[WiX-users] Patching multiple versions

2013-06-19 Thread Sudripta Nandy
ich will update all the previous versions i.e. 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2? So, even if a computer has 1.0.0 installed, that patch will update it to 1.0.3. Is it possible? I also tried with the ‘Validate’ element, but it didn’t work: Thanks in advance. Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudri

[WiX-users] Creating or attaching a database during install

2013-01-09 Thread Sudripta Nandy
existing database if it already exists). Please help me out with this one. Thanks in advance. Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy S.D.E (Systems Programming), SARANGSoft Pvt. Ltd. -- Master Java SE

[WiX-users] Unable to burn MS SQLServer Express 2012

2012-11-23 Thread Sudripta Nandy
4]: Error 0x80004005: Failed while caching, aborting execution. [0194:0198][2012-11-23T13:24:24]: Removed bundle dependency provider: {3b885b1c-178c-4623-8c81-89dc4fa40886} Please help me out of this. Thanks in advance. Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy S.D.E (Systems Programmi

[WiX-users] Creating SQL Server database from wix

2012-11-23 Thread Sudripta Nandy
: unknown error. Please let me know on how to fix this error. Thanks in advance. Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy S.D.E (Systems Programming), SARANGSoft (India) Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, India. Phone: +91 33 4008 9813. Extn: 24 Visit: http://www

[WiX-users] Files to install in a location other than INSTALLDIR

2012-08-22 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Component: 'MyCompShareNewLoc' is Directory: 'NEWLOC1'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table. Please help me in finding a solution to my problem. Thanks. With Regards, // Sudripta. Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy S.D.E (S

[WiX-users] Files to install in a location other than INSTALLDIR

2012-06-27 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Hi, In my setup, I want to install 2 files say 'abc.txt' and 'efg.txt' in a separate location other than the default install location (INSTALLDIR). This separate location is also user-specified and I am storing the path in a property called 'NEWLOC1'. I also need to do a 'FileShare' of this

Re: [WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action

2010-08-10 Thread Sudripta Nandy
within the wixlib but, not in the main module. Seems it is not allowed by MSI design. I have found a very hacky method to go around this problem :-). For now, it seems I have no alternate ways. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Blair" To: "'Sudripta

Re: [WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action

2010-08-06 Thread Sudripta Nandy
. Clearly, the wixlib is not getting these files within it. I must be doing something wrong... but, not sure what? Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Blair" To: "'Sudripta Nandy'" ; "'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.&

[WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action

2010-08-05 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Hi, In my setup project, I am having a main module and a merge module. I have a property called 'MYPROP' declared in the main module. I need to do some operations in the merge module's custom action and depending on the operation result, I need to set the value of 'MYPROP' to '0' or '1'. I a

Re: [WiX-users] Showing actual MSI name on Windows UAC dialog

2010-01-08 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Awesome... this works. Thanks Kalev for the help. - Original Message - From: "Kalev Lember" To: Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Showing actual MSI name on Windows UAC dialog > On 01/08/2010 09:09 AM, Sudripta Nandy wrote: >> Whenev

[WiX-users] Showing actual MSI name on Windows UAC dialog

2010-01-07 Thread Sudripta Nandy
e any way by which I can make it show my MSI's actual name like 'MyProduct.msi'? I think I need to set some MSI property, which I am not doing. Please let me know how to do that. Thanks, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy ---

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature

2009-12-21 Thread Sudripta Nandy
ect: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature > Do not use 0 and 1 as values as 0 is recognizes as "uninitialized". > Have you tried strings like "yes" and "no"? > > Best regards, > Sebastian Brand > > Deployment consultant > E-

[WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature

2009-12-21 Thread Sudripta Nandy
I have the feature element as below: MYPROPERTY = 0 The problem is that the feature is never getting installed. But, if I set the default value of 'MYPROPERTY' as '1', it gets installed. Please let me know what am I doing

[WiX-users] Creating MSI containing both 64 bit and 32 bit files

2009-12-08 Thread Sudripta Nandy
ation error? Please suggest... Thanking You, With Regards, // Sudripta Nandy -- Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev

[WiX-users] Unable to create app shortcut on desktop

2009-10-07 Thread Sudripta Nandy
:{A166EEDA-3125-4a8c-BCF0-AC87C0F6F5A0}'. I am using wix 3.0. Any ideas... Thanks, // Sudripta Nandy. -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to print EULA using Wix CA

2009-10-05 Thread Sudripta Nandy
ence Park, > Glasgow G20 0SP > Email Disclaimer > > > -Original Message- > From: Sudripta Nandy [mailto:sudrip...@sarangsoft.co.in] > Sent: 05 October 2009 14:19 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Unable to print EULA using Wix CA > >

[WiX-users] Unable to print EULA using Wix CA

2009-10-05 Thread Sudripta Nandy
required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action PrintEula, entry: PrintEula, library: C:\DOCUME~1\SUDRIP~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI1951.tmp I am using Wix 3.5. Thanks. W

[WiX-users] Change default error messages

2009-04-29 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Is there a way by which I can change the default error messages which are shown by the MSI? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocit

[WiX-users] The product language for Indonesia doesn't work

2009-04-29 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I have a setup program which as no UI. I am using 1057 (Indonesia) as the product language of the setup. But, still the dialogs shown by msiexec during installation and un-installation are in plain English. The texts on the dialogs like 'Preparing to remove...', 'Please wait while Windows config

[WiX-users] Showing text within ScrollableText from binary table data

2009-04-29 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
The EULA of my setup program is in binary table. I have a EULA.rtf which I am adding to the binary table. In one of my dialogs, I have a 'ScrollableText' control and I want to show the EULA from the binary table within it. I have to have the EULA come from the binary table. Is there a way I can

[WiX-users] Localizing setup dialog titles

2009-04-28 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Will there be any problem if I try to localize the dialog title in my setup? I want to pick the string from the wxl file. In the wix documentation I see that the 'Title' attribute for the 'Dialog' element is not marked as localizable. Thanks. Sudripta. --

[WiX-users] Marking portions of strings within wxl for not localization

2009-04-23 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup project, I am using wxl files for localization. But, there are certain parts within the strings (like Font name product name etc.) which I don't want to be localized. Is there a way to mark these for not localization? Thanks. Sudripta. --

[WiX-users] Run executable after setup

2009-04-22 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
After the completion of my setup, I need to launch the main executable of the software. In the manifest file of the main executable the execution level has been set to 'requireAdministrator'. The wix file has a custom action to launch the main executable. The custom action is given as: The p

[WiX-users] Access public properties from within modules

2009-04-20 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup program, I have a main wix file and a merge module. In my main wix file, I am looking for any earlier versions of the product and if I find one, I set a property called 'MYAPPFOUND'. In my merge module, I need to run a custom action only if 'MYAPPFOUND' property is set. I have t

[WiX-users] Esc key hit can't cancel during installation

2009-04-20 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I have two dialogs in my setup program... one is the welcome screen and another is the installation progress dialog. In both the dialogs I have a button called 'Cancel' and its 'Cancel' property is set to 'yes' for both the dialogs. When I am on the 'Welcome screen' dialog, if I press the 'Esc'

[WiX-users] Error table in merge module

2009-04-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I am trying to create a merge module. But, I am getting an error message in wixca.wxs. The error code is LGHT1054 and it states that 'Merge modules should not contain the Error table because all merge conflicts cannot be avoided.'. How can I stop it from generating the error table or get rid of

[WiX-users] Custom icon in Add/Remove programs

2009-04-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Is there a way I can set the icon for my application to be shown in the 'Add/Remove Programs' under control panel? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) techn

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

2009-04-01 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
roducts reports. It's not important that ARPNOMDIFY is different. It is important that ALLUSERS is different. Phil Wilson -----Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:53 PM To: wix-us...@li... Subject: Re:

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

2009-04-01 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
April 01, 2009 4:21 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product Do you have a RemoveExistingProducts action defined in your execution sequence? Jim Williams -Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (S

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

2009-04-01 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
ame=4D6A40C5D78E4071A707899CDDF5C782%40JIMDELL> From: Jim Williams - 2009-04-01 23:19 Do you have a RemoveExistingProducts action defined in your execution sequence? Jim Williams -Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:03 PM To:

[WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

2009-04-01 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I have two versions of my MSI... one is version 1.0.0.0 and another is 2.0.1000.0. The upgrade code for both the MSIs are the same. But, there are many significant differences between version 1.0.0.0 and 2.0.1000.0, including different install directories and files-to-install. Version 1.0.0.0 in

[WiX-users] Extract a file using custom action routine

2009-03-27 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my custom action routine, I need to extract one of the files present within the MSI to the Windows temp folder location? Is there any API to do that? I looked through msiquery.h, but couldn't find one. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing localization strings from custom actions routine

2009-03-19 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
CA can query any MSI tables data. Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) wrote: > Is there a way by which I can retrieve/access the localization strings (in > .wxl file) from within my custom actions routine? Is there any API to access > the localization strings? > >

[WiX-users] Accessing localization strings from custom actions routine

2009-03-19 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Is there a way by which I can retrieve/access the localization strings (in .wxl file) from within my custom actions routine? Is there any API to access the localization strings? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Apps built with the

[WiX-users] Making text control respond to mouse-clicks

2009-03-17 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Is there any way by which I can make a text control on a dialog respond to mouse-clicks i.e. can I get any event during mouse-click of a text control? Also, is it possible to make a push-button appear flat and without a border? Thanks. Sudripta. -

[WiX-users] Showing a hyperlink on a dialog

2009-03-17 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I need to show a hyperlink control on one of my setup dialog. The setup program should be compatible to Win XP and higher. Seems Win XP and Win VISTA (SP1) don't have MSI version 5.0 where the hyperlink control is supported. So, what is my best way to be able to show a hyperlink control. It need

[WiX-users] Showing a bitmap image

2009-03-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup program, I am creating a simple dialog with an image at the top of the dialog. But, the image is not getting shown. The dialog entry looks like below:

[WiX-users] Running a custom action on a push-button click

2009-03-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup program, I have a dialog with some edit boxes. The user needs to enter some values in these edit boxes. I need to validate the values entered by the user using a custom actions routine as soon as the user clicks the 'Next >' push button. For this I have associated some properties wit

[WiX-users] Passing command line options to wix file

2009-03-12 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup program, the user needs to specify certain properties (like install location) from the command line. I am declaring these properties within my wix file and depending on the value of these properties, I am doing different stuff. How do I do that? Can I pass command-line options to be

[WiX-users] Suppressing ICE33 validation warnings

2009-02-27 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Seems wix doesn't favor advertising using class tables for COM components. Though it allows advertising, it is not a big supporter of that feature. But, when validating my MSI using ORCA, I get a lot of ICE33 validation warnings (if I don't advertise). Is there a way I can suppress this ICE33 va

[WiX-users] ICE33 warning and creating class table

2009-02-25 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
I want to register few COM components. So, I am using 'Class' element for the purpose. I have the following syntax: Though, the components are registering properly; I don't see any 'Class' table in Orca. Also, Orca is giving a ICE33 validation warning. It says it

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a required system file before ExecuteAction

2009-02-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
on that system file, I need to be installing that system file before executing that custom action or msiexec will fail to load that custom actions dll. Thanks. Sudripta. Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) wrote: > In my wix project, I need to install a file into the 'system'

[WiX-users] Installing a required system file before ExecuteAction

2009-02-16 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my wix project, I need to install a file into the 'system' folder before 'ExecuteAction' action. All other files of mine will be installed during 'InstallFiles' action as usual. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -

[WiX-users] Linker flag for Win XP compatibility

2009-02-09 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Is there a compiler/linker option by which we can ask corext to build the executables compatible to Win XP? What I am looking for is that the linker should not include such functions (or function versions) which are not found in msvcrt.dll on XP. One function is 'CxxFrameHandler3' which is not a

[WiX-users] Updating msvcrt

2009-02-04 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, I am building a setup file and I may need to update msvcrt.dll if the system has a lower version than the one our application requires. But, this file is used by the OS and should be updated after a restart or such. This file cannot be easily updated/replaced as it is used by the OS. Ple

[WiX-users] Providing different access rights to the target directory of installation

2008-12-30 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my setup program, I need to give Everyone full access to the target directory of installation. How do I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@li

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files

2008-12-12 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
ou what's going on. Phil Wilson -----Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:30 PM To: wix-us...@li... Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files Hi, I am facing a problem regarding creati

[WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files

2008-12-12 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, I am facing a problem regarding creating an upgrade MSI. Our previous installation package (msi) had some files which had a higher version than our current installation package (msi). The files in the previous installation had a version of 5.1.. The files in the new installation pack

[WiX-users] Changing Execute mode of customaction depending on OS version

2008-11-11 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, I am new to wix, so this may be a silly question. I want to execute a custom action in 'deferred' mode on Windows VISTA; and in 'immediate' mode, if the setup is run under any other OS. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. ---

[WiX-users] Deferred custom action generating error 2762.

2008-11-10 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, I am building a setup file. At the end of the installation, I want to start the main application program. The main application program requires elevated privileges on Windows VISTA to run. So, I am setting the Custom action (within InstallExecuteSequence) as 'deferred' and Impersonate a

[WiX-users] Making a reg key to stay upon uninstall

2008-11-05 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, In my setup program, I am creating a registry key. But, I need that registry key to stay even when I uninstall the product. During creation of the registry key, I am specifying Action as 'createkey', but, still the key is getting deleted when I uninstall the product. Please let me know h

[WiX-users] Problem with executing customaction with VC90 dependence

2008-11-03 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, My application is dependent on VC 9 CRT. I am also having some custom actions in a 'dll' file which I am executing during installation. The 'dll' is also dependent on VC 9 CRT. So, I am also distributing VC 9 redist using the VC 9 merge module. But, I want the VC 9 merge module to be ins

[WiX-users] Custom action with elevated privileges doesn't work

2008-11-03 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
Hi, I am facing a weird problem when running a setup built using wix. I have three custom actions which I need to be executed. Two of them are in a 'dll' and don't require elevated privileges in Windows Vista and so I am executing them in Immediate mode. The third one is the main executable