Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action / DLL

On 23/07/2012 13:20, chasewoofe...@gmail.com wrote: > You will need to set a PUBLIC parameter before you call the custom action, > then you set the parameter from within the dll custom action. You can do this with the MsiSetProperty() function. Rob -

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action / DLL

On 23/07/2012 13:20, chasewoofe...@gmail.com wrote: > You will need to set a PUBLIC parameter before you call the custom action, > then you set the parameter from within the dll custom action. You can do this with the MsiSetProperty() function. Rob -

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action / DLL

You will need to set a PUBLIC parameter before you call the custom action, then you set the parameter from within the dll custom action. >From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network. - Reply message - From: "Natalie Carr" To: Subject: [WiX-users]

[WiX-users] Custom Action / DLL

Hello, Can you help me please> My customers will have a certain program installed but every customer has it as a different names stored on the registry that I dont have access to. My dll function checks all of the possibilities that it could be under and installs this new add on to that same lo

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

ne 21, 2012 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice thanks everyone for the replies. i've changed:     to:     and i left my InstallExecuteSequence sequence intact and now the logfile output from the MSI shows that the MSI is attempting to

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice thanks everyone for the replies. i've changed: to: and i left my InstallExecuteSequence sequence intact and now the logfile output from the MSI shows that the MSI is attempting to call into m

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

your log file right before or after you expect your custom action to be > > called. Another thing to do would be to introduce logging via the MSI > API's > > inside your custom action for the beginning and ending points. > > > > Jacob > > > > -

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

ing via the MSI API's > inside your custom action for the beginning and ending points. > > Jacob > > -Original Message- > From: Joe Damato [mailto:j...@boundary.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 1:13 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

inside your custom action for the beginning and ending points. Jacob -Original Message- From: Joe Damato [mailto:j...@boundary.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 1:13 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging adv

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

hi - this morning i tried installing my msi without using a full UI and noticed that the logfile output by the installer shows the dll getting hit. it seems that InstallExecuteSequence (or the way i am using it) only happens during non-UI installs. i am currently reading docs about InstallUISeque

[WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

hi - i've written a dll which hits a REST api that my app needs to hit to register its existence with the server, but for some reason or another it seems that my dll is not being hit. i've built a simple exe that links against the dll and that exe works, so i know my dll works at least when linked

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll

chr...@deploymentengineering.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll A.DLL is a C++ dll in binary table. On Jan 6, 2011, at 18:09, Christopher Painter wrote: > I would need more information to be able

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll

Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > --- On Thu, 1/6/11, Alex Ivanoff wrote: > >> From: Alex Ivanoff >> Subject: [WiX-users] Custom actio

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll

that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Thu, 1/6/11, Alex Ivanoff wrote: > From: Alex Ivanoff > Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 5:34 PM > Let's say I have a custo

[WiX-users] Custom action dll that depends on another dll

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Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action - Dll C++

On 05/01/2011 17:15, Andy Clugston wrote: > Yes, that was it! > I am glad it worked. note: extern "C" is not needed. > I guess I have been out of native development too long... Thanks for the > reminder on the function export. > > Thanks again! > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Leonidas Spyrop

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action - Dll C++

Yes, that was it! I guess I have been out of native development too long... Thanks for the reminder on the function export. Thanks again! On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Leonidas Spyropoulos < leonidas.spyropou...@formicary.net> wrote: > On 05/01/2011 15:30, Andy Clugston wrote: > > Hi Users,

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action - Dll C++

On 05/01/2011 15:30, Andy Clugston wrote: > Hi Users, Hey Andy, > > I am running into a bit of an issue while attempting to hook a C++ dll > custom action into my installer. From all my research and debugging it > appears that I have things setup properly. I have some tracing (message > boxes) to

[WiX-users] Custom Action - Dll C++

Hi Users, I am running into a bit of an issue while attempting to hook a C++ dll custom action into my installer. From all my research and debugging it appears that I have things setup properly. I have some tracing (message boxes) to indicate when DLLMain is entered/exited as well as my CA functio

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723

R) [mailto:u...@cdc.gov] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3:33 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723 THANK YOU! I was using a standard C# class library project type (apparently I was blind to the other WiX project ty

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723

, 2010 8:36 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723 Did you create your CA DLL using the WiX DTF CA project types? -Original Message- From: Pound, Robert (CDC/OCOO/ITSO) (CTR) [mailto:u...@cdc

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723

Did you create your CA DLL using the WiX DTF CA project types? -Original Message- From: Pound, Robert (CDC/OCOO/ITSO) (CTR) [mailto:u...@cdc.gov] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 6:03 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723

ov] Sent: Tuesday 23 November 2010 15:30 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723 I have a wix install with 2 custom actions. One is for a EXE and the other is for a DLL (see below). The .EXE custom action is invoked correctly. However, t

[WiX-users] Custom Action DLL getting Error 1723

I have a wix install with 2 custom actions. One is for a EXE and the other is for a DLL (see below). The .EXE custom action is invoked correctly. However, the DLL custom action gets an error 1723 (see install log snippet and source code below). Since others are having success with DLL custo

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action dll function is not executed

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[WiX-users] Custom action dll function is not executed

Hi guys, I am using WiX 2.0. I have a custom action dll which is written in C. The custom action doesn't get executed. Even though I checked that its function ordinal number is really 4. My dll is 9KB in size but my MSI is only increased by 1 KB with the custom action added. I have checked th

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

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Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

I just don't understand why nobody's done it already, am I the only one who needs ShellExec? - Original Message - From: Bob Arnson To: Rob Mensching Cc: Wilson, Phil ; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-use

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Rob Mensching wrote: Why don't you guys just look at the authoring and CustomAction code for this in WiX v3? It should be trivial to port that to WiX v2 syntax and build it yourself... Bob's already done the testing and would probably save you a lot of trouble. And there's even a sample

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 09:52 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL That code doesn't check the value returned by ShellExecute - for all you know it's returning ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND. I'd also put a d

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 7:06 AM To: Lionel Pinkhard; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL Can I see how you have your .wxs file setup to call this? On 1/5/07, Lionel Pinkha

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

, IN ULONG ulReason, IN LPVOID) { switch(ulReason) { case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: break; } return TRUE; } - Original Message - *From:* Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, January

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

[WiX-users] Custom Action DLL Lionel Pinkhard wrote: I'm trying to write a custom action DLL that looks up an MSI variable and then shellexecutes it, this is turning out to be extremely difficult, as if I call ShellExecute in Win32 API (using C++), it just does nothing, everything in t

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Lionel Pinkhard wrote: I'm trying to write a custom action DLL that looks up an MSI variable and then shellexecutes it, this is turning out to be extremely difficult, as if I call ShellExecute in Win32 API (using C++), it just does nothing, everything in the code appears to be working, but it

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Anohter thing: When you are calling the ShellExecute function from .exe file the program runs in the context of current user. But When you are calling the ShellExecute function from the deferred custom action it can run in the context of Local system accont (if it is not impersonated). It means t

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Yeah, the code would help a lot. That way I would be able to take a closer look at it to see what you're trying to do here. Did you also check the returned string from the MsiGetProperty call to ensure that the parameter that you're passing to ShellExecute is a valid path? You might want to thro

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

p files that were installed? I mean, without writing a whole Zip handler? Regards, Lionel - Original Message - From: Levi Wilson To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL I beli

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

I believe that if it is a deferred CA you will have limited access to the MSI database (The "CustomActionData" property only pretty much). Are you checking the return value from the MsiGetProperty? Maybe post your C++ code so we can take a look at it, but first of all, can you also throw in a Me

[WiX-users] Custom Action DLL

Hi, I'm trying to write a custom action DLL that looks up an MSI variable and then shellexecutes it, this is turning out to be extremely difficult, as if I call ShellExecute in Win32 API (using C++), it just does nothing, everything in the code appears to be working, but it just does nothing, i

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL giving me 1723 ...

: WiX ListanSubject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL giving me 1723 ... None of the "old" CA's worked from an installation (but work when called from a 'normal' application). I've continued to test and found out that the 'Release'build works but no

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL giving me 1723 ...

my debug-stuff that mess things up.   My guess is that the 'MSI46.tmp'-file is the DLL, and then it should be +280kb ...   /Jonas From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob ArnsonSent: den 2 oktober 2006 17:00To: Jonas Jonsson L (AL/EAB)Cc: WiX L

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action DLL giving me 1723 ...

Jonas Jonsson L (AL/EAB) wrote: The DLL (and the new functionality) has of course been tested (on W2K & W2K3s) outside of an installation, and works just as expected, but when I try to access ANY functionality in the DLL, I get an Error 1723 and the installation fails.  Do the other

[WiX-users] Custom Action DLL giving me 1723 ...

Hello world,   I've written a CA that creates a user-group on the target machine during install.  My DLL was not depending on any other libraries exept for "msi.lib" before I added this functionality, but now I also have a dependency towards netapi32.lib when building (and of course all the

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Dll problem

Ok I got it working now thanks again for your help -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Custom-Action-Dll-problem-tf2042392.html#a5623375 Sent from the wix-users forum at Nabble.com. - Take Surveys. Earn

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Dll problem

WcaGetProperty() isn't being used anywhere else this is the only call. What I need to do is combine My license with DX License, but if I leave in the code for getting the DXEULA the entire program doesn't even run weird. I tried with both allocation of memory and tried to see if maybe the fuction

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Dll problem

"ReleaseStr(pwzLicense);" to free the string. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Magus Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 2:21 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom Action Dll problem Not that my other pr

[WiX-users] Custom Action Dll problem

Not that my other problem has a solution yet, but I've move on to try to get something done. I am no having a problem trying to use the WcaGetProperty function. I have a property [License] I call the function using WCHAR l_wcLicense[2]; HRESULT hResult = WcaGetProperty(L"EULA", l_wcLicense);