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

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.

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.
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar

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

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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.
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar

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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