Re: [WiX-users] if condition

2010-10-20 Thread Blair
Preprocessor commands/expressions are evaluated while the source xml is parsed, using compile-time variables. Link/bind-time variables are not known at that time and can't be evaluated by the preprocessor. The processing statement is not preserved for the linker, and thus cannot be used to select

Re: [WiX-users] Fw: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

2010-10-20 Thread Blair
Is the batch file you use officially documented/supplied/generated by the platform/build tool vendor? If so, could you please provide us with the URL to the documentation for it? Batch files are generally NOT regarded as best practice. Deployment authoring is declarative, not procedural, and it be

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Module

2010-10-20 Thread Blair
The presence of that table in your MSI simply tells you that an MSM with that identity was used in creating your MSI. Your WXS already has all of the information that the MSM had contributed. If you intend to continue using your MSM in building your MSI, you would need to identify which parts of y

[WiX-users] A couple of questions regarding sql server and wix installer

2010-10-20 Thread Thomas Due
I am maintaining the installer for our software, and so far I have a pretty simple installer which copies the files, registrers the windows services and creates a couple of shortcuts. No big deal. Now I am beginning to get to the more complex stuff though, like maintaining a database. I have

[WiX-users] if condition

2010-10-20 Thread sagar shinde
Hi, i am new wix user and m getting one error while using this if conditon statement is it a wright syntax m getting error like Error 1 The parenthesis don't match in the expression '!(loc.LANG) = 1033'. -- Nokia and A

[WiX-users] Fw: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

2010-10-20 Thread Anu Dev
- Forwarded Message From: Anu Dev To: WIX Sent: Wed, October 20, 2010 9:58:53 PM Subject: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment Hi Did anyone implement WIX Installer for deploying Sharepoint Components like WSP deployment etc. If you yes, please share the best practi

[WiX-users] Merge Module

2010-10-20 Thread Christopher Ervin (Mantis Technology Group Inc)
Hello, I am currently working on daily automation of our builds. I have some understanding of MSBuild and the Windows Build Environment but I am completely new to MSI's. I am receiving the error below when I attempt to use dark.exe to decompile our MSI. ...\ : warning DARK1062 : The ModuleSign

Re: [WiX-users] Include question.

2010-10-20 Thread Blair
I took a quick glance in the XSD for WiX 2.0 and Component isn't allowed as a child of Include. It is, however, allowed in WiX 3.0. -Original Message- From: Mark Modrall [mailto:mmodr...@mzinga.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:31 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Module

2010-10-20 Thread Blair
1. Change both the modu...@language and packa...@language tags to always be the same. 2. Make sure that the values of the localization variable "lan" are decimal values of locals that your platform supports. Here are some charts that show the supported lists for different platforms: ht

Re: [WiX-users] Include question.

2010-10-20 Thread Mark Modrall
I did find another example in our old wix code in a different merge module. It uses the same syntax as before for the include file(s) but there's a slight twist: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";>

[WiX-users] WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

2010-10-20 Thread Anu Dev
Hi Did anyone implement WIX Installer for deploying Sharepoint Components like WSP deployment etc. If you yes, please share the best practice. Currently i am calling the batch file which deploys WSP and activates the features from WIX. Regards Anweshi -

[WiX-users] IIS6 and IIS7 and website locator

2010-10-20 Thread Igor Paniushkin
Hi All, There is a difference how IIS handles website locator on lastest Wix 3.5.2215 compare to 3.0. Previously it was enough to specify ID of website and dummy description and wix could locate website by it, but now on IIS7 we also need to provide description, but I just wonder if it was done

Re: [WiX-users] WiX book available

2010-10-20 Thread Wilbert van Dolleweerd
2010/10/20 Nick Ramirez : > I think that it is available in that format. I see this sidebar on the page: > > "Packt eBooks are now also available in ePub format. Download your previous > purchases from your account, or buy a new eBook in ePub format today. > Imagine how good you’ll feel when you’r

Re: [WiX-users] WiX book available

2010-10-20 Thread Nick Ramirez
I think that it is available in that format. I see this sidebar on the page: "Packt eBooks are now also available in ePub format. Download your previous purchases from your account, or buy a new eBook in ePub format today. Imagine how good you’ll feel when you’re on the train and reading it on yo

Re: [WiX-users] WiX book available

2010-10-20 Thread Wilbert van Dolleweerd
2010/10/18 Nick Ramirez : > Hi everyone. I've just gotten a book about WiX published. A portion of the > proceeds will go to the WiX team. I'm not sure how all of that is set up, so > Rob and Bob let me know if you don't see it! Anyway, it should be a good > guide for those new to WiX. It also get

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 C# Custom Action Project

2010-10-20 Thread Ryan
Yes, I'm using /lvx or /l*v -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiX-3-5-C-Custom-Action-Project-tp5320937p5654471.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] Installer Integrity Check

2010-10-20 Thread Gáspár Győző
I have played around with signing my msi. If the signature is broken then windows will show a different message to the user. But the message is not suited well for my "incomplete download" case. If the user opens a downloaded msi with a valid digital signature then "Open file - Security warning

Re: [WiX-users] Installer Integrity Check

2010-10-20 Thread Rob Mensching
MSI files can also be signed. On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:47 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > Many utilities that create self extracting archive will include such a > function. It will also help you avoid the problem where MSIs downloaded from > the web are renamed by the browser, which causes them to