Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts redux

2014-09-30 Thread Keith.Douglas
Seems to be ok if I tried again from a few versions back. But the bit about the verbosity of verbose logs (or the like) stands ... still I'd like a comment on the below just in case ... Keith Douglas Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Statistique Canada | 170,

[WiX-users] Shortcuts redux

2014-09-30 Thread Keith.Douglas
I've just created a new package for a product we're about to upgrade. I see that it doesn't create its desktop shortcut until "repair" is run. We are not creating the (unadvertised) shortcut in any way that is new; it does exactly what the old ones did. I have looked at a few versions back and t

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute a custom action after dialog showed [P]

2014-09-30 Thread Jeremiahf
Also, what if it executed silently with no UI then it wouldn't be executed either. On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > How will the installer know to run the CA, if you don't want to tie it to > a button event but want to run it when a dialog is shown? > > > -Original Me

Re: [WiX-users] error CNDL0044: The Class element's ForeignServer or Server

2014-09-30 Thread Sofling76
Hi Rob, Thank you for responding to me. I've actually fixed the error, but it left me with more questions. The two dlls that were causing exception had "*Copy Local*" property set to True. Setting to *False*, removed the error. My understanding is that these two dlls had child dlls that were s

Re: [WiX-users] error CNDL0044: The Class element's ForeignServer or Server

2014-09-30 Thread Rob Mensching
You should not be registering 3rd party DLLs as part of your installation. Get a merge module from the vendor. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Sofling76 [m

[WiX-users] error CNDL0044: The Class element's ForeignServer or Server

2014-09-30 Thread Sofling76
Hi Guys, I'm getting the following error and trying to understand why these two third-party dlls (DevExpress.XtraScheduler.v14.1.Core DevExpress.Internal.WinApi.CShellLink) are not generated with ForeignServer attribute. Being newbie to Wix and msi, I don't understand the provided answers below to

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute a custom action after dialog showed [P]

2014-09-30 Thread Pavan Konduru
How will the installer know to run the CA, if you don't want to tie it to a button event but want to run it when a dialog is shown? -Original Message- From: Bala [mailto:balakrish...@ameexusa.com] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 11:17 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Su

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.9 RTM

2014-09-30 Thread Rob Mensching
Been going for about a month now with no bugs taken. Still looks like RC3 is RTM: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2014/9/1/wix-v3.9-release-candidate-3/ But like I tell my 3yo, "Life is an adventure. Anything can happen." ___ FireG

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[WiX-users] NetFx451Redist / NetFX452Redist not detecting installed Net 4 correctly?

2014-09-30 Thread js69
With WiX 3.9.901 I've been using the NetFx451Redist / NetFx452Redist method successfully on machines with a preinstalled Net 3.5. When dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe (4.0.30319.1) is installed though on the same test machine, the detection fails and my custom Bootstrapper (which targets Net FW 4.5)

[WiX-users] WiX 3.9 RTM

2014-09-30 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Hey Rob, Bob Just curious as to how you feel about the stability of 3.9.901.0 (RC3). Do you feel that it will become the RTM? Thanks, Stephen Tunney Nuance Communications, Inc. Solutions Architect, Imaging Division Waterloo, Ontario, Canada stephen.tun...@nuance.com

[WiX-users] [] in parameters sent to wix bootstrapper can be resolved as not parameters?

2014-09-30 Thread Valentine Vinogradov
Hi, question in subj. Example: If we have how to avoid the situations, where we have no variable Programs and we want to install in the folder named [Programs]? -- Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog A