[WiX-users] GUID generation in WiX

2008-07-28 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, I need to generate a GUID during the setup and put it in the registry key. Is there a simple way to generate random GUID in Windows Installer during installation? Is there WiX tag to do this? Thanks, Stas - This SF.

[WiX-users] case-insensitive comparison in include file

2008-03-31 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi, I have the following line in wxi file: How can I make this comparison case-insensitive? Thanks, Stas - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Ope

[WiX-users] Design recommendations and best practice

2008-03-12 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, I've decompiled my IS MSI and now I have one big .wxs file, which I want to fragment. Before I start, I want to gather WiX design best practice. Could somebody share or recommend any resources? Thanks, Stas - This

[WiX-users] PatchFiles action in AdminExecuteSequence

2008-03-06 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, I've noticed that AdminExecuteSequence Element does not supported PatchFiles standard action. Is it a bug? Is there any reason for this? Workaround? Thanks, Stas - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy a

[WiX-users] Registering COM and .Net assemblies in WiX

2008-03-02 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, During the setup I need to registry some COM dlls as well as some .Net assemblies (regsvr32 and regasm). How can I do this in WiX? Thanks, Stas - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Mic

[WiX-users] dark: : System.InvalidOperationException (KeyColumn)

2008-02-20 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi, I'm getting the following error when I'm trying to decompile my MSI using dark.exe. dark.exe : error DARK0001 : Cannot set column 'KeyColumn' with value 0 because it is less than the minimum allowed value for this column, 1. Exception Type: System.InvalidOperationException Stack Trace:

[WiX-users] x64 support in WiX

2008-02-19 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, I need to be able to build WiX based MSI both to x86 and x64. Most of the components are the same on both platforms, but some of them are not. How can I do this? Should I hold two WiX projects? I prefer to have one and rebuild it depending on CPU architecture. Thanks, Stas

Re: [WiX-users] Moving existing MSI based setup to WiX roadmap

2008-02-19 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi Bob, 1. What is Fragment? 2. How to handle IS UI (dialogs and flow)? Thanks for your answer. Stas From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:20 PM To: Stas Klyachkovsky Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Moving

[WiX-users] Moving existing MSI based setup to WiX roadmap

2008-02-19 Thread Stas Klyachkovsky
Hi there, I'm Setup developer. My MSI package is developed using InstallShield technology. Now I want to start using WiX. Where can I find best practice for WiX design? What is the most convenient way to convert IS project to WiX? Could somebody share his/her experience w/ such conversion? Thanks