Re: [WiX-users] How to automate download and install feature in WIX?

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Naresh Krishna Kumar K wrote: > Can anybody throw some light regarding chainer or bootstrapper? What will > these features do? > They allow you to install multiple packages in a row, so they're a natural place to offer downloading. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] User Creation Problem

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Brian Poploskie wrote: The user exists and the installation is failing, which seems like it should not happen with the FailIfExists param set to no. Is it always going to fail if a user exists that it's trying to create? This is using WiX 3.0.2925.0. It shouldn't. Check a verbose log: T

Re: [WiX-users] stock dialogs for administrative installations? (resend)

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Antoine, David wrote: > [NOTE: I am resending this to the mailing list because the message text shows > up completely garbled when clicking on the topic on sourceforge.net. The e-mail looks OK to me. > I was wondering if WiX v3 has plans to support or include stock dialogs > for adminis

Re: [WiX-users] FeatureRefs and ComponentRefs

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
John Hancock wrote: ... define components B and C Then, in a separate fragment, I have: Referencing a parent feature doesn't cause that fragment to be linked in. WiX links starting from the entry section (e.g., Product) looking

Re: [WiX-users] Crash in MsiGetProperty call (did notcloseMSIHANDLEs)

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "Get TARGETDIR"); > > TCHAR* installDirBuf = NULL; > > > > uiStat = MsiGetProperty(hInstall, TEXT("TARGETDIR"), TEXT(""), > &cchValueBuf); > As you're already using wcautil.lib, you can use WcaGetProperty. That takes care o

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Property Values(2)

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
pbm wrote: > This is a child of the element. And here the Property values > are resolved to their original default settings rather than to the new > values that were input by the user in the Config Dialog. > Make sure your elements have the @Secure="yes" attribute, to ensure it's passed from

Re: [WiX-users] Cyrillic startup

2007-08-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Anton Filippov wrote: > > Icon="ServerIcon" IconIndex="0" /> > > > This shortcut coping into 'Startup' directory, but localized directory > has other name in cyrillic. Use StartupFolder -- it's a built-in property that points to the Startup folder. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

[WiX-users] stock dialogs for administrative installations? (resend)

2007-08-03 Thread Antoine, David
[NOTE: I am resending this to the mailing list because the message text shows up completely garbled when clicking on the topic on sourceforge.net. I am resending this as a plain text email to hopefully prevent this issue from occurring again. Hopefully, the users on the list actually received

Re: [WiX-users] Simple Question: Passing parameter to a propertyID

2007-08-03 Thread Julie Campbell
You need to use what is known as a Type 51 Custom Action. Don't worry, it isn't as hard as it sounds. Here is an example: 1 BTW, consider the case of "CATALINA" carefully. A Windows Installer weirdity is that UPPERCASE properties are public (available from fragments, etc.), and any lo

Re: [WiX-users] Modify/Remove dialog not always displayed

2007-08-03 Thread Josh
I think maybe he meant the Id property on the Package element.i.e. Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:36 PM To: "Burke, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modify/Remove dialog not always displayed

Re: [WiX-users] Modify/Remove dialog not always displayed

2007-08-03 Thread Levon Levonian
I have hard-coded GUIDs for ProductID and UpgradeCode. I couldn't find PackageCode that you mentioned. Any ideas? Thank you! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Burke, James Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:08 To: wix-users@lists.

[WiX-users] Simple Question: Passing parameter to a propertyId

2007-08-03 Thread srinivas nomu
Hi I want to pass a parameter value to some other application. The parameter is "TARGETDIR". When I retrive this value into a text item it shows up the value correctly. However, when I declare a property Id and try to use that PropertyId,it gives value as "TARGETDIR" and not the actual path.

[WiX-users] User Creation Problem

2007-08-03 Thread Brian Poploskie
I'm trying to create a user during my installation. The problem I'm having is if the user exists the installation fails, this is despite having the following xml: The user exists and the installation is failing, which seems like it should not happen with the FailIfExists param set t

Re: [WiX-users] Modify/Remove dialog not always displayed

2007-08-03 Thread Burke, James
Check your GUIDs, in particular your PackageCode. Do you have "..." for them or are you using a "hard-coded" GUID? If you're using the ??'s, it will generate a new one when you rebuild. When these differ, it believes it's an update. If you leave the GUIDs the same, you should just receive a

[WiX-users] Modify/Remove dialog not always displayed

2007-08-03 Thread Levon Levonian
Hi All, I run a setup and install some files. When I run the same setup again, the Modify/Remove dialog is displayed. However, when I rebuild the setup and run it over a previously installed build then I get an error message saying that a previous version is installed and I have to remove

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

2007-08-03 Thread Richard
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, AFlood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Oh, I certainly understand that WiX wraps MSI, but I've simply never worked > with MSI directly, which is what the resources related to. Even when using WiX, if you want to write a custom action, you deal with MSI directl

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

2007-08-03 Thread AFlood
Oh, I certainly understand that WiX wraps MSI, but I've simply never worked with MSI directly, which is what the resources related to. I just didn't understand how the information could be used in WiX. Anyway, since Gareth's replied that there is in WiX does in fact provide DXMajor/MinorVersion p

[WiX-users] [WiX-Users] stock dialogs for administrative installations?

2007-08-03 Thread Antoine, David
Hello, I was wondering if WiX v3 has plans to support or include stock dialogs for administrative installations. I had looked at the WiXWiki and the WiX v3 help for information on it. However, I did not see any sort of admin stock dialogs. Granted, I could probably author it on my ow

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Property Values(2)

2007-08-03 Thread pbm
Alexei, Thanks - it does verify that I'm on the right path... I'm pretty sure I've qot the combo box stuff working. As I said, I did wire up another dialog box to display the result of the user's edits and they seem to be carried through. The problem occurs elsewhere in the xml where I try to u

[WiX-users] custom action after uninstall

2007-08-03 Thread Balaji Nidadavolu
Hi, I want to execute a custom action after completing my whole uninstall process. Can anyone please let me know what code I should write in Wix, to call the custom action. Thank you, Regards Balaji. DISCLAIMER == This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential info

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

2007-08-03 Thread Richard
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, AFlood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thanks, but unfortunately I don't actually have any experience with Windows > Installer. Actually, you do, but you just don't know it. WiX == "Windows Installer XML" > That is I've only ever worked with WiX. WiX just tu

Re: [WiX-users] Web controls of asp.net not visible after deployment.

2007-08-03 Thread Schrieken, Rene
Hmmm, you are not giving to much details away so I have a wild guess: The assembly containing you webcontrols is not installed in the correct folder. I suggest you check if the files (and locations) can be found where you expect them to be. René -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

2007-08-03 Thread Richard.Foster
Since WiX effectively "wraps" Microsoft Installer technology in a more user friendly form, almost any information associated with Windows Installer is also applicable to WiX. The main problem is typically working out which part of the XML schema relates to the Microsoft Installer table (or column)

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

2007-08-03 Thread Gareth at Serif
I use DXMajorVersion and DXMinorVersion to test if DirectX is up to date and to install it if not (required for some apps I build packages for). Best of luck, Gareth -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DirectX-Support-Condition-tf4210480.html#a11981522 Sent from the wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Property Values

2007-08-03 Thread Alexei
I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to do, but as far as I can tell you wish to let the user set up a username and a password for the db. And the username and date are to be retrieved from the UI. The way would do it would be to attach the editbox element with a public property, say USERNAME

[WiX-users] Web controls of asp.net not visible after deployment.

2007-08-03 Thread chandan Koushik
Hi all, I am new to Wix and i am using Wix2.0.3425.0 ,When i build/package an asp.net web application (which has both web controls and html controls ), i get an installer with name Product.msi . When i unpack the installer and install the web application ,only the Html controls are visible

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