Re: [WiX-users] Error wile building WiX solution in TFS Build.

Hi Sachin, Now are you able to build Wix project in TFSBuild? If yes can you tell me solution. Iam facing similar problem. Error: c:\test\BuildType\TFSBuild.proj" (EndToEndIteration target) (1) -> "c:\test\BuildType\TFSBuild.proj" (CoreCompile target) (1:2) -> "c:\test\BuildType\TFSBuild.proj"

Re: [WiX-users] Error wile building WiX solution in TFS Build.

Hi Sachin, There is a log file when you compile your solution using TFS that is build.log and buildd.log. and also there is error and warning file. Can you send us that error and warning file? Only then anyone can help you out on this. Thanks Amit Srivastava - Original Message From:

[WiX-users] Autogenerated component GUID for Components which don't have a KeyPath child.

I was working on cleaning up some of our buildscripts to ensure that the wxs source compiles out with the latest Wix v3 toolkit (im making a big jump from v 3.0.2128 -> 3.0.4813) and noticed the following Components that contain only one file - but it is not a KeyPath element , will cause a

[WiX-users] Creating New User-Groups...

Hi, Please help me on below I am new to wix, we are having a requirement of creating new groups using wix but I found a GROUP but it refers to only existing groups. Regards, Siva, 201-671-5552. -Original Message- From: Kalvagadda, SivaKrishna (MLX Technology) Sent: Tuesday, Decem

Re: [WiX-users] Error wile building WiX solution in TFS Build.

Yes! With msbuild all works well. Thanks Sachin -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 11:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error wile building WiX solution in TFS Build.

Re: [WiX-users] How to save entire open installer database to a copy msi file from custom action?

This is usually done via admin images (/a switch in MSI) and there are built in mechanisms to remember the state in Admin Properties. MSI SDK and GPO documentation should have many more details. -Original Message- From: Andrew Kendall [mailto:akwix2...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, Decem

Re: [WiX-users] Creating New User-Groups...

You could add code to the Group CustomAction so that it could create groups. Lots of things to think about there. Rollback is probably the trickiest part. -Original Message- From: Kalvagadda, SivaKrishna (MLX Technology) [mailto:sivakrishna_kalvaga...@ml.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23

Re: [WiX-users] Install location based on registry key

WiX does make it easy to create an MSI file, but it doesn't completely hide some of the idiosyncracies of knowing Windows Installer and how it works. So there may be instances where things aren't going to be as easy as one would like. I still very much prefer WiX to Visual Studio deployment projec

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Alexander Shevchuk < alexander.shevc...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Your custom action is type 51 (set property with a formatted text). You > need type 35 (set directory with a formatted text). Review my first email > for correct format. > > Alex > > Actually, it tu

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Alexander Shevchuk < alexander.shevc...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Also, regarding registry search. > The way how your RegistrySearch is provided - you are looking for a *value* > SharePoint under SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\. Is that > what you

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

Your custom action is type 51 (set property with a formatted text). You need type 35 (set directory with a formatted text). Review my first email for correct format. Alex -Original Message- From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:22 AM To: G

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Alexander Shevchuk < alexander.shevc...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Hi Colin, > > Try this: > > - Use AppSearch to set the value of public property, say - SHAREPOINT > > > > > > - Schedule custom action type 35: > > Value="[SHAREPOINT]" /> > > > NOT Installed >

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

Also, regarding registry search. The way how your RegistrySearch is provided - you are looking for a *value* SharePoint under SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\. Is that what you want? I think, you actually want a default registry value (no name) for the "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NET

Re: [WiX-users] wix and IIS7

Thanks. That sounds doable for me. I'll give it a try. -Original Message- From: Amy Rosewater [mailto:arosewa...@spectrumhr.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:10 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix and IIS7 Scott, I have imple

Re: [WiX-users] wix and IIS7

Scott, I have implemented the configuration of IIS7 through xml manipulation of the applicationHost.config file. All the IIS objects (app pools, applications, virtual directories etc) really just equate to xml entries in this file in this version of IIS. To achieve this, I copied the application

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Scott Sam wrote: > Are you sure that the registry key that you are looking for exists on > the target machine? > Absolutely. I'm trying to install this on my own machine, and I can see the registry key with regedit. -- Regards, cf ---

[WiX-users] wix and IIS7

I have to get our installers to work with IIS7 without classic mode. I know that it is not currently supported with wix. What are my options right now? I've looked through the wix code and I don't think that I can fix it by myself. Does anybody else have to do this? What are you doing? -

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

Hi Colin, Try this: - Use AppSearch to set the value of public property, say - SHAREPOINT - Schedule custom action type 35: NOT Installed You should be good to go. Make sure that your custom action is scheduled after CostFinalize. Alex -Original Message- From: Colin F

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location

Are you sure that the registry key that you are looking for exists on the target machine? -Original Message- From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:39 PM To: wix-users Subject: [WiX-users] Setting Install Location I'm still having no luck settin

[WiX-users] Creating New User-Groups...

Hi, I am new to wix, we are having a requirement of creating new groups using wix but I found a GROUP but it refers to only existing groups. Could someone help me out in creating new groups using WIX. Thanks. Regards, Siva, 201-671-5552. ---

[WiX-users] Setting Install Location

I'm still having no luck setting the location of my install based on a registry key. I've tried all the suggestions but nothing works. And there is definitely an AppSearch segment in my .msi file. I've done the steps from the tutorial but they're apparently insufficient. Also - when I check my l

Re: [WiX-users] Install location based on registry key

On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > Jim Williams wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > WiX automatically schedules AppSearch if you have any *Search elements. > Colin, are you using any Fragments in your setup authoring? Open your > .msi with Orca and verify that

Re: [WiX-users] Patch msp isn't showing the peroerty set in the PatchInformation

I didn't get this point, So I need to use some tool to set this summary info ? On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > prasoon gupta wrote: > > No the fields are empty for Author, Subject and Comments ... in that > screen > > > > Are they visible in the PCP file? Unless you're using

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut/@Icon referencing fails

I think that you need a in there somewhere. Also the icon file has to have the same extension as the file the shortcut is for. So it has to be an exe file in this case. -Original Message- From: Bob Lim [mailto:cbasic...@yahoo.com.sg] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:35 AM To: wix-user

[WiX-users] FeatureRef and ComponentRef under PacthFamily element

Hello WiX community, What is the difference between FeatureRef and ComponentRef elements located under PatchFamily? I'm building a patch to upgrade 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 and the difference is the only one file being changed. If I reference a component under PatchFamily element (the file belongs to

[WiX-users] How to save entire open installer database to a copy msi file from custom action?

What I would like to do is save the state of the open msi database, in its entirety, at the end of the install process, so it reflects the custom settings selected by the user. The reason I want to do this is so a Network Administrator can perform a local install first and his custom settings be

[WiX-users] Is there way to pass the parameters to MSI through config.xml ? - WiX 3.0

Hello, I have basic understanding of WIX on how to create an MSI using WIX. I am trying to create a MSI using which has config.xml file to pass the parameters . Any pointers would really appreciated. Thanks, Lokesh ---

[WiX-users] WIX - Field Validation on Custom Dialog

Hi All, I am facing problem on validation of dialog fields. I have written custom action to validate a dialog fields and that custom action will be called by "DoAction" event of Dialog's "Next" button. Now problem is if we return ActionResult.Failure then it will take you to premat

[WiX-users] Conditional Statement for CustomAction Executions

Hi, I have Custom action which is firing during Install/Change and Uninstall. Is there any conditional statement in C# code by which I can segregate the execution. If(someproperty = something) //Install mode

[WiX-users] Shortcut/@Icon referencing fails

Hi guys, I kept getting error from light.exe error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Icon:IconExtractor.exe' in section 'Product:*'. The code below doesn't link. Actually what I want to use, is a icon file, not executable file. Because I failed to use a icon file, I tried to use icon

[WiX-users] Is there way to pass the parameters to MSI through config.xml ? - WiX 3.0

Hello, I have basic understanding of WIX on how to create an MSI using WIX. I am trying to create a MSI using which has config.xml file to pass the parameters . Any pointers would really appreciated. Thanks, Lokesh