Re: [WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association

2013-08-15 Thread Michael Partridge
eneral discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association I am using wix-3.7 on windows7, to associate my program (Compass.exe) with file-names ending in galileoGlobalProject. I can build the msi and install it, but

Re: [WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association

2013-08-14 Thread jo...@msli.com
Affirmative On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 14:27 -0700, Phill Hogland wrote: > Question ? > > > Is "galileoGlobalProject" your file extension like .doc or .png (without > the period)? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Use-a-Targ

Re: [WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association

2013-08-14 Thread Phill Hogland
Question ? Is "galileoGlobalProject" your file extension like .doc or .png (without the period)? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Use-a-TargetProperty-in-a-Verb-in-a-ProgId-for-file-association-tp7588039p7588042.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association

2013-08-14 Thread Phill Hogland
I do not feel qualified to answer your question, which is why I did not comment earlier. I am not using heat (or rather I used it to make my first wxs and then decided to do a lot of editing) and I got the file association stuff working a few weeks ago, for the first time. I started from a sample

[WiX-users] Use a TargetProperty in a Verb in a ProgId, for file association

2013-08-14 Thread jo...@msli.com
I am using wix-3.7 on windows7, to associate my program (Compass.exe) with file-names ending in galileoGlobalProject. I can build the msi and install it, but double clicking a file raises error dialog: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate pe