Re: [WiX-users] How to set Title in Summary Information Stream

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
It is hard-coded in Compiler.cs. fgc wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using WiX 2.0.5325.0 and have the following question: Is it possible to > set the Title attribute in the msi Summary Information Stream? So far I have > not found a way to do this. It works fine with the Subject, Author, Keywords > and

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall complete dialog

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
If you let Windows Installer handle ARP (actually, the ARP control panel queries MSI for information) then it isn't possible. ARP by default passes /qb+, IIRC, which will show a complete dialog but nothing you can control. You only can control full UI which ARP doesn't allow you to do by defaul

[WiX-users] Uninstall complete dialog

2008-03-13 Thread Anidil
Can anybody give an insight on creating an "uninstall complete" dialog after the application get uninstalled? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Uninstall-complete-dialog-tp16045036p16045036.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

[WiX-users] Help with Wix...UI to select Installation Drive.

2008-03-13 Thread ArunKumar ArcotVijayaKumar
Hello I need some guidance in getting my Wix script, to let users select the installation drive only. I experimented with WixUI_InstallDir, but this one allows users to select the complete path/directory and not just the drive. My requirement is to give the option only to select the installation

[WiX-users] Silent Mode installation without command line option...

2008-03-13 Thread V K Gangwar
Is there any way to install MSI in silent mode without using command line option.. msiexec /q .msi Thanks!! - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.- This SF.net em

Re: [WiX-users] Get Target machine name

2008-03-13 Thread Alexei Boukirev
If you run install by user logged in as domain user you can just reference environment variable like this "[%USERDOMAIN]" in MSI/WiX. But if that user is logged in locally then USERDOMAIN holds just a computer name. Thursday, March 13, 2008, 12:43:52 PM, you wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >

Re: [WiX-users] Get Target machine name

2008-03-13 Thread Daryn Mitchell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > For the machine name, use the ComputerName property. Tris Hodges wrote: > I assume you meant like the following.. $(sys.COMPUTERNAME)? I > believe this is set at compilation […] No, Calin meant the Windows Installer property ComputerName, see the Windows Installer P

[WiX-users] Problem with iis:WebDir ...

2008-03-13 Thread misuo
Hi,   Does anybody have a good working example of using the iis:WebDir element?   I'm using WiX 3.0.3907.0 with the following illustrated example:                                             But it does not work as expected. I would expect that a "C:\Inetpup\wwwr

[WiX-users] How to set Title in Summary Information Stream

2008-03-13 Thread fgc
Hi all, I'm using WiX 2.0.5325.0 and have the following question: Is it possible to set the Title attribute in the msi Summary Information Stream? So far I have not found a way to do this. It works fine with the Subject, Author, Keywords and Comments. But when I open the summary information of a

[WiX-users] ICE79 feature based conditions

2008-03-13 Thread Matthias.Jentsch
Hello, I have a feature with the ID "f_20_Programs" and want test if this feature is installed. So I've a condition for one custom action in the InstallUISequence after CostFinalize with the following content: My Feature is defined as follows: ... ... I'm using WIX 3.0.3815.

Re: [WiX-users] Problem in entering nodes to machine.config using XmlConfig of Wix

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Abhradeep Thakurta wrote: The idea you are giving is not working because if u specify an Id as an ElementPath then you cannot use the Node="element" attribute of XmlConfig. Yes, that's true. Sorry, I misread the code. That said, it would be a fairly easy change to support child elemen

Re: [WiX-users] adding "WixUIExtension" produces "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component." when reopening solution

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Arnson
RAYMENT Tim wrote: I've just installed the latest wix3.msi on XP SP2 with VS2008 rtm and am getting the same error on attempting to open a solution containing a WiX project. The project is then marked as unavailable in the IDE. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple installs of same product/service

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Henning Kilset wrote: > MSI thinks(knows) that the product is already installed, and just > gives the option to uninstall. What I'd like is for the installer to > accept "multiple installs" of the same product but to different paths. > Is there a way to achieve this? Some sort of GUID auto gener

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade (options?)

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Kevin Burton wrote: > Currently I have constructed a custom dialog to prompt the user for the > settings required for the installation. If this is an upgrade then I will > have saved those settings in the registry and I obviously don't want to > prompt the user/installer for those settings again

[WiX-users] Multiple installs of same product/service

2008-03-13 Thread Henning Kilset
Hello. We have a need for a service we develop (Windows Service) to be installed side-by-side multiple times on a single computer, differing by installation path and configuration file(connection string, log path etc). I've developed a WIX Installer that does the "custom installation" part just fi

Re: [WiX-users] Get Target machine name

2008-03-13 Thread Tris Hodges
Thanks for the reply, I assume you meant like the following.. $(sys.COMPUTERNAME)? I believe this is set at compilation and thus gives me the build machine name. What I am after is the machine name on which the installer is being run? As IIS_WPG is a local group this will enable me to add the m

Re: [WiX-users] Get Target machine name

2008-03-13 Thread Calin Iaru
For the machine name, use the ComputerName property. I will let someone else answer the Domain question, but so far it appears that there is no obvious way. From: Tris Hodges Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:39 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Get Target machine name

[WiX-users] Get Target machine name

2008-03-13 Thread Tris Hodges
Hi, This is probably an easy answer for someone but I need to know how to get the Target machine name (Domain) during installation? It looks like I need this when trying to add the App Pool user to the IIS_WPG group. Thanks in advance. Tris

Re: [WiX-users] Problem in entering nodes to machine.config using XmlConfig of Wix

2008-03-13 Thread Abhradeep Thakurta
Hi, The idea you are giving is not working because if u specify an Id as an ElementPath then you cannot use the Node="element" attribute of XmlConfig. So any thing that is created is by using the method you mentioned is getting formed as an attribute rather than being formed as an element.

[WiX-users] Специальное предложение - помо жет сэкономить

2008-03-13 Thread Анатолий Богданович
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Re: [WiX-users] heat.exe -scom produces incorrect "regasm" fragments for COM interop ?

2008-03-13 Thread Andrej Jantzen
At least 3.0.3725.0 didn't produced "Implemented Categories" keys. I've now tried the version 3.0.3829.0 - it seems to do it correctly! Thanks, Andrej Heath Stewart wrote: > What version of WiX are you using? The RegistryHarvester should be > handling empty leaf keys, but it may not have always

Re: [WiX-users] MultiPart Installer

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
You can condition your WiX source based on properties to pass into candle.exe. But because the product composition would be different, you should use different ProductCodes. This is important if you intend to patch the product later, as you don't want a single, all-inclusive patch to add everyt

Re: [WiX-users] adding "WixUIExtension" produces "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component." when reopening solution

2008-03-13 Thread RAYMENT Tim
I've just installed the latest wix3.msi on XP SP2 with VS2008 rtm and am getting the same error on attempting to open a solution containing a WiX project. The project is then marked as unavailable in the IDE. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] O

Re: [WiX-users] Design recommendations and best practice

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
One thing to consider is making it granular such that if you later patch you can patch more granular resources. If you refer to one Component, for example, everything in that fragment is pulled in. So put each component in a separate fragment. Group custom actions and their binary (if binary CA

Re: [WiX-users] Need help to check if a file exists in the installation folder

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
Path should be a directory. Use INSTALLDIR without brackets (which is a property). You don't need a custom action. Justin Zhen Tu wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am having problem with my WIX installer and I wonder if there anyone > can help me out. > > The problem is I need to check if this file “lo

Re: [WiX-users] Single patch for multiple products

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
Am I understanding you right that you're installing the same file by two different components with different GUIDs? If they are to the same directory, you'll have ref-counting problems and will loose the component when uninstalling one of the products. Also, if the file is exactly the same and

Re: [WiX-users] heat.exe -scom produces incorrect "regasm" fragments for COM interop ?

2008-03-13 Thread Heath Stewart
What version of WiX are you using? The RegistryHarvester should be handling empty leaf keys, but it may not have always been this way. Looking at RegistrationServices (the class that both WiX and regasm.exe use to register assemblies) "Implemented Categories" seems to be the only empty key. Ja