Python/Qt/SQLite3 application does not run when in

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I have a program in Qt. So I created the release with windeployqt.exe . --quick It has an SQLite3 database, some modules I compiled in Python, a help folder with a User guide... it looks like this:

Now, if I run pymepos.exe directly from here, everything works fine. The DB is clean and the Python modules are called and executed successfully. If I create an installer with Inno Setup for this files, after installing my own program I noticed I have some old stuff it used to be in the database. Also it doesn't run my Python modules at all. I'm walking blind here since I can't know what's going on (i don't have any log file or anything), if I check my modules separately they seem to work fine, but the main Qt program can't run them.

So at this point I reinstalled Inno Setup (thinking it might have a cache somewhere), moved my release files somewhere else, readded files to the .iss. Compile and nothing, same thing.

Also, I did notice that running the installed pymepos.exe as administrator it will use the clean database that it is supposed to use, but still the modules don't seem to work. Any Ideas?

Here's my .iss file:

; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!

[Setup]
; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application.
; Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
AppId={{0BA2A484-5F5E-49F5-94AC-5C7410C70B30}
AppName=PYMEPOS
AppVersion=1.0.5
;AppVerName=PYMEPOS 1.0.5
AppPublisher=Cubix Softworks
DefaultDirName={pf}\Cubix506/PYMEPOS
DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
OutputDir=F:\installer_leon
SetupIconFile=D:\Proyectos\QT\PymePOS\project\res\icon.ico
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes

[Languages]
Name: "spanish"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Spanish.isl"

[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked

[Files]
Source: "F:\release_leon\pymepos.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\D3Dcompiler_47.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\libEGL.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\libGLESV2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\libstdc++-6.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\libwinpthread-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\opengl32sw.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Core.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Gui.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Network.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Qml.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Quick.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Sql.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Svg.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Widgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\Qt5Xml.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "F:\release_leon\db\*"; DestDir: "{app}\db"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\help\*"; DestDir: "{app}\help"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\iconengines\*"; DestDir: "{app}\iconengines"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\imageformats\*"; DestDir: "{app}\imageformats"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\modules\*"; DestDir: "{app}\modules"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\platforms\*"; DestDir: "{app}\platforms"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\qmltooling\*"; DestDir: "{app}\qmltooling"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\sqldrivers\*"; DestDir: "{app}\sqldrivers"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "F:\release_leon\translations\*"; DestDir: "{app}\translations"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Icons]
Name: "{commonprograms}\PYMEPOS"; Filename: "{app}\pymepos.exe"
Name: "{commondesktop}\PYMEPOS"; Filename: "{app}\pymepos.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon

[Run]
Filename: "{app}\pymepos.exe"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,PYMEPOS}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent

Answer 1

This is pretty vague question. But to give you some possibilities:

• Your application is not designed to be run from a path with a space in the file name (Program Files)
• Your application needs a write access to its installation folder. What it does not have, when run from Program Files. The fact that you have less problems, when running the application as an Administrator suggests this is (one of) the problem.

For a test, try to install the application to say C:\PYMEPOS.

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Ntb, Inno Setup does not cache any files. Reinstalling the Inno Setup won't fix anything. I do not think your problem has anything to do with the Inno Setup actually.

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See also Application does not work when installed with Inno Setup.