Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters

2010-05-17 Thread Blair
I haven't tested it, but I wonder if the whitespace is causing problems. What happens if you try: WiXProductName="BeamGage Professional";WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion) Or: "WiXProductName=BeamGage Professional";WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion) ? -Original Message- From: Kurt Jensen [m

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib

2010-05-17 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
"The only thing I would add to that is that you need to add a "ref" to the fragments that you want to include in your main project. You could add PropertyRef or CustomActionRef or any of the other "ref" elements. These references are what includes the fragments into your main project." Try addi

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch converts value data

2010-05-17 Thread dB .
Maybe you can achieve what you want by retrieving one of the "special" folder paths. MsiExt 1.2 has a new CA called Win32_GetSpecialFolderPath that wraps SHGetSpecialFolder. http://msiext.codeplex.com/releases/view/39468 dB. @ dblock.org Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York -Original Message

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib

2010-05-17 Thread Kurt Jensen
Yes, I have created a separate WixLib project and added a reference. Now, how do I include the WixLib components so that I can reference them in the Feature? -Original Message- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 4:50 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib

2010-05-17 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
I assume that you found the "Adding WiX References" topic in the WiX help: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/votive_wix_references.htm The only thing I would add to that is that you need to add a "ref" to the fragments that you want to include in your main project. You could add PropertyRef

Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters

2010-05-17 Thread Kurt Jensen
The PropertyGroup code is as follows: bin\$(Configuration)\ obj\$(Configuration)\ WiXProductName=BeamGage Professional;WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion); I changed to "obj\IntermediateOutputPath". The command line in the build log now specifies "-out obj\IntermediateOutputPath\module.wixo

[WiX-users] wixlib

2010-05-17 Thread Kurt Jensen
I'm trying to understand wixlib. I've spent an hour searching do, web, and archives. After I create a wixlib, how do I include it in my installation? Kurt Jensen ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential

Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters

2010-05-17 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
Take a look at your solution level configuration options. My guess is that 'Any CPU' is setup to only build C#/VB/etc projects. You probably have a 'Mixed Platforms' configuration that also includes the WiX projects. My guess is that the IDE is choosing 'Mixed Platforms' as the default while bui

[WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters

2010-05-17 Thread Kurt Jensen
I'm trying to build my wixproj in msbuild. The solution ConfigurationToBuild is "Release|Any CPU". Inside of my configuration the wixproj is built as "Release|x86". In my wixproj I have a 'Release|x86' PropertyGroup that includes . But none of the DefineConstants are being included on the co

Re: [WiX-users] How to rollback a quiet CA

2010-05-17 Thread Andres Juarez
I see, thanks, so basically all I have to do is to have an inmediate CA that sets the RB property and this will be available if the deferred RB CA runs: in terms of the scheduling, I am thinking of doing the below: Notice that I also have to do some RB CA tha

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally install executable as service

2010-05-17 Thread Chad Petersen
I would probably be doing two Components as you mention in your last attempt. The ICE30 error is probably related to duplicate shortnames. You can probably get around this by specifying your own shortnames rather than having WiX generate them for you. It might be giving each Component the same shor

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally install executable as service

2010-05-17 Thread Wilson, Phil
I think the usual solution is to add two components, both containing the file, and one of the components installs it as a service, the two components having mutually exclusive install conditions. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Andreas Hirth [mailto:a.hi...@luratech.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges error in Wix 3.5.1714

2010-05-17 Thread Eric St . John
Can you confirm your scenario: Website exists with virtual dirs. Your installer locates the site and installs virtual dirs with different paths. On uninstall, all virtual dirs, regardless of path, are removed. Do you think you could attach your repro source to the bug? Thanks, Eric Fr

[WiX-users] Conditionally install executable as service

2010-05-17 Thread Andreas Hirth
Hi all, I struggle with writing a WiX installer that can conditionally install an executable as Windows service. The executable can be run as Windows service but it is not required to. The user should get an option to install the service during setup or not. The option could be in form of a featur

Re: [WiX-users] IIS error during Repair Installation?

2010-05-17 Thread Eric St . John
This was actually a bug in the IIS custom actions. It should be fixed in the latest build : 3.5.1714.00. Please give it a try. -Eric > From: houssam.ham...@netiks.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 12:03:46 +0300 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] IIS error during Repair

Re: [WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges error in Wix 3.5.1714

2010-05-17 Thread Chilaveg Poug
OK, thanks a lot. Also in 3.5.1714 I found the following - my msi creates 3 virtual dirs during installation and removes them during uninstallation. Msi, built with 3.5.1710 uninstalls properly and removes 3 virtual dirs, but msi built with 3.5.1714 uninstalls all virtual dirs (even, which were ins

Re: [WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges error in Wix 3.5.1714

2010-05-17 Thread Eric St . John
This is similar to a number of bugs I recently fixed in the IIS Extension. It looks like I may have missed one. I will take a look. I have opened bug 3002703 to track the issue. Thanks!Eric > From: chilavegp...@mail.ru > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 14:22:23 +

Re: [WiX-users] Need Help in Removing a RegValue during Uninstallation.

2010-05-17 Thread subramanyeswari
There is one option while creating a key like Action="createKeyAndRemoveKeyOnUninstall". This will delete the registry entry while uninstalling. Regards, Subramanyeswari -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Need-Help-in-Removing-a-RegVa

[WiX-users] Need Help in Removing a RegValue during Uninstallation.

2010-05-17 Thread Natarajan, Thangaraj (MLITS)
Hi All, I want to remove a registry value during Un-installation. Could someone reply me what to do about it? Thanks, Thangaraj Natarajan Analyst - GWIMT (Core Technologies & Solutions) -- This message w/attachments (mes

Re: [WiX-users] Finally a GUI solution with WiX

2010-05-17 Thread Pally Sandher
Sounds very useful Tomasz. I was in the process of writing something very similar last summer before a major release to for that release & all subsequent release installations. Up until that release we didn't require any version of .NET, just the VC++ 2005 redistributable controls. As we now nee

Re: [WiX-users] Adding reference to WiX project doesn't lead to copy referenced project's files

2010-05-17 Thread Илья Сербис
Hi Matt, I've doublechecked Binares and Content output groups but without success. I run heat from command line: "%WIX%\bin\heat" project "..\..\src\Configurator.csproj" -pog:Binaries -pog:Content -out heat.wxs The only reference I have in outputs is compiled assembly. Heat completely ignores

[WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges error in Wix 3.5.1714

2010-05-17 Thread Chilaveg Poug
Hi All, please help why such error is happened? WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Entering WriteIIS7ConfigChanges in C:\Windows\Installer\MSI78A3.tmp, version 3.5.1714.0 WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x800700b7: Failed to add defaultDocument Files element WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x800700b7: Fa

[WiX-users] feature

2010-05-17 Thread subramanyeswari
Hi, In my first msi there are four features. Based upon the selection of a feature/features in the first msi, i have to copy files in my second msi. How to catch the information of what feature(s) selected in the first msi? Is there a way other than writing to a registry and read it from there

Re: [WiX-users] WiXCop.exe error

2010-05-17 Thread Andy.Kruger
My wixcop.config file contains: - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiXCop-exe-error-tp5064322p5064331.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble

[WiX-users] WiXCop.exe error

2010-05-17 Thread Andy.Kruger
I Get the following error when I run WiXCop.exe to migrate from Wix 2.0 to 3.0 C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin>WixCop.exe -f sourcefile.wxs -set1 wixcop.config wixcop.exe : fatal error WXCP0001 : The URL cannot be empty. Parameter name: url Stack Trace: at System.Xml.XmlTextR

[WiX-users] WIX Tutorial 10 in using a linked list

2010-05-17 Thread Rob Tsim
Greetings, I am using WIX 3.0, and working on WIX Tutorial 10 ( http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson10.php ), and I have come up to a problem in dealing with trying to fill a listbox. I used the example provided and managed to create a FillListBox.dll using Visual Studio 2008, but I had to m

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch converts value data

2010-05-17 Thread Blair
What are you doing with HELPINSTALLERDIR? How are you consuming it? -Original Message- From: Jimmie Eriksson [mailto:eriksson.jim...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch converts val

Re: [WiX-users] A WiX installer that installs to "Program Files" directory on both x86 and x64

2010-05-17 Thread Blair
Unfortunately MSI packages marked 32-bit simply cannot install files into a 64-bit directory, and a package marked 64-bit cannot be used at all on a 32-bit platform. And a package cannot be marked for both bitnesses. It is a limitation of Windows Installer. You have to do two packages (one for eac