[WiX-users] How to compile and link project example?

In the v3 chm file tutorial, they give you this instructions: candle "module.wxs" "product.wxs" light product.wixobj msiexec /i product.msi /l*v product.log What is the reason that the light command line does not include module.wxs? Thanks, Siegfried --

[WiX-users] File overwriting rules

Hi (I haven't received any replies to my last post, so I'm trying again - simpler this time) I have a dilemma concering the overwriting of a (unversioned) file: On Install (including upgrades), it must be overwritten, even if older by date. On Repair, it must never be overwritten. Is this

[WiX-users] does current wix drop provide support for a public property such as "msiexec /i myservicedeliverable.msi propertySettings=environmentSpecificPropertySettings.xml ..."?

does current wix drop provide support for a public property such as "msiexec /i myservicedeliverable.msi propertySettings= environmentSpecificPropertySettings.xml ..." where environmentSpecificPropertySettings.xml consists of a single public property=value pairs on each line that you might have

[WiX-users] is XmlConfig intended for service deliverable cases where you want to modify web.config & app.config settings after putting file into place?

is XmlConfig intended for service deliverable cases where you want to modify web.config & app.config settings after putting file into place? On a similar front should one expect the Action="create" behavior to support update of a default node entry already in place in the service deliverable de

[WiX-users] Help2 integration - bug 1588180 status?

There's an long outstanding bug in the VsExtension that prevents suggessfully building installers that integrates help2 content into Visual Studio using VSExtension. As WiX is to be included in Rosario, one would think that this bug would be worthwile to fix (especially as it seems to be rather low

Re: [WiX-users] Inbuilt variable for identifying preprocessor

Thanks a lot for your response. I ended up using option 2 of setting the pre-processor variable for candle. Since we are building through CoreXT, the variable [BUILDTARGET] available at build time was supplied as the platform pre-processor variable to Candle using the sources file. Following were t

Re: [WiX-users] Inbuilt variable for identifying preprocessor

I'm not sure how Buildtracker works but I can see a few solutions (in priority order). 1. The ideal way is to use Candle's -platform switch which sets the preproc system variable sys.PLATFORM. So you would do something like: - -Then call >candle.exe product.wxs -platform [x86|x64|ia64] Unfortuna

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

This vbscript will report all components on the system and what products have them as clients. = Option Explicit Public installer, fullmsg, comp, a, prod, fso, pname, ploc, pid, psorce Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set a = fs

[WiX-users] The speed of light

Hello, What are the factors in how long it takes Light to run? Is it dependent on the number of Components? Currently Light takes about 4 minutes to run for our main installer. This is run for each of our 8 languages, so we're looking at about 30 minutes before we even start linking our ot

Re: [WiX-users] Re compiling WiX C++ libs for 64-bit

For the risk of beating a dead horse let me try to explain: Fundamentally, I want to be able to write custom actions for WiX in .NET. As we all know WiX at present time cannot call into .NET assemblies. So we set out to create a simple shim in C++ which has the job of loading a .NET CLR and invo

[WiX-users] The truth about size

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Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

I've just realised this - I was under the impression that the upgrade code with directly linked to the product code. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16349334.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

Christopher Butcher wrote: > > Thanks Bob > I've done a registry search for the GUIDs used in the WXS file, but no > entries in the registry. > How would you suggest exploring where the component is shared, or how do > you identify component rules violations? > Hi Chris, the component guids (

[WiX-users] Votive 3.0.3907.0 & Setup/culture settings

Hi WiX-Users, I've started a new Votive Setup Project with VS2005 and have some Troubles with a proper WiX-Project Setup: 1. relating to a language support other than the default settings (culture:"en-US") i.e. "de-DE" and the user interfaces (WiXUI_Mondo; see infra), 2. relating to the linker o

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

Thanks Bob I've done a registry search for the GUIDs used in the WXS file, but no entries in the registry. How would you suggest exploring where the component is shared, or how do you identify component rules violations? Krs Chris From: Bob Arnson