Re: [WiX-users] Excute an application from wix

Yan Sklyarenko [...@sitecore.net] already posted this about a week ago... I may suggest you look at the thread that he is a part of entitled "Launching an application at the end of install (using Wix V2) I'm just not sure if it's going to work in v3, as I haven't tested it. http://www.tramontana

[WiX-users] Excute an application from wix

Hi, I need to run an application after the user presses the finish button. Is there a simple way to do that, in WiX v3? -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the bigg

Re: [WiX-users] Install pre-requisites from server manager features

I'd be curious to find out about this as well... it's a curiosity I've had... if an application depends on a windows component that is part of the windows installer, how do they get installed? I don't know of any pre-requisite msi file that can be put in as part of a bootstrapper... then again, I

Re: [WiX-users] MakeSfxCA and project output

Has anyone gotten this error when using DTF?SFXCA: Failed to extract to temporary directory. Cabinet error code 11. Has anyone managed to pack a directory using another method? Thanks, Shawn On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Shawn Dwyer wrote: > I think I'm getting close but I'm getting an err

[WiX-users] Install pre-requisites from server manager features

Hi all, There are few pre-requisites for my application, which will be installed on a Windows server 2008 machine. Most of those pre-requisites are there in the ServerManager features and roles. Is there a way in wix, to verify whether those features are installed, and to install them if not fou

Re: [WiX-users] GenerateBootstrapper : setup.exe is "unable to locate application file"

Hi thanks Simon! Your suggestion worked! Thanks again! Best regards, Bob Lim Try cool new skins, plus more space for friends. Download Singapore Yahoo! Messenger now! http://sg.messenger.yahoo.com -- Open Sour

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute custom action in the end of a product upgrade rollback

In article <49a75c79.5030...@tait.co.nz>, Joe Osman writes: > I want to run a custom action at the end of a rollback of product > upgrade. This custom action will change the logon password of an > installed service so it should be executed at the end of the rollback > after the service f

[WiX-users] How to execute custom action in the end of a product upgrade rollback

I want to run a custom action at the end of a rollback of product upgrade. This custom action will change the logon password of an installed service so it should be executed at the end of the rollback after the service from the previous install is rolled back. =

[WiX-users] WixVariable Usage

What is the difference between !(bind.VariableName) and !(wix.VariableName)? I've seen examples of !(wix.VariableName) usage in WixUI_Advanced.wxs but can't find a reference in the documentation. My gut tells me they are two syntaxes for referencing WixVariable values. Assuming my gut is correc

Re: [WiX-users] Why cannot use MsiNTProductType value in Condition?

Thanks Bob and Brian -- I'm still new to XML -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:06 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Why cannot use MsiNTProductType value in Condition?

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action on Finish Dialog

Hey Arun, In addition to what John mentioned, you create an having a batch file that calls "shutdown" which is not hard rooted. If the user's path points to some other named shutdown.exe your action will fail. I know it sounds unlikely, but it happens. Second, if my memory is correct, once the Fi

Re: [WiX-users] Why cannot use MsiNTProductType value in Condition?

Hey Alan, You might want to try using one of the following as you are in XML. VersionNT>=500 AND MsiNTProductType<2 Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Alan Sinclair wrote: > MSDN says

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to use Apache Ant with Wix tool with an Extension

peter clift wrote: > Can you show me an example of how to pass an wix extension to candle ? > You probably want to talk to the Ant folks that wrote the task. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Open Source Busi

Re: [WiX-users] Why cannot use MsiNTProductType value in Condition?

Alan Sinclair wrote: > MSDN says the way to recognize a server version of Windows is to use the > MsiNTProductType property. Is there a reason why WiX 2.0.5805.0 will not let > me use it in a LaunchCondition, like this? > > > VersionNT>=500 AND MsiNTProductType<2 > > You need

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase with multiple data files?

Joe Colon wrote: > do multiple file database creation still unsupported as of today? (2/26/09), > build 3.0.5020 > The feature request is still open because nobody's volunteered to work on it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

[WiX-users] Why cannot use MsiNTProductType value in Condition?

MSDN says the way to recognize a server version of Windows is to use the MsiNTProductType property. Is there a reason why WiX 2.0.5805.0 will not let me use it in a LaunchCondition, like this? VersionNT>=500 AND MsiNTProductType<2 Candle says "fatal error CNDL003 1: Name cannot

Re: [WiX-users] Help required to execute Sql files

Thanks Eitan If you have the sample code to do this. Could you please pass me that? Thanks, Pankaj -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:ei...@baconao.net] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:19 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-user

Re: [WiX-users] Changing the feature display attribute using a custom action

Ok dumb question! I just realized that I should set the features default InstallLevel=0 and condition it to become 1 if the registry key is found. Karl Denning wrote: > > I have a feature that is hidden by default and does not install. > However, if a specific registry key is found, the fea

[WiX-users] Changing the feature display attribute using a custom action

I have a feature that is hidden by default and does not install. However, if a specific registry key is found, the feature must become unhidden and the user should be able to decide whether they want to install it or not. It's all easy to do except changing the 'display' attribute to unhidden. S

Re: [WiX-users] custom action ExeCommand attribute

There are two issues here. First of all, value provided for ExeCommand attribute is not a valid XML. Remember that < > ' " characters have to be encoded: ExeCommand='-d "[INSTALLLOCATION] " -f " [TempFolder]eclipse.zip"' Second, it seems like whatever tool is parsing this XML is using unorth

Re: [WiX-users] custom action ExeCommand attribute

Hey Igor, What does the command line value look like inside of the MSI itself? Have you viewed it with Orca ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370557.aspx) yet? Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 8:17 AM,

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to use Apache Ant with Wix tool with an Extension

Hey Peter, You might want to pass the full path to the extension depending on how the task picks up the location of candle. However, your syntax looks correct. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/extension_usage_introduction.htm Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icum

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > Tabmow wrote: >> Thanks Bob. We won't be using managed code. Excuse my ignorance, but >> what >> is GAC? >> > > Global Assembly Cache, where managed assemblies are native SxS > assemblies are installed. > > > ok. Thanks again Bob. -- View this message in co

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase with multiple data files?

do multiple file database creation still unsupported as of today? (2/26/09), build 3.0.5020 Thanks! joe 1. The overwrite issue was a bug fixed in the most recent build. 2. No, multiple files are not supported today. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/SqlDatabase-with-mu

[WiX-users] Trying to use Apache Ant with Wix tool with an Extension

Hi Everyone, Can you show me an example of how to pass an wix extension to candle ? I tried this and it didn't work. _ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://wi

Re: [WiX-users] Launching an application at the end of Install (usingWIX V2)

Wilson, Phil wrote: > Keep in mind that on UAC systems that allow an over the shoulder install you > might find that a non-Administrator gets an Administrator to supply > credentials, and the app will launch at the end with Administrator > credentials, leaving the non-Administrator with a privil

Re: [WiX-users] COM Registration - schema problem?

Maciej Oszutowski wrote: > Seems that ProgId supports *only one* child ProgId element. > Yes. It's not clear that version-independent ProgIds are valid as a general "alias" function. If you can find some doc that says it should, please file a bug report with the link. -- sig://boB http://jo

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

Tabmow wrote: > Thanks Bob. We won't be using managed code. Excuse my ignorance, but what > is GAC? > Global Assembly Cache, where managed assemblies are native SxS assemblies are installed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] Help required to execute Sql files

Write a C# Custom Action using DTF, and pass it as parameter the folder with the sql scripts. The function then can just use OLEDB or SQLCMD to run the scripts. Eitan -Original Message- From: Pankaj Agrawal (Infosys Technologies Ltd) [mailto:v-pa...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, Febru

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstallation failing on 64bit windows 2008 server

Is the MSI a 32 or 64 bit install? greenaj Hukumchand Shah wrote: > Hi All, > > I am executing batch file using custom action which removes the extra > folders during uninstallation. But it's not executing the custom action. > The code is as follows: > Return="ignore" /> > > > >

[WiX-users] Help required to execute Sql files

Hi, I need a help to execute bunch of SQL files which are not part of my WXS / MSI but need to execute them through my MSI during installation. All these SQL files are present at some shared location which is changing on a day to day basis like (addition of new SQL script, deletion or modificat

Re: [WiX-users] Launching an application at the end of Install (usingWIX V2)

Keep in mind that on UAC systems that allow an over the shoulder install you might find that a non-Administrator gets an Administrator to supply credentials, and the app will launch at the end with Administrator credentials, leaving the non-Administrator with a privileged app running. I believe

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action on Finish Dialog

You should really just use ScheduleReboot and condition it on your checkbox. See the Wix help file for more details. -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the bigges

[WiX-users] running deffered managed custom actions with elevated privileges

I've used dtf to create some custom actions that execute deffered. The problem that I'm having is that these CA's need to be run with elevated privileges. How can I do this? I would prefer not to have a uac prompt for each CA, but I'm ok with it if that's the only way. -

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > Tabmow wrote: >> Can i >> confirm one thing with you guys: if i do this, RemoveExistingProducts >> will >> still work to get rid of the previously installed version irregardless of >> whether the 'changed' files have different GUIDs in the new installer, >> right? >

Re: [WiX-users] COM Registration - schema problem?

Hi Bob, Candle output: Project.wxs(474): error CNDL0107: Schema validation failed with the following error at line 1, column 67675: The element 'ProgId' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi' has invalid child element 'ProgId' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/

[WiX-users] Custom Action on Finish Dialog

I am trying to execute this Custom action and its not working. I want the finish dialog to have a checkbox which says do not restart computer. If its unchecked(which is default) then restart the computer. WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX = 0 and NOT INSTALLED

Re: [WiX-users] GenerateBootstrapper : setup.exe is "unable to locate application file"

Bob Lim wrote: > I am using 3.0.5020.0 after 3.0.4721.0 bootstrapper failed to work in the > same way. GenerateBootstrapper isn't a WiX task; it's part of the .NET Framework. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- O

Re: [WiX-users] Question about dynamically defining a version var

Reggie Burnett wrote: > By using the warning element I can see that my RetrieveIdentities > target is running. I'm trying to use my version property here > > > Version=$(CurrentVersion) > > > > But this doesn't appear to be working. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? > I think yo

Re: [WiX-users] Localization with WiX3

anwer nehal wrote: > I was reading through the latest documentation about WiX3 localization and > noticed that it mentions under "Using Localized Versions of WixUI" that if > you are using WixUIExtension, it has translated strings and .wxl files for > some languages, like de-de, ja-jp, etc. Wit

Re: [WiX-users] Localized Product Version

Matthias Rainer wrote: > Is there a reason why the version string cannot be localized? > Even though the version would be the same in every language, That's why: Loc strings are designed to be used for loc purposes. Feel free to file a bug so we can consider expanding the version parsing to con

Re: [WiX-users] COM Registration - schema problem?

Maciej Oszutowski wrote: > Few days ago I found a component which has been correctly decompiled > from msm, but source generated by dark can't be compiled due to schema > validation. > What's the actual error? ProgId supports child ProgId elements. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] ICE33 warning and creating class table

Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) wrote: > Though, the components are registering properly; I don't see any 'Class' > table in Orca. WiX generates Class table rows only if the Class/@Advertised attribute is "yes". -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

Tabmow wrote: > Can i > confirm one thing with you guys: if i do this, RemoveExistingProducts will > still work to get rid of the previously installed version irregardless of > whether the 'changed' files have different GUIDs in the new installer, > right? Yes, though there are some bugs around

Re: [WiX-users] How to find for 32 or 64 BIT target machine on fly?

Hi Do you want this check in WIX or in bootstrapper? If its in WIX then use Win54 attribute in the WIX elements And if it is in Bootstrapper try for the Property="ProcessorArchitecture" Let me know if you need any help Regards Anu From: akash bhatia <911ak..

Re: [WiX-users] Guidence to Implement Prerequisite for MSI installers

I would also be interested in a solution for this issue. Has anyone done something similar or know how this could be approached? Thanks, DoranW -Original Message- From: Prabhat Nath [mailto:prabhat.n...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:23 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourcefor

[WiX-users] COM Registration - schema problem?

Hi, I'm in the long way of converting tons of InstallShield projects to WIX last days. Usually I use dark on compiled merge modules and do some cleanup manually. In most cases this is enough. Few days ago I found a component which has been correctly decompiled from msm, but source generated by dar

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of features and subfeatures by manipulating Level or using ADDSOURCE

Ref: INSTALLLEVEL http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369536(VS.85).aspx Feature Table http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368585.aspx -Original Message- From: xcjjohansen [mailto:x...@saxobank.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:05 AM To: wix-users@lists.sour

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

What I'm doing in a situation much like that is using an interpreted language to generate my .wxs files... That way, I have control over how the GUID's are generated. I have to admit I use Perl to do it, but you could do it in another language, as long as it can generate type 4 GUIDs (the ones i

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of features and subfeatures by manipulating Level or using ADDSOURCE

Hi akash bhatia Thanks for your reply I am actually doing silent installations. So the input to the msi should only come from the command line msiexec /i mymsi.msi /l*v mylog.txt ADDSOURCE=mymachinename etc. I Have found a workaround by not using subfeatures. I Use componentGroups instead. So I

[WiX-users] IIS Metabase properties - DefaultLogonDomain & NTAuthenticationProviders

I am wondering how to set these IIS using WiX .. I cannot find them in the element? - Troy -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Op

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of features and subfeatures by manipulating Level or using ADDSOURCE

Hi xcjjohansen, i guess you are trying to achieve conditional install of certain features. If yes, you can try something like this on the next pushbutton of MyCustomizeDlg dialog as:- Publish Button events moreover you can add various features to Value attribute just with "," (

[WiX-users] Question about dynamically defining a version var

I want my installer wix project to retrieve the version # of a built assembly and then use that for the version in the installer. I am using preprocessor variables in my wix code and that all works great if I use the command line. In my installer msbuild project I have the following target

Re: [WiX-users] how to add conditions to components

See element in the WiX docs. -- Yan -Original Message- From: akash bhatia [mailto:911ak...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:15 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] how to add conditions to components Hi, how can we achieve ins

[WiX-users] Uninstallation failing on 64bit windows 2008 server

Hi All, I am executing batch file using custom action which removes the extra folders during uninstallation. But it's not executing the custom action. The code is as follows: Installed AND NOT REINSTALL I saw the log file and it's giving following error for this custom

[WiX-users] how to add conditions to components

Hi, how can we achieve installing particular components while some CONDITION is meet ? i mean to ask, how can we pass CONDITION to particular COMPONENT ? i require to install particular component only according to MYPROPERTY value. Regards, Akash

Re: [WiX-users] Question about including large number of "modified" files...

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > John Robbins wrote: >> If you have such radical changes in files, you may want to do is always >> go the major upgrade route and schedule an uninstall of the previous >> version. That way you don't have to worry about the individual files >> changing. The always brilliant

[WiX-users] SUPPORTDIR for WIX

Hi, i am a newbie in Wix and is using Wix 3.0 toolset currently. before, i was using installshield for creating installers. i was wondering do we have some concept in Wix like SUPPORTDIR in Installshield. Below is what i have thought as a solution to the above:- Means, if we dont have one, we

Re: [WiX-users] Installer for an WebProject

Try using -sfrag switch. And you can run heat /? For more info about it. -- Yan -Original Message- From: Bahn Thomas [mailto:thomas.b...@cic-group.eu] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:45 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installer f

Re: [WiX-users] Installer for an WebProject

I dont have a ComponentGroup in my generated file. To harvest the directory i call "heat dir C:\Publish -out raw.wxs". The version of heat.exe is 3.0.4805.0 Did i make a mistake in the call of heat.exe? Von: Yan Sklyarenko [...@sitecore.net] Gesendet: Donner

Re: [WiX-users] GenerateBootstrapper : setup.exe is "unable to locate application file"

I seem to remember that you'll want to use something like $(TargetFileName) instead of $(TargetPath) to avoid having the full path embedded inside the bootstrapper /Simon On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Bob Lim wrote: > > Hi guys, > > My msi is in the same folder as the setup.exe. And the path

Re: [WiX-users] Re-ordered cab files

I've compared the wixobj files from before I added the files and now - the only difference is the addition of the files... the declarations of the effected files in the effected cab are unchanged, so I don't see what can be edited to prevent this from happening :-( Thomas S. Trias wrote: > > I

[WiX-users] Conditional installation of features and subfeatures by manipulating Level or using ADDSOURCE

Hi Nabble users I plan to make a .wxs file containing multiple parentfeatures which again has subfeatures. I want to conditionally install a parent feature including its subfeatures, but not the other parent features As I see i have two choises manipulating the level of a feature by use of el

Re: [WiX-users] Installer for an WebProject

When heat harvests the file system directory tree (at least, for "harvest into fragment" it is true), it also generates a element, containing references to all the components harvested into this fragment. You can then add a element into your feature to include the entire component set. Hope this

[WiX-users] GenerateBootstrapper : setup.exe is "unable to locate application file"

Hi guys, My msi is in the same folder as the setup.exe. And the path specified by the setup.exe error message is correct and is the same path as the msi. Why it is unable to locate my msi? I am using 3.0.5020.0 after 3.0.4721.0 bootstrapper failed to work in the same way. My GenerateBootstrap

Re: [WiX-users] WixUI_Mondo and Custom Dialog/s.

This should help: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/customised-uis-for-wix.html Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com Fr

[WiX-users] Installer for an WebProject

Hello, i would use WiX to create an installer for our Web-Application. But there a some things that confuse me. I have many Files and Folders that changes often. The Files and Folders should be automatic included into the installer. With the Harvester heat.exe i can generate a WiX-Source contai

Re: [WiX-users] Delete folders

Something like this. You can iterate your paths to remove and generate appropriate elements (C#): //RemoveFile element XmlElement removeFileElement = document.CreateElement("RemoveFile"); removeFileElement.SetAttribute("Id", propertyId + "_FILES"); removeFileElement.SetAttribute("Name", "*.*"); re

Re: [WiX-users] Delete folders

Hi Yan, Can I have some sample code please ? On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Yan Sklyarenko wrote: > Nothing predefined, only custom action. BUT, you should not do this - > instead, create an automation once to generate a wix authoring > containing all the directories/files to remove, and then

Re: [WiX-users] Adding to the FilesInUse Dialog

It is only possible under Windows Vista. details in my comment here: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642717&aid=1989218&group_id=105970 W dniu 2009-02-26 01:41, Dan Giambalvo pisze: > I'm trying to figure out how to add to my installer's FilesInUse > dialog. My Installer contai

Re: [WiX-users] Delete folders

Nothing predefined, only custom action. BUT, you should not do this - instead, create an automation once to generate a wix authoring containing all the directories/files to remove, and then include it into your project. -- Yan -Original Message- From: sandun css [mailto:sandun...@gmail.co

Re: [WiX-users] Launching an application at the end of Install (usingWIX V2)

Take a look at this chapter in this tutorial: http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson8.php#8.6 -- Yan -Original Message- From: Naresh Jain [mailto:naresh.j...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:05 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Launching an app