Re: [WiX-users] PropertyRef Id="VS90_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR"

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Arnson
On 1/17/2010 8:39 PM, Cody Gibson wrote: > Why does this wxs file work (i.e. the single file to install is installed at > the correct location) > Usually, people ask why things don't work. Can you clarify what you're asking? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] Confused by "File in use"

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Arnson
On 1/19/2010 5:23 PM, Robert Barnes wrote: > Which version is the fix in? Is there any info on the web about the bug? Sorry, I don't know. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conf

Re: [WiX-users] Running application after install wizard leaves install wizard unclosable

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Arnson
On 1/21/2010 11:51 AM, Reinier Lamers wrote: > Now according to the WiX documentation the condition of Publish is > "optional", but it does not say what it defaults to when it is not > present. I assumed it would default to "1", but apparently it doesn't. > I still don't really understand what it d

Re: [WiX-users] Installing .NET 4 assemblies into the GAC using WiX 2

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Arnson
On 1/22/2010 7:42 PM, Jacques Eloff wrote: > I just ran into a problem. I created an MSI that contains two assemblies. > Assembly 1 targets .NET 3.5. Assembly 2 targets .NET 4. WiX v2 doesn't target CLR v4. V3.5 does. You can try adding supportedRuntime entries for the v4 runtime, but it hasn't b

Re: [WiX-users] Msbuild/Votive Change WIX Path

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Arnson
On 1/20/2010 1:19 PM, Blair wrote: > Wix.targets uses the $(WixTasksPath) property, See "Integrating WiX Projects Into Daily Builds" in WiX.chm for more info. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Throughout its 18-ye

Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during uninstallation

2010-01-23 Thread Jan Bilek
So that means that MsiConfigureFeature will just run the installation again regardless of input parameters. That also means, that it will attempt to install mainApp along with the addOn (if conditions are met)... and that's what i don't want to. Installation of mainApp is very complex and requi

Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during uninstallation

2010-01-23 Thread Blair
I think I see what is going on. A level of "0" disables the feature. A condition could be used to change the level, but conditions are NOT evaluated when the ADDLOCAL (or any one of several other) property is set. As a result, the ADDLOCAL is unable to enable that feature. You need to change the l

Re: [WiX-users] Linked / relative files in referenced projects causing build to fail

2010-01-23 Thread Ryan O'Neill
This is build 3.5.1322.0 that it errors in, it also errors in 3.5.1315.0 but the version prior to that is fine (I found it in my recycle bin, so I can compile again now). I'll open a bug then. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 23 January 2010 20:1

Re: [WiX-users] Linked / relative files in referenced projects causing build to fail

2010-01-23 Thread Rob Mensching
I'm a little confused. What version of the WiX toolset are you seeing this problem in? If it is the latest build of WiX v3.5, please open a bug because heat should never generate a Directory/@Name=".." On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Ryan O'Neill wrote: > Getting; > > Error 2

Re: [WiX-users] Does patch removal restore removed data files?

2010-01-23 Thread Rob Mensching
That does sound very much like the behavior described here: http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2009/05/19/wix-removing-files-with-patches.aspx On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Tony Juricic wrote: > I think that now I understand what happened. > My expectation about patching system behavior when

[WiX-users] Linked / relative files in referenced projects causing build to fail

2010-01-23 Thread Ryan O'Neill
Getting; Error 2 The Directory/@Name attribute's value, '..', is not a valid long name because it contains illegal characters. Legal long names contain no more than 260 characters and must contain at least one non-period character. Any character except for the follow may be use

Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during uninstallation

2010-01-23 Thread Jan Bilek
After i execute function MsiConfigureFeature("PRODUCT-GUID", "addOnTool", INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL); i've found following lines in log related to addOnTool: Command Line: ADDLOCAL=addOnTool CURRENTDIRECTORY=... ... PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ADDLOCAL property. Its value is 'addOnTool'. ... Feature: addOn

Re: [WiX-users] Does patch removal restore removed data files?

2010-01-23 Thread Tony Juricic
I think that now I understand what happened. My expectation about patching system behavior when component is transitive was wrong. During patch application, transitive component condition gets evaluated and, if it has changed from true to false, component gets deleted. However, to facilitate pat