Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-20 Thread Christopher Painter
sion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log Is this a Windows (NT) service? (ie net start servicename) From: "Uma Harano" Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:51 PM To: "General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-20 Thread Uma Harano
stdout and stderr to the msi log Is this a Windows (NT) service? (ie net start servicename) From: "Uma Harano" Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:51 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log

Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-17 Thread Christopher Painter
Is this a Windows (NT) service? (ie net start servicename) From: "Uma Harano" Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:51 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the ms

Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-17 Thread Uma Harano
The service I have been asked to create can only be created by calling the java process. -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson [mailto:corf...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:11 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and

Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-17 Thread Mike Carlson
I don't know the direct answer to your question, but taking a step back, have you considered any alternatives instead of adding a custom action? Custom actions are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and very, very easy to get wrong. A custom action that invokes an external process (such as j

[WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-17 Thread Uma Harano
Hi, Is there a way by which I can log (to the msi log) the stdout and strerr while running my custom action that is written in C++? I am calling a process using java.exe and I need to log the output to the msi log. Is this possible? Thanks! Uma Harano