Re: [WiX-users] Set order in which AppSearch searches are executed

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/27/454302.aspx > From: fdohrend...@gmail.com > To: Wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:41:57 + > Subject: [WiX-users] Set order in which AppSearch searches are executed > > Is it possible to set the order

[WiX-users] Retrieve the UpgradeCode from a bundle exe?

Hi, I'm creating some automatic updating code and would like to check the UpgradeCode for a bundle is correct before running it. Is there any way to retrieve the UpgradeCode from a bundle installation file? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.6875

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

The not-so-nice thing about debugging non-debug native code is that most of the context remaining in the PDBs is nearly useless due to the optimizing that most modern compilers do. The debuggers generally can't keep up. That's why a debug build is about the only way to use a debugger to understa

Re: [WiX-users] Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

The easiest way for your developers is to wrap that wixlib in a WiX extension, and give the extension and it's schema out to your developers. The easiest way for you is to write a readme that details what you expect the "grab points" to link to for various activities. Go for any point in betw

Re: [WiX-users] RE. Multilanguage bundle

Did you include a thm.wxl file in a payload in the 1031 folder in your bundle authoring? > From: horvat.bra...@pieps.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:10:30 + > Subject: [WiX-users] RE. Multilanguage bundle > > This is what Bundle's log sais: > > Error 0

Re: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

Cheers, indeed I could only find your posts in my spam filter, no matter how many times I told GMAIL that it wasn't spam; this time your email got through normally. Hans On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Phil Wilson wrote: > Apparently many of my posts are arriving in your spam folders.. There

[WiX-users] AUTO: Glenn Picher is on vacation in Deer Isle (returning 08/26/2013)

I am out of the office until 08/26/2013. If your issue is important and relates to DeskNet business, please contact Jim Dand (jd...@desknetinc.com) while I am away. If your need is urgent, I can be contacted by text message at 207-761-6535 (or cell phone call, though coverage can be spotty), or

Re: [WiX-users] Adding language transform .mst's to Burn Bundle Chain?

Tim, I'm sorry. You are correct that I did not read down far enough. I looked it over more carefully and I do not see a problem with your code. I guess I would study a ProcessMon log or setup WinDbg. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.c

Re: [WiX-users] My experiences making a multi-language bundle

In the ARP the only way I have found to make the DisplayName change with the language of the user is to add the DisplayName_Localized entry to the ARP entry in the registry as described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd374120(v=vs.85).aspx Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432N

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

This is the site http://wixextba.codeplex.com/ -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:timmay...@smarttech.com] Sent: 16 August 2013 19:55 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS Thanks Niel.. Just for my reference could

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

Just to clear, on XP I was using the debug build not the downloaded PDBs. Neil -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: 16 August 2013 19:17 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq Than

Re: [WiX-users] Adding language transform .mst's to Burn Bundle Chain?

Thanks Neil... Phill you mentioned the following: Phill Hogland wrote > I looked at your code. You do not have any translated Payload .wxl files > with name attributes in the form "LCID\thm.wxl" , etc. And I do have translated Payload .wxl files, they are listed in the PayloadGroup ID="RtfThem

Re: [WiX-users] Adding language transform .mst's to Burn Bundle Chain?

Here is my code: Re: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

2013-08-16 Thread Nicolás Alvarez

*This* one should, because he switched to Gmail. But check your spam folders for *previous* messages from Phil. -- Nicolás 2013/8/16 Alain Forget : > This seems to me to have posted just fine and not in my own spam. > > -Original Message- > From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.co

Re: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

2013-08-16 Thread Alain Forget

This seems to me to have posted just fine and not in my own spam. -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 15:04 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam Apparently many of my posts are ar

[WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

2013-08-16 Thread Phil Wilson

Apparently many of my posts are arriving in your spam folders.. There may be some useful info there :). I've switched from mvps.org to gmail, so if this gets through ok then presumably it's now working. Phil Wilson -- Get 1

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-16 Thread TimM

Thanks Niel.. Just for my reference could you let me know which Extended BA site that contain these examples? I have seen a few and I think I know the one you are talking about but just wanted to confirm? Also is there an example on the site for specifically testing the Burn UI under system OS lan

Re: [WiX-users] Adding language transform .mst's to Burn Bundle Chain?

2013-08-16 Thread TimM

Attached is my main WiX Burn .wxs file: TableToolkitBootStrapper.wxs Now again this will correctly add the .mst files and push the correct .mst file on the command line to the .msi as lon

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Phill Hogland

Thanks for looking at this. I am still researching how to use git to get the source code to make a debug build. I can also setup a XP test box next week. I was working on localization issues using ProcessMon. I observed some behavior where it would load my renamed logo.png file then it would lo

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm

I have got it to work but not with the downloaded pdbs, I had to build the code and use those pdbs (I did the same for XP that is why it worked). Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: 16 August 2013 18:40 To: General discussion for Windows Inst

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm

I have taken a look at the code using WinDbg and see the same issue (using Windows 7) but I think it is related to using WinDbg - If I do the thing on Windows XP it works fine. Has anyone else successfully debugged burn code using WinDbg on Windows 7/8? Neil -Original Message- From: Ph

Re: [WiX-users] Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread John Cooper

Yes. Documentation is a never ending struggle. I have copious and growing documentation. Basically, the components and binary table entries are different depending on the database deployment method I'm using on a particular project. I have projects that deploy using the WiX SqlExtension, I h

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread Rob Mensching

I agree. That would be a pretty cool feature. VC++ doesn't provide it but it'd be cool for .lib files as well. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:50 AM, TimM wrote: > Yes Rob that is true with added fragments, but with the fragments as long > as > they are part of your project you can see the components

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread TimM

Yes Rob that is true with added fragments, but with the fragments as long as they are part of your project you can see the components listed and therefore reference the ones you want, where as a wixlib you can see the reference in your project, but you can not see the components within it and there

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread Rob Mensching

Yes. Remember the WiX toolset model is based on C/C++ concepts. In C/C++ you document the functions people can call in your .lib files. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:43 AM, TimM wrote: > Okay that makes sence > > So do you then just document what components and/or CompoentGroups are in > your wixli

[WiX-users] Set order in which AppSearch searches are executed

2013-08-16 Thread fdohrendorf

Is it possible to set the order in which AppSearches are executed? i have following appSearches As you can see on search is based on the result of the other so i need to ensure the order. How can i achieve that? Regards, Florian Dohrendorf ---

Re: [WiX-users] Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread TimM

Okay that makes sence So do you then just document what components and/or CompoentGroups are in your wixlib so that if someone needs to add this wixlib to their project(s) that they know what is in it and what they would have to reference to have it installed with their project(s)? I basically ju

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread Rob Mensching

If you don't reference anything in a Fragment it isn't included in the final MSI. That's one of the most powerful features of the WiX toolset. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:17 AM, TimM wrote: > Quick questions about components within a referenced wixlib. > > If you add a new component to a WiX inst

Re: [WiX-users] Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread John Cooper

Because it is a desirable feature that wixlibs can contain more components than are often referenced. I exploit this all the time with my common custom action library. If I had to reference all components in the library in every link job, it would become useless. -- John Merryweather Cooper B

[WiX-users] Adding .wixlib reference to Wix Install project question

2013-08-16 Thread TimM

Quick questions about components within a referenced wixlib. If you add a new component to a WiX install project .wxs file, but then forget to add a reference to that component as part of a ComponentGroup and/or Feature then you get an error LGH0267: Found orphaned Component 'component Id'. Basica

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage and Quiet install condition.

2013-08-16 Thread Phill Hogland

While I am not clear on what you want to do, this thread may help: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Running-Burn-driven-installer-in-quiet-mode-command-line-parameters-td5913001.html If you are writing the BA you can get the command line and then set a variable, which

Re: [WiX-users] Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Phill Hogland

Look at the log file that typically gets created in %temp%. For the situation were it does not display any dialog my guess is that the that the dialog could not be created due to some problem with the theme file. This is not a 3.7 or 3.8 problem. I had this problem when I incorrectly edited the

Re: [WiX-users] Dependent DLLs of a Custom Action Binary are not getting loaded properly

2013-08-16 Thread Marlos Gottschild

Hi, I'm assuming your are using managed dll's. I think the caller dll is expanded to a temporary directory (due MSI not handling managed code). Is your called dll also expanded or existing there? You can add System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch(); to the beginning of your caller CA and check if your

Re: [WiX-users] How not to uninstall a file?

2013-08-16 Thread Marlos Gottschild

Hi Kai, AFAIK, you will need to create a custom action to "backup" this ini file. To avoid future problems, create a component for this file and set it as Permanent. Roughly this way: 1) Backup ini file to %TEMP%, for example 2) RemoveExistingProducts 3) Install a file with same name from Compone

Re: [WiX-users] IRC channel

2013-08-16 Thread Alain Forget

Cool! I wonder if there would be a way to send monthly chat logs to this mailing list for archiving purposes, so that answers could be later searchable (which I think is one of the best features about this list). -Original Message- From: Nicolás Alvarez [mailto:nicolas.alva...@gmail.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Quicktime installer

2013-08-16 Thread Alain Forget

Get the installer for Quicktime and bundle it with your own installer using burn. See the Bundle element and go from there. Alain -Original Message- From: Michal Jirman [mailto:jirman.mic...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 06:20 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] how to reference an element in heat generated file?

2013-08-16 Thread David Watson

I think -suid manages clashing ids if you only have one pass but not if you run heat multitple times to generate fragments. Dave -Original Message- From: jo...@msli.com [mailto:jo...@msli.com] Sent: 16 August 2013 09:29 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: R

[WiX-users] Fwd: Quicktime installer

2013-08-16 Thread Michal Jirman

Hello all, could anyone please help me how to include quicktime installation in my wix installer? Thank you very much for any help. Best Regards, Michal Jirman -- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics L

[WiX-users] RE. Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Branko Horvat

This is what Bundle's log sais: Error 0x8007006e: Failed to load loc file from path: ... \.ba1\1031\thm.wxl Error 0x8007006e: Failed to initialize data in bootstrapper application. BR, Branko -- Get 100% visibility into

Re: [WiX-users] Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Branko Horvat

No, it doesn't work if I keep this line even in WiX 3.7: No errors but also no setup UI after calling setup.exe (with or without -lang 1031). I also tried with LicenseUrl='' and adding two additional elements for logo and theme in 1031 but also that didn't help. How to make setup.exe -lang 1

Re: [WiX-users] Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Branko Horvat

It must be it doesn't work in WiX 3.6. Ok, I have upgraded WiX to 3.7 and now the default .exe works as expected (now language specifics). But If I call the setup .exe file with language param (-lang 1031) it doesn't run but there is also no response whatsoever. BR, B. -

Re: [WiX-users] how to reference an element in heat generated file?

2013-08-16 Thread jo...@msli.com

OK. I'll construct a transform, but this seems like a daunting task. I always have to run heat after every check out. The developers can change anything over time, branches, and releases, and the build isn't supposed to break, so the smoothest policy for me is to limit assumptions by always runn

Re: [WiX-users] Complex Burn UI sample?

2013-08-16 Thread Blair Murri

WiX Extended Bootstrapper is a native-code BA that has gotten a lot of good press on this list. I've also heard of WixWpf Bootstrapper, which is WPF (which of course requires the framework to already be installed). Both of those are on CodePlex. There are a couple native-code UI libraries floa

Re: [WiX-users] Difference between FileCost and CostFinalize actions

2013-08-16 Thread Blair Murri

2. Costing is altered via the actions triggered using the dialogs (if a feature is added, it is costed at that point, features removed have their non-shared costs subtracted from the CostFinalize results). 1. The FileCost action walks the component and file tables and computes the costs relate

[WiX-users] Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Branko Horvat

Hi, I am testing multilanguage bundle (burn) support but I couldn't make it work: ... ... Candle and light don't complain. When I run the resulting .exe nothing happens. If I remove the the element then the setup works as expected. When I define a theme under element as an Them

Re: [WiX-users] Multilanguage bundle

2013-08-16 Thread Branko Horvat

Hi, I currently use WiX 3.6. BR, Branko -- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% o