Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-09 Thread Sascha Beaumont
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1792782/wix-how-can-i-launch-a-help-file-after-installation-wixui-exitdialogoptionalc Basically you just need to launch [WindowsFolder]hh.exe with your CHM as a parameter, rather than trying to launch the CHM itself. Sascha On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:40 PM,

Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-07 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
spect DTF can extract files from an external cab in a custom action too. -Original Message- From: Goran Brcanski [mailto:goran.brcan...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 May 2010 10:52 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation Did you mean to put .chm

Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-07 Thread Goran Brcanski
Did you mean to put .chm file in the same folder as msi package, but outside msi package? Is there a way to extract file from msi package? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Show-help-file-during-installation-tp5013146p5018587.html Sen

Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-06 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
...@instyler.com] Sent: 06 May 2010 10:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation A Custom Action must point to a DLL/EXE/VBScript or Jscript. If the file must be in the MSI itself you cannot run it using a VBScript/DLL/EXE

Re: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-06 Thread Sebastian Brand
www.instyler.com | blog.sebastianbrand.com -Original Message- From: Goran Brcanski [mailto:goran.brcan...@gmail.com] Sent: Donnerstag, 6. Mai 2010 10:40 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Show help file during installation Is it possible to run .chm file during

[WiX-users] Show help file during installation

2010-05-06 Thread Goran Brcanski
Is it possible to run .chm file during installation? I added one checkbox, and if it's checked custom action is called which should show install guide. I tried this: Checkbox state is checked on Next button click: SHOW_INSTALL_GUIDE = "1" It works if I define executable file in Binary ele