[WiX-users] Hiding the MsiRMFileInUse dialog

2011-12-30 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
I'm using the WixUI_FeatureTree dialog set and it always raises the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog for some system services. For purposes of my installer, the value always should be "Do not close the applications." How can I prevent the installer from raising the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog and always select

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 major upgrade backup and restore

2011-12-21 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
re-existing install on upgrade failure. The backing up and restoring is handled for you. You just need to select the appropriate scheduling for what you want. >-- >John M. Cooper > >-Original Message- >From: David P. Romig, Sr. [mailto:d...@tcsc.com] >Sent: Monday,

[WiX-users] WiX 3.6 major upgrade backup and restore

2011-12-19 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
I have written custom actions that backup and restore user-managed files and folders associated with my application's operation. The Setup.wxs file uses the MajorUpgrade tag. What InstallExecuteSequence entries would invoke the Backup custom action before an upgrade and the Restore action after an

[WiX-users] WiX 3.6 generates conflicting actions

2011-11-29 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
My main WiX 3.6 source file contains the following lines: 40 ... 261 262 263 ... (some content elided for brevity) Light raises error messages indicating duplicate symbols on lines 40 and 262. "LGHT0091: Duplicate symbol 'WixAction:InstallExecuteSequence/RemoveExistingPro

Re: [WiX-users] Wix bug #1908338 regression in WiX 3.6?

2011-11-28 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
afting" your references? What settings/properties have you set wrt your harvesting? That is where I would start my investigation. Blair From: David P. Romig, Sr. [mailto:d...@tcsc.com] Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:17 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Wi

[WiX-users] MSBuild not generating Heat

2011-11-26 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
My WiX VS 2010 project contains direct file references (i.e. template files) and project references. In the WiX project, each of the .NET project references has the property Harvest="true" and Project Output Groups="Binaries". When building the WiX project (or the entire solution), whether in the

Re: [WiX-users] Wix bug #1908338 regression in WiX 3.6?

2011-11-24 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
3.6? To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <4ecdc07c.2070...@joyofsetup.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 23-Nov-11 18:31, David P. Romig, Sr. wrote: > After installing WiX 3.6 beta, I'm receiving the error as described in > bug report 19

[WiX-users] Wix bug #1908338 regression in WiX 3.6?

2011-11-23 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
The WiX-devs archive lists failure to resolve "$(var.SolutionDir)" as bug 1908338. After installing WiX 3.6 beta, I'm receiving the error as described in bug report 1908338. Is this a regression? Light raised the error "LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixComponentGroup:Utilities.IO.Bin

[WiX-users] How To Avoid folder redirection

2010-09-02 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
I'm installing a print processor. On an x86 OS the DLL is supposed to be copied to \Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\W32X86. But on an x64 OS the DLL is supposed to be copied to \Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\x64. I set a property to the proper location: In ComponentGroup/Component I have

[WiX-users] How to copy a file to a variable location?

2010-07-05 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
I'm trying to install a print processor using WiX and a C# custom action. My custom action invokes the Win32 AddPrintProcessor() that expects the print processor DLL to already be copied to the proper folder. But different platforms store print processors in different folders. I can get the loca