Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder.

2014-02-21 Thread Pavan Konduru
You can use a Custom action to set a shortcut in the user directory. I am assuming your installer is per machine, hence all shortcuts are in the general start menu but you just need one shortcut that must be created in the user profile? I see that you got the directory structure(that is for Wind

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder.

2014-02-21 Thread Pavan Konduru
the shortcut correctly. That may (but doesn't seem like it should) a custom action to find the path... but once the directory is set, let the Windows Installer do the heavy lifting of actually creating the shortcut. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelr

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder.

2014-02-21 Thread Pavan Konduru
ting of actually creating the shortcut. -----Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 12:59 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder.

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder.

2014-02-21 Thread Pavan Konduru
will ultimately deploy 14,000 identical (in terms of directory > layout at least) time clocks, and presently has roughly 70,000 identical > registers. So hard coding paths does make sense sometimes > On Feb 21, 2014 6:53 PM, "Pavan Konduru" wrote: > >> Sorry Rob .

Re: [WiX-users] Windows Service Fails to Start

2014-03-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
This worked for me in my installer. Try changing your --Pavan -Original Message- From: Greg Edwards [mailto:gedwa...@polariswireless.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 3:05 PM To: General discussi

[WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer

2014-03-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi All, Is it possible to create an installer that would do an upgrade or side-by-side based on the user input? Say we have 1.0 installed. When the user runs a version 2.0 of the same product, give him a choice to either upgrade the existing or install as a side by side. Is it a good architect

Re: [WiX-users] read a regkey with special permission

2014-03-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Nan, Before running your custom action , run another custom action that will pass that property to your custom action(set that as immediate). Something like this: Where the "value" is the one that you want from the session, here I used INSTALLLOCATION, so put there your own property. Make su

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer

2014-03-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 3:04 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer Hi All, Is it possible to create an installer that

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer

2014-03-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
Best I could think is to use Burn and make each install able to side by side install, and conditionally remove the old copy based on user input inside a custom BA.. You'd lose the major upgrade goodies of Windows Installer, but it should work. -Original Message- From: Pavan Kondur

Re: [WiX-users] read a regkey with special permission

2014-03-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
red custom action. Now, I need find a way either to pass the value back to WIX; or pass it along to another custom action. Thanks Nan -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 10:25 AM To: General discussion about the WiX tool

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer

2014-03-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
ng on what the wording of the word "support" means. Does adding users to version 1 affect version 2? Permissions? Maybe those questions might make it easier - but I advise not going through with scenario-based installers. :-) -----Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.k

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade and side by side with the same installer

2014-03-07 Thread Pavan Konduru
; installer better. > > E.g. Visual Studio is basically sandboxed off but some features (like > VS2010 compilers on VS2012) are green-lighted based on presence. > > -Original Message- > From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 201

Re: [WiX-users] Require fields/disable InstallButton in bootstrapper

2014-03-07 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Joel, Did you try using Property for it? I have never used variable so I don't know but have used a property and changed it's value based on some conditions. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Joel Dart [mailto:jd...@dyknow.com] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:02 AM To: wix-users@list

Re: [WiX-users] what is the CustomAction after Uninstall?

2014-03-12 Thread Pavan Konduru
Use the TIME and DATE property of the WIX installer. Where do you want to capture it? --Pavan -Original Message- From: Mamidi, Balasubrahmanyam [mailto:balu.mam...@flightsafety.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:50 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action error Handling in Wix 3.7

2014-03-18 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Alan, Can you post the error message that you see in the log? --Pavan -Original Message- From: Alan Smith [mailto:the_red_baro...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:56 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom Action error Handling in Wix 3.7 I thi

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Harold, The uninstall cannot have standard Wix Dialogs from what I know. We had a similar requirement and I used a custom action (c#) to pop-up a "OK" message box. Something like this. Schedule this action only during uninstall(REMOVE=ALL) in the installExecute sequence. [CustomAction]

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action error Handling in Wix 3.7

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Alan, Like Bryan said your exception block does seem to be invoked. Since you have Return="check", the Installation is rolling back. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Bryan Wolf [mailto:brw...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:05 AM To: General discussion about the WiX t

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
ut the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall That wouldn't work for a silent installation if you did it across the network, would it? I think you'd end up with a dialog box that you couldn't do anything with. I could be wrong. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Pavan

Re: [WiX-users] UI on uninstall

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
Phil Wilson On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Harold Wood (H10 Capital) wrote: > If the operator does the uninstall from the control console is that a silent > uninstall? > > -----Original Message- > From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] > Sent: Wedne

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
Make the condition REMOVE="ALL" -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:49 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall Ok this is what I have so far: Product.wxs

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

2014-03-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
didn't work. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:20 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall Make the condition REMOVE="ALL" -Original Me

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid .net 3.5 requirement

2014-03-20 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Kevin, My Custom Actions require 3.5 but my installer runs on system having min 2.0 version which by default is present on Win systems. Just add this to your custom action config file. As long as your referenced .NET assemblies in the custom action don't require a runtime of 3.0 .NET you are

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid .net 3.5 requirement

2014-03-20 Thread Pavan Konduru
. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:11 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Avoid .net 3.5 requirement Hi Kevin, My Custom Actions require 3.5 but my installer runs on system having min 2.0 version which by default

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid .net 3.5 requirement

2014-03-20 Thread Pavan Konduru
t 4.0 runtime. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:12 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Avoid .net 3.5 requirement Do all your referenced assemblies have a 2.0 runtime? -Original Message- From: Kevin Dela

Re: [WiX-users] uI on silent uninstall

2014-03-25 Thread Pavan Konduru
I think Woody used a warning message. Here is the block of code he had sent: [CustomAction] public static ActionResult UninstallMessage(Session session) { if (session == null) { logEventsApp.WriteLoggingEvent(string.Format(CultureInfo.Invari

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action from ControlEvent fails

2014-03-26 Thread Pavan Konduru
The "Execute" element is missing in the custom action. Set it to "deferred" or "immediate" --Pavan -Original Message- From: Amit Mohan [mailto:amit.mo...@citrix.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:30 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action from Contr

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action from ControlEvent fails

2014-03-26 Thread Pavan Konduru
You should probably use CAQuietExec rather than ExeCommand, that way the cmd window doesn't pop-up during installation. This is how I run batch commands in my installer: You would have to call 2 custom actions though in the control element. --Pavan -Original Message- From: wixard

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action from ControlEvent fails

2014-03-26 Thread Pavan Konduru
Or try this: http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/standard-libraries/silence-please --Pavan -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 5:15 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom

Re: [WiX-users] WIX ComboBox default value

2014-03-28 Thread Pavan Konduru
Add the condition for enable also and try: NOT WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED -Original Message- From: geshete [mailto:getyetesf...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 2:03 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WIX ComboBox default value I would like to disable and sh

Re: [WiX-users] WIX ComboBox default value

2014-03-28 Thread Pavan Konduru
What is the UI dialog that comes before the Dialog that contains this ComboBox? -Original Message- From: geshete [mailto:getyetesf...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 2:43 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WIX ComboBox default value Thank you for yo

Re: [WiX-users] WIX ComboBox default value

2014-03-28 Thread Pavan Konduru
Try publishing the Property in the Control for Next on the User Credentials UI dialog. Something like this: WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED NOT WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED -Original Message- From: geshete [mailto:getyetesf...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 3:13 PM To: wix-user

Re: [WiX-users] Handling the cancel button in a deferred custom action

2014-04-02 Thread Pavan Konduru
You can always add an action to the control and declare the action in the same dialog. 1 1 http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> --Pavan -Original Message- From: Skildum, Mat [mailto:mathew.skil...@aspect.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] just curious

2014-04-03 Thread Pavan Konduru
Yes, you can. -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 4:18 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] just curious Just curious, can you still use session.log for error logging during def

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade Doesn't Find Old Product

2014-04-15 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Jamie, The major upgrade section should have been present in the older product too for the current installer to upgrade it. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Jamie Hankins [mailto:jamiehank...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 8:57 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subje

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 95, Issue 38

2014-04-15 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi Jamie, Yes, I was trying to ask if there was any major upgrade code implemented in the previous installer. -Original Message- From: Jamie Hankins [mailto:jamiehank...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:21 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action to run .bat file to install service

2014-04-23 Thread Pavan Konduru
Use this: -Original Message- From: Eric Chaland [mailto:e...@clm-consulting.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:10 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action to run .bat file to install service Hello, I need to install and customize a service

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 - ServiceInstall and ServiceControl sample

2014-04-24 Thread Pavan Konduru
Put the arguments under ", something like this: Arguments=""//IS//Tomcat7 -DisplayName 'Apache Tomcat7' -Install 'c:\tomcat\bin\tomcat7.exe' --Jvm=auto --StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm --StartClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams=start --StopClass=org.apache.catalina.star

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 - ServiceInstall and ServiceControl sample

2014-04-24 Thread Pavan Konduru
mcat as an NT service, then you shouldn't be using ServiceInstall because that installs it as a service too. --- Phil Wilson On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Put the arguments under ", something like this: > > > Arguments="

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 - ServiceInstall and ServiceControl sample

2014-04-24 Thread Pavan Konduru
Sorry, here is the Installexecute sequence: -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 3:21 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 - ServiceInstall and

Re: [WiX-users] Use Path from BrowseDlg to Set Registry Value (Not the Install Path)

2014-05-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
Does the user have 2 separate browse dialogs during installation? -Original Message- From: Amanda Mallinger Reinartz [mailto:a...@metafile.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 3:18 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Use Path from BrowseDlg to Set Registry Value (Not t

Re: [WiX-users] Use Path from BrowseDlg to Set Registry Value (Not the Install Path)

2014-05-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
] Use Path from BrowseDlg to Set Registry Value (Not the Install Path) Thanks for the question. Yes. One is used to set the install location. The one I'm struggling with is the second one. Thanks for any help! Amanda -Original Message----- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond.

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-07 Thread Pavan Konduru
This way: In your customaction(MyCA here in the example). C# code: string location = session["CustomActionData"]; location would hold the INSTALLFOLDER value. --Pavan -Original Message- From: dysert [mailto:b...@rocketmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-08 Thread Pavan Konduru
CustomActionData is the place holder for the data that you pass to your deferred custom action. When you make your custom action immediate, you can access properties directly in your custom action and retrieve them in you C# custom action by : string location = session["INSTALLFOLDER"]; One can

Re: [WiX-users] What does '&' and '!' inside CDATA[] do?

2014-05-13 Thread Pavan Konduru
Is AAA a feature? -Original Message- From: George Fleming [mailto:gef...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:33 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What does '&' and '!' inside CDATA[] do? Thanks for the link. I'm trying to debug a situati

Re: [WiX-users] What does '&' and '!' inside CDATA[] do?

2014-05-13 Thread Pavan Konduru
This should be useful: http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/com-expression-syntax-miscellanea/expression-syntax -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:57 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] What does '&' and '!' inside CDATA[] do?

2014-05-13 Thread Pavan Konduru
nt: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:49 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What does '&' and '!' inside CDATA[] do? As Pavan points out...(See my oops post) If AAA is not a feature then !AAA = 3 means AAA cannot equal 3. Carter Quoting Pavan Konduru

Re: [WiX-users] Zip File Manipulation

2014-05-15 Thread Pavan Konduru
It's usually best not to include zip files as the installer treats it as a single entity. When you blow up the contents of the zip file through custom actions, the installer cannot track those contents as part of upgrade/uninstall/patch. --Pavan -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mai

Re: [WiX-users] Starting a service from an MSI

2014-05-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Try taking out the Account="NT AUTHORITY\LocalService" I have a per-machine installer and my service works . It by default runs as local system account. -Original Message- From: Brian Enderle [mailto:bria...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:44 AM To: WiX Users Subject: [WiX-use

Re: [WiX-users] using TARGETDIR from command line or default to C:\ProgramFiles\AppName

2014-05-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Your external app is controlling your WIX installer and not the other way around. So, no matter what you do in WIX, the Target is controlled by that external app. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Prashanth Srinivasan [mailto:pra...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:54 PM To: wix-

Re: [WiX-users] using TARGETDIR from command line or default to C:\ProgramFiles\AppName

2014-05-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
ing if I can switch between the two. > > Prashanth > > > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Pavan Konduru > wrote: > >> Your external app is controlling your WIX installer and not the >> other way around. >> So, no matter what you do in WIX, the Ta

Re: [WiX-users] Burn StandardBA Dynamic LaunchTarget

2014-05-21 Thread Pavan Konduru
This worked for me: -Original Message- From: Tom Brezinski [mailto:to...@networkinstruments.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 7:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Burn StandardBA Dynamic Laun

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing all the files forcefully with repair.

2014-06-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
Repair has nothing to do with upgrade. During repair you are usually running the same install to repair broken files or replace files. If you want to replace the files make sure to use Keypath="yes" in the component where you declare all your files. Setting it to "no" will not replace it. --Pav

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch doesn't find Key

2014-06-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
Try putting type ="directory" -Original Message- From: Brett Faurot [mailto:brett.fau...@dh.com] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 12:32 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch doesn't find Key I'm having problems using a registrysearch. I'm trying to get the

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch doesn't find Key

2014-06-10 Thread Pavan Konduru
ySearch doesn't find Key ..and also don't forget there are 64-bit and 32-bit registries so you may need to explicitly choose one. --- Phil Wilson On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Try putting type ="directory" > > -Original Me

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch doesn't find Key

2014-06-10 Thread Pavan Konduru
explicitly choose one. ------- Phil Wilson On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Try putting type ="directory" > > -Original Message- > From: Brett Faurot [mailto:brett.fau...@dh.com] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 12:32 PM > To

[WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

2014-06-17 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi All, Looks like I have been sending my mail to the wrong group. Finally, got it right I guess!! Has anyone tried removing the option "Will be installed on local hard drive" in the feature selection page? I have an installer with 3 features(visible to user), I don't have any sub-features. I h

Re: [WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

2014-06-18 Thread Pavan Konduru
Thanks Phil for the reply. I had actually explored the option of renaming those strings, actually I did rename a bunch of strings in my WIX project. The problem here though is what do I rename it to, because the end user will be selecting it when selecting the feature and he must know what would

Re: [WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

2014-09-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi, I am putting forward this question again. Is there anyway to get rid of either of the strings, when selecting a feature in the CustomizeDlg?: --Will be installed on local hard drive --Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Pavan

Re: [WiX-users] Should the ActionResult from a rollback CA be ignored?

2014-09-09 Thread Pavan Konduru
If you select to ignore by return=ignore but if you have return=check and your CA fails, the installation rolls back. The rollback though might not rollback your custom action's that have occurred before the CA that failed. --Pavan -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to execute batch file causes uninstall to fail

2014-09-17 Thread Pavan Konduru
Phil is right. Just add this to the custom action sequence: -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:16 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to execute batch file causes u

[WiX-users] ADDLOCAL property usage

2014-09-19 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi, I am trying to pre-select the features to be installed so when the user is on the CustomizeDlg, they are automatically selected(default is not selected). The features am trying to pre-select come from a registry entry that I have created by a different application before running the installe

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute a custom action after dialog showed [P]

2014-09-30 Thread Pavan Konduru
How will the installer know to run the CA, if you don't want to tie it to a button event but want to run it when a dialog is shown? -Original Message- From: Bala [mailto:balakrish...@ameexusa.com] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 11:17 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Su

[WiX-users] Conditional Directory install

2014-10-02 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi, I have used conditional component install this way, which works for me when I don't want to install a file in some situations: KEY_FOUND Can the same be done for a directory? I want a directory created only a particular condition. Or will it suiffice to add the component co

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Directory install

2014-10-03 Thread Pavan Konduru
Thanks Nicolas. It did work! -Original Message- From: Nicolás Alvarez [mailto:nicolas.alva...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 10:21 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional Directory install 2014-10-02 16:57 GMT-03:00 Pavan Konduru

Re: [WiX-users] How to customize error messages in Wix standard bootstrapper application

2014-10-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
We actually had a bug raised by QA/Dev folks today to change the wordings on the CustomSetup Dialog ;) "Select the way you want features to be installed" to "Select the features that you want to be installed" And "Click the icons in the tree below to change the way features will be installed"

Re: [WiX-users] duplicate symbol when addind Wix ui and customaction

2014-10-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Where do you define the check box? -Original Message- From: sceiler [mailto:sceile...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:10 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] duplicate symbol when addind Wix ui and customaction Hi, I want to start a readme file after

Re: [WiX-users] duplicate symbol when addind Wix ui and customaction

2014-10-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Ignore my previous email, didn't notice you were using WixUI_MINIMAL I think you are missing this: WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX =1 Basically trigger the CA if check box is selected. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Thu

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Unzip file after install

2014-10-24 Thread Pavan Konduru
You can add a zip file and unzip using a custom action but remember that the MSI will not uninstall all the files that were unzipped.(only the .zip file will be deleted ) You will have to write a Custom Action to delete that also. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@l

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
"This Condition makes sense only if a particular Feature is being installed." So, how do you plan to achieve this even before a feature is selected for install? -Original Message- From: Marek Mielcarek [mailto:mmielca...@actuate.com] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 12:13 PM To: Genera

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
the reason. Original Message From: Pavan Konduru Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 17:24 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Reply To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem "This Condition makes sense only if a particular F

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-04 Thread Pavan Konduru
ted. If te check succeeds, the feature shall be installed. If it fails, the installation shall fail. If feature is not selected the IIS does not matter. Original Message From: Pavan Konduru Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 18:00 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Reply To: General

Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem

2014-12-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
This is a good solution from Nick! -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 7:36 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Condition" problem Use a feature condition. A feature condition is where a Conditi

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script

2014-12-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
The above CA has a " missing and Execute="immediate" property missing. --Pavan -Original Message- From: wixtester [mailto:sangee...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:14 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script

2014-12-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
The quotes look good, my bad! -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:35 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script The above CA has a

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script

2014-12-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Did you add the Execute="immediate" to the CustomAction "PropCA"? -Original Message- From: wixtester [mailto:sangee...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script Thanks for poi

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction to run powershell script

2014-12-16 Thread Pavan Konduru
Also the PropCA must run before the UpdateIdentityCA in the Installexecute sequence. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:59 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction

Re: [WiX-users] What is this code doing?

2014-12-18 Thread Pavan Konduru
It certainly is being used in the .wxs project . The error you see is somewhere in the .wxs file(not Custom action). Search for " CommonFilesFolder" in the whole solution. -Original Message- From: Majcica, Mario [mailto:mario.majc...@bakerhughes.com] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:4

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent run of Custom action if product is installed.

2015-03-23 Thread Pavan Konduru
Wix handles that scenario by default. If you run an install for a product installed, it will typically take you to maintenance mode(repair/remove). -Original Message- From: Sarvagya Pant [mailto:sarvagya.p...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 9:44 AM To: General discussion about the

[WiX-users] Another version installed.

2015-03-30 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi All, I saw a weird error on a Win 2012 server today that was reported by QA. Trying to run the installer , shows the message that "Another version is already installed, use add/remove". When I check add/remove, there is no entry for the product. My installer is per-machine , so a differen

Re: [WiX-users] Another version installed.

2015-03-30 Thread Pavan Konduru
Never mind my post. Just heard that someone messed around with the registry keys. -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:32 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Subject: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Create a 64Bit ODBCDataSource

2015-04-08 Thread Pavan Konduru
Did you try using the "Win64" property for your component? --Pavan -Original Message- From: Lambert, Scott H [mailto:scott.lamb...@uky.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:22 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Create a 64Bit ODBCDataSource Using the ODBCDataS

[WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
Hi All, We have an installer that basically is trying to overwrite some files that is on the host system. The files that are being overwritten were not installed by the installer. When I run my installer, all these files get overwritten. On one particular machine, these files don't seem to be o

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
e file has been altered. --- Phil Wilson On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Hi All, > > We have an installer that basically is trying to overwrite some files that is > on the host system. The files that are being overwritten were not installed

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
modified time stamp on non-versioned file different? _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
ubject: Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten Correct, docs here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370531(v=vs.85).aspx --- Phil Wilson On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Thank you Phil for your response. > >From what I

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-05 Thread Pavan Konduru
rrect, docs here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370531(v=vs.85).aspx --- Phil Wilson On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Pavan Konduru wrote: > Thank you Phil for your response. > >From what I get you are saying: > --There is a file X on a system >

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 2:57 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten > > Correct, docs here: > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370531(v=vs.85).aspx > --- > Phil Wils

Re: [WiX-users] File not getting overwritten

2015-05-06 Thread Pavan Konduru
aces the file, because it has not been modified after creation (copying) Best regards Matthias Reuss -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2015 03:46 An: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Betreff: Re: