Re: [WiX-users] Generating a complete WiX Installer using CLI Tools

2010-08-15 Thread Blair
There are ideas and some sample code in the docs, there's a good tutorial that introduces most of the basic features (with lots of sample code and all using the command-line tools), and there are several blogs (some listed on WiX's SF site and all accessible using internet searches) with sample cod

Re: [WiX-users] Storing checkbox status in registry

2010-08-15 Thread Blair
One option: After the dialog, schedule a SetProperty custom action that sets NEED_CONFIGURE_FIREWALL to 2 (or 0, if you prefer) if it is missing or blank. Before showing the dialog (but after AppSearch) schedule a SetProperty custom action that clears the value if it is set to your sentinel value.

[WiX-users] Generating a complete WiX Installer using CLI Tools

2010-08-15 Thread Alec Taylor
Top of the Morning to you, I'm trying to generate a complete Installer using the command-line tools. I have the directory structure. I am porting the Installer from NSIS. I need 6 components, and would like to use the MondoUI. Could you please give me some ideas on how to get started, and perhap

[WiX-users] Storing checkbox status in registry

2010-08-15 Thread Igor Lemsky
I have one checkbox in my installer. for example If it checked, I make some configuration actions during install. Some users doesn't use firewall, so they uncheck this checkbox. During upgrade, reinstall or so on actions they want to store unchecked status of this checkbox. So I made two things:

Re: [WiX-users] InternetShortcut and public properties

2010-08-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 8/11/2010 12:36 PM, Chad Petersen wrote: > The rest of the log does seem to confirm a blank target. Your CA to set the property is scheduled too late. Why use a secondary property? You could use the value directly. Otherwise, schedule it earlier, before WixSchedInternetShortcuts. -- sig:/

Re: [WiX-users] Dialog execution order

2010-08-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 8/13/2010 10:58 AM, gapearce wrote: > Thanks Blair - That fixed it... it would be cool if your sentence explaining > the problem was easily found or otherwise available in the doc...I was > scratching my head for a long time over this. It is, in the ControlEvent MSI doc. -- sig://boB http:/

Re: [WiX-users] Best way to copy (or reference) install files stored outside of MSI file.

2010-08-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 8/15/2010 11:25 AM, Philip Garofalo wrote: > locate files? Will it accept file specs with wildcards? Can it > recursively search an uncompressed folder hierarchy on the distribution > disk? No. MSI requires you to explicitly identify files to be installed. You could create a custom action th

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction doesn't execute

2010-08-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 8/11/2010 11:34 AM, Christian Tusch wrote: > Yes, I'm using WixUI_InstallDir. Are you running the install with UI? Check out a verbose log to see what MSI planned. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- This SF.n

Re: [WiX-users] Best way to copy (or reference) install files stored outside of MSI file.

2010-08-15 Thread Philip Garofalo
Alex, on closer inspection your article post doesn't address exactly what I would like to do. What I would like to do, specifically, is as follows: Create an MSI file, e.g., setup.msi, that contains the compressed .exe application and .dll files. This is the "static" portion of the product and