[WiX-users] looking for a tag

2007-08-06 Thread Matthieu RUNTZ
Hello, That functionality isn't available in Wix, but you can develop a MSBUILD Custom Task which look in a directory and complete your Wix file. Regards, Matthieu 2007/8/7, Ravit Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi, > > > > Does the latest wix version have a tag that says: "look here and get

Re: [WiX-users] MSBuild / localisation variable problem - culture information not passed in???

2007-08-06 Thread Baldie
Did this issue get resolved? I have the same problem. I have a solution containing a Wix project. The wixproj file contains the en-US element. When i build this solution from Visual Studio the -cutures:en-US switch gets passed to light correctly. But when i try to build the solution on our build

[WiX-users] 215011

2007-08-06 Thread maja Minarik
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Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread Bob Arnson
jcafaro10 wrote: > Well I think how it works is the version number is stored somewhere so we > need to check it out to modify it, and then check it back in so it becomes > part of the install. Is there an AfterCompile attribute instead of > InstallFiles? Maybe I'm doing that too late. Or is it j

Re: [WiX-users] Wix support on Vista

2007-08-06 Thread Bob Arnson
R Kishe wrote: > I would like to know if latest build of wix binaries is supported on > Vista. Yes. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to

Re: [WiX-users] keeping files outside the CAB

2007-08-06 Thread Bob Arnson
Ravit Shapira wrote: As far as I remember I can save up to 5 giga of data inside one cab, but since I have 12 giga I thought that if I use several msm files, let's say 12 msm's when each one will keep 1 giga of data then eventually I will be able to create one msi that keeps all the 12 giga

Re: [WiX-users] looking for a tag

2007-08-06 Thread Bob Arnson
Ravit Shapira wrote: Does the latest wix version have a tag that says: "look here and get all the files recursively?" No. There isn't a good way of doing so without massively violating component rules. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with registering COM dll

2007-08-06 Thread Ahn Ahn Liu
It looks like it failed even before that as I don't even seen the CLSID-20DOE... entry in the registry. Here is the main WXS file that the fragment is compiled with - maybe that will show what the real reason is: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

[WiX-users] looking for a tag

2007-08-06 Thread Ravit Shapira
Hi, Does the latest wix version have a tag that says: "look here and get all the files recursively?" Thanks, Ravit - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. N

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with registering COM dll

2007-08-06 Thread Daryn Mitchell
I see that the use of [INSTALLDIR] in the registry entry - perhaps edited by hand? - does not match the the TARGETDIR DirectoryRef. This is not guaranteed to be an error, e.g. if you've ensured that the two properties are equal, but it seems fragile. You can check the installed registry entries t

[WiX-users] Problem with registering COM dll

2007-08-06 Thread Ahn Ahn Liu
I'm trying to register a COM component and followed the instruction on the tutorial - running tallow -c WelcomeCOM.dll. However, it does not appear to be successfully registering the object. The tallow outputs: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

[WiX-users] Wix support on Vista

2007-08-06 Thread R Kishe
Hello I would like to know if latest build of wix binaries is supported on Vista. Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and con

[WiX-users] Votive -- Project References

2007-08-06 Thread Quattro IV
Hello, I'm having an issue referencing a WiX library from a standard WiX module. For some reason I get "Unresolved reference to symbol..." errors when I just reference the WiX library project directly instead of the referencing the output of the project (.wixlib file) Anyone get this to work? Also

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread jcafaro10
Well I think how it works is the version number is stored somewhere so we need to check it out to modify it, and then check it back in so it becomes part of the install. Is there an AfterCompile attribute instead of InstallFiles? Maybe I'm doing that too late. Or is it just not possible to do t

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread Brian Poploskie
It looks like you have some Nant tags in there. I'm not really sure what you're trying to do. Unless you're doing a TFS checkout/checkin as part of your install I'm confused by what you're trying to do. You're describing things that happen at install time, not at build time, in your WiX files.

Re: [WiX-users] wix error help required

2007-08-06 Thread Mike Dimmick
If you want to use the features, you must schedule the RemoveExistingProducts action somewhere. To ensure that you do, the compiler adds an internal reference to the action - if you don't schedule it, you get this error. WiX does not schedule this action for you as the placement of the action has

[WiX-users] wix error help required

2007-08-06 Thread virendra nahar
Hi All I get below error please help any pointers will be usefull. errors in directory c:\windowslivecall\client\livecall\installer\wlc_msi c:\windowslivecall\client\livecall\installer\wlc_msi\wlc.wxs : error LGHT0112 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Actions:InstallExecuteSequence/RemoveExisting

[WiX-users] wix error help required

2007-08-06 Thread virendra . nahar
Hi All I get below error please help any pointers will be usefull. errors in directory c:\windowslivecall\client\livecall\installer\wlc_msi c:\windowslivecall\client\livecall\installer\wlc_msi\wlc.wxs : error LGHT0112 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Actions:InstallExecuteSequence/RemoveExisti

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread jcafaro10
Looked at the tutorial and reworked some of the code. I'm still not sure what to do with the Import Project, or if I even need it but here's what I have now.

[WiX-users] keeping files outside the CAB

2007-08-06 Thread Ravit Shapira
Hi, As far as I remember I can save up to 5 giga of data inside one cab, but since I have 12 giga I thought that if I use several msm files, let's say 12 msm's when each one will keep 1 giga of data then eventually I will be able to create one msi that keeps all the 12 giga of data. Is that c

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread Brian Poploskie
Here's a quick example of how you would use a foo.dll method called foobar. http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/ That tutorial is a very good place to start messing around with WiX. http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson3.php#3.3 That section in particular deals with custom actions us

Re: [WiX-users] RefCounting

2007-08-06 Thread John Vottero
Windows installer does do reference counting but, it counts components not products. The problem with trying to reference count a whole product from the msi is that you don't know why the msi is being executed. Is your msi being executed because of a new install of product XYZ or a reinstall of

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread jcafaro10
Well here's what I have right but still not quite sure about several things. What is the wix equivalent of the UsingTask line so it knows to look in those dll's? In MSBuild: So far in Wix:

[WiX-users] RefCounting

2007-08-06 Thread Diplomacy Player
I am writing a redist msi using wix and I need to ensure that my content only gets installed once and not uninstalled until all referencing installs have uninstalled. It would seem like Windows Installer would just handle this, but apparently it does not. Do I need to implement this myself?

Re: [WiX-users] Write into HKey_Current_Config

2007-08-06 Thread Brian Simoneau
Just use HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current. -Brian Simoneau From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stanislav Martinek Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:08 AM To: wix-users@lists.

Re: [WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread Brian Poploskie
If I understand the question correctly you want to call some methods within assemblies during installation? If that's the case you'll want to take a look at the CustomAction tag for a type 1 custom action. To schedule CustomActions after you've created them use the InstallExecuteSequence tag and

[WiX-users] Beginning Question

2007-08-06 Thread jcafaro10
In our MSBuild proj we have several lines that link to some assemblies. I'd like to use some of this functionality in my Wix Installer but unfortunately, copying all of the lines didn't work because UsingTask isn't a child of something or other. Any way to get this to work? -- View this messa

[WiX-users] Write into HKey_Current_Config

2007-08-06 Thread Stanislav Martinek
How can I write something into the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG root key? I am using wix2. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Hardware Requirement verification

2007-08-06 Thread Bob Arnson
Anidil wrote: > I wanna check for the sufficient disk space during installation.. > MSI already does this for you. If you need extra space beyond what your files take up, use ReserveCost to tell MSI you need more space. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

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

2007-08-06 Thread pbm
Turns out this wasn't specifically the problem. But when I put the @Secure attribute on the Property definitions, the Compiler told me that the Property names have to be all uppercase before they can be made public. Guess, I'd missed this little syntactical jewel. Now that I've up-cased all the

[WiX-users] MessageQueue problem...

2007-08-06 Thread Igor Lemsky
I am using Message Queue element from pubca schema. I create many queues and now have some troubles. First of all if same named queue is exists Installer cant install newer queue, rollback and delete existed. Second problem - reinstall, because it finds existed queue and of course delete it, rollba

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Hardware Requirement verification

2007-08-06 Thread Anidil
I wanna check for the sufficient disk space during installation.. what is the specific value i should be searching for under this registry path? Schrieken, Rene wrote: > > It depends on your hardware but for common stuff a RegistrySearch in > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum might help. But y

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Hardware Requirement verification

2007-08-06 Thread Schrieken, Rene
It depends on your hardware but for common stuff a RegistrySearch in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum might help. But you need information from the driver manufacturer to understand the meaning of all those keys and values. If you need to 'query' your own/special hardware you need a CA. -Or

[WiX-users] Help on Hardware Requirement verification

2007-08-06 Thread Anidil
Can anyone guide me hw to do this in WIX?? help is greatly appreciated Thanks in advance Anidil -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Help-on-Hardware-Requirement-verification-tf4222923.html#a12012907 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

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

2007-08-06 Thread Schrieken, Rene
Hi, Can you hit 'Reply to all' to keep this thread also on the mailinglist? That gives more brilliant folks than me to step-in. I have some questions: Are you using .Net 1.1 or .Net 2.0 Are you using VS2003 or VS2005 (with or without SP1) If you use VS2005 did you create a 'Website' or a 'Web App

Re: [WiX-users] FW: custom action after uninstall

2007-08-06 Thread Matthieu RUNTZ
Hello, I use de following code in my unistall process : Installed Just copy that code after the last tag. Regards Matthieu 2007/8/6, Balaji Nidadavolu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Hi, > > > > * I want to execute a custom action as a last step in my uninstall > process. Can anyo