Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-23 Thread Wilson, Phil
d, "InstalledProductName") a.Writeline (" " & pname & " " & prod & "and is installed at " & pid) Next Next Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Eric Napier [mailto:napi...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:45 P

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Alexander Shevchuk
-Original Message- From: Eric Napier [mailto:napi...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:00 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file Yes, HostDir is the innermost item in my installation hierarchy. It contains a component and an ini

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
ohn Ludlow To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." < wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:59 +0100 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file What sets HostDir? Does HostDir point to a folder containing msi.ini (you can check t

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Alexander Shevchuk
>So instead I'm checking for the presence of this file. If it's there, I want >to fail the install. Not sure how and when HostDir property gets its value. You might want to make it public (all uppercase and Secure set to "yes") if AppSearch happens in the InstallExecuteSequence. Alex -

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread John Ludlow
it's there, I want > to fail the install. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Wilson, Phil" > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. < > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:09:47 -0700 > Subjec

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
for Windows Installer XML toolset. < wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:09:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file What's the goal here? Are you looking for that file, or is it just a marker for a previous version of the product? If it was previo

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Wilson, Phil
hanges the install folder from the default Program Files location. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Eric Napier [mailto:napi...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file I want to fail an insta

[WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
I want to fail an installation if a file (msi.ini) is present. My filesearch element doesn't seem to be finding my file. I've confirmed the file is there. If I remove the filesearch element, the directory search finds the directory and fails the install. However, when I include the filesearch eleme