Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-27 Thread John Hall
> > I think you'd have to write a custom action. As custom > > actions go, this would be a very simple one. > I tried putting in a custom action that used the cmd.exe > sleep command to fix a problem with a service that needed to > restart only to discover that not all my deployment targets >

Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-26 Thread Osman Masood
I also need a sleep command during setup. What is the WiX custom action to sleep, i.e. delay operations for a certain period of time? Thanks very much! On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM, John Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is there a way to do this? > > I think you'd have to write a custom actio

Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-26 Thread Siegfried Heintze
to be restarted. - Original Message - From: John Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Date: Thursday, June 26 2008 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script > Is there a way to do this? I think you'd hav

Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-26 Thread John Hall
> Is there a way to do this? I think you'd have to write a custom action. As custom actions go, this would be a very simple one. Just out of interest, why do you want to sleep during installation? Regards, John - Check out

Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-26 Thread Anidil
Well i mean wait for a defined time.. sleep(milliseconds) I have written a c# exe that gives a sleep of 30 seconds.But when i call it from the installer using a CA,i see that the exe in the process list of task manager for just 4 seconds and it doesn't hold/delay the installation sequence for 30

Re: [WiX-users] Induce Sleep in the MSI script

2008-06-26 Thread Roger Lipscombe
Use a custom action to play some soothing music? Maybe turn down the LCD backlight? Or did you mean one of the following? 1. Wait for a defined time -- i.e. ::Sleep(milliseconds) or Thread.Sleep(whatever) 2. Put the computer into standby. I'm joking around, but you'll need to be more specific