[WiX-users] MsiGetTargetPath() returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE

Hello, Can anybody tell me how to use MsiGetTargetPath() to get TARGETDIR value from my installer? I am calling this method from my DLL. But for the first call, it returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE. I am using the same handle that is passed to DLL method. Is there anything wrong with my cod

Re: [WiX-users] Failed to read iiswebs table

Forgot to say that my os is xp professional and iis is 5.1. - succeed one The other machine os is win2003 server and iis is 6.0. - failed one The IP and port are all the same. Thanks ChenMao From: Mao Chen (ATC) Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 9:33 AM To: Mao Chen

[WiX-users] Failed to read iiswebs table

We encountered an error when installing my msi : "Failed to read iiswebs table (-2147023728)". It is OK to install on my machine. But when installing it on another machine, error happened. I want to create a virtual directory in the "Default Web Site", and I use the ip : "(All Unassigned)" in i

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Stern also spoke to Shirley from God Hates Fags about her threats of protesting the funerals of some Amish children that were killed this week. Jen Houston, the sexiest college girl, and porn actress Courtney Cummz visited the show to play The Wheel of Farts to win some plugs on the show. Bubba the

Re: [WiX-users] Error code lookup

Yes, I think any namespaces on the element need to be propogated up to the including file's top-level element, or need to be explicitly qualified (with an XML namespace declaration) at the point of use. IIRC the last one was someone using the IIS schema within the included file, but not in the inc

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

This problem was reported by our QA department who are all running XP. I am running 2003 Server. When you say 'Notepad' you are referring to FoobarAppl10.exe, right? The log that I sent does not include code 1903. Do our logs otherwise match? When you say the file was moved to Config.MSI, doe

Re: [WiX-users] Background color (and other settings) for a Dialog

Adrian Alonso wrote: How can I set the background color (and other settings) for a Dialog? Dialogs get their background color from Windows. If you want to change it, the easiest way is to use a bitmap that covers the entire dialog. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org

Re: [WiX-users] about public property

Mao Chen (ATC) wrote: We encountered an error when installing my msi : "Failed to read iiswebs table (-2147023728)". You might want to start a separate thread with a better title. I won't be able to help you with the IIS custom actions. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org -

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

Adding /wix-users/ back to the thread. John Lalande wrote: I copied Notepad.exe to a folder shared with Sample.wxs and changed its name to FoobarAppl10.exe. Then I compiled. I ran the resulting installer and fired up the app from the desktop shortcut. Without closing the app, I started the

Re: [WiX-users] Wix v2 Appllication launch fails if user changes install path.

Thanx for getting back to me Bob... The code in my exit dialog looks like this: 1 (NOT Installed) AND (LAUNCHPRODUCT = 1)

Re: [WiX-users] light exit code 259?

> I'm trying to automate a build process and detect whether light has > returned successfully. light.exe is returning exit code 259, > however 259 isn't defined in messages.xml. Ah, I've solved my mystery. The function I was calling that redirects the captured output from light.exe wasn't always

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts/

André, I have a very similar issue whereby Vista Logo testing automatically fails any component that has more than one shortcut within it. As such I have removed a shortcut from the component containing the app's main executable and have created a new component that installs an LNK file (a copy

[WiX-users] light exit code 259?

I'm trying to automate a build process and detect whether light has returned successfully. light.exe is returning exit code 259, however 259 isn't defined in messages.xml. Searching through the source I found this in Msi\View.cs: int error = MsiInterop.MsiViewFetch(this.Handle, out rec

[WiX-users] IIS-WebSite in wix

I am making the installer from wix, and I need to create a website if the default one doesn't exist. Here is the situation: If the WebSite element is under Component, then wix will create the website. So during uninstall, the website will be deleted. If the WebSite element is else where, accordi

[WiX-users] How to advertise features?

Hi, During installation, in the installing user account I am creating a directory under %My Document% folder. I have to create this directory for all the existing users on the system and also, whenever a new user account is created, in that new account also this directory shoud be created. I

Re: [WiX-users] about public property

We encountered an error when installing my msi : "Failed to read iiswebs table (-2147023728)". It is OK to install on my machine. But when installing it on another machine, error happened. I want to create a virtual directory in the "Default Web Site", and I use the ip : "(All Unassigned)" in i

[WiX-users] Background color (and other settings) for a Dialog

Hi, How can I set the background color (and other settings) for a Dialog? Currently I can change the color for the text appearing in dialogs through the element but I can't find anything similar for Dialogs (basically I need to set the color black as the background color to all dialogs). I did

Re: [WiX-users] Convincing customer to use WiX toolset - isit enterprise ready?

Bob Arnson wrote: > André Pönitz wrote: > > However, this page only contains three "Sponsor Links", > > no trace of any Wix related documentation at all. > > > > This gives the wrong impression IMHO. > > Anyone can contribute documentation. I was not aware that mere users were supposed to contri

Re: [WiX-users] Convincing customer to use WiX toolset - isit enterprise ready?

André Pönitz wrote: > However, this page only contains three "Sponsor Links", > no trace of any Wix related documentation at all. > > This gives the wrong impression IMHO. > Anyone can contribute documentation. I added three links and deleted a bunch of spam. Took five minutes. -- sig://boB

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

John Lalande wrote: > If you'd like I can send the log file for the tutorial package > directly to you for your inspection. It's only 79KB. Let me know. Sure. I'll be glad to take a look. Can't promise much, though -- this sounds like a very odd problem. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org -

Re: [WiX-users] question

Arnette, Bill wrote: > I could add an App Path\Path entry based on the short name, except I > don't think I can reliably deduce the short name to register. Can't you use [!fileId] in those values? -- sig://boB http://bobs.org -

Re: [WiX-users] Wix v2 Appllication launch fails if user changes install path.

Chuck wrote: > I have an installer that has a checkbox on the exit dialog that is > supposed to launch the application. It works perfectly unless the user > changes the installation folder? > > I added the checkbox and custom action following the method in section > 8.6 of the tutorial. > C

[WiX-users] Browse existing SQL server

Hello, this is my first posting on the mailing list. ;-) Prior to WiX, I used Flexnet Adminstudio for creating MSI files for software I developed. Since AdminStudio does not only have many features but also many bugs and moreover it does not integrate in my development processes, I decided to g