2011 13:35
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working
I found the problem I was having. There was an non-displayable character
in
column1 1 of my vbscript file that was causing the installer to barf. To
fix
it
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From: Michael Stoll [mailto:unwicht...@mistoll.de]
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 3:24 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working
Well, here is what worked for me:
-- WXS
Am 17.06.2011 11:49, schrieb Roy Clemmons:
> The script fails to run even when it does nothing:
>
> Sub myFunction()
> End Sub
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> However, when I embed the vbscript into a custom action, it works:
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> It's only when I t
le as possible, but, I'd really like to
see any code that successfully calls an external script.
-Original Message-
From: Michael Stoll [mailto:unwicht...@mistoll.de]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 4:27 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users
AFAIK the msi engine does use a special host. So a vbs which runs with
wscript may be invalid with the msi scripting host.
I once created a vbs custom action. If I remeber correctly the msi host
does not support msgbox function.
Michael
Am 17.06.2011 00:06, schrieb Roy Clemmons:
> I hope this
Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working
What is the issue?
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Roy Clemmons
wrote:
> I hope this didn't post twice. I didn't see it in the forum, but, forgive
> me
> if this is a duplicate.
>
What is the issue?
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Roy Clemmons wrote:
> I hope this didn't post twice. I didn't see it in the forum, but, forgive
> me
> if this is a duplicate.
>
> All I'm trying to do is execute an external vbscript using a custom action.
> It doesn't seem to work. A search on
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