Re: [WiX-users] Can an installer use a file (extracted to the temparory file extraction directory) but not actually install it?

2009-08-15 Thread Blair
Yes, it is possible. You could put it in the Binary table and extract it out using a custom action. However, you have to extract it from an immediate action (not a deferred action). You could try passing it as a stream to the deferred action from a companion custom action (I saw this one recently)

[WiX-users] writing custom dialogs

2009-08-15 Thread Sean Farrow
Hi: I need to write a custom dialog for a wix install I am currently writing. Are there any examples in either the wix source, or online as to how to do this. I have the dialog written in another ide, but am unsure how to transfer this to the wix environment, basically what I need is a dialogue

[WiX-users] Wix 3.5.0814.0 - VS2010 Integration Back, but still have issues creating an installer

2009-08-15 Thread John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies)
VS2010 integration is back (thanks). However, I still am getting an error 'GetResolveReferencePaths' when an Install references a MergeModule. The error is as follows: error MSB4057: The target "GetResolvedReferencePaths" does not exist in the project. Has anyone been able to successfully cre

[WiX-users] Can an installer use a file (extracted to the temparory file extraction directory) but not actually install it?

2009-08-15 Thread Lian Jiang
Hi, I have a driver file mydriver.sys which will be installed to c:\windows\system32. What I am doing is: Step 1: install mydriver.sys to c:\program files\myapp; Step 2: a custom action install this driver file to c:\windows\systems. Therefore, after installation, mydriver.sys exists in two loc

Re: [WiX-users] create a shortcut pointing to different targets according to different locales

2009-08-15 Thread Lian Jiang
Thanks Chris. You are right about "you need the ability to switch locales after the install has been completed or you have different locales on the same machine for different users." Sorry for the confusion. Regarding your question "How does this executable determine what CHM file to use?", my

Re: [WiX-users] Issue with var.Project.x variables in WIX 3.0

2009-08-15 Thread Brian Williams
Thanks for the response Neil - Blair guessed correctly that they are all Native C++ apps.   Too bad this use to work in VS2003 but no longer in VS2008.   From: Neil Sleightholm To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Saturday, Augus

Re: [WiX-users] Issue with var.Project.x variables in WIX 3.0

2009-08-15 Thread Neil Sleightholm
What type of project is AppHelp, I think you can only reference C# projects in a WiX project. Neil -Original Message- From: Brian Williams [mailto:brianjackiewilli...@yahoo.com] Sent: 15 August 2009 01:00 To: Wix Users Subject: [WiX-users] Issue with var.Project.x variables in WIX 3.0