Re: [WiX-users] wix mailing lists open to public => more spam

2008-04-22 Thread Lorne Laliberte
(Do many non-subscribers post to the list, aside from the spammers?) Lorne Laliberte Senior Software Developer Indigo Rose Software - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this

[WiX-users] Plumbing the Depth of and

2007-04-18 Thread Lorne Laliberte
less a child FileSearch is used, at which point it applies to the number of levels *below* @Path. Is this correct? - Lorne Laliberte - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of D

Re: [WiX-users] Stupid question about the property element

2007-04-18 Thread Lorne Laliberte
Directory table entry value directly, which is similar to a Type 51 custom action only you use the "Directory" attribute instead of the "Property" attribute. IIRC you can also use a property that is set on the command line. But a regular property set using a element by itself

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Directory attribute in IniFile element

2007-04-18 Thread Lorne Laliberte
> -Original Message- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:51 PM > > Lorne Laliberte wrote: > > ...but the "any other property representing a full path" > > part doesn't seem to hold true. > > See

[WiX-users] Problem with Directory attribute in IniFile element

2007-04-17 Thread Lorne Laliberte
ackets removed, so it seems to be parsing the identifier correctly, it just isn't doing enough with that information. :) - Lorne Laliberte - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FRE

Re: [WiX-users] Changing the drive letter

2007-04-17 Thread Lorne Laliberte
o do this? I don't know if it's the correct way, but I believe you could change the drive by setting the value of ROOTDRIVE to D:\, like so: ...or by setting the property on the command line, etc. - Lorne Laliberte

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

2007-01-25 Thread Lorne Laliberte
What you want is something like this: MYOLDVER Hope that helps. :) Lorne Laliberte Indigo Rose Software From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Thursday, January 25,

[WiX-users] is invalid - bug in documentation?

2006-12-13 Thread Lorne Laliberte
n needs to be updated. Current workaround/new syntax :) seems to be to use this: ...which does not produce any error. ...Lorne Laliberte - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Te

Re: [WiX-users] File attributes - how to set "Archive" bit?

2006-11-28 Thread Lorne Laliberte
Thanks Mike. I'm not using the attribute directly, but I do need to be able to clear or set it. This is for an internal project so I'm not sure what I can say publically, but one of the requirements is control over all of the destination file attributes. ...Lorne Laliberte >

[WiX-users] File attributes - how to set "Archive" bit?

2006-11-28 Thread Lorne Laliberte
Hello list! How do you set the "Arhive" attribute for a file? has ReadOnly, Hidden, and System XML attributes...but Archive is rejected by candle.exe. The MSI file table doesn't offer any suggestions either. Do we need to use a custom action to do this? ...

Re: [WiX-users] light exit code 259?

2006-11-23 Thread Lorne Laliberte
ak; ...to exit from my wait loop, before making a MsgWaitForMultipleObjects call. I needed to add another call to GetExitCodeProcess() after exiting the loop to get the final exit code. Oops. :) ...Lorne Laliberte - Take

[WiX-users] light exit code 259?

2006-11-23 Thread Lorne Laliberte
andle, out recordHandle); if (259 == error) ...which seems to indicate that it might be a success code for that MSI database call, but I'm not sure. :) Anyone know what that exit code means? The .msi is still being created. Is it a success code? ...

[WiX-users] New features in 3.0 vs. 2.0?

2006-09-20 Thread Lorne Laliberte
ting" Publish elements, so you can attach control events without changing the dialogs themselves I'm sure there are other features/differences though. :) (This kind of information would be helpful in evaluating whether to wait for a stable 3.0 release or to use 2.