Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-08 Thread nagaram.c
The issue has got resolved by .def file & then specifying at Linker/Input/ModuleDefinatioFile in project settings which seems mandatory for release build. Thanks for all the inputs. Regards, Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Friday, Januar

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-08 Thread nagaram.c
One issue that I noticed with depends.exe is that in case of release version DLL the exported functions are decorated like ?funcName@@y...@z but whereas in case of debug version the function remained same(not decorated) - Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-08 Thread nagaram.c
I am able to see the exported functions & the MSI if using __declspec(dllexport) instead .def but still the issue exists with release build not working while adding to .cub file - Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:5

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-08 Thread nagaram.c
I am using #pragma comment(lib, "msi.lib") in the code - Nag -Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:52 AM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'; 'ra...@symphony.c

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-08 Thread nagaram.c
ally link to their libraries such that those dlls are no longer required. -Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:59 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'; 'Blair'; ra...@symphony.cc

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-06 Thread nagaram.c
he following string format was not expected by the external UI message logger: "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. ". - Nag -----Original Message- From:

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-06 Thread nagaram.c
nges in the confirmation dialog), change the Runtime Library setting to "Multi-threaded (/MT)", then hit Apply and OK. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:17 AM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-06 Thread nagaram.c
build Release (not Debug) for the version you run away from the developer's box. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:43 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running

[WiX-users] getting win32 exception while running the newly added custom ICE

2010-01-05 Thread nagaram.c
Hi, I am getting below exception to my newly added ICE, whereas the same works fine in the developer environment but fails in the tester environment, both are XP machines. To the tester environment I have deployed the below files smoke.exe wconsole.dll wix.dll darice.cub (containi

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-05 Thread nagaram.c
Thanks Blair, it took a while for me to understand what is all about, MsiProcessMessage as you suggested works absolutely fine. It's just that formatting that I was attempting was incorrect. I appreciate for all your support. - Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:n

[WiX-users] Wix redistributable

2010-01-05 Thread nagaram.c
Hi, I am using just smoke.exe to one of solutions I am working right now, Is there any link by which only this light weight component be downloaded instead of wix toolkit that requires visual studio. Thanks, Nag --

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-05 Thread nagaram.c
The vbs in darice.cub are specific to ICE it does not contain any generic functions as I taught of earlier. Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:43 AM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for Windows Instal

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-05 Thread nagaram.c
quence) and never as control events (there is no UI associated with ICE tests). Why is a control event even an issue? -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:39 PM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for Windows Instal

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-04 Thread nagaram.c
== error) { return MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE_USER, hRecord); } return (int) error; } -----Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 5:20 AM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-04 Thread nagaram.c
indows Installer custom actions that are marked 'extern "C"' and are also listed in the .def file to prevent any form of compiler/linker decoration. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 10:08 PM To: 'B

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2010-01-03 Thread nagaram.c
al Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:33 AM To: 'Schrieken, Rene'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction With the

Re: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi)

2010-01-03 Thread nagaram.c
API-s for this. Dan Quoting "nagaram.c" : > Thanks once again for clarification, I think if there is any way to locate > non-COM file then that should be File table & selfReg table, like if suppose > if a particular record in File table has reference to selfReg then i

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2009-12-31 Thread nagaram.c
sole(...); Please save everything before you try this... _ Van: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Verzonden: di 29-12-2009 8:04 Aan: Schrieken, Rene; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.&#

Re: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi)

2009-12-29 Thread nagaram.c
Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 10:37 To: Peter Shirtcliffe; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Hi, Thanks for your informa

Re: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi)

2009-12-29 Thread nagaram.c
s a File table ID. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 12:20 To: Peter Shirtcliffe; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerd

Re: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi)

2009-12-29 Thread nagaram.c
he following: Class table ProgId table Registry table SelfReg table TypeLib table There is no equivalent of the MSIAssembly table for COM. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 09:59 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML

[WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installer database (.msi)

2009-12-29 Thread nagaram.c
Hi, Is there a way that I could differentiate between COM & C++ DLL by looking into the installer database file (.msi), I know that all .NET components are maintained in msiAssembly table but I think both COM & C++ files are maintained under Files table, is there a way by looking into some attr

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2009-12-28 Thread nagaram.c
myMSI.msi >> smoke.log (use two >> to redirect output, that will open the file for append, instead of create) _____ Van: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Verzonden: do 24-12-2009 6:46 Aan: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'; 'Blair

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using customaction

2009-12-23 Thread nagaram.c
; switch in the command line could get appended every time the program is executed Nag -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:54 PM To: 'Blair'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subj

Re: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using custom action

2009-12-22 Thread nagaram.c
o console from smoke.exe using custom action You need to use MsiProcessMessage with the INSTALLMESSAGE_USER type. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa369205.aspx for details. -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 5:13 AM

[WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using custom action

2009-12-22 Thread nagaram.c
Hi, I wrote a custom action dll in C++ & added to .cub file that I am using in -cub switch in smoke.exe, I was not successful in writing to console like the ICE(s) in darice.cub does it but I am able to display the log info in MessageBox. Thanks, Nag -