[WiX-users] WIX Burn Length from Checkbox

2012-09-06 Thread Christof Schmutz
Hello List How can I change the length and position from the checkbox see Screenshot in Attachment. I use WIX Toolset 3.7 and the following Code for Burn Question 2 Is there a way to get the pr

Re: [WiX-users] variables in wsx files?

2012-09-06 Thread Monty Shaw
Interesting. The linked info would work once the project is known, but I think the var.Configuration is exactly what I need. Thanks everyone. That was FAST! ]Monty[ On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:13 PM, StevenOgilvie wrote: > As in previous email WIX has built in vars... > \dev\myapp\bin\$(var.Confi

Re: [WiX-users] variables in wsx files?

2012-09-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
If you are using MSBuild... In the first ... add a $(DefineConstants); Foo=$(Foo); Bar=$(Bar); And then in your Add or update $(DefineConstants);Debug; (and simi

Re: [WiX-users] variables in wsx files?

2012-09-06 Thread StevenOgilvie
WIX comes with "built in" variables, you can use this: $(var.Configuration) which is set to debug or release :) Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-in-wsx-files-tp7580356p7580357.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list

Re: [WiX-users] variables in wsx files?

2012-09-06 Thread StevenOgilvie
As in previous email WIX has built in vars... \dev\myapp\bin\$(var.Configuration)\myapp.exe here is more info: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/votive_project_references.htm Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-in

[WiX-users] variables in wsx files?

2012-09-06 Thread Monty Shaw
Hi I have a bunch of files that need to go into my .msi. I am using Wix 3.6 and VS2012. So all my files have release in the path to the source. I have seen uses of things like $(var.foo) but I can't for the life of me figure out how to set them. I'd like to save myself potential problems by creati

Re: [WiX-users] MsiPackage - Uninstall After

2012-09-06 Thread Adam Westhusing
There's a MSI that I don't control that needs to be added into a Bundle. This MSI needs some settings in place before install. It also needs these settings removed before the MSI uninstalls in order to know that it should be uninstalling. That's why I need that MSI to always install/uninstall af

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
But the UpgradeCode's are identical, and burn isn't letting the MSI handle the upgrade. Instead, the MSI in the new burn package is totally ignored, and I end up with the old MSI and the new bundle installed side by side. So I am thinking if I were to change my upgrade code then I would get the

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Mensching
Sounds very much like: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3531882&group_id=105970&atid=642714 On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > Yeah, > I was able to reproduce this on the fresh VM. Further on down in the > burn log I am seeing: > > [06F8:0A08][2012-09-06T12:

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Yeah, I was able to reproduce this on the fresh VM. Further on down in the burn log I am seeing: [06F8:0A08][2012-09-06T12:05:54]: Planned package: X, state: Obsolete, default requested: None, ba requested: None, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None So

Re: [WiX-users] ia64 libraries are missing in WiX 3.6 SDK

2012-09-06 Thread Vazhenin, Maksim
Wcautil.lib and dutil.lib. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:39 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ia64 libraries are missing in WiX 3.6 SDK I'm first trying to fig

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
I'm going to reset the VM and try this again, as I feel I must be missing something simple. (The logs would make sense if it's logging once per element.) The behavior I was seeing is the MSI for the new version wasn't executing. -Original Message- From: R

Re: [WiX-users] ia64 libraries are missing in WiX 3.6 SDK

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Mensching
I'm first trying to figure out why the build server quit building them. Looks like it happened when VS2012 was installed. Then I have to figure out how to get them released. Which libs do you need exactly (to make sure I'm not missing anything)? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Vazhenin, Maksim wrot

Re: [WiX-users] building Wix

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Mensching
The WiX v3.6 buid is (unfortunately) wired to build from the beginning and all the way through. You do have to have the whole environment (lots of stuff to install) to get there. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 6:58 AM, jaczjill wrote: > I am facing same issue i.e. need to build wixstdba.vcxproj project.

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Mensching
What does your Upgrade table look like? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > So I'm finally getting back to burn and I am running into a bit of > confusion. Prior versions of my application were installed with > DotNetBootstrapper as burn was still in its infancy. Now that 3.6

Re: [WiX-users] Votiv - Add file as link

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Mensching
Not likely since no one is actively working on Votive. Also, WiX v3.7 is focused on fixing bugs/filling in the gaps in Burn experience mostly. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:32 AM, Christoffel le Roux < christoffe...@tech.flowcentric.com> wrote: > I see there's already a bug logged for this feature on

Re: [WiX-users] windows guidelines reference on elevated permissions

2012-09-06 Thread Pally Sandher
I've had to quote this to co-workers enough over the last 6 years that it should probably be tattooed on my forehead at this point See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa511445.aspx#elevationgl specifically the section titled "To eliminate unnecessary elevation:" also see

[WiX-users] Burn: WixStdBA and MajorUpgrade

2012-09-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
So I'm finally getting back to burn and I am running into a bit of confusion. Prior versions of my application were installed with DotNetBootstrapper as burn was still in its infancy. Now that 3.6 is official, I wanted to again look at burn and see if I could get a single polished UX. On a VM

[WiX-users] windows guidelines reference on elevated permissions

2012-09-06 Thread John M. Wright
Rob, You've mentioned a few times the windows guidelines stating a process (such as a burn MBA) shouldn't elevate until it's needed. (see quote below from another thread). I'd like to bring this to the attention of my product owner. Can you provide a link to the applicable windows guidelines text

Re: [WiX-users] building Wix

2012-09-06 Thread jaczjill
I am facing same issue i.e. need to build wixstdba.vcxproj project. If any one got its solution then please let me know the solution. - jaczjill -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/building-Wix-tp7474266p7580340.html Sent from the w

[WiX-users] Heat and Recursion

2012-09-06 Thread Jimit Ndiaye
Is there a way to tell heat not to recurse through a directory tree but to only harvest the top-level files? Sent from my iPhone On 6 Sep 2012, at 09:13, "wix-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net" wrote: > Send WiX-users mailing list submissions to >wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To

Re: [WiX-users] Votiv - Add file as link

2012-09-06 Thread Christoffel le Roux
I see there's already a bug logged for this feature on 2007-03-28, think this will be closed any time soon ? http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642717&aid=1689733&group_id=105970 Kind regards, Christoffel le Roux -Original Message- From: Christoffel le Roux [mailto:chri

[WiX-users] Votiv - Add file as link

2012-09-06 Thread Christoffel le Roux
Hi, Is to possible using WIX 3.7 to add WIX files as link using the "Add as link" option. I tried doing so but when building the WIX build task tries to resolve the files from the current directory. Thanks Kind regards, Christoffel le Roux ---

Re: [WiX-users] Remove and Repair in custom dialog

2012-09-06 Thread Rob Hamflett
On 05/09/2012 12:46, Natalie Carr wrote: > Hi, can anyone tell me why my remove and repair button won't work. I have > recreated the VerifyReadyDlg to fit my own custom dialogs. > > Not sure if I have to add anything for these to work. I'm getting an error > code of 2731 and I cannot find a solutio

Re: [WiX-users] ia64 libraries are missing in WiX 3.6 SDK

2012-09-06 Thread Vazhenin, Maksim
Our product supports ia64 platform. Will there be any action on this problem? When it should be expected? (I've opened a bug for 3.6). Thanks, Maksim -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 8:57 PM To: General discussion

Re: [WiX-users] modify CheckBox control

2012-09-06 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
I agree. Many enterprises *require* silent installation anyway, so that's always our starting point. -Original Message- From: Ingo Fischer [mailto:ingoderfisc...@hotmail.com] Sent: 06 September 2012 05:22 To: wix-users-list Subject: Re: [WiX-users] modify CheckBox control Thank you Pete

Re: [WiX-users] Running an Exe

2012-09-06 Thread Natalie Carr
Hi Jacob, Thanks very much for your very detailed answer. I do want to follow the best practices so I will look into maybe converting the exe to a merge module and if this is not possible recreate my dialogs in burn. Thanks again -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...