Re: [WiX-users] How to suppress "The following applications should be closed ..." dialog in customaction during uninstalling?

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Arnson
Fang Zhou wrote: > If I use ServiceInstall and ServiceControl, is it possible to totally avoid > the service when installing (do not install or uninstall), but uninstall the > service when uninstalling? > Not that I know of; uninstalling something you didn't install would be very odd... -- s

Re: [WiX-users] multiple wxs wixobj one msi

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Arnson
kkmca wrote: > Should i use a tool to compile the multipe wixobj files into one or can > light take multiple wixobj files and output them into one msi? > Yes, light accepts multiple inputs. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] .net framework query

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Arnson
Sean Farrow wrote: > What version of the .net framework do both the stable, and development > releases of WiX require. > WiX v2 requires .NET 1.1SP1. WiX v3 requires .NET 2.0. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This

Re: [WiX-users] Highlights of WiX v3.0.4415.0

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Arnson
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > It looks like Jason's DTF sample for MSI 4.5's embedded UI is missing > the file SetupWizard.xaml. > Yep. I have a fix out for code review for next week's build. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Report Loader for SQL Server Reporting Services

2008-08-17 Thread Murray Hipper
Hi Neil, Amazingly I passed by your blog and read it there first and then checked here. I will download the Report Loader and try it out, It seems to look much more solid then my quick fix. Thanks for your input into the community. Cheers, Murray -- Message: 4 Date:

Re: [WiX-users] How do I execute deferred CAs (for unit testing custom actions)?

2008-08-17 Thread dB.
I still don't know how to launch deferred CAs (Anyone? Please?), but more than one person e-mailed me directly to ask more details about what we're doing. I wrote a post about unit-testing custom actions here: http://code.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=7. Hope this helps. Cheers dB. -Original Me

Re: [WiX-users] How do I execute deferred CAs (for unit testing custom actions)?

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Arnson
dB. wrote: > I still don't know how to launch deferred CAs (Anyone? Please?), Deferred CAs run only from the installation script, so an MsiDoAction to invoke it has to run during the transaction. From the MsiDoAction doc: Actions that update the system, such as the InstallFiles and Wri

Re: [WiX-users] multiple wxs wixobj one msi

2008-08-17 Thread kkmca
Could you include an example of how to do this on the command line - my attempts have not worked. k Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > kkmca wrote: >> Should i use a tool to compile the multipe wixobj files into one or can >> light take multiple wixobj files and output them into one msi? >> > > Yes, l