Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-14 Thread Rob Mensching
Please file a bug to track the need to set the working directory to the cache folder before launching executables. Fragile code creating more work for us. On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM, wrote: > I have the same issue. Allowing us to change directory would be good. Or > at least have a prope

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-13 Thread chroyer
I have the same issue. Allowing us to change directory would be good. Or at least have a property with the name of the cached folder, and a way to put that in the InstallCommand? Christophe. -- Live Security Virtual Co

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-13 Thread Matt Hoover (VSNC)
ne 13, 2012 1:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll. Hi Matt! You mean like this? This is the way I have it today, and both files are copied to the same package cache folder

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-12 Thread Miss Parker
Hi Matt! You mean like this? This is the way I have it today, and both files are copied to the same package cache folder, but since the installation process of the exe isn't started from that folder it's not going to find the text file. The process is started from the path w

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-12 Thread Matt Hoover (VSNC)
: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll. Hi, I really need some creative ideas here, some out of the box thinking. I have a situation where an exe package has a payload file (a text file), and for this to work under normal circumstances (without Burn, just double click o

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-12 Thread Miss Parker
That would work if I had any sort of control over the exe, but I don't. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-Exe-package-can-t-find-payload-file-that-s-not-a-dll-tp7578750p7578783.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Arnson
On 10-Jun-12 13:50, Miss Parker wrote: > I have a situation where an exe package has a payload file (a text file), > and for this to work under normal circumstances (without Burn, just double > click on the exe) the payload file needs to be placed in the same folder as > the exe. Have the .exe get

[WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll.

2012-06-11 Thread Miss Parker
Hi, I really need some creative ideas here, some out of the box thinking. I have a situation where an exe package has a payload file (a text file), and for this to work under normal circumstances (without Burn, just double click on the exe) the payload file needs to be placed in the same folder