Re: [WiX-users] VBScript custom action failing - error hard to decipher

2009-11-03 Thread Rob Mensching
There are a lot of reasons not to use script based custom actions due to environmental issues. They have a tendency to fail significantly more often than other types of custom actions (and custom actions have a tendency to fail significantly more than the built in support). Personally, I recommend

Re: [WiX-users] VBScript custom action failing - error hard to decipher

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Palmer
Thanks, I found that and fixed a few other VBScript problems and now I have it working. (Only to discover other problems, however.) Scott On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Wilson, Phil wrote: > The WScript.Echo won't work - that's supplied by the WSH object, not by MSI. > Do you see that message?

Re: [WiX-users] VBScript custom action failing - error hard to decipher

2009-11-02 Thread Wilson, Phil
scussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] VBScript custom action failing - error hard to decipher I'm having trouble getting a VBScript custom action to work. It's purpose it so backup some files that the major upgrade may otherwise delete.

[WiX-users] VBScript custom action failing - error hard to decipher

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Palmer
I'm having trouble getting a VBScript custom action to work. It's purpose it so backup some files that the major upgrade may otherwise delete. My WiX source looks like this: My script (project_backup.vbs) looks like: ' VBScript source code Function back