Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Jeremiahf
quot; :( >> >> >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Jeremiahf [mailto:jeremi...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 10:16 AM >> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition"

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Jeremiahf
4 10:16 AM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem > > That makes a little more sense now. Try placing a condition in your > feature that includes a condition message. The condition message should > reference the con

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Marek Mielcarek
bout the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem You said that you wanted this to work through automation when deployed to various machines. Having a message might not be necessary, if, using a feature condition, you never allow the installer to get into a bad state in the

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
You said that you wanted this to work through automation when deployed to various machines. Having a message might not be necessary, if, using a feature condition, you never allow the installer to get into a bad state in the first place. Allowing a user (or automated process) to choose a possibly

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Marek Mielcarek
est way to go. Thanks a lot everybody for pitching in. Original Message From: Rob Mensching Sent: Friday, December 5, 2014 12:35 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem If

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Rob Mensching
...@actuate.com] Sent: Friday, December 5, 2014 9:22 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem Yes, except that "Condition" ‎cannot use "Message" when placed inside Feature. ‎I already sa

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Marek Mielcarek
t. Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem This is a good solution from Nick! -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 7:36 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourcefor

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
This is a good solution from Nick! -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 7:36 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem Use a feature condition. A feature condition

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Use a feature condition. A feature condition is where a Condition element is placed inside a Feature element. There, it can change whether or not that feature gets installed depending on if the statements evaluates to true. It does this by changing the Level of the Feature: If S

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Marek Mielcarek
ribute 'Message'" :( -Original Message- From: Jeremiahf [mailto:jeremi...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 10:16 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem That makes a little more sense now. Try placing a condition in

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Jeremiahf
6 > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem > > > You should set up the next button in the feature selection screen to > display a dialog that IIS is required for

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Marek Mielcarek
: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem You should set up the next button in the feature selection screen to display a dialog that IIS is required for that feature(if selected). MyCustomizeDLg is the dialog that has the list of the your fea

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
[mailto:mmielca...@actuate.com] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 3:06 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem Example: one of the features requires IIS. ‎Check for IIS should occur only if the feature is selec

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Marek Mielcarek
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 18:00 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem Can give an example so it will be easier to understand? What are the conditions and what do the features

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem User can select any feature. Each feature has a different condition. Installer verifies the condition for feature if it was selected for installation. If the condition is not met, installer breaks and informs what was

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Marek Mielcarek
4, 2014 17:24 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem "This Condition makes sense only if a particular Feature is being installed." So, how do you plan to achieve this even

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
2:13 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem I need to define a Condition which generates message and stops installation (if condition fails). This Condition makes sense only if a particular Feature is being installed. It looks like I

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Jeremiahf
Have you seen this WIX Tutorial? http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/getting-started/conditional-installation also, http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/02/10/from-msi-to-wix-part-3.aspx On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Marek Mielcarek wrote: > I need to define a Condition which g

[WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Marek Mielcarek
I need to define a Condition which generates message and stops installation (if condition fails). This Condition makes sense only if a particular Feature is being installed. It looks like I cannot use standard LaunchCondition because checking for a Feature (using &Feature=3 or &Feature=4) can be

Re: [WiX-users] condition problem

2012-03-12 Thread Rick Hantz (Hotmail)
for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] condition problem I 'm trying to detect whether I have 64 or 32bit Win installed in order to set the reg key correctly for an URL handler. I could have sworn my research said this would work: (They both run, even on

[WiX-users] condition problem

2012-03-12 Thread Rick Hantz (Hotmail)
I 'm trying to detect whether I have 64 or 32bit Win installed in order to set the reg key correctly for an URL handler. I could have sworn my research said this would work: (They both run, even on my 32bit Win7 netbook.) VersionNT64 >= 600