[WiX-users] Better handling of invalid mergeLanguage

Hi, In src\wix\Binder.cs ProcessMergeModules exceptions are handled for when the merge module file does not exist and some other cases and you get great error messages. But if you've specified an invalid language for the merge all you get is a COMException: light.exe : error LGHT0001 : The langua

[WiX-users] Fw: Custom Action DLL

Sorry, sent to wrong address. - Original Message - From: Lionel Pinkhard To: Levi Wilson Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL #include "Install.h" TCHAR *GetPath(MSIHANDLE hInstall, TCHAR *szFolder) { TCHAR* szPath = NULL; DWORD cchPa

Re: [WiX-users] Strang (unreadable) emails from Rob

No please do not stop answering. There is lot of valuable information in your emails, so I think that it is better to get answer in hard readable email than no answer at all. thanks for explanation Stefan Rob Mensching wrote: > Yeah, this was just pointed out to me this morning. My laptop is i

Re: [WiX-users] Strang (unreadable) emails from Rob

Yeah, this was just pointed out to me this morning. My laptop is in a not very happy place and a bunch of things are just not quite working right (but close enough that I haven't taken the time to wipe the machine and rebuild). I suppose I could just stop answering questions for a while... ma

[WiX-users] How to Regasm a dll in WIX

Hello All, I have a managed dll.I want to register it using Regasm. Could anyone help me in acheiving this? Regards, -Kalappa Pattar - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsa

[WiX-users] Strang (unreadable) emails from Rob

Hi List (and specialy Rob Mensching) Recently I found that I am (almost) not able to read the emails from Rob Mensching. I thought that my email client (Thunderbird) is not able to parse the syntax. But Looking to the online forum http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=31350302&for

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Thanks, I'll have a look at it, though I'm using WiX 2 at the moment, will be upgrading once stable. Lionel - Original Message - From: Bob Arnson To: Lionel Pinkhard Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Cust

Re: [WiX-users] SelectionTree Not Updated

Can you post your wxs source file? On 1/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I got it to do something even more funny...my feature tree is like this: + Complete Bin Doc Input Source (should be disabled at Level="0") Output Src (should be disabled at Level=

Re: [WiX-users] SelectionTree Not Updated

I got it to do something even more funny...my feature tree is like this: + Complete Bin Doc Input Source (should be disabled at Level="0") Output Src (should be disabled at Level="0") When I got to the SelectionTree screen, I saw this: + Complete Bin Doc Inpu

Re: [WiX-users] Running an exe with a working directory

What version of the WiX toolset are you using? That syntax below shouldn't link. The FileKey attribute is supposed to refer to a File/@Id somewhere.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick SteeleAfter='InstallFinalize'>NOTupon running the msi, as the final dialog shows up the exebut fails

Re: [WiX-users] Running an exe with a working directory

You need a Custom Action Type 34 to run an exe with a working directory. Try this: K-ballo.- Patrick Steele escribió: > After the end of my install, I wish to run my newly created exe with command > line parameters. The exe is dependent upon dlls that have been added during > the install, so

[WiX-users] Running an exe with a working directory

After the end of my install, I wish to run my newly created exe with command line parameters. The exe is dependent upon dlls that have been added during the install, so I'm figuring maybe I have to set the working directory somehow prior to running the exe so that it will correctly pick up the d

[WiX-users] strapped

We feel this approach is exclusive to the ReviewMe marketplace and sets us apart. ReviewMe parent, Text Link Ads was acquired by MediaWhiz in November of this year. I have botha windows client and the web client for it. I hope thatothers will continue to teach this class. Particularly, Susan Mi

Re: [WiX-users] Localized [USERNAME] string expanded at build time?

What's in the registry at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MS Setup(Acme)\User Info? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart A. Malone Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:57 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-user

Re: [WiX-users] Localized [USERNAME] string expanded at build time?

Should have thought of this the first time. USERNAME is a built-in property. There is even a NOUSERNAME property. I suggest checking out the MSI SDK.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart A. Malone [USERNAME] should evaluate to whatever you set that Property to at runtime or hard coded

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

I just checked from one of my other computers (Windows 2003 Server) heat.exe is working with an OCX file as expected. The problem is that heat.exe is not generating any of the registry settings if it is run from a Vista machine. I am running this under an Administrator Console. It does not giv

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Rob, Yes I have noticed that. Just read your post on small or minor update, it was very helpful, however, I think I would have to do a major upgrade every time. Since my MSI automation violates every minor upgrade rule. Our Continues Integration server builds a MSI and runs all units tests eve

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

I have never tried it with an ocx file, sorry I can't help. It worked for me with a COM DLL the same manner in which tallow did. On 1/4/07, Dan Hoeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This doesn't seem to work correctly. tallow.exe -s Drop2Ctrl.ocx > temp.wxs would spit out the component with a

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

This doesn't seem to work correctly. tallow.exe -s Drop2Ctrl.ocx > temp.wxs would spit out the component with a file and any of the dllselfreg registry settings that go with it. When I run heat.exe file Drop2Ctrl.ocx -out temp.wxs All that I get is the component with the file I do not get any of

Re: [WiX-users] Localized [USERNAME] string expanded at build time?

On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Rob Mensching wrote: > [USERNAME] should evaluate to whatever you set that Property to at > runtime or hard coded into the Property table. That's just the problem. I'm not setting the property at runtime, and it isn't in my Property table. However, the problem i

Re: [WiX-users] SelectionTree Not Updated

Nah, I got plenty others... + Complete Bin Input Output Source On 1/4/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is that your only item? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForg

[WiX-users] (no subject)

Nah, I got plenty others... + Complete Bin Input Output Source On 1/4/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is that your only item? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceFo

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

Kudos again on that name. It's just about 100 times better. Tallow hasn't been used in making candles in a long, long time. Joel Peterson Quality Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cullen Waters Sent: Thurs

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

You can use "heat.exe /?" for more information. However, if you want to extract information about a dll into a MyDllFrag.wxs you would use: heat.exe file MyDll.DLL -out MyDllFrag.wxs On 1/4/07, Dan Hoeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Where do I find documentation on Heat? How do I use this

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

Where do I find documentation on Heat? How do I use this to extract the registration information the way I could with Tallow.exe? Thanks, Dan From: Cullen Waters Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:33 PM To: Dan Hoeger; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] What happened to T

Re: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

Heat replaced tallow in v3. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Hoeger Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:14 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe I'm having trouble with this on Vista so I thought I would download v

Re: [WiX-users] SelectionTree Not Updated

Is that your only item? On 1/4/07, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The following chunk of code NOT MAYINSTALLSOURCE Works great to disable installation of the "Input" if the user enters a bad CD Key. (As intended. No need to get into details here.). The prob

Re: [WiX-users] Spanning Cab files over disks

Sorry I meant DiskIds of 1 or 2. _ From: Donnici, Teresa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:49 PM To: 'Rob Mensching'; 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Spanning Cab files over disks Here is the code as I have it...

[WiX-users] What happened to Tallow.exe

I'm having trouble with this on Vista so I thought I would download v3.0.2420.0 and it doesn't have this exe. Without this tool what is the recommended way to extract the registration information for a DLL? Thanks, Dan - T

Re: [WiX-users] Heat produces invalid wxs

Okey. I'll see if I can find the bug then and append to it. Thanks. /Johan On 1/4/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a bug in heat. There was a discussion about heat not quite getting all > the registry keys right earlier and I think a bug is opened on it (you could > add this

Re: [WiX-users] Registry elements causing problems

yes. I can take the same .wxs, comment out the Registry elements and it'll install just fine. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Registry-elements-causing-problems-tf2917268.html#a8167492 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

Re: [WiX-users] Spanning Cab files over disks

Here is the code as I have it... And each component had a corresponding DiskId (either 1 or zero) but when I build it - I still only get 2 cab files not the 8 that I should. Any ideas? Thank

Re: [WiX-users] Localized [USERNAME] string expanded at build time?

[USERNAME] should evaluate to whatever you set that Property to at runtime or hard coded into the Property table.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart A. Malonehttp://www.llamagraphics.com/http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEVhttps://lists.sourceforge.ne

[WiX-users] SelectionTree Not Updated

The following chunk of code NOT MAYINSTALLSOURCE Works great to disable installation of the "Input" if the user enters a bad CD Key. (As intended. No need to get into details here.). The problem though is if the user enters a bad CD Key, selects a "Custom" instal

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Automated generation of MSI files is a very dangerous thing to do. You probably have to do a major upgrade, the slowest major upgrade that removes the previous product before installing the later product. This is why we (Bob and I) are constantly reminding people to be very careful when creati

Re: [WiX-users] Heat produces invalid wxs

It's a bug in heat. There was a discussion about heat not quite getting all the registry keys right earlier and I think a bug is opened on it (you could add this information to that bug if it is missing). Unfortunately, no one is working on heat right now (since Derek left).mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WiX-users] Spanning Cab files over disks

Yes and yes. Just create two different Media elements and put the Components or Files on the appropriate DiskIds. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donnici, Teresa Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 06:43 To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [WiX-users] Spann

Re: [WiX-users] Create User before CreateFolders

Standard Permissions element expects the user to exist before the ConfigureUsers action can create them. If you use PermissionEx you can create users and use them in ACLs. However, I do not believe that PermissionEx is a superset of Permission functionality.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf O

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify different INSTALLDIR than default "Program Files"

1. Program Files (64) is a special directory. You'll want to read up on ProgramFiles64Folder and 64-bit authoring in general in the MSI SDK. 2. Check out the WiX tutorial (http://wix.sourceforge.net/tutorial). Much information in there. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [WiX-users] Registry elements causing problems

No, but I can't see how writing those registry keys would prevent ExecServiceConfig from finding the service. Are you sure that's the only difference?mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amolhttp://www.nabble.com/Registry-elements-causing-problems-tf2917268.html#a8152749http://www.techsay.com/d

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

You might check out: http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/01/04/Doing-a-small-update-or-minor-upgrade-in-MSI-Use.aspx for more information.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson MSI (s) (80:D4) [09:18:15:862]: Feature: Client; Installed: Advertise; Request: Reinstall; Action:

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts and ICE

1. The "All User" profile is a "per-machine" location.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bart Kapiteinhttp://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.so

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Dialog Selection

I found the answer as to why I was experiencing this behavior: "The installer starts each event in the order specified in the Ordering column. For example, a push button control can publish events to initiate a transition to another dialog b

[WiX-users] Localized [USERNAME] string expanded at build time?

I'm building an installer using WiX 3.0.2211, and I'm using the InstallScopeDialog.wxs to ask the user whether they want a single- user or all-users install. I'm also using the provided WixUI_en- us.wxl file for localization, which includes the string: {\WixUI_Font_Emphasized}Install &just

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify different INSTALLDIR than default"Program Files"

Hi Anil. The Windows Installer SDK maintains a list of System Folder Properties that you can use for this sort of thing: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372057.aspx ProgramFiles64Folder

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Dialog Selection

Oops, I meant this for the first : On 1/4/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ahhh! Thank you so much! I've been messing around with this for a bit, and finally got it to work. I did run into a problem at first when I had the following for the CompleteButton in the SetupTypeDlg:

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Dialog Selection

Ahhh! Thank you so much! I've been messing around with this for a bit, and finally got it to work. I did run into a problem at first when I had the following for the CompleteButton in the SetupTypeDlg:

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

This looks like Aaron's problem: http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/17/451516.a spx A feature will be marked as advertised if you removed any components. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnso

[WiX-users] Create User before CreateFolders

Hi, all I am using wix version 3. My installer needs to create a user first, then create folder. The created user will have full control over the installed folder/files. I try to let the ConfigureUsers run before CreateFolders by adding " to the InstallExecuteSequence element. The log showed that

Re: [WiX-users] Registry elements causing problems

More info: I made these registry entries a separate component and the install worked fine. Amol wrote: > > I'm trying to set up eventlog registry entries while installing a service. > > These entries go into HKLM\System\ccs\services\eventlog\logname, and > ...\logname\appname > > however, i

[WiX-users] How to specify different INSTALLDIR than default "Program Files"

Hi, I am not able to figure out how to change default "Program Files" folder to something like "Program File 64 bit" in wixs script. How do I specify default INSTALLDIR? I'm newbie to wix. Thanks a lot, Anil - Take Surveys.

[WiX-users] "First-time" and "Maintenance" Install Sequences

Where is the sequence of the install types defined? For instance, I know that by copying WixUI_Mondo.wxs --> LWWixUI_Mondo.wxs I can add dialogs, and control the sequence there. However, at the top it says "First-time install dialog sequence" and "Maintenance dialog sequence", but where does it

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Bob, I'm having a lot of problems trying to do minor upgrade. Partly the MSI is automated using a custom in house tool I wrote, so I have less control over it. I might just have to do a major upgrade every time. Is there any side effect by doing so? Thanx, Aaron On 1/4/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAI

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Aaron Feng wrote: > Just for my understanding, what does Featuring marked as advertised mean? The MSI SDK talks about it starting at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367548.aspx. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - T

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts and ICE

Yes, Im aware of the posibility that the ALLUSERS property can change. And I think that is exactly the problem with a component which has a HKCU registry entry as keypath (which is needed to pass ICE57) and an unadvertised shortcut . When a per-machine installation is done, the shortcut is placed

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Bob, Just for my understanding, what does Featuring marked as advertised mean? Thanx, Aaron On 1/4/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron Feng wrote: > MSI (s) (80:D4) [09:18:15:862]: Feature: Client; Installed: > Advertise; Request: Reinstall; Action: Reinstall This indicates

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

Thanx Stefan for the fast reply. Aaron On 1/4/07, Stefan Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi 1 is equal to 1 0 is equal to 0 3 is less than 20 and thus 1.0.3 is less than 1.0.20 regards stefan Aaron Feng wrote: > John, > > Can you plain to me why 1.0.3 is not newer than 1.0.20? > > Thanx

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Aaron Feng wrote: > MSI (s) (80:D4) [09:18:15:862]: Feature: Client; Installed: > Advertise; Request: Reinstall; Action: Reinstall This indicates what is probably the root of the problem. Features marked as advertised aren't actually installed on the machine so an upgrade doesn't do anythin

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Lionel Pinkhard wrote: I'm trying to write a custom action DLL that looks up an MSI variable and then shellexecutes it, this is turning out to be extremely difficult, as if I call ShellExecute in Win32 API (using C++), it just does nothing, everything in the code appears to be working, but it

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

Hi 1 is equal to 1 0 is equal to 0 3 is less than 20 and thus 1.0.3 is less than 1.0.20 regards stefan Aaron Feng wrote: > John, > > Can you plain to me why 1.0.3 is not newer than 1.0.20? > > Thanx, > > Aaron > > On 10/30/06, *John Lalande* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

John, Can you plain to me why 1.0.3 is not newer than 1.0.20? Thanx, Aaron On 10/30/06, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I thought I had addressed the version issue, however, I have to remind myself that versions are not decimal and 1.0.3 is not a newer version than 1.0.20. But 1.0.2

[WiX-users] Spanning Cab files over disks

I am trying to span an installation over 2 disks. The installation is so big that I need cab files 1-4 on disk one and cab files 5-8 on disk two. When I try to build this - it gives me 2 cab files that are incomplete. Has anyone every tried anything like this before? Is it even possible in Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

Thanks Bob, I will provide the information below. Hopefully someone can figure it out. All the information I provided below are related to the upgrade using the MSI. I installed the first version by simply clicking on the "older" MSI. The MSI I'm trying to do a minor upgrade with has a differen

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Anohter thing: When you are calling the ShellExecute function from .exe file the program runs in the context of current user. But When you are calling the ShellExecute function from the deferred custom action it can run in the context of Local system accont (if it is not impersonated). It means t

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Yeah, the code would help a lot. That way I would be able to take a closer look at it to see what you're trying to do here. Did you also check the returned string from the MsiGetProperty call to ensure that the parameter that you're passing to ShellExecute is a valid path? You might want to thro

Re: [WiX-users] help with Tallow.exe error on Vista

I've got it marked as run as administrator and I'm running it from an admin console window. Is there something else I can do? Thanks, Dan From: Peterson, Joel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:09 PM To: Mike Dimmick; Dan Hoeger; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subje

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Hi, Yes I'm using MsiGetProperty to get the value, the MessageBox call works, I've done that before, and the return value is accurate, the only problem I'm having is with the ShellExecute call, which in the same format works from an EXE I tested with. I don't have the code with me right now, bu

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

I believe that if it is a deferred CA you will have limited access to the MSI database (The "CustomActionData" property only pretty much). Are you checking the return value from the MsiGetProperty? Maybe post your C++ code so we can take a look at it, but first of all, can you also throw in a Me

[WiX-users] Korean

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Re: [WiX-users] Heat produces invalid wxs

Forgot to mention that I tested this using heat that comes with wix 3.0.2420.0 /Johan On 1/4/07, Johan Appelgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I ran heat on a COM dll and it produced invalid wxs xml. It looks like > it was because of a copy/paste error in a COM objects registry > settings.

[WiX-users] Heat produces invalid wxs

Hi, I ran heat on a COM dll and it produced invalid wxs xml. It looks like it was because of a copy/paste error in a COM objects registry settings. The CurVer keys value was set to the progid of another COM objects progid. This caused heat to generate a class element with two progid children. Wou

[WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Hi, I'm trying to write a custom action DLL that looks up an MSI variable and then shellexecutes it, this is turning out to be extremely difficult, as if I call ShellExecute in Win32 API (using C++), it just does nothing, everything in the code appears to be working, but it just does nothing, i