Neil
Suggestion (but not tested).
Close visual studio, then edit the project file manually. When setting the path
use the either the $(SolutionDir) or $(ProjectDir) as the root of the path, so
that the project is transportable.
Then reopen in Vis studio. Haven't done this with wix project fi
I cannot build wixcontrib because of some link errors like "error LNK2019:
unresolved external symbol _getfileversionin...@16 referenced in function
_filevers...@12", not sure if it is because I'm using a different version of
Wix like the wixcontrib project use.
By checking the RemoveFolderEx sou
Blair-2 wrote:
> Use ConfigureProduct() in place of ReinstallProduct().
Thanks. I'm already using that method to uninstall my application, but which
InstallState do I have to set in order to repair the installation? It should
install damaged/missing files like the Repair Method does...
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Thanks for the tip but I couldn't get it work.
Neil
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From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: 20 July 2010 03:45
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixFirewallExtension from 3.5
Is there any way to make the HintPath a
Hi
Showing a standard message box works more or less, but the focus is not set
properly.
Well, i have found a workaround, i show a custom modal windows forms dialog,
that resembles a messagebox.
Just after showing i set the focus. This way, i can ensure the full text is
displayed and i have f
The default directory in WixUI_InstallDir is always D:. How do i change it
to directory C:.
It is also not showing my directory structure defined in .wxs file. why is
that ? what will i have to do to show the directory structure?
Regards,
Subrat Agasti
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even after adding the element, I am getting the same
error.
this is the directory structure that i am using.
even after adding the element, I am getting the same error.
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Blair wrote:
> Add an additional element targeting ProgramMenuDir in your
> ProgramMenuDirMonarch component. There is no limit to the number of
> RemoveFolder elements you can have in the same component
Check out: http://wixcontrib.codeplex.com/. It has a RemoveFoldersEx
extension.
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Elfe Xu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> RemoveFolder can only remove empty folders, and RemoveFile can use
> wildchar, but it does not support wildchar for unknown name subfolders like
> **\*.* .
>
Hi,
RemoveFolder can only remove empty folders, and RemoveFile can use wildchar,
but it does not support wildchar for unknown name subfolders like **\*.* .
My installer create a CustomData folder, and each customer will have its own
subfolder. They can create sub-subfolders and put files under
Is there any way to make the HintPath a fully qualified path? Perhaps
something along these lines?
%(Ext.FullPath)
Ext
-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 1:42 PM
To: General discussion for Win
Deferred custom actions can only access the following "properties":
CustomActionData, ProductCode, and UserSID, except for commit actions that
cannot access ProductCode either.
You could add this:
and then change your MsiGetProperty calls to retrieve "CustomActionData"
instead of I
Can you walk me through the step.. I will try to do that..
Thanks,
Bhaumik
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Rob McCready wrote:
>
>
>
> Your best bet on such a short timeframe is download the source and do your
> own custom build to use for right now.
>
>
>
> I've done this several times while
Thanks for the response. That appears to have been the issue.
-Original Message-
From: Jeremy Farrell [mailto:jfarr...@pillardata.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:03 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging Error
Perhaps Windows pat
Your best bet on such a short timeframe is download the source and do your own
custom build to use for right now.
I've done this several times while waiting out bug fixes. It might take you a
day to get everything in the build working, but its not incredibly difficult.
Rob.
> Date:
Perhaps Windows path separators (\) in the paths?
> From: Thode, Katelyn [mailto:katelyn.th...@guidancesoftware.com]
>
> I am attempting to log the installation of a package I
> created. When I run the following command line:
>
> msiexec.exe /I "C:/comp/code/libdbg/tfuInstaller.msi" /l*v
> "
It is fixed . That is the status but the thing is we have
application release in next week and I can't wait till firday because I am
stuck with that issue only and It has been fixed .Everybody is waiting on my
installer module to be finished. We are using VS 2010 so I can't even use
WIX 3.0.
So,If
It was loading the wrong version. The problem seems to be that candle
doesn't use relative paths with -ext, so it ends up reading the file
from the WiX bin folder. If you specify a fully qualified path it works.
Visual Studio sets the path to a relative path (e.g. -ext
WixFirewallExtension.dll) and
The only access I make into the actual installation session in my custom action
is:
UINT uiStat = MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("INSTALLDIR"), _T(""), &valueBuff);
And
uiStat = MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("INSTALLDIR"), szValueBuf, &valueBuff);
Is a deferred action not allowed to access this?
I am attempting to log the installation of a package I created. When I run the
following command line:
msiexec.exe /I "C:/comp/code/libdbg/tfuInstaller.msi" /l*v "C:/Documents and
Settings/name/My Documents/tfuInstaller.txt"
I get an error message that states:
This installation package could n
Status pending in the bug means that the build with the fix has not yet been
generated. The earliest the fix will likely be released is this Friday (the
23rd) in the weekly releases (in a build version 3.5.1922.0 or greater).
-Original Message-
From: Bhaumik Barot [mailto:bhaumik...@gmail.
Then your custom action is likely attempting to access things in the
session/database that deferred actions are not allowed to access (tables,
most session properties, etc.).
If the custom action's inputs are simple session property reads you can try
creating a property called "LaunchFile" (named
On 7/19/2010 2:23 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
> I would like to use the WixFirewallExtension from 3.5 with WiX 3.0
> because it now supports the "Profile" attribute. I thought this would
> simply be a case of referencing the extension from a local folder and
> all would be ok. But when I try this I
Rob ,
Thanks a lot for bug fix. ( [ wix-Bugs-3031280 ] Bug in 3.5 --The
SetProperty element )
How do i get the latest Wix 3.5. ?
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Thanks for the responses. I have set the custom action to the following:
NOT
Installed
In Orca, in the CustomAction table, the type is 3073, which indicates that the
custom action runs with no user impersonation at a scheduled point within the
script. When I test
On 7/19/2010 12:04 PM, Stelios Kyprou wrote:
> I know that i can make that happen if i don't provide Account and
> Password in the ServiceInstall tag, but then again it depends on what
> the user chooses to
> run the service as in a dialog.
>
Use two components with conditions based on the dial
I would like to use the WixFirewallExtension from 3.5 with WiX 3.0
because it now supports the "Profile" attribute. I thought this would
simply be a case of referencing the extension from a local folder and
all would be ok. But when I try this I get an error from candle "The
fire:FirewallException
Thanks so much for that. I thought I had tried that, but clearly I made a
mistake somewhere because it does work.
Thanks again.
Regards
Rob
-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: 19 July 2010 18:20
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML
Did you try just showing a standard windows forms message box from within
your C# custom action?
MessageBox.Show()
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:31 PM, wrote:
>
> Hi Christopher
>
> I currently have the action scheduled after "CreateFolders". I use the CA
> almost like a startup-condition. There
I have a Type 2 Custom Action that isn't working right. LG_IIS7Installer.exe
is running, but INSTALLLOCATION is not expanding. INSTALLLOCATION is set as a
property= on the msiexec command line, and the files get installed into the
right places. But instead of he path expected, INSTALLLOCATION
Just to be clear, the effect I am trying to achieve is a WebVirtualDir inside a
WebDir.
Regards
Rob
-Original Message-
From: Rob Jarratt (MCS UK) [mailto:rjarr...@microsoft.com]
Sent: 19 July 2010 17:59
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Folders in wwwroot with t
I think you can do this by setting the WebVirtualDir/@Alias to
"2010/07/19" and remove the nested vdirs.
Neil
-Original Message-
From: Rob Jarratt (MCS UK) [mailto:rjarr...@microsoft.com]
Sent: 19 July 2010 17:59
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Folders in wwwroot
I am using the IIS extensions to create a Vdir in IIS 6. The trouble is I need
the vdir to be in a folder path like this:
Contoso.com/name/2010/07/19
And only the last directory (19) should be the actual vir. To get a path like
that though I have to make the higher directories vdirs too, like t
Hi Christopher
I currently have the action scheduled after "CreateFolders". I use the CA
almost like a startup-condition. There may also be other places where i intend
to show a messagebox, but this is not defined yet.
I hoped it would be something rather simple, either a flag or set the fo
That's what a type 19 custom action will do - I forget the WiX declaration
though.
Phil Wilson
-Original Message-
From: wirtzenator [mailto:wirtzena...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:54 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Uninstall or Rollback as a C
Look for WixFailWhenDeferred in the Wix help.
-Original Message-
From: wirtzenator [mailto:wirtzena...@gmail.com]
Sent: 19 July 2010 16:54
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Uninstall or Rollback as a Custom Action
Hey,
Is it possible to make a Custom Action that
Where is this custom action scheduled? I usually have a reusable dialog that
contains an error property and then have my CA set the property and return.
ControlEvents then detect the error property has data and do a SpawnDialog on
the generic error dialog and gate transition to the next dia
Hey Guys,
Is there any other solution to this issue ?
Thanks,
Bhaumik
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Rob Mensching wrote:
> Please note that WiX v3.5 is still under development. That means it is not
> necessarily perfectly stable. Expect bugs and thank you for filing this
> one.
>
> On Sun,
Hello!
I am currently trying to install a windows service using ServiceInstall.
The requirement i have, is that the account the service will run as, is
defined by the user, in a dialog.
If:
1) the user chooses Local System, the service should run as Local System
2) the user gives an account, the
Hi
In our wix installer a C# custom action, needs to pop up a window to show a
message that might be quite long.
I currently do it the following way:
public void ShowWarningMessageBox(string pMessage)
{
Record record = new Record();
record.FormatString = pMessage;
Session.Message(InstallM
Hey,
Is it possible to make a Custom Action that essentially cancels the
installation package (I don't want a button to do this), and removes
everything. I would like it as a custom action, but a way to do this somehow
automatically would be nice too. I have tried searching for the answer, but
co
Use ConfigureProduct() in place of ReinstallProduct().
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From: SimonKnight6600 [mailto:simonschwei...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:15 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] DTF: ReinstallProduct with commandLine property
I've developed a
I've developed an external UI using the DTF and have to pass some arguments
to the custom actions in the MSI using the command line property. However,
it's only available in the InstallProduct() method, but not in the
ReinstallProduct() method... Is there any way to pass CustomActionData when
call
Hi,
I have a installer which ask for taking backup of existing data before
upgrade. It also need to ask the location where user wants to take
backup. Does anybody have any idea ?
I already have a property for storing backup location.
I am not able to use "BrowseDlg" code directly because it has
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