Re: [WiX-users] Calling an exe file upon installation (works but either cmd remains open, or installation does not finish)

Hi Thanks for your answer. Having a launcher exe seems to be the save way to go. In the meantime, i noticed that on some machine it works as supposed, using the following custom action definiton: However, i think we still have to use the launcher as we have to ensure it has to work on a

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing Source directory in Deferred Custom Action (ApDataFolder etc. is working, just not SourceDir)

Hi Thanks for your answer. From how i interpret the log file the action returns success (even if there is an exception), which is no surprise as I return this result via C#. Here are the relevant parts from the log: TestCA.SetProperty 3 MSI (s) (54:54) [

[WiX-users] Problem in patch creation

Hi, I am creating a patch for my installer. I have my base version installer and new installer. when I try to create patch, It fails(logs attached). my base installer and new installer having different product(@Id) and package(@Id). Please suggest if anybody have a workaround for this. Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an exe file upon installation (works but either cmd remains open, or installation does not finish)

I would use a launcher .exe that can properly be launched from the setup. Then this launcher would start your application. Probably your executable has some particularity, the setups we've developed with Wix properly launch the main executable. Dan

[WiX-users] Restart Manager (reboot after uninstall)

Hi I have an uninstaller that uses the Restart Manager. When it detects that files are in use it shows one of two messages: 1) When uninstalling in quiet mode, there is a popup saying ".. a reboot will be required to complete the setup" 2) When uninstalling in UI mode, there is a list of p

Re: [WiX-users] WIX Upgrade configuration

In the UpgradeVersion element, OnlyDetect does exactly what it suggests: it only detects all matching products (setting the indicated property with the list of found ProductCodes), suppressing passing those ProductCodes to RemoveExistingProducts. Set OnlyDetect to "no" for those properties that con

Re: [WiX-users] COM registration of a DLL

Perfect - thanks - dave David Thielen - CTO/founder 303-499-2544 x1185 720-352-0676 (cell) www.windwardreports.com World's coolest blog - Windward Wrocks! -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:02 AM To: General discussion f

[WiX-users] WIX Upgrade configuration

I've solved my App.Config issues with help from Blair (Thanks, buddy!!!), but now I'm running into upgrade path problems... To set the stage, I have a WIX installer that successfully deploys an application to it's installation directory, and takes some input from the user that calls a CA to overwr

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing Source directory in Deferred Custom Action (ApDataFolder etc. is working, just not SourceDir)

In a verbose installation log, what is the resulting value of the TestCA property? -Original Message- From: daniel.knoep...@noser.com [mailto:daniel.knoep...@noser.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:24 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Accessing Source directory

[WiX-users] Various WiX questions

Hi, I have just started using WiX and I have a couple questions concerning some of the things I want to do. If you can help on any of them, that would be greatly appreciated. 1. Is it possible to have the program run through the installer, then have it not be an installed program, so it doesn't s

[WiX-users] Accessing Source directory in Deferred Custom Action (ApDataFolder etc. is working, just not SourceDir)

Hi I would like to access the "SourceDir" property in a deferred custom action. While i can access other directories via the CustomAction property (see example below). The SourceDir ActionData remains empty. I must be doing something wrong. I sure it's something silly, that only a wix newby ca

Re: [WiX-users] Registry permission for key and subkeys

Hmm... that's a point. I will see if I manage to open a bug for that. Andreas Hirth > -Original Message- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 5:01 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Registry permission for key

Re: [WiX-users] Persisting Session Variables set in external Custom Actions to Dialog Input defaults?

Blair, What you've said below makes perfect sense, but unfortunately won't work for my situation as the InstallUISequence runs BEFORE the InstallExecuteSequence, and the app.config file I need to parse will not have been deployed to be read at any point in the InstallUISequence during a fresh inst

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Re: [WiX-users] Obtaining Enumerated List of Registry Entries and Displaying them in a selection list

Nothing built in. Never heard of that requirement before. Why do you need to do that? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Durwin Wright wrote: > Hello, > > I have started to use WiX 3.0 to begin our transition away from > InstallShield. I really like using it. > > I have a question that may or may

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an exe file upon installation (works but either cmd remains open, or installation does not finish)

Don't waste time reinventing the wheel. See http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/qtexec.htm or http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/shellexec.htm Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulat

[WiX-users] pyro overrides torch transform validation flags

Can anyone tell me if the following is a bug or if it is intended behaviour. Im using wix 3.0.5419.0. Ive been trying making a patch with non-default validation flags. I wanted to compare only the first 2 fields of the product version instead of the default (first 3 fields). I set the validation

Re: [WiX-users] COM registration of a DLL

I am not fully sure what you are asking but what I was referring to is binder variables, see here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/light.htm . Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com

Re: [WiX-users] Crash during RemoveExistingProducts

That's exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you so much! Rob On 12/07/2010 20:55, Blair wrote: > When supporting downgrades, set the REINSTALLMODE property. Specifically, > out of the following set of letters, you want either d or a: a, c, d, e, o, > p. Thus, a good value to use would be "amus".

[WiX-users] Calling an exe file upon installation (works but either cmd remains open, or installation does not finish)

Hi As a wix newby i am having trouble launching a exe file. The process created by the exe file should then run in the background just like a windows service. (We cannot use a windows service however, for reasons I cannot influence) I tried several approaches but none with the desired result. I