You want this under your Product element:
This compresses all the files into data.cab, and then embeds it in the MSI.
Rob
Mohan Babu D wrote:
Hi,
I am currently using the WIX version 2.0. 3902. I have some ..NET 2.0
assemblies placed under some folder. My MSI refers to that folder while
in
Hello!
I have a file before hand.
How can I pass the content of XML file into a Property? Is it possible?
Thanks,
Voranc
On 6/1/06, Michael Osmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
Where is the XML File coming from - do you have it before hand, or is it
created during the install
You could poss
Hi,
I've been struggling
with the following problem: my installer calls an external dll by a custom
action. This dll reads an xml file. I discovered that in case of an error, the
installer shows appropriate error message box (I use the MsiProcessMessage
method to inform installer about an er
Hi All ,
I
have one main wix file which calls merge module.
How do I refer a component of merge module in the main file?
This is my merge module
RE: [WiX-users] How to refer merge module component
Title: Message
Use
the MergeRef element to reference all of the files and components in the merge
module. Note that the MergeRef element requires a Merge element to be
defined in the main installer.
-Brian
Simoneau
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- I would check the installer versions on the target machines and see
if that is causing your problem. I've run into a couple of scenarios
where my dev machine had a newer version where it caused unexpected
behavior on the target machine, and at least once where the newer
version didn't work as ex
Chris L. Kinsman wrote:
The package has a
languages
of 1033. If I supply no ProgressText I just get an empty dialog with a
title.
I'm grasping at straws now, but do you get any action text during
uninstall?
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Nope. It is very odd...
Chris
-Original Message-
From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:21 AM
To: Chris L. Kinsman
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How can I affect the text of the initial
Windows
Chris L. Kinsman wrote:
Hi!
Taken from the tutorial I slightly changed the code to the following:
When compiling I get the error
error CNDL0005 : The Component element contains an unexpected child
element 'XmlFile'.
As I can see from the docs and the tutorial, XmlFile _is_ child of
component that's
Wix Version is 3.0.1726.0
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What version of wix are you using? In 3.0, XmlFile belongs to an extension
(and thus a completely different namespace) so its technically not a legal
child of the Component element unless it has the proper namespace prefix.
Derek
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You need to pass in "-ext WixUtilExtension" for the candle and light command
lines to use the util extension.
Authoring should look like this:
http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";>
...
I'm using Wix 3.0
So where do I have to locate the Element?
Is it located in the UtilExtension, so I have to link using -ext
WixUtilExtension ?
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Ok, thanks! I will try it.
PS: stupid double post due to time delay...
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All the adv
Please include the wix-users list so that everyone can benefit from
the conversation.
Have you placed a MessageBox/Alert at the very beginning of your code
for your CA? I know this seems redundant but I've had some weird
dependency errors, when I didn't have any dependencies. Another way
you can
Hi,
Apologies
if this is more msi than wix, but this group is a lot more active than
platformsdk.msi, and people seem to get away with asking a few non-wix specific
questions here…
I
have a question about a reinstall triggered by an advertised shortcut. Looking
at the log file, the
You said pocmus. C is:Verify the checksum values, and reinstall the file if they are missing or corrupt. This flag only repairs files that have msidbFileAttributesChecksum in the Attributes column of the File Table.So I'm guessing you have the msidbFileAttributesChecksum attribute set for your k
Another thing to check is whether the name of the exported function from
the DLL matches the one you call from the msi. It may be decorated
(e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) in the DLL whereas you've specified it as "function"
in WiX. If this is the problem, either use the decorated name in WiX,
or get
Thanks for the quick answer,
Chris. Unfortunately, no – the Attributes column for the file is 0. The file
is a sql server .mdf file. So it doesn’t contain any checksum or versioning
information (as far as windows installer should be concerned). If I cause a
reinstall before the file is
hi all,
i have been a long time wix user. my current employer uses wise to
build msi installations. i have used wise and installshield
extensively and have nothing good to say about either of them.
part of my current job is to help rework our installer process. i have
proposed wix. our install b
It is much more developer friendly. The multi-developer story is much
stronger for WIX.
That one wins my vote.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of steve baker
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 2:12 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject:
the multi developer scenario is one of my strongest reasons for
pushing wix. in the past there were wait times of up to a week to get
a file added to an install. with continuous integration building bogus
installs for a week all effectiveness is lost. to remedy the situation
the wise installs were
This has already been discussed a while back. Information you can use
to bring to management is in Rob's reply here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=11797715
I would recommend reading the entire thread.
A question for the group in general - Should there by a Why WiX page
o
I believe that for the Microsoft products which use the Windows Installer
(i.e. not pieces of Windows itself) the list of products *not* using the WiX
toolset is shorter than the list of all the installs using it. WiX v2 added
the big ticket items that got teams to move away from custom build syst
I agree:
Perhaps the "WiX Community" could take a page from commercial software?
We could compile a list of example products and companies that use WiX,
along with choice 'soundbite' quotes from installation developers or PMs,
and publish a reference or marketing page on the WiX website.
Thi
> A question for the group in general - Should there by a Why WiX page
> on the website that would have this information? Basically a shameless
> self-promotion, but some people may need it to convice management.
Maybe more general, a "What is WiX" page, outlining the key advantages
of WiX. The s
I've tried this a few times. Not many people are willing to state who they
work for and what they work on. Sometimes they'll tell me, but only in
confidence...
If someone wanted to collect a bunch of these types of statements, I'd be
happy to put the web page up on http://wix.sourceforge.net
-
Convincing management is less about explaining what the WiX toolset is (I'm
sure Steve has done a great job of that already) and more about getting them to
trust that the solution works.
That said, if someone wanted to submit more content to describe what the WiX
toolset is (because it is very
Does that page still work for you?
From: John Ludlow
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: donderdag 1 juni 2006 23:24
To: Frederik
Carlier
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] help
convincing management to use wix
There's some good info on
this already: http://gauss.dynalias.net/wix/w
Hi
Not sure if there is a Wix way to do this.
However you could use some vb or java script to open the xml file and
read it into a single text string, and then open the MSI database (after
it is built) and add the property and its value (the text string) into
the property table. Primative but
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