Re: [WiX-users] ExeCommand custom action

2006-08-01 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
e: What does the exe do to the xml file?  WiX has custom actions which support modifying xml files during setup.  They support rollback and install nothing to the target machine.   Derek   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Shmarya Rubenstein Sen

[WiX-users] ExeCommand custom action

2006-08-01 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I've got an ExeCommand custom action (like this): How can I make it execute with a specific working directory? Thanks,-- Shmarya--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://shmarya.netNUnit rocks! http://nunit.com

Re: [WiX-users] MergeModules vs. WixLib

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
ributing setup to someone that doesn't use the WiX toolset).   2.  No.  Is there a tool for inspecting .lib files?  Why do you need such a tool?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Shmarya Rubenstein Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 01:04 To: wix-

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut and validation error

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
On 7/31/06, Rob Hamflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The ICEs are paranoid and assume that someone could change ALLUSERS when they install the product inorder to do a per-user install.  In this case the component needs a per-user keypath in order tokeep track of it for each user, which is why it wan

Re: [WiX-users] MergeModules vs. WixLib

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
t;Ok, so I understand that wixlibs are preferrable That leaves 2 major questions:1. Where is the documentation for libs?2. Is there a tool for inspecting wixlibs similar to ORCA? If not, is this something planned for the future? On 7/31/06, Shmarya Rubenstein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi a

[WiX-users] MergeModules vs. WixLib

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,This question has come up a couple of times in the last couple of days on various threads... but I'm still a little confused.Which should be used when: MergeModules or WixLib?So far as I understand these are the charactheristics: MergeModules:- Standard MSI object- 'hard' linked by light- se

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Checkbox

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
On Behalf Of Shmarya Rubenstein Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 12:33 AM To: Bob Arnson Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Launch Checkbox     On 7/30/06, Bob Arnson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Shmarya Rubenstein wrote: > - A set of merge-modules for various &q

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Checkbox

2006-07-31 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
On 7/30/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Shmarya Rubenstein wrote:> - A set of merge-modules for various "software components".The first question: Do you need merge modules at all? They complicatethings, as you've discovered, and with .wixlibs, they're not

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Checkbox

2006-07-30 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
I in ORCA, and change the Dialog key (in the ControlEvent table) for the DoAction row to "ExitDialog" instead of "ExitDialog.CF74FF55_B670_488B_85AE_785C01C14AFB ", everything works as expected...Help!This seems like very dodge behaviour on the part of wix - or am I just going abo

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-30 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Out of interest, I upgraded to 3.0.1910.0 and the warnings dissapeared! It also runs MUCH faster!On 7/27/06, Shmarya Rubenstein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I backed out of this a couple of months back because I was having difficulties... Let me see if I can find it in my source-control... oth

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Checkbox

2006-07-30 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
use the messageParts array contains the following:- [0] = "ICE17"- [1] = "0"- [2] = "ICE Internal Error 105. API Returned: 1615."where the switch doesn't know how to handle this type of message apparently! HELP!?!?Thanks,ShmaryaOn 7/29/06, Bob Arn

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-29 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
I backed out of this a couple of months back because I was having difficulties... Let me see if I can find it in my source-control... otherwise I can try and reproduce...On 7/26/06, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know that I had trouble with Component referenceing because

[WiX-users] Launch Checkbox

2006-07-28 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi All,I'm trying to add a checkbox to the Finish dialog which will let me launch an application conditionallyI've tried adding a checkbox like so: And then having                   But it doesn't seem to work...I'm sure many people have done this in the past... Please help!?!Tha

Re: [WiX-users] Difx, Authenticode and Driver Signing

2006-07-28 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
It's not something your mom'd install... Unless she happens to have a seriously large sum of money and a small corporation burning a hole in her pocket ;)The product is a very specialized system which is installed only by very select customers... It is a mixed software/hardware/firmware system, wit

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-27 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
k load-by-path is very powerful and useful, at almost no additional cost... Thanks, Derek   From: Shmarya Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: John Ludlow; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 Insta

Re: [WiX-users] Difx, Authenticode and Driver Signing

2006-07-27 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Unfortunately, WHQL signing is not an optionI know its not a good practice, but if there's any way to do it... :)On 7/27/06, Stefan Pavlik < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi,...we had similar problem in our project. I have never seen installation which turns the driver signing offand on.http://suppo

[WiX-users] Difx, Authenticode and Driver Signing

2006-07-26 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I have a driver package which I'm installing using DifX and WiX.For various reasons (Cash, Time, Confidentiality...) I can't submit the driver to WHQL for certification. I would, however, love to get rid of the annoying boxes which are displayed during installation to warn [read: iritate] th

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-26 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Inlining back :)On 7/25/06, Derek Cicerone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: inline   From: Shmarya Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: John Ludlow; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-user

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-25 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
can handle all .net 2.0 assemblies fine.   Derek   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Shmarya Rubenstein Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:37 AM To: John Ludlow Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning   I&#x

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-25 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
modules every time to be certain that they contain the correct versions of the files... I'd love to see the above implementedRe my problem, I'll try and update wix again (using 3.0.1820.0 custom-compiled in .NET2.0)... Maybe that'll help...Thanks,Shmarya On 7/25/06, John Ludlow <[E

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-25 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
John Ludlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [forwarded to list]-- Forwarded message --From: John Ludlow < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jul 25, 2006 11:23 AMSubject: Re: [WiX-users] LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warningTo: Shmarya Rubenstein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't t

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-25 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
problem merging in the UI sequence stuff (because there's nothing to collide).   Derek   From: Shmarya Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 4:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] LGHT1055 Inst

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-24 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Shmarya Rubenstein Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:13 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning   Hi all, I'm getting a really strange warning when merging a number of WiX bui

[WiX-users] LGHT1055 InstallUISequence warning

2006-07-19 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I'm getting a really strange warning when merging a number of WiX built merge-modules into a product:.\default.wxs(117) : warning LGHT1055 : The InstallUISequence table contains an action '' which cannot be merged from the merge module '..\./bin/modules/mod1.msm'.  This action is likely coll

Re: [WiX-users] [WiX-devs] Assignment agreement and updatesand/or enhancements

2006-07-11 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Rob, Take a look at the Contributing section on the NUnitForms project: http://nunitforms.sourceforge.net/cvs.html By the way, you mentioned that Apache requires a similar agreement, but there doesn't seem to be any mention of it at all on the Apache httpd server's development page (http://ht

Re: [WiX-users] Assignment agreement and updates and/or enhancements

2006-07-10 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
are needed by work-related projects. 2. I have a fairly strict restriction of trade/intellectual property, so it's not that simple.I could always sign the agreement as a private person, but if it where ever challenged, I might get into trouble... DEÁK JAHN, Gábor wrote:> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:18:

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0204 : ICE03 : Value not a member of theset;

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
rek-Original Message-----From: Shmarya Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 12:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0204 : ICE03 : Value not a member of theset;Done. Request #1519658(http://sourceforge.net/tracke

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0204 : ICE03 : Value not a member of theset;

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
there can be a flag of 0x10 (16). Please > open a bug against this issue. > > Thanks, > > Derek > > ---- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *Shmarya Rubens

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and COM

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
-- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *Shmarya Rubenstein > *Sent:* Sunday, July 09, 2006 3:34 AM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [WiX-users] Heat and COM > > Hi all, > > Heat is the successor to tallow in

[WiX-users] LGHT0204 : ICE03 : Value not a member of the set;

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I updgraded my version of WiX + extensions to the latest HEAD (3.0), and all of a sudden this error crops up:    error LGHT0204 : ICE03: Value not a member of the set; Table: MsiDriverPackages, Column: Flags, Key(s): Drivers__.B3C0C110_C664_4422_8204_4E6688F37C8A My tag looks like this: The

Re: [WiX-users] ICE64

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Any ideas?On 7/4/06, Shmarya Rubenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ok, added that now I'm getting:    warning LGHT1010 : Found orphaned Component 'ProgramsMenu'.  Every Component should have at least one parent Feature.    error LGHT0204 :

[WiX-users] Heat and COM

2006-07-09 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,Heat is the successor to tallow in wix 3.0 right?How do I get it to generate registry entries for registration of COM components (specifically .ocx files). heat file myfile.ocx -out test.wxs just gives me the element (in the correct components...)Help!?!Thanks,-- Shmarya

Re: [WiX-users] Assignment agreement and updates and/or enhancements

2006-07-08 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
t get into trouble... DEÁK JAHN, Gábor wrote: > On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:18:53 +0300, Shmarya Rubenstein wrote: > > Shmarya, > > >> them back to the community, but find that my employer is very weary >> of the assignment agreement; not because there is anything >&g

Re: [WiX-users] Assignment agreement and updates and/or enhancements

2006-07-08 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Piggybacking off of Albert's query, I'd like to add a concern of my own... I'd guess that many wix users would like to be contributors, but are either scared off by the assignment agreement, or are simply unable to sign it due to employer restrictions etc... In my own case, I know that I have

Re: [WiX-users] Suggestion

2006-07-07 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Agreed... so join the channel ##wix on freenode!On 7/7/06, John Ludlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I like that idea.  And I agree that the WiX community is active, which is absolutely A Good Thing(tm)   John  On 7/7/06, Shmarya Rubenstein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all,I had a

Re: [WiX-users] Suggestion

2006-07-07 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
I'm there now... no one else is though probably just needs a bit of promotion!On 7/7/06, Francis Kam <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:From an email long ago:  > Is there an IRC channel for WiX?Yes, #wix at irc.freenode.net. There aren't too many people over there,though.Frederik-Francis -- Shmarya

[WiX-users] Suggestion

2006-07-06 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I had a thought and wanted to share it.The wix-users community is vibrant and responsive, one of the things that makes wix so special!I'd like to recommend that we open a chat-room on freenode irc for wix, so that people can discuss issues 'live'... Comments?-- Shmarya---

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Component in Merge Module

2006-07-05 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
un time.On 7/5/06, Shmarya Rubenstein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Yes, but that doesn't work.Looking at the msm with Orca, I notice that there is no Condition table at all... Also, I can't specify the Condition/@Level attribute inside a component (candle growls at that)... I'm

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Component in Merge Module

2006-07-05 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Yes, but that doesn't work.Looking at the msm with Orca, I notice that there is no Condition table at all... Also, I can't specify the Condition/@Level attribute inside a component (candle growls at that)... I'm really stumped...On 7/5/06, Rob Hamflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can put a Condi

[WiX-users] Conditional Component in Merge Module

2006-07-05 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I'm looking to do a conditional installation of a component (based on a RegistrySearch)  within a merge module.Usually I'd just add a to wrap the , and put the inside the with a Condition/@Level attribute.Unfortunately s don't support s, so I can't do that in my case...How can I conditio

Re: [WiX-users] Installing COM components

2006-07-04 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
jdrake, your suggestion is essentially the same as using tallow to extract the COM infromation...On 7/3/06, jdrake < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I should qualify my answer.  IF you are only installing the components themselves, and NOT a COM+ Application, then you should use the .NET IDE tocreate an i

Re: [WiX-users] ICE64

2006-07-04 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Ok, added that now I'm getting:    warning LGHT1010 : Found orphaned Component 'ProgramsMenu'.  Every Component should have at least one parent Feature.    error LGHT0204 : ICEM05: The component ProgramsMenu.B5B01DD1_64E0_4204_A7DE_B079DF5A26D6 in the Component table is not

[WiX-users] ICE64

2006-07-04 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
Hi all,I have the following:               I use the Directories ID in a Shortcut definition:       Id='$(var.projectname).exe'   Name='$(var.projectname).exe'  Source='$(var.bin_directory)net-2.0/$(var.projectname).exe'   Vital='y

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: Moving Wix 3.0 to use the .NET Framework 2.0

2006-06-20 Thread Shmarya Rubenstein
I'd actually prefer this, as it would make writing plugins and extensions that much simpler for me.In fact, at this stage I am compiling the WiX cvs sources in .NET 2.0 locally in any case, in order to take advantage of some extensions and tweaks I added... On 6/19/06, Thomas Hecker <[EMAIL PROTECT