Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch on click

2015-03-06 Thread Joseph L. Casale
> I think you’d have to write your own VB script/DLL custom action to: > 1. Read the user’s input from a property > 2. Read the existing value from the registry - > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34065/how-to-read-a-value-from-the-windows-registry > 3. Write a property (or don’t) if the user’s

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action to Read XML value

2015-03-06 Thread Davis, Jeff
This solution isn't quite what I was looking for. It is close but it isn't setup to set a property from a XML file value.The 2nd answer points to MSI Extensions which is 2 years old and has a TON of other actions in the library. What I am looking for is an extension or action that does thi

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch on click

2015-03-06 Thread Joel Budreau
I think you’d have to write your own VB script/DLL custom action to: 1. Read the user’s input from a property 2. Read the existing value from the registry - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34065/how-to-read-a-value-from-the-windows-registry 3. Write a property (or don’t) if the user’s input mat

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action to Read XML value

2015-03-06 Thread Joel Budreau
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23805767/wix-custom-actions-reading-parameters-from-an-xml-file ? > On Mar 6, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Davis, Jeff wrote: > > So does someone have the DLL or the code that does what is listed below that > is working? I am trying to work on a complex Wix Installer

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action to Read XML value

2015-03-06 Thread Davis, Jeff
So does someone have the DLL or the code that does what is listed below that is working? I am trying to work on a complex Wix Installer and would just like to have XML read capability in my .WXS code so I can continue. -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenr

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action to Read XML value

2015-03-06 Thread John Cooper
Yes. It's not very complicated. The specific steps in the innermost custom action (there is another custom action that drives this one from a table) are: 1) load path to XML file from property; 2) load XPATH from property; 3) create an XmlDocument instance 4) use the TrySafeLoad method to see i

[WiX-users] Custom Action to Read XML value

2015-03-06 Thread Davis, Jeff
It seems like the answer to every question about reading XML value using Wix is to write a custom action. I have found a couple of solutions that I have tried with no success. Does someone have a working XML Search custom action that you pass a XML filename and a XPath value and it will popul

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch on click

2015-03-06 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Trying that again... I have been searching around for a while without luck on the approach used to initiate a RegistrySearch using a value entered in a text field when the user presses next in a dialog. The best I could come up with was publishing a DoAction event in the next button control. Howe

[WiX-users] RegistrySearch on click

2015-03-06 Thread Joseph L. Casale
I have been searching around for a while without luck on the approach used to initiate a RegistrySearch using a value entered in a text field when the user presses next in a dialog. The best I could come up with was publishing a DoAction

Re: [WiX-users] Installation doesn't progress at all

2015-03-06 Thread Phill Hogland
>>Also could you please explain how to debug burn with wix pdbs(are you mentioning .pdb file) file ? or The question is not really a WiX question but a question of how to use the chosen debugger. I'm sure there are different approaches based on the documentation of the debugger tool which you in

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall/ServiceControl name attribute restrictions

2015-03-06 Thread John Cooper
You need to have code to remember the value of the property so it is available in uninstall and repair. See http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/the-wix-toolsets-remember-property-pattern/ -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Integration Development Group | Continuing

Re: [WiX-users] Installation doesn't progress at all

2015-03-06 Thread Jeremiahf
No verbose logs possible? Am I wrong anyone? J On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 1:26 AM, Balaji R wrote: > Hi, > > I've installing a .msi file using managed bootstrapper application. > > Thanks, > Balaji > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabbl