Re: [WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll

2008-12-19 Thread Dale Quigg
Thanks for your help Bob. > From: Bob Arnson > > Dale Quigg wrote: >> I have a requirement to allow UNC paths. My understanding is that the >> BrowseDlg does not allow this. >> > No, mostly because MSI runs in system context except when > impersonating the user during custom actions. Therefore,

Re: [WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Arnson
Dale Quigg wrote: > I have a requirement to allow UNC paths. My understanding is that the > BrowseDlg does not allow this. > No, mostly because MSI runs in system context except when impersonating the user during custom actions. Therefore, it has limited permissions to network resources. Yo

Re: [WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll

2008-12-18 Thread Dale Quigg
Thanks Sam, Scott Sam-2 wrote: > > Why don't you use the BrowseDlg that comes with wix? > > -Original Message- > From: Dale Quigg [mailto:da...@messagegate.com] > I'm using DTF to create a custom action to show an Open Folder dialog in > my UI. > I have a requirement to allow UNC pa

Re: [WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll

2008-12-18 Thread Scott Sam
Why don't you use the BrowseDlg that comes with wix? -Original Message- From: Dale Quigg [mailto:da...@messagegate.com] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:03 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll Hi, I'm using DT

[WiX-users] DTF - Using Shell32.dll

2008-12-18 Thread Dale Quigg
Hi, I'm using DTF to create a custom action to show an Open Folder dialog in my UI. I'm using the code I found here; http://todayslearnings.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-get-folder-browser-dialog-in-c.html I can build the project in VisualStudio (after adding a reference to Shell32.dll), but when