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

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(dot)singhal(at)enterprisedb(dot)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(dot)thakkar(at)enterprisedb(dot)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(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
>> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>>
>> Bug reference: 18012
>> Logged by: Matt Feemster
>> Email address: matt(dot)feemster(at)gmail(dot)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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