Sounds like you need to verify the value of TARGETVDIR before
InstallInitialize. An error custom action conditions with a string search
might do it. Check out
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368078(VS.85).aspx and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012(VS.85).aspx.
On Mon, Feb
Not today. Feature request probalby open for something like this. It'd be
cool if someone contributed it.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:07 AM, kim wrote:
>
> We are storing product versions in a database table. Now I have 2
> questions:
>
> 1) With my installer how can I check if a database with sp
All directories must be rooted in TARGETDIR. This old series of blog posts
might be useful:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/deciphering-the-msi-directory-table-part-7-directories-are-properties.aspx
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:41 AM, John Thornborrow wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm quite
Patching across different tools or even different versions of the WiX
toolset isn't really supported. There are a lot of small changes that can
make patching impossible (such as changing the size of a column).
I think WiX v2.0 had a switch in light to use the "small Sequences" but we
dropped it in
Not aware of it but it does sound like a bug. When the bug tracker comes
back can you ensure to get this in there?
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:06 AM, John Thornborrow wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just updated my installation to 3.6.1321.0, and when reloading
> existing wix projects, I am prompted wit
Hi,
I am new to WIX and i am trying to create multiple virtual directories in IIS
pointing to subfolders in my application. I have been able to get it to create
the virtual directories but the issue i am having is that it creates it for all
the folders in the main folder (ABC). I only want to c
Hi all,
I've just updated my installation to 3.6.1321.0, and when reloading existing
wix projects, I am prompted with "Access to the path 'C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Wix\v3.x\wix200x.targets' is denied." Error. Upon
checking, this is because Wix directory no longer lives there, an
I have read this a few times I don't think it is related, maybe I didn't
explain properly. I am in the UI sequence and the OutOfDiskDlg is
displayed, I click back, change the path to a drive with more space and
the built in install path is ok but my secondary path still refers to
the original.
Nei
We are storing product versions in a database table. Now I have 2 questions:
1) With my installer how can I check if a database with specific name exists
2) And if database exists query the table to fetch version.
I know one way to do this is through custom action and setting a property
with t
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Today I had problems with a WIX 3.5 based msi when installing on Windows 2000
and XP SP3. On the Windows 2000 machine I had manually installed Windows
Installer 3.1 V2 (so I could manually install .NET Framework V2). The XP
machine already had Windows Installer 3.1. I checked the MSI.dll in
Win
Thank you all for your reply.
@Michael, Go statements did the trick. The database is now dropped on
uninstall and on rollbacks.
Many Thanks again :-)
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Technically it's a violation of the component rules. However, if you can make
sure that the two components ( whether they be in two merge modules or no merge
modules ) have mutually exclusive component conditions so that only one will
ever be installed you can pretty much get away with it. Y
Thanks for the help...
I am a WIX rooky.
Is this is a valid option -
Package the consleappservice.exe in two separate merge modules, the first
doesn't invoke ServiceInstall the second does invoke ServiceInstall?
The application that I am helping will have to refactor code and they may be
rel
The ServiceControl element is a child of the Component which is a child of the
Feature element so the condition can be applied at the Feature or Component
level. If the component is installed the service will be installed and there's
no way around that except to factor your service out of the c
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Christopher Painter
wrote:
> Well, Evil Genius, you clearly no more about installs then myself and Rob
> Mensching combined so knock yourself.
I am not sure where I said I know more about installers?
I freely admit to being a n00b at implementing an installer.
This is my first post to this group, so I would like to start with something
positive first! "Thank you and well Done to the Wix development team for such a
wonderful product. I can't thank you enough! Wix is the first thing I consider
before building a new product, and I couldn't imagine my
David-
Please accept my apologies for going too far. I wouldn't want to be
responsible for driving anyone away.
Chris
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Hello,
I have a Console application that may also be used as a Windows Service. Is it
possible to conditionally invoke or not invoke the ServiceInstall element to
control when the service is installed?
Thanks,
Gregg
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Sorry for the drama. I guess I'm just jaded by 15 years of trying to hold the
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cra
Hi all,
I'm quite green when it comes to WiX.
Has anyone got any examples of creating an arbitrary folder outside of the
TARGETDIR?
And is it possible (and how to do so) to have a property for that path, and
then have subdirectories created from/in it?
Sorry if I'm too vague..
I envision som
Usually those things are just oversights. If you think a field should be
formatted, file a bug and make the case.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Yan Sklyarenko wrote:
> Hello WiX Community,
>
> I'm just wondering what the reason is for restricting ManagedPipelineMode
> and ManagedRuntimeVersi
Yeah, there is a fine line between "drama" and "trying to convince other
smart programmers that there are 'better' ways of doing things". Of course,
'better' is entirely subjective and 'smart' can sometimes translate into
'stubborn' (because smart people *know* better ).
We all have different expe
One thing to be careful with is pointing to things in "any Microsoft
platform" and saying "Well, Microsoft created this platform so it must be a
good pattern." InstallUtil is not a good thing (for the reasons I pointed to
in the SelfReg table documentation) and it still exists for backwards
compati
Too much drama in this group for me.
See ya all :)
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On Feb 14, 2011 9:09 PM, "Christopher Painter" <
chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote:
> Well, Evil Genius, you clearly no more about installs then myself and Rob
> Mensching combined so knock yourself.
>
> ---
Hello WiX Community,
I'm just wondering what the reason is for restricting ManagedPipelineMode
and ManagedRuntimeVersion to be a limited set of predefined values? I
understand the ManagedPipelineMode evaluates into a single bit to be ON or
OFF, and it's easier in terms of implementation of IIsExte
Well, Evil Genius, you clearly no more about installs then myself and Rob
Mensching combined so knock yourself.
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Christopher Painter
wrote:
> For #4, you are right, it is simple. I can do it in one line of XML in WiX
> and
> let MSI handle the details. For developers I can do it in 1 line of .BAT
> using
> the SC command. And, no, your InstallUtil code will not be bett
For #1 and #2, InstallUtilLib.dll ( or similar ) runs in process and fires up
the CLR then calls your class out of process. Instead google for DTF as a
much
better alternative hosting model.
For #4, you are right, it is simple. I can do it in one line of XML in WiX and
let MSI handle the d
Hi!
How to set REINSTALL the feature using MsiSetFeatureState in CustomAction ?
UINT MsiSetFeatureState( __in MSIHANDLE hInstall, __in LPCTSTR szFeature, __in
INSTALLSTATE iState );
iState [in]:
Specifies the state to set. this parameter can be one of the following values.
INSTALLSTATE_ABSE
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Christopher Painter
wrote:
> 1) Run out of process with no ability to access the MSI handle to query
> tables,
> get/set properties and write to the log. This means they will never be data
> driven and are useless to debug when ( not if ) they fail.
>
> 2) Tat
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