[WiX-users] How to provide the property to the WIX xml.

Hi, I want to provide the TARGETDIR value from command prompt while running the MSI, Please suggest me how the value can be provided, the WIX XML is http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

Re: [WiX-users] Recent WIX sources will not build

I have found the same and just haven't had time to document the problems. There are loads of files missing from the source download, I found the best thing to do was to get the CVS source as well and copy the required files from there and also search for files on your local system until it builds.

[WiX-users] Build from command line

Let me rephrase. How do I specify preprocessor variables when I build from command line with MSBuild? msbuild myinstall.wixproj /p:??? -Original Message- From: Alex Ivanoff Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 15:47 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] How to masked Password Value

How would you do that? Cmd.exe doesn't mask characters. -Original Message- From: Sandeep Gautam (HCL Technologies Ltd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 17:13 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to masked Password

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

I've found that MSXML is not terribly friendly with whitespace. XmlFile and XmlConfig, of course, both use MSXML. If you find a way to get MSXML to behave better, that'd be cool -Original Message- From: Pierson Lee (PIE) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 14:18 T

Re: [WiX-users] How to masked Password Value

Thanks for your answer. After including this, Passwords are saving in masked form in log file. But I want to pass this password from command line Msiexec /I installer.msi /qn PASSWORD=test123 In above command, I want password in masked form. Regards Sandeep -Original Message- From: Rob

Re: [WiX-users] How to masked Password Value

Property/@Hidden="yes"? -Original Message- From: Sandeep Gautam (HCL Technologies Ltd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 16:45 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How to masked Password Value Hi, While doing silent instal

[WiX-users] How to masked Password Value

Hi, While doing silent installation, I want to pass user id and password id for services. How can I give password in masked form from command line. Regards Sandeep - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move D

Re: [WiX-users] fragments and include files

Thanks Ian. I've noticed that and glad that you find my blog useful. I'll try to come up with the post regarding fragments vs includes if I will have time for that. -Original Message- From: Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Re: [WiX-users] Custom actions failing

The Windows Installer does not support installing an MSI inside an MSI. That's called "nested installations". You need to "chain installs" instead... unfortunately, that requires an external program. -Original Message- From: David Bartmess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, Octob

Re: [WiX-users] Does this violate component rules?

No. Components installed in different directories is handled by the Windows Installer. As long as the Components have the same Resources the reference counting is correct. -Original Message- From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 15:55 To: General

Re: [WiX-users] How to provide warnings when overwrite an existing file

Is that possible with the Windows Installer? I'm not sure I've heard of a feature like that. -Original Message- From: Michael Lin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 16:25 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to provide warnings when overwrit

[WiX-users] How to provide warnings when overwrite an existing file

Hi,   I want to create a setup msi such that it will give warnings to the user if the file being copied is not newer than the existing one on the directory.    Can this be done in Wix?   Thanks,   Michael   - This SF

Re: [WiX-users] Errors Building Custom Action on Vista x64

Hi Jason, I was building from within VS 2008, the CA project threw the build error. I then looked at the csproj file that the Votive C# CA Template created, and in the "AfterBuild" target, it has an which has absolute paths to the WiX SDK. Eg. "C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\SDK\Ma

Re: [WiX-users] fragments and include files

Alex, Thanks very much. That is very helpful. That might be worth adding to your very useful blog. I refer to it almost daily! Ian -Original Message- From: Alexander Shevchuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:39 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer X

[WiX-users] Does this violate component rules?

A shared component defined in a merge module is included in two different packages, but the two packages install the same component into different directories. So there are two copies of the same component out the system, and two entries in the DB (according to msiinv). Not directly a WiX ques

Re: [WiX-users] Major upgrade from an IS12 installer project

One more thing. Make sure that original installation does not have ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT set. -Original Message- From: Michael Owings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:28 PM To: Alexander Shevchuk Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] fragments and include files

Hi Ian, In simplest terms: everything from will end up in your msi database. Only fragments which are referenced from the main code will be included in resulting msi database. For example: File1.wxs: File2.wxs: Main.wxs: In addition, you can compile file with fragment i

Re: [WiX-users] Major upgrade from an IS12 installer project

It looks like a simple Registry tag does the trick of removing it: I had to drop RemoveRegistryValues into the InstallExecuteSequence as well. Alexander Shevchuk wrote: > Normally, that registry key holds a ProductName property: > > HKLM\SOFTW

Re: [WiX-users] Major upgrade from an IS12 installer project

Normally, that registry key holds a ProductName property: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductName] So, your choices are either change your ProductName to match original from InstallShield or keep your current ProductName and remove that InstallShield registry key.

Re: [WiX-users] Errors Building Custom Action on Vista x64

Vista x64 is my primary development environment for DTF and WiX, and that works for me. Are you building from a 64bit command-prompt / 64bit MSBuild? If so, make sure you have installed the 64bit WiX MSI. (Also, that configuration is not very well-tested, so it's possible there are issues.) --

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

Just to give you a better idea: Is what I'm attempting -Original Message- From: Pierson Lee (PIE) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:09 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

Re: [WiX-users] Custom actions failing

Oops, forgot the actual CustomAction, sorry... -Original Message- From: David Bartmess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:12 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Custom actions failing I'm trying to w

[WiX-users] Errors Building Custom Action on Vista x64

Hi, I have a custom action project that was created using the C# Custom Action Template in VS2008. This was building fine under XP 32 bit, but I am now trying to build on Vista 64 bit, which is causing a couple of issues: - The hard coded reference to the WiX V3 SDK is incorrectly "C:\Program

[WiX-users] Custom actions failing

I'm trying to wrap my head around the custom actions, and how to code them. I've got the following in my fragment, and although it builds fine, I always get an error about "a program required could not be run". Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated! Thanks! (OFFICEVERSION =

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

Hmm.. Its really strange. Even when I don't edit that config tag, it still strips the hex values I put in. Am I to assume that there isn't a way around it then? :) -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:41 PM To: General discuss

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

But msxml can be told to preserve whitespace when parsing... In all likelihood Wix isn't doing that, but it is conceivably possible... Mark -Original Message- From: Michael Owings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:41 PM To: General discussion for Windows Insta

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

That's good to know, actually. I'm doing some xml file manipulation in one of my installers (via custom actions and mxml in my own dll) and preserving any formatting in the xml file in question would probably be a polite thing to do. Mark Modrall wrote: > But msxml can be told to preserve white

Re: [WiX-users] System.TypeLoadException occurs when running all versions of Wix Tools (light, candle)

What version of the WiX toolset are you using? Where did you download it from?" -Original Message- From: aretha samuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:38 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] System.TypeLoadExceptio

Re: [WiX-users] Major upgrade from an IS12 installer project

1. Probably some part of InstallShield wrote that which is not in the installer. Maybe a bootstrapper? 2. You should be able to use the RegistryKey element to nuke the key. -Original Message- From: Michael Owings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 13:11 To: Gene

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Team Build

How do I pass preprocessor variables to WiX using MSBuild task? I tried this But it did not work. Any ideas? On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:41 AM, Alex Ivanoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I wander if anyone can share their experience with building WiX projects > with Team Build. What targets to

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

If you're trying to format the xml itself, you may be out of luck -- msxml (which I believe wix is using) will do the formatting however it feels like doing it. This is true of most programmatic xml access. If the text in question is in a CDATA section, however, I'd think that should work, assu

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

I think you're fighting MSXML here. -Original Message- From: Pierson Lee (PIE) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 13:27 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig I was attempting to insert #xA; into my web

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

All of the code I included is defined in the merge module. Thus, any modularization should occur across all 3 items (custom action definition, custom action scheudling in InstallExecuteSequence, and binary definition). Looking through Orca at the main install, it seems to be hooked up correctly.

[WiX-users] Problems with XmlConfig

I was attempting to insert #xA; into my web configs to specify a carriage return for some lines of text I'm adding into the config, but it seems like during the process, those characters are getting stripped. Anyone have any idea how to do this? Thanks :) ---

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

When you build a merge module, all IDs get modularized (a GUID is appended) to avoid naming clashes. So if you have the Binary element defined in one module but reference it from another, the modularization won't be consistent. If you really want to do that, you'll have to manually append the GU

[WiX-users] Major upgrade from an IS12 installer project

I am in the processing of moving from IS12 to Wix for a number of our products. So far, things are going fairly well. There is one issue, however. The install we have out in the field is version 4.0.17. I have done a Wix installer that does a major upgrade to 4.0.20. Everything works fine -- th

Re: [WiX-users] Exit Code is not working for return="check" in custom action.

According to The Source (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368072(VS.85).aspx): "Note that custom actions that are executable files must return a value of 0 for success. The installer interprets any other return value as failure." Are you absolutely, positively sure that your custom act

Re: [WiX-users] Transform Creation

Thank Jas! Regards Simon Powell -Original Message- From: Jason Ginchereau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 October 2008 15:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Transform Creation Database sourceDb = new Database("source.msi"); Databas

Re: [WiX-users] System.TypeLoadException occurs when running all versions of Wix Tools (light, candle)

No i am not running this from a network share, only from a local machine. Do i need to have the .NET framework 1.1 service pack 1 installed on my computer for the wix tools to work? Can someone tell me what version of the .NET framework works with what version of the wix tools? thanks aretha

[WiX-users] Recent WIX sources will not build

I've been unable to resolve a problem I'm seeing trying to build recent WIX sources. All documentation says to 'simply run make.bat,' but I'm not seeing this succeed.I'm actually hit two problems - 1) C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Microsoft.Common

Re: [WiX-users] Writing Wix Extensions in wix v2

Take a look at the existing extensions in WiX v2. There were huge changes from WiX v2 -> WiX v3 on the extension story. -Original Message- From: Mukesh Agrawal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:16 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subjec

Re: [WiX-users] Certificate install to local machine failswith code 26352

That's the impression I get from the documentation as well. Looks like I'll have to have a closer look at that method. I'll let you guys know if I find anything-it seems to be a tricky bug to reproduce. Somehow you have to get the same cert in the store twice. -Original Message- From:

[WiX-users] Using 'foreach' in wixv2

Hi All, I was able to use 'foreach' in wix v3. But, when I tried using it with v2 I got the following error: The variable named 'LCID' is not allowed in foreach expression. In the documentation, I read that only LCID is allowed for v2. Even that does not se

[WiX-users] Writing Wix Extensions in wix v2

Hi All, I followed the same steps as were there in Peter Marcu's blog for writing wix extensions. I was thrilled to see it working. I used wix v3. But, WixExtension class was nowhere to be found in wixv2. Is there any pointer on how can I achieve the same thing in wix v2. Thanks Mukesh Microsof

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

So, this only is a problem for custom actions defined and scheduled by my merge module. I have the same custom action assembly with helper assembly that is referenced directly by the main install for several custom actions, and all of those actions work fine. My merge module has the custom action

[WiX-users] fragments and include files

Hi, I haven't yet used Wix fragments but have used a couple of include commands. I've been trying to research what the difference is between using fragments vs including code via type tags but am not finding anything. Can anyone offer a basic explanation on how the two differ? Thanks, Ian --

Re: [WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade.

I'll check that out too, I just get confused with the setting of properties and when I can query them, but the link Rob sent seems to have solved it. Thanks Ryan -Original Message- From: Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 October 2008 18:33 To: Gene

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

Oops. Sorry about that. -Original Message- From: Jim Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:37 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch It looks to me like those properties begin with t

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

It looks to me like those properties begin with the letter O... but it is tough to see with that font, but there is a slight difference (the letter O is more round and the number 0 is more oval). Jim Williams -Original Message- From: Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) [mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: [WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade.

There is good info on major upgrades here: http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/15/from-msi-to-wix-part-8-major-upgrade.aspx There is a section called "How upgrade works" that should help you out. If I understand you correctly when you install the upgrade, the original product is be

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

The first character of each of those is an "O" (oh), not a zero. I already ran into that.. It looks like it's fixed with taking the trailing slashes off the Keys. Cut n paste error strikes again! Thanks! -Original Message- From: Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

Also, I believe properties cannot begin with numbers so the following properties are illegal: O2003PIAINSTALLED O2007PIAINSTALLED -Original Message- From: David Bartmess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-us

Re: [WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade.

Thanks Rob, those docs helped a little. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 October 2008 16:31 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade. Tak

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

Could it be the trailing backslashes? -Original Message- From: David Bartmess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 08:29 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch I'm having a problem with RegistrySearch and hoping someone ca

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

Yes, already fixed it. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:27 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall ServiceControl? -Original Message---

Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally

I thought you were referencing to MsiSetProperty API. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:28 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally In the WiX.c

Re: [WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade.

Take a look at the MSI SDK about Major Upgrades. There are a few different ways to schedule Major Upgrades and there are Properties set based on your Upgrade element. -Original Message- From: Ryan O'Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 06:43 To: 'General discu

[WiX-users] Problem with RegistrySearch

I'm having a problem with RegistrySearch and hoping someone can help me. In the code below, the first RegistrySearch is fine, while the following two are causing the errors seen below the code. I don't see any difference in the three, as far as syntax goes. Any ideas what the problem may be? T

Re: [WiX-users] Set the InstallExecuteSequence condition on a Custom Action from a Merge Module

That's the Merge Module design yes. Work around... don't use Merge Modules maybe? -Original Message- From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 07:13 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Set the InstallExecu

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

ServiceControl? -Original Message- From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 21:05 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall I know I am missing something obvious, but I cannot get

Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally

In the WiX.chm? -Original Message- From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 17:04 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally In the WiX script? -Original Message- From: Rob Mens

[WiX-users] Library and Fragment structure

Hi, We have a number of large solutions which I am creating the installer for. There will only be a single final "installer" (i.e. msi), but there will be a few features within that. I am not sure of the best way to structure the wix library projects. I am opting away from merge modules as it

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

Make sure you are inserting the correct DLL into the Binary table. That DLL should be the output of MakeSfxCA, which is the native SfxCA.dll stub with managed assemblies appended as a cab. Verify it has the expected entrypoint that MSI is looking for by running "dumpbin.exe /exports YourCA.dll".

Re: [WiX-users] Transform Creation

Database sourceDb = new Database("source.msi"); Database targetDb = new Database("target.msi"); string transformFile = "transform.mst"; // Create a new transform from source to target. targetDb.CreateTransform(sourceDb, trasnformFile); // If the transform is to be applied during an installation,

Re: [WiX-users] Please help with: 'session.Database.CodePage' threw an exception of type 'Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InvalidHandleException'

An embedded UI handler cannot call custom actions directly. The Session object you get in the IEmbeddedUI.Initialize() handler is only a limited session which lets you get/set properties and not much else (there's no database either). The limitations are imposed by MSI's embedded UI design, not

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

I am packaging the helper assembly with the custom action by passing it as the last parameter to MakeSfxCA. The verbose log has the following around the error message. MSI (s) (EC:14) [08:38:00:565]: Doing action: InitInstallDIR.FE2FB413_1E39_4B13_AC8B_A3F8022742C4 Action 8:38:00: InitInstallDIR.F

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

If you look at the verbose log you can see what custom action it is trying to run just before that error. And are there any other error messages nearby in the log? Is the helper assembly getting packaged with the custom action by MakeSfxCA? It should be automatically if there is an assembly ref

Re: [WiX-users] Set the InstallExecuteSequence condition on a Custom Action from a Merge Module

Condition the custom actions based on a property within the merge module, defaulting the property value such that the custom actions run by default. Then the user can pass a different value on the command line for that property so that the condition will no longer be true and the custom actions wo

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging MakeSfxCA

OK, so i've made some head way. I now have 2 custom action assemblies with 12 and 13 custom actions respectively, and a third "helper" assembly with common code needed for both sets of custom actions. Once I got everything compiling and rebuilt, I ran my install and got the following errror: Er

Re: [WiX-users] Set the InstallExecuteSequence condition on a Custom Action from a Merge Module

Is this by design? Any suggestions for a reasonable work around? Thanks, Ben Bob Arnson wrote: > Ben Greenberg wrote: > >> I am including a Merge Module in my MSI that includes a few CAs. I want >> to allow the user to pass a command line property to skip these CAs. >> >> I can edit the Con

[WiX-users] Problems Executing a Custom Action on uninstall for a major upgrade.

Hi all, I know this has been asked numerous time and I just saw another variant of it, but I'm scratching my head here. Can someone explain the steps for a major upgrade? Is it a complete uninstall and reinstall (as I suspect). Does this mean I can't really detect when I am being properly u

Re: [WiX-users] DTF: InstallerException from Session.Database, etc.

Yes, that would probably be a good idea since I get this question every now and then. -Original Message- From: Brian Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:41 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF: InstallerExc

Re: [WiX-users] Exit Code is not working for return="check" in custom action.

Hi My custom actions are working with conditions for install and uninstall appropriately, but though I give the execution type as immediate, custom action is not responding for exit code(The exit code returned is 1) REMOVE REMOVE NOT Installed AND NO

Re: [WiX-users] How can I run a custom action only on uninstall

Thanks a lot peter, custom actions are working now. -Original Message- From: Peter Vestergaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:12 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How can I run a custom action only on uninstal

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

Not for the whole process, at least as far as I know. Windows Installer is very deliberately split into 2 parts - interacting with the user and working stuff out, and actual system changes. Only the latter part runs elevated. Rob Nimisha Saboo wrote: > Thanks again Rob! > > Is there no way

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

Thanks again Rob! Is there no way, my msi can prompt the user to give permissions to it to run as admin? What I am looking for is: double clicking my msi shows the UAC prompt, and if the user decides to continue as an admin, then only my msi runs. Regards, Nimisha On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:27

Re: [WiX-users] Exit Code is not working for return="check" in custom action.

Hi, change Execute="deferred" to Execute="immediate". Kind regards, Hans > > Hi, > > I have written a customaction running an exe which is written in .Net. The > exe is returning the exitcode as 0, but if there is any error the exitcode > is returned as 1, but the custom action is not stopping

Re: [WiX-users] How can I run a custom action only on uninstall

Hi, you must set the appropriate conditions: Installed NOT Installed The custom action will fire if the condition is evaluated to true. Kind regards, Hans > > Hi, > > I have two custom actions one should run on install, one should run on > uninstall, but

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

You'd have to run the whole installation elevated, either from an elevated command line or using some kind of bootstrapper which runs elevated. Rob Nimisha Saboo wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Thanks for the reply. Actually, I just went into details of deferred > actions, and I realised that I don't wan

[WiX-users] Please help with: 'session.Database.CodePage' threw an exception of type 'Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InvalidHandleException'

Hi, I'm trying the Embedded UI and I get an Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InvalidHandleException. I added a dll in the Binary table and tried to read it in the class that implements IEmbeddedUI : object result = session.Database.ExecuteScalar("select Data from Binary where Name = '{0}

Re: [WiX-users] How can I run a custom action only on uninstall

The custom element should have a condition. This is done by adding a text element. Your InstallExecuteSequence should look like this: REMOVE REMOVE NOT Installed AND NOT PATCH NOT Installed AND NOT PATCH the custom element containing REMOVE will run on uninstall and

[WiX-users] Exit Code is not working for return="check" in custom action.

Hi, I have written a customaction running an exe which is written in .Net. The exe is returning the exitcode as 0, but if there is any error the exitcode is returned as 1, but the custom action is not stopping the installation when the exitcode is 1 thought the return="check". my custom action i

[WiX-users] How can I run a custom action only on uninstall

Hi, I have two custom actions one should run on install, one should run on uninstall, but both my custom actions are running in install only. please see my wix xml. Please help me in the rollback. http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

Hi Rob, Thanks for the reply. Actually, I just went into details of deferred actions, and I realised that I don't want my custom actions to be deferred. I had tried adding teh deferred attribute only so that I could use the Impersonate attribute. Also, my custom actions are being invoked at Insta

[WiX-users] Transform Creation

Hi, What are the basic steps to create a Transform with DTF? Regards Simon Powell -- This e-mail is confidential and the information contained in it may be privileged. It should not be read, copied or used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, p

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall takes 3 times longer timeframe than install

Hello Guys, Thanks for your suggestions. I'd like to share the results here in case if anyone else run into the same problem. To begin with, DISABLEROLLBACK switch during uninstall really reduced the time required to complete uninstallation, from 22 minutes to 7. So, with this option, the instal

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

Why doesn't it compile? What's the error that candle/light gives? Are the custom actions scheduled in the correct part of the sequence to actually be deferred? Rob Nimisha Saboo wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to WIX, and apologise if this has been asked before. > I am running a setup, that works

[WiX-users] Fwd: Need help on UAC prompt in Vista

Hi, I am new to WIX, and apologise if this has been asked before. I am running a setup, that works fine on Widows server 2003, but fails on Windows Server 2008. However, if I do "Run as administrator", it succeeds on Windows Server 2008 as well. What I want to be able to do is; Either elevate th

Re: [WiX-users] Changes in DTF projects don't trigger a rebuild of the MSI

> I have a VS 2008 solution with a DTF project and a WiX > project which uses my DTF custom action DLL. I have manually > set the project dependencies such that the DTF project builds > before the WiX project. > > Theoretically, a change in the custom action code in the DTF > project should trigge

Re: [WiX-users] Version 2.0 to version 3.0 code conversion

There should be a tool in v3 called WixCop that will convert your source files for you. Rob MAKARAND HAZARIKA wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am new to Wix, just started learning with the tutorials from > http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/ > > > > The code examples are in version 2.0 but I am using