Re: [WiX-users] Can different products contain conponents with the same ComponentId?

If two products use the same componanet and they are installed in the same folder. product A complements product B, nevertheless these products can be installed separately.  in this case does the shared component (files)  leave unchnaged If one of them is uninstalled ? if not how to implement

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute CA after path is applied

easily support patches without >> having to fight Windows Installer because the previous developer did it in >> a non-standard way. >> >> If your issue is with VBA, you may also need to deploy the tlb files with >> your installer as I don't believe that managed

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute CA after path is applied

ing the tlb file or wanting to re-create it during >the install, and how you originally created the typelib registration >entries, and if anything has actually changed in the interfaces and COM >registration. This can all be rather complicated. > >Phil Wilson > > >On Thu, D

[WiX-users] How to execute CA after path is applied

I have created a path (msp file)  as difference beetwen small update 1.0.0.0 to 1.0.0.1. One dll is changes. this dll is .Net assembly (COM Object). So I need to reregister it ( generate new tbl file) after the patch is applied. Does the path supported to perform some custom actions such as run

Re: [WiX-users] How to compile build wix by myself

> >Simple way out: under src\packages, just open each folder and install what you >find there. > >-Blair > >From: Smagin Alexander >Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎December‎ ‎03‎, ‎2013 ‎8‎:‎08‎ ‎AM >To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > >Blair, t

Re: [WiX-users] How to compile build wix by myself

it is best to build the entire toolset from the root >of the sources (after having built that one project file elevated) before you >descend into sub directories to work/build individual portions. Running the >developer command prompts for Visual Studio usually isn't necessary,

[WiX-users] How to compile build wix by myself

Hi people, I want to compile wix from source code, but I didn't find any readme files "how to comlipe wix". Could any one give suggestions which tools are used and where I can read anout it? Thanks, Alex. -- Rapidly t

[WiX-users] Using cyrilic names for registry names/values

Hello How can I use cyrilic names inside wsx?     I cannot change the paramentes and their values, but I need to recompile a msi. Previous project was created with wix 3.0. It worked defore. Now I used win 3.8 and it produced the error Error 1 A string was provided with characters that are n

Re: [WiX-users] Adding only missing xml elements

Hi John, Could you supply me some example code? I tried the util:XmlConfig before, but without any luck. Met vriendelijke groet, Alexander op de weegh Total Productivity tel.:+31-226335016 mob.: +31-620138301 -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com

[WiX-users] Adding only missing xml elements

r example, the element might already be there (or not!). Even more, there might already be an endpoint element with the required contract attribute. How can I make sure my model only adds the missing elements? Kind regards

[WiX-users] How to include (and use) dialog in a merge module

from link. I also tried to replace the Id of the dialog with the Id including the Guid of the module (thus: UIRef Id='TestDlg.____'), but that didn't help either. How do I solve my issue? Kind regards, Alexan

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Getting at the DisplayName of a package in a custom bootstrapper

Hello? Anyone know how to get at that file? I've never seen it anywhere, neither in my wixproj project nor in any output folder. I'm setting these DisplayName values in a wxs file, within MsiPackage elements... -Original Message----- From: Alexander Krivács Schrøder [mailto:alexa

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Getting at the DisplayName of a package in a custom bootstrapper

Okay, thanks. Next (and obvious) question then is how do I get at that file (wherever it is) from inside the bootstrapper? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 26. September 2012 16:30 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subjec

[WiX-users] Getting at the DisplayName of a package in a custom bootstrapper

How do you get a hold of that information within the bootstrapper? Most of the EventArgs given in the BootstrapperApplication class events only contain PackageId, and I've looked through the BootstrapperApplication, Command and Engine classes without finding any way to get from package ID to pac

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

he decision to cut backwards > compatibility to only supported Windows OS's. > > Next version will be even more interesting since last I checked VS11 CRT > only supports Win7+ (which I believe cuts support for WinXP SP3 and > Vista before they are out of service). > > &

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

I remain confused how this problem has arisen in the first place. WiX was (obviously) being compiled with versions of VS that support Win2K, Win XP. So what's changed? Windows XP hasn't changed under our feet. So that leaves WiX. What features of the newer versions of Windows and/or VS are so

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

y popular... but it too is going > out of support very soon. > > These are never easy decisions. > > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 3:42 AM, Alexander Lamaison wrote: > >> 'Out of support' is just a marketing term.  It doesn't mean it >> magically stops working.

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

bly is not feasible. >> Burn is in wix\src\burn (burn.build) and as Bob noted if you want wixstdba >> then you'll need to build wix\src\ext\BalExtension\wixsdtba. >> >> Both are in WiX so that will require breaking your vow. >> On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Alexa

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

On 28 April 2012 21:18, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 28-Apr-12 08:08, Alexander Lamaison wrote: >> Is there a way round this?  Can I easily compile the bootstrapper >> application myself with VS 2005? > You'd have to do the same thing to all of Burn too. Is this feasible? I

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper hangs

On 28 April 2012 21:18, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 28-Apr-12 16:07, Alexander Lamaison wrote: >> I'm trying to create a custom no-UI bootstrap application by >> subclassing CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication.  It gets as far as my >> OnStartup method but then hangs. > >

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper hangs

Also, the boostrapper .exe seems to spawn another instance of itself and it is that instance that is waiting on NtReadFile. Why would it do this? On 28 April 2012 21:07, Alexander Lamaison wrote: > I'm trying to create a custom no-UI bootstrap application by >

[WiX-users] Bootstapper hangs

I'm trying to create a custom no-UI bootstrap application by subclassing CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication. It gets as far as my OnStartup method but then hangs. According to the debugger it's waiting on NtReadFile but I'm not sure how reliable that is. This is the (very short) log file I get: [0

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

That's just stopped me in my tracks. I've been converting our dotnetinstaller bootstrapper to use Burn but had no idea that would kill our Win2k support. Seriously not good. Is there a way round this? Can I easily compile the bootstrapper application myself with VS 2005? Thanks, Alex On 28

Re: [WiX-users] How to get heat.exe to harvest

sabled feature. I think Timothy has at least one of the steps. On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 1:52 AM, E. Timothy Uy wrote: > I think it might be > >True > > manually entered into your wixproj. > > 2012/4/19 Alexander Krivács Schrøder > > > Well, I found this exist

Re: [WiX-users] How to get heat.exe to harvest

al discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to get heat.exe to harvest There is a way... I just don't remember what it is. Can you open a bug to have it documented? On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Alexander Krivács Schrøder < alexander.schro...@mermai

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper download progress

VD or network share. "Cache" is the operation of putting the packages in the "package cache". Packages are always securely placed in the "package cache" to ensure they are not tampered with before being executed. If you say Cache="no" the files wil

Re: [WiX-users] How to get heat.exe to harvest

How to get heat.exe to harvest What version of the WiX toolset are you using? Harvesting is off by default in WiX v3.6 since it caused so many random problems in people's builds. We're investigating how to bring it back in WiX v4. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Alexander Krivács Schrøder

[WiX-users] How to get heat.exe to harvest

Hey. I'm having some issues with heat.exe/harvesting. I've set Harvest=True on one of the referenced projects and ProjectOutputGroups=Content, but when I build, heat.exe is never run. Only candle.exe and light.exe are run, and light.exe fails with this message, which is not that surprising, con

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper download progress

Hi. On packages in Burn, you can set a DownloadUrl, which gets downloaded as necessary during installation. In my custom bootstrapper, I'd like to show some progress during this download so that my users don't just have to sit there while nothing happens for potentially many minutes on a slow c

[WiX-users] Give "quiet" command to specific MsiPackages

I have, in the bootstrapper I'm making, the need to send a "quiet" command to two MSIs, as they will otherwise show GUIs in addition to my bootstrapper GUI. Is there a way to do this? With msiexec you just send in "/quiet" as a command line, but I see no corresponding setting on the MsiPackage e

Re: [WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

Permanent really means permanent. It's a setting in the project, but once you install a component that's permanent it's permanent on the system. Why expect it mean not permanent? Phil W -Original Message- From: Alexander Krivács Schrøder [mailto:alexander.schro...@me

Re: [WiX-users] BootstrapperApplication.DetectMsiFeature not fired

wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] BootstrapperApplication.DetectMsiFeature not fired On 06-Feb-12 06:44, Alexander Krivács Schrøder wrote: > I'm using the WiX v3.6 Beta (v3.6.2221.0) here. This functionality has worked > before, but now, the DetectMsiFeature event

[WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

I have an installer that installs a configuration file, like so: KEEP_EXISTING_CONFIG = 1 AND APPCONFIGEXISTS ... The APPCONFIGEXISTS is brought out like so: The KEEP_EXISTING_CONFIG is a command-line variable, sent in to msiexec.exe. This confi

Re: [WiX-users] BootstrapperApplication.DetectMsiFeature not fired

Just as an FYI, I now updated WiX to v3.6.2603.0, but the issue is still present. -Original Message- From: Alexander Krivács Schrøder [mailto:alexander.schro...@mermaid.no] Sent: 6. February 2012 12:44 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users

[WiX-users] BootstrapperApplication.DetectMsiFeature not fired

I'm using the WiX v3.6 Beta (v3.6.2221.0) here. This functionality has worked before, but now, the DetectMsiFeature event does not fire at all upon calling Engine.Detect(). Other related events, like DetectPackageComplete and DetectRelatedMsiPackage do fire. Is this a known problem?

[WiX-users] Single Add/Remove icon

My burn bootstrapper/bundle/thingiemagig is just a wrapper around my MSI installer; it chooses between an x86 and an x64 version but will only ever install one. So I just want one entry for my program in Add/Remove programs. I seem to have achieved this by removing the Name attribute from the Bun

Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI

On 31 January 2012 15:07, jhennessey wrote: > Looks like you need to write your own BA: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-bootstrap-a-single-MSI-not-showing-BA-UI-at-all-td6926187.html Is this hard to do? Can it be done in C++ or must I use .net? Can you point

[WiX-users] Burn without UI

Is it possible to have a bootstrapper made with burn that doesn't show any UI? All I want my bootstrapper to do is decide what platform it's running on (x86 or x64), extract the appropriate MSI installer from within itself and run it.  At the moment, the Burn UI takes over.  Is there a no-UI optio

[WiX-users] Environment variable for current user and all user settings

Hi All! I want to add path to my executable into %PATH%. But it must depend on how user choose to install my msi: per-machine or per-user. - I want to change system variable if it per-machine installation - I want to change user variable if it per-user installation I couldn't

[WiX-users] Can't use property expansion in Control->Publish

Hi All! Here is my xml: ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... On executing light.exe I got the following error: error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'CustomAction:[CustomSerialValidateProp]' in section 'Product:{3E8964C7-5FA5-4740-A3D6-191E2043963C}' According to http

Re: [WiX-users] problems with service installation

Hi David, thanks a lot for your answer. This was indeed the error. I moved the keypath to the file element and it works now :-) Alexander Am Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:42:23 +0100 schrieb "David Watson" : > Oops don't think I explained that well, you should try moving the >

[WiX-users] problems with service installation

2003 and Server 2008. Everywhere the package installs the files and the firewall rules, but not setup the service. Can please someone give me hint, whats it's missing? Regards, Alexander Here is a snippet of the .wxs file  http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:

[WiX-users] file content dependent delta patch bug within windows xp?

eeds Therefore it seems the delta patch of "dxRibbonD12.bpl" from sample_project\1.0 (file version 12.0.300.22) to sample_project\1.1 (file version 12.0.400.5) is somehow problematic for the MSI functionality on Windows XP. Any help and feedback to "fix" (or at

[WiX-users] BA DetectRelatedMsiPackage downgrade detection

ckage event will tell me its State is Present if it's the same version, and Absent if it's not, I can use that information to assume it's a downgrade, but that feels like a big hack. Is this a bug, or am I missing something? Best regards A

[WiX-users] WixUtilExtension XmlFile uninstall behavior

MyProg.MyPlugin, MyProg, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=abcdef12345678900", not whatever it was before the installation took place. Is this expected behavior? Am I missing a setting somewhere; is setting Permanent="no" not enough? Help wou

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper upgrade code detection

.5.10617 and this bootstrapper has version 3.5.10704. Best regards ALEXANDER K. SCHRØDER -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 4. juli 2011 19:27 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper upgrade c

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper upgrade code detection

public class DetectPackageCompleteEventArgs { public string PackageId { get; } public PackageState State { get; } } It is this PackageState I am talking about; it doesn't get set to what we expect, as I mentioned in my first mail. Best regards ALEXANDER K. SCHRØDER -

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper upgrade code detection

d, but the bootstrapper contains a newer version of the product, it is reported as PackageState.Absent, not PackageState.Superseded, like one would expect. Is there anything in particular we need to do in order to get this upgrade detection mechanism to work? Best regards ALEXANDER K

Re: [WiX-users] Wix bootstrapper issues

, however, only one of them is 'Present'. The other still shows up as 'Absent'. In case it matters, I run these tests on Windows 7. Best regards ALEXANDER K. SCHRØDER -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 18. juni 2011 18:54 To: Ge

Re: [WiX-users] Another version of this product is already installed

Martin, Package ID should always be different. That's why it is set to '*'. For major upgrade to work, you need to change product id and version (version in MSI is first 3 fields. If two versions have the same first 3 fields and differ only in the fourth field, as far as MSI concerned - they

[WiX-users] Wix bootstrapper issues

er get detected as present. What decides whether or not a package is detected? Best regards ALEXANDER K. SCHRØDER -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experi

Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPath expressions in custom action?

Try to set SelectionLanguage attribute to XPath. >From the doc on XmlFile: " Specify whether the DOM object should use XPath language or the old XSLPattern language (*default*) as the query language." Alex -Original Message- From: Jamie Thomson [mailto:ja...@jamie-thomson.net] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] Where is DesktopFolder?

>Kevin Burton wrote: >So what does it mean to have "DesktopFolder" underneath the TARGETDIR. That is >certainly not the hierarchy that is on my computer. Kevin, Let me try to explain this one. Think of it as "default" directory hierarchy with possibility to override default entirely or partial

Re: [WiX-users] obtaining a features install state

Combination of: http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/02/14/from-msi-to-wix-part-6-customizing-installation-using-custom-tables.aspx and http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/07/01/from-msi-to-wix-part-19-the-art-of-custom-action-part-1.aspx Should give you an idea on how

Re: [WiX-users] Determine if a MSI was created using WIX

Property with ID 18 in _SummaryInformation table will contains string like "Windows Installer XML (3.5.2215.0)" for every package created with WiX. -Original Message- From: teuf008 [mailto:teuf...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:38 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subje

Re: [WiX-users] Simple Upgrade/Reinstall Question

to what I need to do? I left some of the various combinations commented out above, we are fast pushing torwards a deployment, and need some insight or direction. -Original Message- From: Alexander Kozlenko [mailto:alexander.kozle...@hotmail.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] is there an issue with the latest 3.6 cab file

Have the same problem. "Can't find Wix36lib.cab ..." error on installing (MSI+CAB). -Original Message- From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 5:41 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] is there an issue with the latest

[WiX-users] EmbeddedUIResource element

According to documentation and to compiler Name is required attribute, but in attribute description I find this: "If this attribute is not specified the Id attribute will be used." What is incorrect: documentation part or compiler behavior? -

Re: [WiX-users] Installer appears very slow

seconds out of 20 of total for creating restore point. Is there a way to specify this MSIFASTINSTALL property value from within Wix? I mean something like: Would it overwrite the built-in MSI property when install is running on Windows 7? Thanks! -Original Message- From: Alexander Kozlenko

Re: [WiX-users] Simple Upgrade/Reinstall Question

Try to use this code: , but also you need to suppress ICE61 for safely allowing downgrade. -Original Message- From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:16 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Installer appears very slow

Creating Restore Point. You can use MSIFASTINSTALL (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408005(VS.85).aspx) property for disabling this and some other things, but this will work only for Windows Installer 5.0 (Windows 7 only, no redist). -Original Message- From: Lena Vinogradov [mail

Re: [WiX-users] Error in Custom Action

tom Action Can this be the case that you have Return='ignore' in the custom action definition? I suppose in this case returning ActionResult.Failure will be ignored. -- Yan -Original Message- From: Alexander Kozlenko [mailto:alexander.kozle...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, Se

[WiX-users] FW: Embedded UI, custom action and WiX assembly

Any suggestions? -Original Message- From: Alexander Kozlenko [mailto:alexander.kozle...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:58 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] Embedded UI, custom action and WiX assembly Hel

[WiX-users] Error in Custom Action

What is the best way to block installation on error in Custom Action? I used ActionResult.Failure result value but installation continues to install. Only throwing an exception of type InstallerException helps me to block installation. Thanks. Alexander Kozlenko

[WiX-users] Embedded UI, custom action and WiX assembly

Hello. I have installer with embedded UI and managed custom action. Is there any way to reuse Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller assembly instead of duplicate it in both binary streams (for UI assembly and for CA assembly)? Thanks. Alexander Kozlenko

Re: [WiX-users] Pin to Taskbar and Advertised shortcut

Hi Fabio, Thanks for code sample, but this doesn't help... Alexander Kozlenko -Original Message- From: Fabio Di Lorenzo [mailto:fa...@dilorenzo.ch] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 5:31 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] P

Re: [WiX-users] Pin to Taskbar and Advertised shortcut

Di Lorenzo [mailto:fa...@dilorenzo.ch] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:35 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Pin to Taskbar and Advertised shortcut HI Alexander, There is a kill list, do you know that? http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/32765.a

[WiX-users] Pin to Taskbar and Advertised shortcut

ompany.MyApplication") after run. I see that Acrobat Reader 9 has advertised shortcut too and this shortcut has all two menu items for pinning. What I'm doing wrong? Thanks. Additional project data: Targeting Windows 7 x64 only, WiX 3.5. Alexander Kozlenko -

[WiX-users] How to change an entry using XmlConfig

: LGHT0204 : ICE03: Invalid format string; Table: XmlConfig, Column: ElementPath, Key(s): MySqlConnectionProperty Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance, Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards, Alexander op de Weegh Office: +31(0)226-335023 Mobile: +31(0)6-20138301 IPA

Re: [WiX-users] MsiLaunchApp

...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:04 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MsiLaunchApp On 24-Aug-10 07:26, Alexander Kozlenko wrote: > Hello. I didn't find an answer so will ask in this mailing list. > Anybody can explain how can I m

[WiX-users] MsiLaunchApp

Hello. I didn't find an answer so will ask in this mailing list. Anybody can explain how can I migrate from WinShellExec custom action to MsiLaunchApp in WiX 3.5? Thanks. Alexander Kozlenko -- Sell apps to mil

Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile

Add SelectionLanguage attribute to your element: -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile This is my xml:

Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile

Hi Carolina, Your XPath looks fine. You need to show your XML. Include element and its parents in the xml file. Do you have something like: ... ... ... -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: Thursday, June 17,

Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile

Your XML is malformed: \\convs07\Historical Integration\DataFarm\WIT\Files\ Should be either: Or \\convs07\Historical Integration\DataFarm\WIT\Files\ Alex -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] User Identifier Windows

You mean LogonUser (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369780(v=VS.85).aspx) or something else? -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:33 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Use

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing Custom Table

That was my first thought too, but according to MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372021(VS.85).aspx): A {column-list} is a comma-delimited list of one or more table columns referred to as {column} selected. Ambiguous columns may be further qualified as {tablename.column}. An aste

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action

Looks like this command requires admin privileges. Try changing your CA to be deferred and run it before InstallFinalize. -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:06 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Insta

Re: [WiX-users] How to NOT Delete Application Directory on Uninstall?

Hi Joseph, Let's first make sure we use correct terminology. Wix is a tool to create MSI installers. MSI installer installs, upgrades and uninstalls products and while doing that, it also creates/deletes folders among numerous other things. One thing you can use to solve your problem is the fa

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

ly, I had Package/@Compressed="yes", and File/@Compressed="no" on just my one external file. I guess it only works in one direction. Matt Johnson MCPD, MCTS, MCSD, MCDBA Director of Application Development Time America, Inc. ma...@timeamerica.com | www.timeamerica.com --

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a shortcut : using shell32 common icons ?

I don't think MSI supports that. See definition of the Icon table (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369210(v=VS.85).aspx) -Original Message- From: Sylvain Petreolle [mailto:sylv...@mhzwireless.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:26 AM To: Wix-Users Subject: [WiX-users] Creatin

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

Hi Matt, I have some information (old because it covers WiX 2.0, but your problem is more of MSI-related issue) in http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/04/04/from-msi-to-wix-part-16-installable-items-handling-installation-media.aspx I am not 100% sure, don't have time to test it, but m

Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComSpec -Original Message- From: jeff00seattle [mailto:jeff_tan...@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:03 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory Thanks for the reply I look

Re: [WiX-users] VSIX after installation?

Seems like there is special procedure to do that: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee332502.aspx Also, documentation is saying that in order to install templates using .vsix, target system has to have SDK or Visual Studio installed. As far as WiX code validity, CA declaration looks fine.

Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory

Target must be this: Target='[%ComSpec]' -Original Message- From: jeff00seattle [mailto:jeff_tan...@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory Addendum: I have actually

Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory

Hi Jeff, Let's step back and take a closer look at your code below. Normally we start directory structure like this: ... By default, product will be installed in ProgramFilesFolder (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx#system_folder_propertie

Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory

In http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-part-10-shortcuts.aspx search for "Special case - Starting application in the command window", change: Arguments='/k "[!ConsoleApp.exe]"' To: Arguments='/k' That will open command window in the folder of your choice. Goo

Re: [WiX-users] A couple of Wix 2.0 questions

Hi Mark, MSI packages support three top level actions. Which one of them will be run depends on the switch we pass to the msiexec utility (I will omit for now MSI API calls) and that also will determine which sequence tables will be used during install. So, when /i switch is passed, MSI will e

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut is not using specified icon

Hi Markus, The Source (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369210) is saying: "Icon files that are associated strictly with file name extensions or CLSIDs can have any extension, such as .ico. However, Icon files that are associated with shortcuts must be in the EXE binary format and must

Re: [WiX-users] File copying issue

http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/03/25/property-does-not-exist-or-empty-when-accessed-from-deferred-custom-action.aspx -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:29 AM To: General discussion for Windows Inst

Re: [WiX-users] version upgrade problem

Hi Sanjay, Do you have RemoveExistingProducts scheduled? Alex -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:06 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] version upgrade problem Hi All

Re: [WiX-users] CreateFolder, Permission, ignore errors

Am 03.04.2010 15:23, Bob Arnson wrote: > No, MSI doesn't offer that feature. thanks Bob Alex -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and

[WiX-users] CreateFolder, Permission, ignore errors

I have a setup where a folder is created and permissions should be set. Under some conditions this can fail but should abort the installation on failure. With File there is the vital flag, but I have found nothing similar for CreateFolder and Permissions. Is there a way to ignore errors and not

[WiX-users] WiX Integration with VS 2008 Problem

Hi experts and users, I have two Visual Studios installed: 2005 and 2008. Somehow WiX project type did not get added to VS 2008. WiX works with VS 2005 as expected, though. Running ProjectAggregator does nothing noticeable. Did it with VS shut down, then restarted. What would be my steps to add W

[WiX-users] WiX Integration with VS 2008 Problem

Hi, I have two Visual Studios installed: 2005 and 2008. Somehow WiX project type did not get added to VS 2008. WiX works with VS 2005 as expected, though. Running ProjectAggregator does nothing noticeable. Did it with VS shut down, then restarted. What would be my steps to add WiX targets manuall

Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

Thank you ever so much, Edwin, this is exactly what I needed. Works like magic. Alexander On 23 February 2010 18:39, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) < edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: > To reiterate what Phil said earlier, you need two custom actions. > CustomActionA will run in immedi

Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

Thanks, Phil, you helped me a lot. Alex On 23 February 2010 17:13, Wilson, Phil wrote: > Somebody that knows DTF needs to jump in here - that's not my area. But you > *do* need a custom action that sets the convoluted CustomActionData > mechanism working. I assume that's what sets the dictionary

Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

tem(TKey key) at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.CustomActionData.get_Item(String key) at ReportsInstaller.CustomActions.PostInstall(Session session) What would be my further step? Thank you so much, Alexander On 23 February 2010 16:02, Wilson, Phil wrote: > That's DTF telling you that the se

Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

Somehow *session.CustomActionData.Keys.Count *returns *0 * Any take? Thanks so much! On 23 February 2010 16:02, Wilson, Phil wrote: > That's DTF telling you that the session isn't available when deferred. I > assume DTF has a CustomActionData mechanism for passing property values into > your de

Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

Thank you very much, Alexander On 23 February 2010 15:39, Wilson, Phil wrote: > Execute = deferred! That's what you need. Immediate is before files are > installed. > > Phil Wilson -- Download In

[WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed

know that ALL files have been deployed before I launch a custom config. Thank you very much for expertise and your help, Alexander -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed

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