Re: [WiX-users] WiX joins the Outercurve Foundation

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Mensching
All the code that we consider samples or starter code is under discussion. All I need is the correct license, then we can get it on the correct code. The documentation accurately reflects our *intention* today. On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:24 AM, James Johnston wrote: > Another concern might be s

Re: [WiX-users] How to create a feature tree with burn?

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Mensching
BootstrapperApplicationData.xml is provided with your BA. It's right next to the DLL at runtime. You won't see it until the BA is running. On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:34 AM, CristianI wrote: > It's good to hear, that these things are possible =) > But where do I find the BootstrapperApplicationD

Re: [WiX-users] WiX joins the Outercurve Foundation

2012-08-20 Thread James Johnston
Another concern might be slight alterations of the user interface. For example, suppose I want to slightly modify one of the user interface templates. I've read it's recommended to copy/paste a small snippet of user interface WiX code into my project and customize it. Does that mean my entire se

Re: [WiX-users] How to create a feature tree with burn?

2012-08-20 Thread CristianI
It's good to hear, that these things are possible =) But where do I find the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml? I read that it should be extracted to the temporary folder, but it's not working for me. Do I have to do something special, am I missing something or is it enough compile it the usually way

Re: [WiX-users] WiX joins the Outercurve Foundation

2012-08-20 Thread Bruce Cran
On 20/08/2012 16:41, Rob Mensching wrote: > I think wrote > down the answer this morning: > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/8/20/The-WiX-toolset-license Thanks, it's great to see that update on licensing. Since the 'viral' nature of copyleft licenses scares some people, it might be worth

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action before UI WIX

2012-08-20 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Schedule the custom action in the InstallUISequence, similar to what's shown in the wix tutorial but set, After="AppSearch". http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/events-and-actions/whats-not-in-the-book -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: 20

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action before UI WIX

2012-08-20 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Scheduling after CostInitialize in the UI sequence should do what you need. Neil -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: 20 August 2012 16:52 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom Action before UI WIX Hi, Is there a

Re: [WiX-users] Clarification on InstallCondition andDetectCondition

2012-08-20 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Many thanks, this is becoming clearer. (InstallCondition always removing the package caught me out.) Neil -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: 20 August 2012 10:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users

[WiX-users] Custom Action before UI WIX

2012-08-20 Thread Natalie Carr
Hi, Is there any way of running registry checks and calling a custom action before the first UI is shown in wix. The reason I'm asking is that I have a custom action that searches the registry and a few other things and comes up with the product name, I then need to imply this into my installer

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit installer with Wow redirector on the properties

2012-08-20 Thread Phil Wilson
Is there some reason you cannot use the standard property System64Folder? Phil W -Original Message- From: Phil Hannent [mailto:p...@elmstonesystems.co.uk] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 2:30 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64bit inst

Re: [WiX-users] How to create a feature tree with burn?

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Mensching
I don't have an example but the answer is, "Yes". The BootstrapperApplicationData.xml contains lots of information about the chained packages and the Burn engine provides numerous callbacks to tell you the current state of the machine. You can control which packages get installed during plan by ove

Re: [WiX-users] WiX joins the Outercurve Foundation

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Mensching
Sorry, whole family + nanny has been sick over last week. I think wrote down the answer this morning: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/8/20/The-WiX-toolset-license On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Peter Hull wrote: > > From: edwin.cas...@fiserv.com > > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:12:44 -040

[WiX-users] How to create a feature tree with burn?

2012-08-20 Thread CristianI
Hello, I've tried different things for my installer, but it seems, that there is no other way than including them in a bundle. therefore i choose wix 3.6 with burn. now i have a looked at different sites, like: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9669207/how-can-i-allow-msi-features-to-be-selected

Re: [WiX-users] vcredist_x86.exe Package DownloadUrl

2012-08-20 Thread Bruce Cran
On 20/08/2012 10:55, Pally Sandher wrote: > Alternatively use the merge modules & save yourself the hassle of having to > update your code every time there's a security update for Visual Studio. I guess the download is _supposed_ to be updated when there's a security update - but the current VC1

Re: [WiX-users] vcredist_x86.exe Package DownloadUrl

2012-08-20 Thread Pally Sandher
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Re: [WiX-users] Clarification on InstallCondition andDetectCondition

2012-08-20 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
As you say, the installcondition determines if the package *should* be installed and the detectcondition determines if the package is *present*. The detectcondition is needed by Burn itself and is there because there's no standard way to know if an exepackage is installed. The installcondition may

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit installer with Wow redirector on the properties

2012-08-20 Thread Phil Hannent
Good morning, Thanks for taking the time to reply. > On 20/08/2012 09:49, Phil Hannent wrote: > > I have installed the files initially into the program files location, > > however I > then use a to copy them over to the correct folder in System32. > > > > Guid="{SHORT}"> > > > > Dest

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit installer with Wow redirector on the properties

2012-08-20 Thread Bruce Cran
On 20/08/2012 09:49, Phil Hannent wrote: > I have installed the files initially into the program files location, however > I then use a to copy them over to the correct folder in System32. > > > > DestinationProperty="MY_CUSTOM_DESTINATION_SPOOL64" /> > DestinationProperty="MY_CU

[WiX-users] 64bit installer with Wow redirector on the properties

2012-08-20 Thread Phil Hannent
Good morning, I am struggling a little, I have created a 64bit installer (am running it on a 64bit virtual machine) and am trying to copy files into the System32 folders and sub folders. I have installed the files initially into the program files location, however I then use a to copy them ov

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - multiple PackageGroupRef in Chain - download issues

2012-08-20 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Hi Rob, Had a look on the source code and found the reason for this behavior. In the ApplyCache function, the code calls DoRollbackCache after a download error, which uses all the BURN_CACHE_ACTION_TYPE_CHECKPOINT action types. This will remove all previously completely cached packages. The curre

Re: [WiX-users] vcredist_x86.exe Package DownloadUrl

2012-08-20 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Probably the safest place to link to is the Microsoft Download Center. Go to http://download.microsoft.com, search for (e.g.) "Visual C++ 200x" and you will get a list of results. Locate what you need in here and click on download - most of these "download" links will open a new page for the down