Re: [WiX-users] Name of the msi with in the install file

2008-02-23 Thread Dominik Guder
vishnum wrote: > > And where does OriginalDatabase property gets set (As in after/before > which event). > Hi, before any "Sequence" e.g. InstallUISequence. (doing an /l*v helps :) I'm just wondering if you are writing a custom action and someother uses it and he doesn't know what this ca is

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Estimated Size and Version

2008-02-23 Thread Heath Stewart
Setting ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT can make servicing very difficult. Read http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/tags/ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT/default.aspx for a lot of the problems you'll encounter and some tips to work around them. To set the version that shows up in ARP if you are managing it yourself, se

Re: [WiX-users] C# Managed Custom Actions in WiX 3.0

2008-02-23 Thread Bob Arnson
si wrote: > Agreed. We'd prefer not have to code this ourselves and worry about > custom actions. > And that's my only point -- nothing you mention requires dropping the existing WiX CAs, just tweaks to them. XmlConfig, for example, is definitely a low-level piece of functionality but it's en

Re: [WiX-users] Feature Tree - Redundant Options ?

2008-02-23 Thread Bob Arnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is there any way to show just Options (1 and 3) or (2 and 3)? > No. The selection tree control doesn't have that option. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored b

Re: [WiX-users] Display feature as Unavailable.

2008-02-23 Thread Bob Arnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I display a feature in the Selection Tree, but the display it as Unavailable only? The selection tree, in addition to being awkward to use, doesn't have a lot of useful features. Like this one. BTW -- how do I set such attributes as "msidbComponentAttribu

Re: [WiX-users] Feature tree components installed to incorrect location during Installer Maintenace

2008-02-23 Thread Bob Arnson
David Ruddock wrote: > I noticed a bug/issue when using the WixUI containing a feature > customization dialog and when not installing to the default location. > Are you talking about WixUI_Mondo? WixUI_Mondo doesn't have the concept of a "root" installation directory; every feature can be inst

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Estimated Size and Version

2008-02-23 Thread Rob Mensching
1. Sure, hacks are always a good idea. 2. Oh, if you set ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT then you are on your own. I haven't dug into the Uninstall key enough to know if/how to set the version. It is entirely possible that it is a MSI only thing in ARP. Ahn Ahn Liu wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > 1.