Re: [WiX-users] How do you fix this error? (id is too long, 72 characters max)

Windows Installer limits directory identifiers to 72 characters max; that ID is 73 chars. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368295(VS.85).aspx You can see this in ORCA by running Orca, making a new MSI file and adding the Directory table. Then Adjust Schema and look at the data type of t

[WiX-users] How do you fix this error? (id is too long, 72 characters max)

I need some guidance as to how to fix this error... it looks like the id is generated during the compile process... I am getting this error: The DirectoryRef/@Id of attributes value, 'Application.managementserver.plugins.authentication.native.client.symbols' is too long for an identifier, sta

Re: [WiX-users] What version of DIFxApp is in DIFxAppExtension?

(You can just open the difxapp_.wixlib files in 7-Zip to get to the DLLs; I believe they are just MS cabinet files with some XML appended. No need to look at WiX source code; just extract and rename.) >From the OP: "It would also be good if someone could verify with the DIFxApp team that WiX shou

Re: [WiX-users] What version of DIFxApp is in DIFxAppExtension?

Sorry to subject you all to my conversation with myself as I figure out what's what, but I thought one final(?) update on what I found out may be useful to someone else out there: * The latest version of the DIFx tools was included in WDK 7.1.0 (7600.16385.1) and includes files built on 2/8/2010

Re: [WiX-users] What version of DIFxApp is in DIFxAppExtension?

I think I figured it out. The files do appear to match the MultiLin versions of the 8/26/2008 versions (shipped with WinDDK 6001.18002) (I was comparing with the English versions). So, what can be done about getting DIFxAppExtension to use the latest versions of DIFxApp.dll and DIFxAppA.dll from v

[WiX-users] What version of DIFxApp is in DIFxAppExtension?

What version of DIFxApp DLLs is in the DIFxAppExtension included with WiX v3.0? v3.5 appears to use the same-the sizes match anyway. I have downloaded the WiX source, but it doesn't appears to include the DLLs themselves. Notice that the version itself isn't sufficient, since the DIFxApp DLLs h

[WiX-users] Ignoring DIFxApp Return Codes

Related to the stability problems with DIFxApp (see http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg42659.htm l for example), I had an idea on how to bypass it's finickiness. To summarize briefly, the problem that DIFxApp gets into is that in some cases the registry entries it relie

Re: [WiX-users] packaging large number of files

I once observed that adding Infragistics to an ASP.NET project added about 5,500 files to the installer.   These were resources like below that would probably never change. I always wished there was a pattern where you could drop an uncompressed archive into windows / iis and have it virtuali

Re: [WiX-users] cabbing for both 32-64-bit files

@James: you will be happy to know that Fredrik is an excellent developer. I have only managed to teach him very little over the short number of years I have known him ;) @Pally: you will be happy to know that Fredrik does, in fact, work for Microsoft for his day job, and produces a lot of very goo

Re: [WiX-users] cabbing for both 32-64-bit files

LOL! Naaah... if contributors know what they're doing and commit good patches then the quality will be good and I don't care who they work for. No offense intended to anybody. :) James -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 20

Re: [WiX-users] packaging large number of files

I was also immediately concerned with the serviceability ramifications as outlined by Rob below. What kind of files are being installed? With some applications there might not be much you can do about it. But for other applications, you can do a lot. For example, the video game industry will co

[WiX-users] Transitive not evaluated

Hi All, I've got a problem with the evaluation of transitive components. We need to install services as being automatic or manual depending on another installation, we've got a property called STANDBY if the other product is installed. To get a situation where the service is installed auto or m

Re: [WiX-users] What does Custom/@OnExit do?

The first two links are what I was questioning i.e. "Mutually exclusive with Before, After, and Sequence attributes TODO: What does this type mean?". The third is the key to its function. Neil -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: 0

Re: [WiX-users] What does Custom/@OnExit do?

Checkout: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_custom.htm http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_simple_type_exittype.htm Possible values: {success, cancel, error, suspend} http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369543(v=VS.85).aspx msiDoActionStatusSuccess msiDoActionSta

[WiX-users] What does Custom/@OnExit do?

Does anyone know what Custom/@OnExit does? In the help it says "Mutually exclusive with Before, After, and Sequence attributes TODO: What does this type mean?". Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com -

[WiX-users] Scheduling includes invalid actions

I scheduled a custom action after SchedSecureObjects but I didn't actually have the SecureObjects table in my code. The code compiled ok but it added the SchedSecureObjects action to the InstallExecuteSequence. When I ran the install SchedSecureObjects tried to run but failed because SecureObjects

Re: [WiX-users] packaging large number of files

One possible solution is to split your installation into 2 (or more) parts & use separate MSI's for each part. That way you're only patching or upgrading a smaller set of the whole. If your installation has files which very rarely change if at all, you could put those into their own MSI which insta

Re: [WiX-users] cabbing for both 32-64-bit files

I hope he works for Microsoft Rob otherwise James might be disappointed at the quality of Burn ;) 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 So

[WiX-users] Need Help for "Invalid web address" during install of web site (WiX 3.5 & 3.6)

A bug (#3109682, https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642714&aid=3109682&group_id=105970) has been reported on this issue for WiX versions 3.6 & 3.5. My question here is can anyone tell me is there a prior version of WiX that can build an install for a non-default web site that will

Re: [WiX-users] Define Bootstrapper Order???

I can't wrap my head around it. Could you please point me in the right direction. Any hint would be appreciated. Thank you. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Samstag, 4. Dezember 2010 08:18 An: General discussion for Windows Installer X

Re: [WiX-users] Burn Code sample

Ok, got it working: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> Then I forgot to include WixBalExtension for linking: candle.exe" setup.wxs light.exe" -out setup.exe -ext WixBalExtens