[WiX-users] 3.0.3001.0 source

I have just downloaded the latest build from http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/3.0.3001.0/ and the wix3-sources.zip file seems to be identical to the previous version (3.0.2925.0). Is this version any different (I was expecting to see Rob's new CAB file code) or has there been a slip up in the bu

Re: [WiX-users] Is this a known issue?

Thanks Bob. Btw, I should also add that we are seeing this error on a Vista 32bit OS install on 64bit machine. Otherwise so far things have been good. -Amol From: Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 8:30 PM To: Amol Kher Cc: wix-users@lists.s

Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent a custom from executing while uninstalling.

milton wrote: > My issue is that the custom action is getting invoked while uninstalling > also and it generates that log file. How do I prevent this. I need to > execute this action only during installation. > The Custom element can have body text that's the condition in which the custom acti

Re: [WiX-users] Is this a known issue?

Amol Kher wrote: Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException: Exception of type 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException' was thrown. at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.ValidatorExtension.Log(String message) at Microsoft.Tools.Wind

Re: [WiX-users] WixUI_Mode "InstallDir"

fiordean dacian wrote: As I skip Custom/Typical/Complete dialog, the Back button doesn't execute anything since WixUI_InstallMode property isn't set. WixUI_InstallMode is set during maintenance mode and in WixUI_Mondo. WixUI_Mode is the other property used and it's set to the name of the dial

Re: [WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

Charles Wan-Calo wrote: Let me elaborate what I am doing a little more. I need to display some custom dialogs durin uninstall. So, I followed the technique as described in http://www.pcreview.co.ui/forums/thread-1544595.php . Basically I

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Modules Serialized and Stamped at Install Time

DexterSinister wrote: > You'd be amazed at what some vendors will do to their customers ... ! > Amazed, surprised, saddened. All of the above. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2

[WiX-users] How to prevent a custom from executing while uninstalling.

How to prevent a custom from executing while uninstalling: I am a newbie to WIX. Mine is a simple .xws file setup without any UI. I got two questions. 1) I have a custom action written which validates the system for a specific file, calculate its chksum and writes the details into a log file. I

Re: [WiX-users] Is this a known issue?

We getting the same error on one of the PCs, but not on others. It looks like this is some generic COM or DCOM error. I wasn't able find out what is causing it. Looks like some particular configuration of the PC leads to this. Amol Kher wrote: > > > Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.Tools.Wi

[WiX-users] Is this a known issue?

Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException: Exception of type 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException' was thrown. at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.ValidatorExtension.Log(String message) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Validato

Re: [WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

I downloaded the newest WiX 3.0 weekly build, I found the same condition there, as well. In the MSDN page I referred to in my first email, I also found statements to the effect that Preselected can be used to determine if the user is doing resumption of a previously aborted installation. On 6/1

Re: [WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

I am not using the latest version of WiX 2.0, so I am not sure where else Preselected might be currently used. Making your own copy of ProgressDlg.wxs should work, but I wonder if the condition that is being used in the WiX ProgressDlg.wxs is not correct. -Brian Simoneau -Original M

Re: [WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

Brian, thanks for the quick reply. Let me elaborate what I am doing a little more. I need to display some custom dialogs durin uninstall. So, I followed the technique as described in http://www.pcreview.co.ui/forums/thread-1544595.php. Basically I set ARP SYSTEMCOMPONENT to 1. And then I crea

[WiX-users] Conditionally deleting an website while uninstall.

Hi, I have a situation where I need to install WebSite based on some property and delete the website based on some property. Please let me know how to achieve that. Thanks Sreenivas. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2

[WiX-users] Determine IIS Application Path After Installation?

I am sort-of familiar with using aspnet_regiis to set v2.0 on a particular web site. But I am dealing with a web site that is v1.1 and install a new virtual directory/webapplication as 2.0. The Metabase path for the new install could be literally anywhere, so I think I need to capture the Meta

Re: [WiX-users] VC8 runtime redistribution best practice. Should I usemerge modules or bootstrapper with vcredist_x86.exe?

You should use the merge modules, IMO. Unfortunately DevDiv has been historically bad at generating good merge modules. You'll have to ignore the warnings. They're only warning that a column's declared length was exceeded, I don't think any actual harm occurs (since the files are actually installed

Re: [WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

I think using /x to indicate uninstall will set REMOVE=ALL. -Brian Simoneau -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wan-Calo Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 2:14 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net S

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

Well that is all very unfortunate. Is there a way to have a component encompass changing files? For instance, from one compatible version to another, files may in fact be removed and changed: those files were used internally. My main problem seems to be that components cannot contain directories.

Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete the files??

Windows Installer doesn't work like that. You declare what files/versions you'd like to be installed, it installs them. Now, if you need to know what the current SQL Server schema is in order to work out what changes to make, I can understand that. To work well with WiX, you would have to come

[WiX-users] Preselected is set to 1 during uninstall?

Hi, All WiX experts, I am using WiX 2.0 to make a .msi file for my project. I am having problem when running uninstall in full UI mode msiexec /x my.msi /qf The Preselected property is set to 1. This messes up the title of ProgressDlg, where both "Installing [product name]" and "Removing [prod

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Modules Serialized and Stamped at Install Time

Mike Dimmick wrote: > Their build process generates random GUIDs every time they run a build. > Surely nobody does something that insane...?! ** You'd be amazed at what some vendors will do to their customers ... ! And stop calling me Shirley ... Thanks for the laugh Bob ...

[WiX-users] Sharing some bootstrap information

Leather is the best material... Just kidding. :-) I have added a project to one of my solutions that generates a bootstrap to preinstall required pre-requisites. I thought I would share this with all of you: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using Microsoft.Bui

Re: [WiX-users] Error while trying to build with Crystal Reports XIr2 -Any ideas ?

The documentation for ImsmMerge2::Merge wasn't exactly helpful (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369275.aspx): Return Value The Merge function returns the following values. E_FAIL The merge failed catastrophically. This indicates an operational error, and is not the normal error retur

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action to run cmd.exe after InstallFinalize

I think the problem here is that you're misunderstanding what a CA51 does. It's returning ERROR_SUCCESS because it's doing exactly what you told it to do. You're setting the property CA2_CMD to a value. Try looking at Custom Actions 50 or 18 and see if either of these will accomplish what you nee

Re: [WiX-users] Error while trying to build with Crystal Reports XIr2 -Any ideas ?

OT, but I love that word...catastrophically. When functions in my code fail, I generally don't relate them to cataclysmic events. :-) ** I guess it depends on how close you are to your release date ** Can you post some snippets of the module so we can have a look, namely h

Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete the files??

WiX can in fact do all those things you just mentioned, if not natively than through custom actions. Regards, //aj On 6/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > I have spoken with my boss and he has given me the rationale for what we are > doing: > > Basically when we

Re: [WiX-users] WixUI_Mode "InstallDir"

Hi Bob, Got it :) As I skip Custom/Typical/Complete dialog, the Back button doesn't execute anything since WixUI_InstallMode property isn't set. Cheers, Dacian - Original Message From: Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fiordean dacian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: wix-users@lists.sourc

Re: [WiX-users] WixUI_Mode "InstallDir"

fiordean dacian wrote: VerifyReadyDlg.wxs has a "Back" button control which publish a "NewDialog" event like this: ... Value="[WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg_BackInstallDir]">NOT Installed AND WixUI_Mode="InstallDir" ... Building with Mondo UI, the WixUI_Mode property is set to "WixUI_M

[WiX-users] WixUI_Mode "InstallDir"

Hi, VerifyReadyDlg.wxs has a "Back" button control which publish a "NewDialog" event like this: ... NOT Installed AND WixUI_Mode="InstallDir" ... Building with Mondo UI, the WixUI_Mode property is set to "WixUI_Mondo", so there is no chance to go back actually :) Is this a bug?

Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Nick wrote: > As luck would have it, when I install their ocx onto my development machine, > their custom-action stamps and serializes the ocx's (I'm guessing if somebody > releases their precious now-discontinued ocx's to BitTorrent, they want to > retrieve the serial number so they can trace it b

[WiX-users] Custom action to run cmd.exe after InstallFinalize

Hi, I'm trying to build a custom action that invokes cmd.exe after InstallFinalize. In my sample .wxs project, I have CA1, CA2, CA3. CA1 and CA3 are VbScript custom actions (I know... don't use VbScript custom actions). CA2 is where I try to invoke cmd.exe. Here's a snippet from my .wx

[WiX-users] Delivery Status Notification (Delay)

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[WiX-users] (no subject)

As luck would have it, when I install their ocx onto my development machine, their custom-action stamps and serializes the ocx's (I'm guessing if somebody releases their precious now-discontinued ocx's to BitTorrent, they want to retrieve the serial number so they can trace it back to the purchase

[WiX-users] VC8 runtime redistribution best practice. Should I use merge modules or bootstrapper with vcredist_x86.exe?

I'm starting to get paranoid now, having been bitten so many times along the MSI journey. Currently I link most of my applications statically to the VC runtimes, but in the case where I want to redistribute the MFC/VC runtimes, which is the best way? I've looked through the latest vcredist pac

Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete the files??

Hey Guys, I have spoken with my boss and he has given me the rationale for what we are doing: Basically when we took over our current company, there was no versioning on any of the software releases.  We are not in a position to be able to know what version is currently installed without

[WiX-users] Scan File Changes Tool

Hi New to wix so please be gentle :) I am looking to create some automated tools for project and was wondering as part of wix is there a mechanism that allows you 1) To scan machine 2) Then install software 3) Scan again and it produces the xml source of changed files/reg etc so we can create