addressed this issue in our recently released installer with package
> revision no.3 (postgresql-15.3-3-windows-x64.exe).
>
> Please try downloading the installer from
> https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads
>
>  --
> Thanks & Regards
> Manika Singhal
> EDB Pune
>
>
>
>
> On 04-Jul-2023, at 4:24 PM, Sandeep Thakkar <
> sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> Thanks for reporting the issue and for the analysis. We will look further
> and try to address this issue. Thank you
>
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 4:24 PM PG Bug reporting form <
> noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
>
>> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>>
>> Bug reference:      18012
>> Logged by:          Matt Feemster
>> Email address:      matt.feemster@gmail.com
>> PostgreSQL version: 15.3
>> Operating system:   Windows 10 Pro
>> Description:
>>
>> When running the installer it proceeds until just about the end, then
>> hangs
>> indefinitely trying to initialize the database.
>> I noticed that when this happened, Notepad++ would open two .bat temporary
>> batch files.
>> I realized that the .bat file extension was registered to be opened with
>> Notepad++, which caused the scripts not to be run, but rather just opened
>> as
>> text.
>> Once I de-registered Notepad++ as the default program for .bat files, the
>> installer completed successfully.
>>
>> I think you may need to explicitly use cmd.exe to run the .bat files,
>> rather
>> than just "opening" them.
>>
>>
>
> --
> Sandeep Thakkar
>
>
>
>

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