Re: [WiX-users] WiX + AppFabric

2010-06-22 Thread Johannes Hetzer
There are two versions of AppFabric - with version I mean is the: Windows Server AppFabric is a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS. Means that the AppFabric runs local on an IIS. Is then the answer sti

Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread mbulli135
Ahh, thank you! I'll use heat do generate my files :) -Ursprüngliche Mitteilung- Von: Yan Sklyarenko An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Verschickt: Di., 22. Jun. 2010, 16:55 Thema: Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations If you use Heat.

Re: [WiX-users] virtual directory in IIS 7.0 with WIX 3.5

2010-06-22 Thread Rob Mensching
That error is telling you that the Web Site was not found. Make sure the WebAddress settings are what you want. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:54 PM, MYFLEX wrote: > > The verbose log says as follows. > > > MSI (s) (D8:80) [17:58:21:906]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: > C:\Windows\Installer\MSI

Re: [WiX-users] virtual directory in IIS 7.0 with WIX 3.5

2010-06-22 Thread MYFLEX
The verbose log says as follows. MSI (s) (D8:80) [17:58:21:906]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1895.tmp, Entrypoint: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070002: Site not found for create application WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070002: Fa

Re: [WiX-users] WiX + AppFabric

2010-06-22 Thread Rob Mensching
AppFabric? That sounds like Azure... no? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Johannes Hetzer wrote: > Hello, > > does anyone know if WiX works with AppFabric or does someone have a sample > of how to install a WCF service into AppFabric using WiX ? > > KR, > > Johannes Hetzer > > ---

Re: [WiX-users] virtual directory in IIS 7.0 with WIX 3.5

2010-06-22 Thread Rob Mensching
What does the verbose log file say? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:14 AM, MYFLEX wrote: > > Hi , > > I want to create a virtual directory from my installer in WIX 3.5 in IIS > 7.0 > . following is the code. > Guid="D18EB79F-9DAA-492e-9294-6814F225AD7F"> > > Directory="Services" Alia

Re: [WiX-users] Invoking a custom action on entry to a dialog...

2010-06-22 Thread gapearce
Thanks Blair - I figured it out - (with your help!) - I didn't want to modify the previous dialog (std wix dialog) just to add my 'next' action to it, so I fumbled around enough with my copy of WixUIInstallDir.wxs and got it to go... actually very clean/easy once I realized how it works. -- View

Re: [WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

2010-06-22 Thread Blair
In MSBuild, all properties (declared in PropertyGroups) work the same way (last one read overrides all previous ones). It is only items (declared in ItemGroups) that accumulate content. Thus, the pattern in MSBuild used for accumulating properties is usually: ItemOne $(Property);ItemTwo

Re: [WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

2010-06-22 Thread Elfe Xu
Interesting. Why is the DefineConstants different with other element suche as Property? I have a file MyProj.WIX.targets, which is used by Setupx64.wixproj and Setupx86.wixproj. So I could not have my constants definitation partially in the WIX.targets and partially in the wixproj files, according

[WiX-users] Custom Action

2010-06-22 Thread Carolina Zuqueto Amaral
Hi, In my installation, I install a lot of integration packages. I created the folder "WitDataFarm" in the Integration Services and I installed a lot of packages. I used this CustomActions: For to create the folder: For to install packages: I craeted an file.bat for to copy packages in th

Re: [WiX-users] Component rules

2010-06-22 Thread Blair
No, it does not. -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:30 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Component rules Hi, Does this below break the component rules? Create one merge module with

Re: [WiX-users] Invoking a custom action on entry to a dialog...

2010-06-22 Thread Blair
On a "control", like "next", on the previous dialog. Order it before the action involving "MyDlg". -Original Message- From: gapearce [mailto:mr_gapea...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:28 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Invoking a custom action on en

[WiX-users] WixUI CustomizeDlg

2010-06-22 Thread Matt Johnson
In the WixUI CustomizeDlg, I don't want the user to be able to continue if there is nothing to do. For example, if no features are selected during initial install, or if no features are added or removed during a maintenance install. The best way I've found to do this so far is with the followi

[WiX-users] Component rules

2010-06-22 Thread Uma Harano
Hi, Does this below break the component rules? Create one merge module with a set of files. This merge module is installed to different locations on disc with multiple msis. Does this break any component rules because one merge module (with one set of components) is installed to different locat

[WiX-users] Invoking a custom action on entry to a dialog...

2010-06-22 Thread gapearce
This is clearly another noob question, and I apologize in advance...(I looked around for the answer, really, but I couldn't find any other dumb questions like this)... I'd like to execute a custom action when a dialog is entered. My custom action is a function in a DLL - to initialize a particul

Re: [WiX-users] How can I restart service after upgrade?

2010-06-22 Thread CP YEH
I might be wrong but when I set ServiceControl to be Start='install' Stop='both', it restarted my service so I guess I found what I needed. Thank you anyway. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:56 PM, CP YEH wrote: > Thank you for your answer. I have not tried it yet but looking at the > page it is not cl

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to log through DLL using MsiProcessMessage

2010-06-22 Thread gapearce
Thanks Phil, I appreciate that piece of info... Maybe I can use the "Message Method" to work around this limitation... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368322(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368322(VS.85).aspx -- View this message in context: http://windows-i

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread ivo
> Um using the "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" > requires no changing of the ExitDialog what so ever. You set a few > public properties & the already built in code makes the text & checkbox > appear due to the conditions on the controls. There's no "new" dialog > needed, you're

Re: [WiX-users] Using WixVariables to Pass Build-Time Information to a WixLib

2010-06-22 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
At least as of WiX 3.0, candle doesn't like !(loc.*) either. *Sigh* Looks like the only way to do what I want is to use a preprocessor variable. That means that it doesn't get included in the WixLib and I need to the "template" file in my *.wixproj. Oh well... Edwin G. Castro Software Develope

Re: [WiX-users] How can I restart service after upgrade?

2010-06-22 Thread CP YEH
Thank you for your answer. I have not tried it yet but looking at the page it is not clear to me how I should this to achieve what I want. I just want to restart my service after upgrade is complete. Yet, the page says that we can take actions when there is a failure. Could you give me little more

Re: [WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

2010-06-22 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
The last property definition wins (explaining why the BinDirRoot was undefined after the reload). You need to define all of your preprocessor variables, separated by semi-colons, in the same DefineConstants definition: BinDirRoot=$(BranchBinDirRoot);SourceDirRoot=$(BranchSourceDirRoot) Ed

[WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

2010-06-22 Thread Elfe Xu
In MyProj.WIX.Targets, I have BinDirRoot=$(BranchBinDirRoot) And in Components.wxs, I have So far so good. Then I want to add a file from the source, Surely I will get error of Undefined preprocessor variable "$(var.SourceDirRoot) Then I modify the MyProj.WIX.Targets, add this line:

Re: [WiX-users] Can this be done with WiX?

2010-06-22 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
I believe the process will execute at the credentials given (the ones with admin credentials). In this case we are talking about an installer. The installer needs admin privileges so a standard user cannot execute it. It doesn't make sense to automatically start anything on behalf of the user (a

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to log through DLL using MsiProcessMessage

2010-06-22 Thread Wilson, Phil
It's here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368322(VS.85).aspx but you have to know it's there. Searches for MsiProcessMessage to locate this tidbit are apparently futile. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: gapearce [mailto:mr_gapea...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 2

Re: [WiX-users] How can I restart service after upgrade?

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_serviceconfig.htm Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the ** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
Um using the "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" requires no changing of the ExitDialog what so ever. You set a few public properties & the already built in code makes the text & checkbox appear due to the conditions on the controls. There's no "new" dialog needed, you're simply mak

[WiX-users] How can I restart service after upgrade?

2010-06-22 Thread CP YEH
Dear All, I would like to restart service when upgrade is done but I could not figure out how to do this. Could anyone give me some hint? Right now, the way I do upgrade is to use the following command. msiexec /i "C:\temp\setup.msi" REINSTALL=MainProgram REINSTALLMODE=vo Thank you. YEH --

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Ivo Beltchev
Pally Sandher wrote: > If it's a readme why not use the "Launch an Application after install" > functionality described at > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/run_program_after_install.htm to > simply ShellExecute the RTF? That way you can give the user the option > to see your RTF using the

Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
If you use Heat.exe to harvest your source files, the File/@Id will be generated automatically. -- Yan -Original Message- From: mbulli...@aol.com [mailto:mbulli...@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, 22 June, 2010 14:33 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Same file name differen

Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread Chad Petersen
What he meant was to inject a couple of Id="[somename]" into your code. I used myID and myID2 in this example. -Original Message- From: mbulli...@aol.com [mailto:mbulli...@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
If it's a readme why not use the "Launch an Application after install" functionality described at http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/run_program_after_install.htm to simply ShellExecute the RTF? That way you can give the user the option to see your RTF using the checkbox (if you want to). At le

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Ivo Beltchev
Pally Sandher wrote: > Answer to problem 1: I already posted a link to yesterday on this very > thread (in fact I can see it on my screen as I type this further down > the thread). Between Neil S's blog & the WiX UI pages in the WiX manual > you should have all you need to make the changes requir

Re: [WiX-users] How can I use "DefaultVersion" for unversioned files?

2010-06-22 Thread Stefan Kuhr
Hello Bob, Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > On 6/19/2010 4:06 AM, Stefan Kuhr wrote: >> is it possible to use the DefaultVersion attribute for unversioned files? > > No. DefaultVersion just sets the File.Version column. See the MSI SDK > doc for the File table for limitations. > > OK, thanks for th

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to log through DLL using MsiProcessMessage

2010-06-22 Thread gapearce
By the way - is this DoAction limitation documented somewhere? It's really too bad this doesn't work ... waah! (Ok, done whining)... -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Unable-to-log-through-DLL-using-MsiProcessMessage-tp709471p5208982

[WiX-users] WiX + AppFabric

2010-06-22 Thread Johannes Hetzer
Hello, does anyone know if WiX works with AppFabric or does someone have a sample of how to install a WCF service into AppFabric using WiX ? KR, Johannes Hetzer -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultima

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action execution by feature

2010-06-22 Thread maheshguru
Thanks Mike , you are right. I actually found got it before signing off yesterday. Thanks again. Mahesh -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Custom-Action-execution-by-feature-tp5205927p5208856.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list a

Re: [WiX-users] Add an option to enable or disable a feature during installation process using wix

2010-06-22 Thread maheshguru
Add to the Install execute sequence. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Add-an-option-to-enable-or-disable-a-feature-during-installation-process-using-wix-tp5204394p5208860.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.co

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action execution by feature

2010-06-22 Thread maheshguru
It is like this Not Installed AND -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Custom-Action-execution-by-feature-tp5205927p5208869.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

Re: [WiX-users] MSMQ and Windows 2008 \ Windows 7, how to check?

2010-06-22 Thread Thomas Due
I have been looking at this again. And it seems that the following registry path is only available if MSMQ is installed. This path exists on XP (SP3), Windows 2008 (R1) and Windows 7. I expect it will exist on other OS's as well: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSMQ If MSMQ is NOT installed, this pat

Re: [WiX-users] MSMQ and Windows 2008 \ Windows 7, how to check?

2010-06-22 Thread Thomas Due
Just to keep spamming on this subject ;) I found this: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754407(WS.10).aspx   Med venlig hilsen / Best regards, Thomas Due - Software Developer  Tel: +45 8678 5500 Fax: +45 8678 5210 Johann Gutenbergs vej 5-9, Aarhus N, Denmark t...@scanvaegt.dk | w

Re: [WiX-users] MSMQ and Windows 2008 \ Windows 7, how to check?

2010-06-22 Thread Thomas Due
Oh, I hadn't noticed the typo. Thanks. The casing should of course be identical. Also, I wasn't aware that the registry location differs from Windows version to Windows version. /Thomas Due  -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: 22. juni 20

Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread mbulli135
I already read that... Do you mean that theres no other way doing this? -Ursprüngliche Mitteilung- Von: Pally Sandher An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Verschickt: Di., 22. Jun. 2010, 13:45 Thema: Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

Re: [WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
See the Id attribute @ http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_file.htm Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the ** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Re

[WiX-users] Same file name different locations

2010-06-22 Thread mbulli135
Hello list, following XML throws this error while linking: error LGHT0091: Duplicate symbol 'File:FileA' found. I can solve the problem if I set for every File element an unique ID, but in our program at work

Re: [WiX-users] MSMQ and Windows 2008 \ Windows 7, how to check?

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
HasMSMQ & HASMSMQ are not interchangeable when talking about Windows Installer Properties. Also Launch Conditions fire the error when the inner text evaluates to false. Hence would be a better choice for the inner text (assuming you set HASMSMQ_CORE in a RegistrySearch for t

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Pally Sandher
Answer to problem 1: I already posted a link to yesterday on this very thread (in fact I can see it on my screen as I type this further down the thread). Between Neil S's blog & the WiX UI pages in the WiX manual you should have all you need to make the changes required. ExitDialog is called by Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Using WixVariables to Pass Build-Time Information to a WixLib

2010-06-22 Thread Blair
In 3.0, all !(bind.*) variables are generated by the binder itself (I think all of them are file information values) while !(wix.*) values can be declared in .wxs/.wxi files using the element or on light's commandline (which is populated by elements in MSBuild/Votive). See http://wix.sourceforge

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WixUI_FeatureTree

2010-06-22 Thread Blair
There are several references in this list and blogs (often referred to in this list) as well as the wix.chm instructions describing how you copy/rename the UI set you wish to modify, as the way to change dialog sequences. It is "invoked" by "reference": it is "scheduled" in the InstallUISequence

Re: [WiX-users] MSMQ and Windows 2008 \ Windows 7, how to check?

2010-06-22 Thread Thomas Due
> My installer must be run on Windows7 and Windows 2008 (and r2). One > of the prerequisite is service MSMQ, which must be installed on this > computer. But how to check it? On windows XP and Windows 2003 I > checked registry value > "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OC > M

Re: [WiX-users] Query on ProductName

2010-06-22 Thread Andy.Kruger
Got the answer. Use a custom act...@property - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Query-on-ProductName-tp5207365p5207507.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

[WiX-users] Query on ProductName

2010-06-22 Thread Andy.Kruger
I want to use the full product name in the MSI title and product short name in the dialog texts. When i use a custom defined property in the language file it's not displayed on the WiX dialogs. How do I accomplish this ? - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in co