Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

Just so I'm sure I follow exactly, can you provide snippet of example code that demonstrates the issue? _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:b

[WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

I noticed that Burn (in 3.9 RC4) doesn't provide any warning or error if two packages in a chain are in different directories with the same file name: it appears to silently overwrite one of the copies. -- Bruce --

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

In general, that is true although target batching can be used to get the effect of multiple target execution. Multiple task execution can be achieved more easily using task batching. I have examples of each in this article: http://borgsdemons.com/blog/2014/07/11/yet-more-improve-wix-way-patch-p

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

Brian the Wix documentation defines both a "HeatDirectory Target" and a "HeatDirectory Task". I have only used the "HeatDirectory Task" (from within BeforeBuild) in part because I call the task more than once to get different source folder trees. When doing a wix build with VS logging set to Diag

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

Are you thinking about the project output thingy with votive? http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/votive/votive_project_references.html On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Brian Enderle wrote: > I am referring to the task of harvesting files and creating a WXS file that > contains a lis

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

I am referring to the task of harvesting files and creating a WXS file that contains a list of the files to be installed. I don't have a problem with doing the harvest as a BeforeBuild action but if there is an easier way I would like to know how. Brian If you can't explain it simply, you don't

Re: [WiX-users] Ways to Initiate Self-Repair in MSI

Specifically I add the following to the same component as my to get the file associations to be advertised. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Ways-to-Initiate-Self-

Re: [WiX-users] Ways to Initiate Self-Repair in MSI

The following link was helpful to me: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2772452/how-to-associate-application-with-existing-file-types-using-wix-installer/2808320#2808320 -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Ways-to-Initiate-Self-Repair-

Re: [WiX-users] Need to force uninstall of entire bundle on Upgrade

My BA is a collection of MSI's, each of which install separate driver packages. The driver package installation process is done in the MSIs using DIFxAppExtension. Two of the five packages in the chain have updates. One of the driver packages being updated is a bus driver. When the uninstall of

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

Possibly. I am referring to the Task to be clear. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Phill H

Re: [WiX-users] Need to force uninstall of entire bundle on Upgrade

You'd need a custom BA, in which case you are in full control of the detection/planning. It sounds like you are trying to work around a bad installer, instead of fixing it. Do you really require all packages of the previous bundle being removed before installing some of the exact same packages

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

Is the discussion possibly confusing the use of the HarvestDirectory target (called in the Wix build process) and the HarvestDirectory task (which I also call from a custom target which the BeforeBuild target depends on, as some blogs suggest)? -- View this message in context: http://windows-in

[WiX-users] Need to force uninstall of entire bundle on Upgrade

A Major upgrade identifies only the items in the chain that need updated, uninstalls the old versions, and installs the new versions. I'd like my bundle to completely remove any existing installations, then do a fresh install. How can I accomplish this? -- View this message in context: http:/

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

Only the engine changes were done, the BA still needs to respond appropriately. As of now, WixStdBA doesn't implement it, but I have a fork/branch with the needed changes to WixStdBA that should do what you are looking for. https://github.com/jchoover/wix3/tree/develop-3.9-WixStdBA -Origi

Re: [WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

I also use a BeforeBuild target in the one case where we harvest. It works fine under VS 2013 and I have had no particular issues with it. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

I was talking about Wixfeat4190 github pull request #29 which was merged June 12th. That's after the release of 3.8. My understanding was that with this change, the standard bootstrapper would check a feed for updates, and ask if it should download. It could be called periodically or on request fr

[WiX-users] Automatically 'harvest' files in VS 2013

I currently use a call to to harvest all the files from a specific folder (i.e., SQL command scripts) like so: One my co-workers today thought he was doing the same thing but not by creating the BeforeBuild event. He thought there was something in the VS 2013 interface that allowed him to sp

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

For an example feed, look at Wix's own installer: http://wixtoolset.org/releases/feed/v3.9 And Wix generates the feed via: https://github.com/wixtoolset/site/blob/master/common/layouts/appsyn.feed.jade Really the feed was already predefined, I just did some cleanup in the parsing, and then i

[WiX-users] Signed mails dropped

Hi, after sending a couple of mails to this list, I figured that they were somehow filtered out. Turns out, if I send them without a digital signature, they get through. I configured my mail client to digitally sign all outgoing messages. So now I have to remove the signature for mails I send to

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

The video provides information about the plan to release wix 3.9 on halloween weekend (if there are no significant issues raised). I assumed you are talking about the work that Jacob did to implement the download behavior, which has been in the wix source Setup\WixBA UpdateViewModel, since at le

[WiX-users] Repair fails at the end because of .

Hi, I am using Wix 3.8.. Wix msi Installer is working fine during fresh install and uninstall. msi installs vsix and un-installs successfully. But it is causing error during repair. I have read that VSIXInstaller.exe does not support repair functionality. But what i thought like, wix will handl

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

Thanks for the link. I couldn't spot any reference to that feature in the youtube video. On github I couldn't figure out if it is included in 3.9, as there is only one 3.8 tag. Is there any documentation or an example on how to use it, and how the feed needs to be formatted? Rgds Richard Am D

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Bundle - Support Downgrades

Of course, I have a sense of humor. You can hear more of it (occasionally) in the WiX Online Meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJeW1mjSujNPfsCQhsg7qQ Short reply: wixstdba doesn't support downgrading MSIs. _ Short replies he