[WiX-users] wix.dll different?

2007-10-24 Thread koawmfot
for wix v3, build 3419, why is there a difference in the wix.dll that is installed with the msi and the version found in the zip file? if i install the msi to get the votive stuff and the xml references and stuff installed for VS, but then use binaries extracted into a temp directory to compile my

Re: [WiX-users] WixShellExec & CAQuietExec & their options

2007-08-24 Thread koawmfot
c start /D[INSTALLDIR] [INSTALLDIR]Yourapp.exe > > That should start a new cmd processor, and execute the start command which > has the option /D to specifiy the current dir. > > Rene > > > -- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of koawmfo

Re: [WiX-users] WixShellExec & CAQuietExec & their options

2007-08-24 Thread koawmfot
c start /D[INSTALLDIR] [INSTALLDIR]Yourapp.exe > > That should start a new cmd processor, and execute the start command which > has the option /D to specifiy the current dir. > > Rene > > > -- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of koawmfo

[WiX-users] WixShellExec & CAQuietExec & their options

2007-08-23 Thread koawmfot
I need to lauch an executable at the end of my installation. currently i use the CAQuietExec function and launch the executable with its parameters and it is fine. the problem is that the command i execute creates a result text file. the file is supposed to be created in the application's INSTAL

[WiX-users] heat switches, and other exe's

2007-08-10 Thread koawmfot
searching around i found that the -gg switch when passed to heat generates GUIDs for each component. this is a very nice little feature, and i wonder why it is undocumented with the /?. i was wondering if there are other undocumented switches for heat, as well as undocumented switches for the oth

Re: [WiX-users] advertising extensions

2007-07-30 Thread koawmfot
Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > koawmfot wrote: > > i need to advertise a ffew file extensions so that self repair can > > kick off for some specific HKCU registry keys. the problem i have is > > that i am only adding an extension element and a MIME element, but

[WiX-users] advertising extensions

2007-07-27 Thread koawmfot
i need to advertise a ffew file extensions so that self repair can kick off for some specific HKCU registry keys. the problem i have is that i am only adding an extension element and a MIME element, but no verb element, and that leaves the verb table out of the final MSI. now if i try and install

[WiX-users] jet 4.0 msm's

2007-07-05 Thread koawmfot
microsoft provides an msm for MDAC, and the instructions on how to update it, here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320788. i atcually used that, and converted to a wixlib, and was hoping to do the same for JET. i was wondering if anyone had anything similar for JET 4.0 SP8. i know there are wi

[WiX-users] QTExec and WixUtilExtension

2007-06-27 Thread koawmfot
The infor below was posted on the mail list: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 wixca.dll QtExec Erlichmen, Shay Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:51:59 -0800 There is a documentation mistake in WiX3 chm, you need to replace the Id="wixca" with Id="WixCA and remove the Binary element. Then you will need to add WixUtilE

[WiX-users] problem with serviceconfig

2007-06-05 Thread koawmfot
using v3.0.2911.0 i had no problem with the WixUtilExtension and ServiceConfig element. I just installed v3.0.3001.0 and now my msi dies when it gets to SchedServiceConfig. below is the relevent MSI log file information: Action start 13:26:37: SchedServiceConfig. MSI (s) (10!38) [13:26:37:715]:

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-02 Thread koawmfot
erefore isn't fooled by spaces in paths. -- Mike Dimmick -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *koawmfot *Sent:* 02 May 2007 16:49 *To:* Bob Arnson *Cc:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm&

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-02 Thread koawmfot
-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}\Version 2.0 mscomctl.ocx regA880A414284125A06201F7DBCBAAA4E4 0 CLSID\{1EFB6596-857C-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}\VersionIndependentProgID MSComctlLib.TabStrip mscomctl.ocx On 5/2/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: koawmfot wrote: Which version of WiX are you

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-02 Thread koawmfot
thanks for your help bob... On 5/2/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Light is a "smart" linker; it links in only the sections that are referenced. A "section" is a Product, Module, or Fragment (and probably Patch and PatchCreation, just to be pedantic). You can break up your authoring

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-01 Thread koawmfot
On 4/7/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: koawmfot wrote: > well, technically it isn't really a bug if the v2 difxapp.wixlib has > different elements and schema references than it should in v3. True -- I'm not saying it'll get fixed. WiX v3 added the concept

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-04-06 Thread koawmfot
well, technically it isn't really a bug if the v2 difxapp.wixlib has different elements and schema references than it should in v3. it is really just not an ap to date wixlib. unless what you are saying is that the WixDifxAppExtension.dll contains the v2 wixlib and that is why i need to provided

[WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-04-05 Thread koawmfot
In a previous message this was posted: Re: [WiX-users] Question about upgrading to Wix3 (beta) Bob Arnson Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:57:39 -0800 James Hill wrote: So, my question is why are there no .wixlib and .wxl files in the Wix 3.0 beta distribution. They're included in the WiX extensions. So