[WiX-users] set references

In my WIX project I need to set references to an EXE and also to .CAB file. I can set them up as a component which build fine on my box but without the references the project won't build on our production box. Is there a way to do this? Thanks Woody ---

Re: [WiX-users] not removing files after install

-delete-non-empty-folder and: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/util/removefolderex.html Carter Quoting "Harold Wood (H10 Capital)" : > Within the createfolder item I have the following element Id="PurgeAppFolder" Name="*.*" On="both"/>

[WiX-users] not removing files after install

Within the createfolder item I have the following element , and it doesn't appear to be working since I can see all the files still in the install folder after the installation is complete. I thought that was all I had to do for the cleanup. Thanks Woody -

Re: [WiX-users] just curious

Great! Thanks! -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 4:29 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] just curious Yes, you can. -Original Message- From: Harold Wood

[WiX-users] just curious

Just curious, can you still use session.log for error logging during deferred execution? Thanks Woody -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://list

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

Source code for the method : [CustomAction] public static ActionResult UninstallMessage(Session session) { if (session == null) { logEventsApp.WriteLoggingEvent(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0} ; {1}", Resources.ArgumentNull

[WiX-users] PostDeployment Script

My installer looks like it's doing everything except running the postdeployment script for the database setup project. Has anyone used that before? Does anyone know how to trigger its execution? Thanks Woody -- Learn

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

AGE_USER. --- Phil Wilson On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Harold Wood (H10 Capital) wrote: > I setup a custom action that only executes during uninstall, the custom > action code then uses the session.message function with the message type set > to warning. This displays

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

I setup a custom action that only executes during uninstall, the custom action code then uses the session.message function with the message type set to warning. This displays the message text I supply in the record. It works great! I thank everyone that supplied suggestions, they gave me the d

[WiX-users] Script.PostDeployment.SQL

I have an installer project with Script.PostDeployment.SQL defined. I have it as the last componentref under the feature table. After looking at the databases after the install is complete im pretty sure it's not being run. What do I have to do to get it to work? Thanks Woody ---

Re: [WiX-users] how to tell if running in uninstall mode

? If it is "All", you are uninstalling the whole product. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From

Re: [WiX-users] how to tell if running in uninstall mode

running in uninstall mode What are you trying to do? On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Harold Wood (H10 Capital) < v-wow...@microsoft.com> wrote: > How do I get the value? > > -Original Message- > From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] > Sent: Thursday, March

[WiX-users] how to tell if running in uninstall mode

How can I tell if my installer is running in uninstall mode? Thanks Woody -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Wri

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

k it was) Jacob suggested using a Bundle. Then you get full control over the UI. ___ FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message----- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

wxs file? > > -Original Message- > From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:29 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall > > I did that and it didn&#

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

3:56 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall Did you declare the custom action in the .wxs file? -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:29 PM To: General

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

-Original Message----- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:49 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall Ok this is what I have so far: Product.wxs Remo

[WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

Ok this is what I have so far: Product.wxs Remove Remove CustomAction.cs [CustomAction] public static ActionResult UninstallMessage(Session session) { if (session == null) { logEventsApp.WriteLoggingEvent(string.Format(CultureIn

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

m actions had a message call that ultimately uses MsiProcessMessage(), the point being that it automatically won't show the message if the UI is missing. Maybe it's Session.Message or something like that. --- Phil Wilson On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Harold Wood (H10 C

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

DialogResult dialogResult = MessageBox.Show(new Form() > { TopMost = true }, "Message box content " + Environment.NewLine + > location, "Header message for box", MessageBoxButtons.OK); > > return ActionResult.Success; > } > > -Original M

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

tion, "Header message for box", MessageBoxButtons.OK); return ActionResult.Success; } -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:25 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-u

[WiX-users] UI on uninstall

I need to throw a message on the screen during uninstall. How do I do that? Thanks Woody -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their app

Re: [WiX-users] CA Condition on Major Upgrade

I think my wife would get a tad upset about that lol. -Original Message- From: Levi Wilson [mailto:l...@leviwilson.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:35 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CA Condition on Major Upgrade If I could kiss you, I woul

[WiX-users] Dacpacs issue at installation time

I've got several database projects that are ties to each other. I've added the appropriate references and edited the SQL Command variables to reflect the database names. The projects build with no issues but at install time I get the following error in my install log. Initializing deployment

Re: [WiX-users] wix and sql datpac installation

Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message----- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:56 PM

[WiX-users] wix and sql datpac installation

I have an installation package that installs a series of databases. The first database installs fine, then the second database errors out with the following error: *** An error occurred during deployment plan generation. Deployment cannot continue. CAQuietExec: Missing values for the following

Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name

hough, which means I can do anything I want, including calling GetTempFilePath() directly. :) Cheers, Soren On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Harold Wood (H10 Capital) < v-wow...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Set the name as a global property, generate the name in a custom > action,

Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name

Set the name as a global property, generate the name in a custom action, there you can use datetime.Tostring("HHmmss ") to format it any way you like, then put the value back into the session object where you can now use it any way you like. -Original Message- From: Soren Dreijer [m

Re: [WiX-users] database not installing

, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message----- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:57 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] database not installi

Re: [WiX-users] database not installing

, SqlPackage, WiX, or other? -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mail

Re: [WiX-users] Require fields/disable InstallButton in bootstrapper

looks like the enable/disable is being handled explicitly in the code versus the _State variable trick. My gut is telling me this cannot be done without implementing a custom bootstrapperapplication. ____ From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [v-wow...@micr

Re: [WiX-users] database not installing

I'm getting a weird error when I run my installer. *** Error parsing connection string: Could not find a part of the path '... WiX.publish.xml'.. The installer runs great on my dev box but hoses with that error when run on the test environment. Does anyone know how to get around this? Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] Require fields/disable InstallButton in bootstrapper

I use a custom action that gets fired when they click the next button, if there is an error it takes me to my error dialog, the next button on that loops me back to this dialog so the newly entered value can get validated again. 1 1