Re: [WiX-users] unable to download weekly releases

2011-09-16 Thread Gary Gocek
Try codeplex.com, that's the open source repository that is more focused on .NET. WIX is there. I haven't had trouble at sourceforge lately, but try codeplex. > -Original Message- > From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 9:31 PM > To: wi

[WiX-users] Anyone have a sample WixProject that includes installing and configuration SQL Express 2008 or 2008 R2?

2011-09-16 Thread John Bergman
I am not really sure where to begin, but I have a need to quickly developer an installer that includes SQL Express 2008 (or 2008 R2); I am having trouble finding sufficient information as it relates to how to actually connect everything together where Express is installed and then configured by

Re: [WiX-users] Compile fail with Heat

2011-09-16 Thread Caio Monteiro
Just to provide more information. I´m harvesting a folder with several .NET assemblies, with the following command: heat dir devexpress -cg devFiles -dr RMDIRBIN -gg -sfrag -template fragment -out devfiles.wxs -Original Message- From: Caio Monteiro [mailto:cmonte...@modulo.com.br] Se

[WiX-users] unable to download weekly releases

2011-09-16 Thread Sean Farrow
Hi: I am currently unable to download from the SourceForge site due to the project exceeding it's bandwidth. Any help appreciated. Cheers Sean. -- BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA http://p.sf.net/

[WiX-users] Compile fail with Heat

2011-09-16 Thread Caio Monteiro
Hi guys, I´m finding myself in a problem right now. I´m using Heat to harvest some dll files that I need to put into one of my folders, but the project won´t compile. I´ve tried searching for the error message, but I haven´t found much. Here is the error message that I´m encountering right now.

Re: [WiX-users] defining sequence in Custom element

2011-09-16 Thread Rob Mensching
Because StartServices can't start services before the files for the services are installed. 2011/9/16 Frédéric Viollet > Hi Rob, > > Do you mean that if I write: > > > > > Or > > > > > In both cases, I'm sure that CustomAction1 will be executed after > InstallFiles, that CustomAction2 will

Re: [WiX-users] Installed software listed in SNMP 'hrSWInstalled' applications

2011-09-16 Thread Wilson, Phil
That's a system key that MSI installs will just update. Without knowing exactly what that snmpwalk thing is doing, I'd guess that it may be ignoring the MSI-based installs in ...\Uninstall\{guid}. This might be deliberate because you can enumerate the MSI-based products with MsiEnumProducts(), s

Re: [WiX-users] Calling heat from within a preprocessor extension

2011-09-16 Thread John Cooper
"%WIX%\bin\heat.exe" should work. The quotes are important as there maybe spaces in the path. The WIX environment variable should be defined as pointing to the WIX install location. -- John Merryweather Cooper Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Premier Tech, Inc.) Build & Install Engineer - jXchang

[WiX-users] Calling heat from within a preprocessor extension

2011-09-16 Thread Dirk Räder
Hi, I'm currently tayloring a preprocessor extension that generates the entire directory structure, components and so on during the preprocessor run. It is quite similar to heat, but can be used within the WiXproj build. I also have to generate class and registry values for several files. Here, I

Re: [WiX-users] Calling heat from preprocessor extension?

2011-09-16 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
%WIX%\bin -Original Message- From: Dirk Räder [mailto:d...@raeder.cc] Sent: 16 September 2011 12:38 To: wix-users Subject: [WiX-users] Calling heat from preprocessor extension? Hi, I'm currently tayloring a preprocessor extension that generates the entire directory structure, components

[WiX-users] Calling heat from preprocessor extension?

2011-09-16 Thread Dirk Räder
Hi, I'm currently tayloring a preprocessor extension that generates the entire directory structure, components and so on during the preprocessor run. It is quite similar to heat, but can be used within the WiXproj build. I also have to generate class and registry values for several files. Here, I

Re: [WiX-users] GUI flickers with original bitmap before my own

2011-09-16 Thread Pally Sandher
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/WixUI_customizations.htm Sounds to me like you're drawing a second bitmap on top of the already existing one. Don't do that just change the image the built in one uses. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141

Re: [WiX-users] defining sequence in Custom element

2011-09-16 Thread Frédéric Viollet
Hi Rob, Do you mean that if I write: Or In both cases, I'm sure that CustomAction1 will be executed after InstallFiles, that CustomAction2 will be executed after CustomAction1 and before StartServices? If so, what's the logic associated to these After and Before attributes? Why would

Re: [WiX-users] defining sequence in Custom element

2011-09-16 Thread Rob Mensching
Pick one. 2011/9/15 Frédéric Viollet > Hi All, > > I have defined two custom actions and I would like it to be triggered > after InstallFiles, but before StartServices. > Lets say I want to setup the following sequence: > InstallFiles -> CustomAction1 -> CustomAction2 -> StartServices > > I woul

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect a x64 SQL Server with a x32 wix setup

2011-09-16 Thread Albert van Peppen
> > Hi, > > I have previously determined if a local SQL server instance is installed > by enumerating the REG_MULTI_SZ value > HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\InstalledInstances > > Beyond that any further SQL instance specific setup/checking I have > performed thru WMI. This approa

Re: [WiX-users] Patch Custom Action not invoked onmain productuninstall

2011-09-16 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
I'm not sure about this but reading the MSDN page on uninstall custom actions again, I do wonder if they are supposed to run *only* when uninstalling a patch. It certainly doesn't contradict this idea, although it is a little unexpected. If that's the case, then you'd need to schedule the action tw

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect a x64 SQL Server with a x32 wix setup

2011-09-16 Thread Rob Harrison
Hi, I have previously determined if a local SQL server instance is installed by enumerating the REG_MULTI_SZ value HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\InstalledInstances Beyond that any further SQL instance specific setup/checking I have performed thru WMI. This approach has worked for b

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect a x64 SQL Server with a x32 wix setup

2011-09-16 Thread Christopher Painter
Maybe I'm missing something but I get nervous checking the registry to find out something about a sql server instance. Perhaps the server isn't even on the machine I'm installing to. I've been known to put connection dialogs in an installer just to validate a connection and write settings ou