Dave Mason implores us to think of the installation:
Every tsql command in your SQL script(s) has the potential to fail. It’s important to catch and handle tsql errors so that they don’t cause the entire installation to fail. This will require a lot of defensive, resilient, fault-tolerant coding on your part. Here’s an example for creating the database. Note the emphasis on permissions, which I touched on in another post.
This is important advice if you send installation scripts to customers (even if you’re using a packager to generate an install EXE).
Kevin,
I’m honored that you linked to my blog post. Thank you!