[WiX-users] Registry search condition problem

2009-09-30 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi,     I am following a registry search condition. This condition is to check if the SQL Server of version 9.00.4035.00 is installed at the time of install/repair/change.     This works fine in windows XP Professional, i get this message when SQL Server of version 9.00.4035.00 is not available

[WiX-users] Registry Search Condition Message Wix 2.0

2009-09-18 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi,     I want to continue with the Setup (installation, repair or remove) only if the following registry key is found.     'Test Folder do not exist'>REGISTRYSEARCH=#1     I followed like this but it doesn't show me the message even if the Test Folder is not found. If the Test Folder is n

Re: [WiX-users] How to pass a parameter from a bootstrapper to the exe called

2009-08-27 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
859-1" Try appending it to @ApplicationFile ApplicationFile="Install.exe INSTALLFILE" I suspect though that it will not work. Why not make your Install.exe load the parameter from a config file? Dave -Original Message----- From: Prabhakaran Paulraj [mailto:prabhakaran_paul...@

Re: [WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead

2009-08-27 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Blair, Thank you very much at last it worked. I need to pass a parameter from the bootstrapper. Is it possible? I am using the generic bootstrapper available with Visual Studio .Net 2005. Any suggestions? -- Let Crystal

Re: [WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead

2009-08-26 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
rent words). -Original Message----- From: Prabhakaran Paulraj [mailto:prabhakaran_paul...@dynamicbi.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 3:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead Hi Blair, ??? Thanks for the reply. I made use

[WiX-users] How to pass a parameter from a bootstrapper to the exe called

2009-08-25 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi,     I am currently calling an EXE from a bootstrapper which works fine. I need now to pass a parameter along with the exe. Eg: Install.exe INSTALL where INSTALL is the parameter. Is this is possible? Any help is greatly appreciated. Below is the code for the Bootstrapper which i am using

Re: [WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead

2009-08-25 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
duct element and you pass MYINSTALLKEY=1 from your bootstrapper. If your bootstrapper can't pass arbitrary properties, you need to use a different bootstrapper. What bootstrapper are you using? -Original Message- From: Prabhakaran Paulraj [mailto:prabhakaran_paul...@dynamicbi.com]

[WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead from Setup

2009-08-24 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi,     I am using wix 2.0 and i am new to this. I am having a MSI Install.msi and a bootstrapper for the Install.msi as Setup.exe. I need to run the MSI only from the bootstrapper Setup.exe. If the user runs the Install.msi directly i should provide a message like 'Please run the Setup.exe Fi

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper for SQL Server Express 2005 SP 3

2009-07-30 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone,     I am using Visual Studio .NET 2005 and SQL Server Express Edition 2005 SP3. Is there any available Bootstrapper for SQL Server Express 2005 SP3. I have for .NET 2.0 and also for SQL Server Express Edition 2005 but not for SP3. Thanks in advance Prabhakaran -

[WiX-users] How to create Event Log in Wix

2009-06-12 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am newbie to Wix. I needed to create an Event Log for the Wix Installation package to find the status of the components installed. I went through many but nothing was useful. Is there anyway to acheive this? Prabhakaran ---

[WiX-users] Merge Module Problem

2009-04-29 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am using Wix 2.0 and i need to incorporate a module called QBPOSFC2_0.msm,QBPOSSDKRuntime.msm. I have included it and the MSI package is been also created but i dont see any files in the folder path and also the exe which needs this MSM errors. The code is as follows < <  < < <

[WiX-users] CustomUI Conditional Installation

2009-04-15 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am using a Custom UI which gets the users preference for the application to get installed for the Current User or for All Users according to the user preference. I am getting the users choice using the RadioButtonGroup. I am also aware of the Property AllUsers=1 which makes the i

[WiX-users] New SQL Instance in SQL Express 2005

2009-03-20 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, Can anyone assist me how to make a new SQL Instance in SQL Express 2005 as  a part of the installation? I tried many but couldnt find anything useful. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Prabhakaran --

[WiX-users] Wix, SQL and Custom Data

2009-03-12 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am a newbie to Wix and i am using wix 2.0. I need to get the client machine name(all in caps) and pass this as a parameter as my SQL Server name. I got this by this following property < < RegistrySearchId="EvsRegistrySearchMachineName1"Root="HKLM"Type="raw"Name="Hostname"Key="SYS

[WiX-users] Which is the best method to install database VB Script or Custom Action

2009-03-10 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am back again with a small confusion. I need to install a new sql instance in the clients machine during deployment. In order to find the SQL Server name we need to have the hostname i got the host name, i got it through VB Script and also through the idea provided by Nicolas us

Re: [WiX-users] How to pass parameter to Custom Action

2009-03-10 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Nicholas, Thanks for the reply this is what i was looking for. Regards Prabhakaran -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net

[WiX-users] How to pass parameter to Custom Action

2009-03-09 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I need to pass the Computer Name as a parameter to the Wix file and also want to display the Computer Name in the Customized Action. I have a Customized Action Dialog which should display the client machine name in a text box.  Is there any way to acheive this? I am using Wix 2.0 a

[WiX-users] How to create a new sql instance in SQL Express 2005 using Wix

2009-03-03 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi I first of all thank you for the persons who helped me to solve the issue which i had earlier. I had earlier asked for how to install SQL Express 2005 included in the setup using wix. I am using Wix 2.0, .NET 2.0 VS 2005 (C#), SQL Express 2005. Now i want to create a new SQL instance in the

[WiX-users] Help needed

2009-02-27 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi Everyone, I am a newbie to Wix and i'm using .NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, Wix 2.0. I need to check to some of the conditions before my application starts the installtion. It should check for .NET 2.0 or higher version if not found it should install it. I used the help from http://www.tramo