[WiX-users] C# Custom Action DLL fails

Hi, I'm having a problem with WiX 3.5 launching a separate executable from a custom action during the InstallFinalize action. This seems to only occur on systems where I don't have Visual Studio 2005 installed. On my development system, the installer runs just fine. The Custom Action is a C# Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamic directory creation

See http://www.joyofsetup.com/2007/07/01/semi-custom-actions/ for the > concept of using native functionality to do non-native things. This tends to > be much more authorable and reliable than trying to implement deferred > actions and getting rollback, etc. working in every case of repair, instal

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamic directory creation

nd reliable than trying to implement deferred > actions and getting rollback, etc. working in every case of repair, install, > removal, both kinds of upgrade, etc. > > Such an immediate action can be tested using Lux as well, so you get > testability as a bonus. > > -Origina

[WiX-users] Dynamic directory creation

Hi, I am faced with a problem of building an MSI that requires a set of directories to be created during installation. These directories are all prefixed with a common string (eg "folder") followed by a sequence number (eg "01") so that their final construction might be something like "folder01",