Re: [WiX-users] External configuration vs CustomActions

2007-06-05 Thread Aaron Feng
to do this. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* Monday, June 04, 2007 7:40 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] External configuration vs CustomActions I just wrote a post on external configuration vs CustomActions. I would

[WiX-users] External configuration vs CustomActions

2007-06-04 Thread Aaron Feng
I just wrote a post on external configuration vs CustomActions. I would like to get general feedback on this particular topic. If you are interested, the link is here: http://aaronfeng.com/articles/2007/06/04/how-should-your-application-be-configured Thanx in advance. Aaron ---

Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair

2007-05-13 Thread Aaron Feng
- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* 13 May 2007 16:49 *To:* Rob Mensching *Cc:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair Rob, I'm not sure if we are both on the same page. Please cho

Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair

2007-05-13 Thread Aaron Feng
y to do what you are doing. I don't have enough context to provide any better suggestions than that. *From:* Aaron Feng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Saturday, May 12, 2007 10:42 AM *To:* Rob Mensching *Cc:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action

Re: [WiX-users] Aligning Custom UI

2007-05-12 Thread Aaron Feng
tor. -- Mike Dimmick -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* 12 May 2007 06:11 *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] Aligning Custom UI What is the best way to line up controls in a custo

Re: [WiX-users] Error on uninstall? - FIXED

2007-05-12 Thread Aaron Feng
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "NOT Installed" means your action should only run when the install was not installed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Feng Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 5:00 PM To: Julie Camp

Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair

2007-05-12 Thread Aaron Feng
during setup. -Original Message- From: Aaron Feng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:49 PM To: Rob Mensching; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair I have a custom action that runs a tool during install. I do not wan

[WiX-users] Aligning Custom UI

2007-05-11 Thread Aaron Feng
What is the best way to line up controls in a custom UI? I usually make an initial guess on the location and size then make the adjustments from there. This approach is painful sometimes when you keep running the installer over and over just to see if everything is aligned correctly. Is there a

Re: [WiX-users] Error on uninstall? - FIXED

2007-05-11 Thread Aaron Feng
Julie, I assume your custom action does not run during repair, but only during install? I have a custom action that runs during install, but also runs during repair which causes an error. Can you show me your custom action with the conditional text that you used to achieve this? Thanx, Aaron

Re: [WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair

2007-05-11 Thread Aaron Feng
/11/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > After InstallFinalize? That isn't part of the transaction. What are you > trying to accomplish? > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Aaron Feng >

[WiX-users] Ignore Custom Action on Repair

2007-05-11 Thread Aaron Feng
I run a custom action during install which works fine, but I don't want to run it during repair. I tried every possible way, but no luck. Here is an example what I'm doing: Thanx, Aaron --

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Custom Action on Install

2007-05-11 Thread Aaron Feng
s information about how to do what you want. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:17 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] Conditional Custom Action on Install I would like to run a custom

[WiX-users] Conditional Custom Action on Install

2007-05-10 Thread Aaron Feng
I would like to run a custom action only on install and when a specific feature is being installed. If someone could point me toward the right direction that would be great. Thanx, Aaron - This SF.net email is sponsored by

Re: [WiX-users] More on GenerateBootstrapper task

2007-01-07 Thread Aaron Feng
e installed. There is no information as to what registry settings or ??? to look for. Also, the actual install files are not on Microsoft's website so they must always be copied to the directory the bootstrapper is in - so no optional download. thanks - dave ------ *F

Re: [WiX-users] More on GenerateBootstrapper task

2007-01-06 Thread Aaron Feng
- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Aaron Feng *Sent:* Fri 1/5/2007 9:29 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] More on GenerateBootstrapper task Someone might have already asked this question, but I don't think anyone really answered it. For the BootstrapperFil

Re: [WiX-users] More on GenerateBootstrapper task

2007-01-05 Thread Aaron Feng
I think I just figured out the answer to my 2nd question which is set ComponentsLocation="Relative". Aaron On 1/5/07, Aaron Feng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Someone might have already asked this question, but I don't think anyone really answered it. For the BootstrapperF

[WiX-users] More on GenerateBootstrapper task

2007-01-05 Thread Aaron Feng
Someone might have already asked this question, but I don't think anyone really answered it. For the BootstrapperFile element, where do I find all prerequisites values I can use inside of the Include attribute? I'm really interested in follow prerequisites: .NET 3.0, ReportViewer, and ADAM. I w

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
D] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* Thursday, January 04, 2007 07:47 *To:* Bob Arnson; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything Bob, I'm having a lot of problems trying to do minor upgrade. Partly the MSI is automated using a custom in h

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
rnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron Feng wrote: > Just for my understanding, what does Featuring marked as advertised mean? The MSI SDK talks about it starting at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367548.aspx. -- sig://boB h

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
Bob, Just for my understanding, what does Featuring marked as advertised mean? Thanx, Aaron On 1/4/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron Feng wrote: > MSI (s) (80:D4) [09:18:15:862]: Feature: Client; Installed: > Advertise; Request: Reinstall; Action: Reinstall Th

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
Thanx Stefan for the fast reply. Aaron On 1/4/07, Stefan Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi 1 is equal to 1 0 is equal to 0 3 is less than 20 and thus 1.0.3 is less than 1.0.20 regards stefan Aaron Feng wrote: > John, > > Can you plain to me why 1.0.3 is not ne

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
John, Can you plain to me why 1.0.3 is not newer than 1.0.20? Thanx, Aaron On 10/30/06, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I thought I had addressed the version issue, however, I have to remind myself that versions are not decimal and 1.0.3 is not a newer version than 1.0.20. But 1.0.2

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-04 Thread Aaron Feng
nstallFiles. Return value 1. Thanx, Aaron On 1/4/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron Feng wrote: > I'm not sure what information I need to provide here, since I'm not > getting any error messages. General info: The command lines you're using to inst

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-03 Thread Aaron Feng
d. Phil Wilson -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Michael Osmond *Sent:* Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:57 PM *To:* Aaron Feng; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything Aaron, Have you tri

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-03 Thread Aaron Feng
is when I forgot them. Michael -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng *Sent:* Thursday, 4 January 2007 8:26 AM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything I'm having trouble d

[WiX-users] Upgrading not doing anything

2007-01-03 Thread Aaron Feng
I'm having trouble doing a minor upgrade for an existing MSI. The new upgrading MSI run without errors, however, it does nothing. I checked the log file during an upgrade, nothing seems particularly interesting. If I run the new MSI by itself (installing in this case), it works just fine. I tr

Re: [WiX-users] Retrieve hostname during an installation.

2006-07-17 Thread Aaron Feng
06 12:46 PM To: Aaron Feng; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Retrieve hostname during an installation.   Perhaps you could do a RegistrySearch on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName ?   Wix-users, please correct me if

[WiX-users] Retrieve hostname during an installation.

2006-07-17 Thread Aaron Feng
Is there an easy way to retrieve the hostname of the computer during an install without writing an custom action?Thanks,Aaron - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll

[WiX-users] UIRef WiXUI_Common Problem

2006-06-05 Thread Aaron Feng
I'm following lesson 2 (User Interface) on the WiX tutorial, and I noticed the tutorial seemed to be out of date because some of the examples did not seems to work correctly.  I poked around and finally got almost everything to work except for the Bitmaps are not showing up in my msi.  The reason i

Re: [WiX-users] UIRef WiXUI_Common Problem

2006-06-05 Thread Aaron Feng
For some reason, the problem went away when I copied everything into one directory.AaronOn 6/3/06, Aaron Feng < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I'm following lesson 2 (User Interface) on the WiX tutorial, and I noticed the tutorial seemed to be out of date because some of the examples did n