My installer was simple so far, with only files to install. It has
come the time where I may need to introduce custom actions, to
generate a plugin cache/index at install time. I'm switching between
WiX documentation and MSDN and blog posts and feeling a bit lost about
CAs.
Background:
The index u
Hey Phil,
Can you tell me how it’s possible to schedule RemoveExistingProducts early
enough to avoid versioning rules being applied? I’m under the impression that
versioning rules are applied during CostFinalize, which has to come before
InstallInitialize, which has to come before RemoveExistin
So what I need to do? How can I use a custom action to change the file on the
network folder?
I could use the PermissionEx to give the permission to the PersonalFolders?
I have tried mapping to local drive:
If I have the UNC path \\myserver\myUser$\Docume
If this is a deferred CA in a per machine install the code will be
running with the system account which usually has not network access
privileges. What does "mapping to a local folder" mean?
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Phil Wilson
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Marco Tognacci wrote:
> I need to modify a
You have a majorupgrade element as well as an upgrade element. I'm
not sure why. A single majorupgrade element with AllowDowngrades=yes
should suffice. You should also post the entire log.
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Phil Wilson
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Rich Fowler wrote:
> I would love to force
It's an anomaly or the same bug in non SxS situations. It's not an
installer limitation because an REP early in the install will remove
the older product before the new one regardless of versions. You
haven't posted your upgrade or majorupgrade WiX source, so it's worth
verifying that you are reall
I have tried to create a custom action with Impersonate=yes and
Execute=Immediately but even with this I can't access the file inside the
Custom Action.
Is there any way to make the XmlFile element working for modify the xml file
located on the network folder?The user have the access to the netw
I would love to force the user to do the uninstall. But requirements
dictate otherwise.
I am pursuing the suggestion to set the REINSTALLMODE property -- AND see
if I can remove the Redist MSMs from my install. After all, this is
strictly for in-house use.
Thanks for replying!
Rich
On Wed, Nov
Another approach would be to just throw up your hands and say "I can't
upgrade from that." Force the users to uninstall before your install.
Then the old version is removed. And the new one comes in cleanly.
Assuming the old one uninstalls cleanly! Very user-hostile however...
Dave
On 11/26/20
Hi John,
Thanks so much for the quick response.
I've seen some comments before about REINSTALLMODE-amus, but there were
serveral cautions around it. In particular, my real install also includes a
few redistributables (msm files).
Guess it it time to research amus further.
Again,
Thank You
On We
Thank You for the quick reply!
Iv'e tried countless variations, and have just tried your suggestion with
no success.
You mentioned "Overlapped Upgrade" - I've not seen this term while
searching. I will pursue it and see what happens.
Again, Thank You
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:10 PM, John Cooper
I don’t believe that this approach will actually work. The MSI components are
evaluated during (before?) the CostFinalize action, so by the time
InstallInitialize runs, the new MSI has already made up it’s mind about what
components are going to be installed/ignored. This is fine if you always w
Hey Rich,
If you make your installers set REINSTALLMODE=amus files will be overwritten
regardless of their version. This would let you run upgrades and downgrades
where whomever comes last wins.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
- Joel
> On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:
You need to change your MajorUpgrade@Schedule attribute to something like
afterInstallInitialize. This will ensure that the previous version is removed
before the downgrade version is installed. A downgrade like this won't allow
you an overlapped upgrade.
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John Merryweather Cooper
Senior So
I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal
application where a user may need to install version "N" over version
"N+1". Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to
make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not
an option.
In order to do this you need to run as a user identity that has network
privileges and access to the network location you need to access. If you
have Impersonate=no and Execute=deferred in your custom action, then you
will be running as LocalSystem, which does not have network privileges.
mark22
I need to modify an xml file located uding UNC path on the network.
I tried XmlFile but it report an error "failed to open the file".
IS there any way For doing this? I could use a custom action but I have the
same problem accessing the file.
I need to map the UNC path to a local folder? How to do
Hi ,
I am registering a native COM+ assembly using WiX. I opnened the properties
of registerd com+ and found that , the check box under Activation tab was
checked.
Could anyone let me know is there any way/extensions exists in wix to
achieve this?
Thanks and Regards,
Sampat
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View this mess
I need to modify a file on network folder
"\\myfolder\myfile.xml"
I have user XmlFile but it report an error because it use the cpp call to
CreateFile but not call WNetAddConnection2 and this would create the network
connection.
I have tried to do this on a c# custom action but I have error when
Hi All,
Can anyone please update on this for the Sivaguru reply?
Regards,
Vadivel
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Thanks in advance Karthik
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The link you referenced shows a relative path to the dll, have you tried
using $(SoluitonDir) instead? I don't use Team Build so I don't know if
this would solve your problem.
Brian
If you can't explain
Hi,
I know this topic has beend addressed in many different flavors
already, but none seems to solve my issue.
I would like to have the bundle version set to the version number of a
package. This is obviously easy, but I need to change the version number
format. We like to have a 3 digit number
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