Hi All,
I am using the Appsearch to check a pre-requisite file for my
application. If the file is present in the machine, the installation
should continue and if not present the installation should abort and
display the error. I include launch condition for displaying the error.
I include t
Hi Michael,
There are a few methods to execute a file using a custom action. Basically,
it depends whether you are deploying the file, have it on the binary table,
or the file already exists. According to your email, you are deploying the
file with your installation. Therefore, the simplest approa
I don't think that is supported today.
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From: Sean Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 17:02
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] excluding directories from heat
Hi;
I am currently in the process of creating an installatio
Hi;
I am currently in the process of creating an installation. I have a
series of directories including directories created by subversion. how
can I exclude these directories (.svn) from he output of heat?
Cheers
Sean.
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This
I put it in.
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=105970&atid=642714 takes
you to Tracker then you can open bugs from there.
Sean Farrow wrote:
>
> How do I chech/open a but?
> Cheers
> Sean.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> S
How do I chech/open a but?
Cheers
Sean.
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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 November 2008 20:17
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] potential heat bug
That bug is open, I believe. If not could you mak
Can you provide suggestions how to make it clearer?
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From: Sean Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 01:04
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using heat
Hi:
I haven't as yet, the usage instructio
That bug is open, I believe. If not could you make sure there is one?
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From: Sean Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 04:59
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] potential heat bug
Hi:
When harvesting
...
Love88Keys wrote:
>
> I´ve read part of Wix-Tutorial "http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix.."; about
> how to start an exe-file which is already installed on the system. The
> suggested solution was:
>
> Notepad.exe
> ExeCommand='[SourceDir]Readme.txt' Return='asyncNoWait' />
>
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Davidovitz, Ran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This is only a cosmetic constrain, so that my client will be able to
> view it in notepad and not require new tool
Well, notepad will view it, it just won't have pretty indenting.
You could, of course, contribu
Hallo Eitan,
I´ve tried it out but it doesn´t work. with "SetProperty" The Installer does
nothing, as like as there is no such exe-file.
with your suggested Custum Action it get an error before compilation is
finished:
LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:INSTALLDIR' in section
'P
That is a bit odd environment variables are not case sensitive, cd
"%wix%" is the same as cd "%WIX%". Is it possible you already had the
command prompt open then ran the WiX install, if so the environment
variable wouldn't have been set until you reopened the command prompt.
Neil
-Original Me
>> Be careful when using cd , if you are on drive X:\bin, and
you do
>> cd c:\Temp, the current folder for C: will be Temp, but your current
folder
>> will be still X:\bin - in other words, cd does not change drives :^)
Use cd /d "folder" change drives.
Neil
Neil Sleightholm
X2 Systems Limited
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I thought that would be the case. It does seem odd to me that Windows
Installer doesn't support this natively, it does make RegistrySearch a
bit restrictive.
Neil
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From: Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 22 November 2008 14:33
To: General discussion for Windows In
Hi:
When harvestinga directory, I get a bad image error on al .tlb files in
the directory and sub directories. Isthis a hea bug or standard
beheavour?
Cheers for any help/clarification.
Sean.
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Hi;
My mistake, I capitalized the WIX when I shouldn't have!
Chers
Sean.
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From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 November 2008 12:24
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] short form of the path to Wix
Open a c
Open a command prompt (cmd) and enter "set", check what is the value for the
WIX environment variable.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Sean Farrow
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi:
> The collowing are not working--any clues:
> When I do:
> Cd %WIX% I get an invalid directory
> Cd "%WIX% and cd "
Hi:
The collowing are not working--any clues:
When I do:
Cd %WIX% I get an invalid directory
Cd "%WIX% and cd "%WIX%" both give me a format incorrect error, any help
to solve these gratefuly accepted.
Chers
Sean.
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From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 No
Hi Michael,
You cannot use Property elements within the Property element.
Instead, use this:
Another approach is just:
If your app is in the INSTALLDIR folder, remove [WindowsFolder]
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Love88Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> I´ve read part of Wix-Tutorial
Hi Sean,
* Don't use the short form, use string delimitators: ":\Long Folder
Path"
* Yes, you can use the env variable: cd %WIX%, or cd "%WIX%
* Be careful when using cd , if you are on drive X:\bin, and you do
cd c:\Temp, the current folder for C: will be Temp, but your current folder
will be sti
I´ve read part of Wix-Tutorial "http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix.."; about how
to start an exe-file which is already installed on the system. The suggested
solution was:
Notepad.exe
How can I make to to run an exe which is alredy installed but lies inside my
INSTALLDIR. Might be useful: My Actio
Hi:
My wix directory is:
c:\program files\windows installer xml v3
What isthe short form ofthis path?
Can I use the WIX environment variable to change to the directory using
the command prompt?
Cheers
Sean.
-
This SF.Net ema
This is only a cosmetic constrain, so that my client will be able to view it in
notepad and not require new tool
-Original Message-
From: Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:24 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-u
s, This is exactly what I needed!
Sean.
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From: Chad Miles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 November 2008 09:19
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using heat
heat.exe dir -out output.wxs
is this what you're going for?
heat.exe dir -out output.wxs
is this what you're going for?
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:03 AM, Sean Farrow
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi:
> I haven't as yet, the usage instructions aren't as clear as they could
> be1
> Cheers
> Sean.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[
Hi:
I haven't as yet, the usage instructions aren't as clear as they could
be1
Cheers
Sean.
-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 November 2008 08:56
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using heat
What h
What have you tried so far?
-Original Message-
From: Sean Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 23:48
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] using heat
Hi:
I have a series of directories containing files I need to add to a .wxs
file.
How can
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