[WiX-users] Custom C++ Actions WiX 3.9

2014-11-11 Thread Theo Landman
Hello, I upgraded to WiX 3.9, but apparently the C++ utility libraries like dutil and their header files are not part of the WiX 3.9 installation. Is this a change I have missed? Regards, Theo -- Tegen het rood van de ondergaande zon tekende zich een ingestorte gedaante af. Enkele f

Re: [WiX-users] Custom C++ Actions WiX 3.9

2014-11-11 Thread Theo Landman
Never mind. As always, google is your friend and I forgot to mention that I'm still using Visual Studio 2008 and that this is no longer supported. Back to 3.8. Theo Theo Landman schreef op 11-11-2014 om 8:46: > Hello, > I upgraded to WiX 3.9, but apparently the C++ utility lib

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction and Impersonate

2013-04-22 Thread Theo Landman
you ever get this sorted out? > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Theo Landman wrote: > >> Hello, >> I'm confused about how Impersonate works. I want to run a console >> migration executable using the WiX CAQuitExec. The migration executable >> copies

[WiX-users] CustomAction and Impersonate

2013-04-09 Thread Theo Landman
Hello, I'm confused about how Impersonate works. I want to run a console migration executable using the WiX CAQuitExec. The migration executable copies files from a previous version of the product to a new version of the product. I want to run it as the installing user so I assumed that I should

Re: [WiX-users] ProgramFiles folder

2011-04-12 Thread Theo Landman
Not without an extract of the .wxs file. I can give you a sample what I always do as part of setting up the directory structure: Basically the is required in each project. The nested causes a directory structure such as C:\Program Files\Justcroft\JustCGM 5.0\ to be created. Th

Re: [WiX-users] Failing to upgrade

2010-12-07 Thread Theo Landman
r and vice versa. > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Theo Landman wrote: > >> Hello, >> I'm trying to debug why a I cannot get WiX 3.0 to remove my older MSI >> installation created with InstallShield. I have the following WiX code >> for upgrading:

[WiX-users] Failing to upgrade

2010-12-07 Thread Theo Landman
Hello, I'm trying to debug why a I cannot get WiX 3.0 to remove my older MSI installation created with InstallShield. I have the following WiX code for upgrading: And SELFFOUND NEWERFOUND The following is a snippet what I get when I install the old 2.2.01 version of our product

Re: [WiX-users] custom action to delete file on uninstallation

2010-09-24 Thread Theo Landman
I would suggest the use of the wix element provided you know the (partial) name of the file(s) that you want to have removed. The On="uninstall" will ensure that the remove only happens if the parent component is removed. Theo Op 24-9-2010 14:03, Sean Farrow schreef: > Hi: > Is there a cust

[WiX-users] How to handle run from source

2010-09-24 Thread Theo Landman
Hello, I have all kinds of problems with a run from source installation. The biggest problem is the fact that the installation directory is not standard adjusted to the source location. So for example, trying to s