Re: [WiX-users] Using WIX 3.7 & VS2012 Creating MSI packages of ASP.NET WEBSITE

Hi Ramirez, I have come across this article "http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/115036/Creating-WIX-Installer-for-ASP-NET-Web-Application"; do this will be helpful if I follow at this moment ,since I am bit of urgency. I understand I should start from basic but it would take time for me ;which I

[WiX-users] Create MSI package for Website

Hi I am new to Wix, I have created a MSI package having single file (dll or exe) by providing the file source in product.wxs. But if needed to create folder structure of website as a MSI package which was compiled in release mode then how can we configure it in product.wxs? -- View this me

[WiX-users] Using WIX 3.7 Creating MSI packages of ASP.NET WEBSITE

Hi, I am just starting to Use WIX tool .Gone over basic Wix Documentation. When does the MSI package for *web application * gets created ? Is it after running the Heat.exe ? or Is the MSI package created using Vs 2008 should be used by WIX to install all over the Servers? Thanks, Chennam

[WiX-users] Heat.exe

Hi I am new to WIX, Can any one help me in pointing the heat.exe. Does it comes with WiX tool? And what are the steps or Command to run the Heat.EXE. Thanks in advance. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-exe-tp7583483.html Sen

Re: [WiX-users] Heat.exe

Thanks Steve, Intially cmd was notable to recognize Heat.exe as internal or external cmd. Now was able to fingure out heat.exe from Wixtool bin. After harvesting the with Heat.exe a fragment file of .WXS is generated based on the file structure of web application.But I was thinking the MSI file

Re: [WiX-users] Heat.exe

Thanks pal for reference . Now I was able to create the .WXS which is output of Heat.exe and it does contain all the components of the Web directory specified as source directory. But now how could I integrate or refer the generated .WXS ;the out put of Heat.exe in the Installer setup so that whe

Re: [WiX-users] Heat Website Harvester Status?

Hi Aaron, Did you find the solution ... I was looking for solution for website Harvesting. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-Website-Harvester-Status-tp3177602p7583566.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.

Re: [WiX-users] Heat.exe

Hi i am using below statement for harvesting the web application. "%WIX%bin\heat.exe" dir "$(Wixdest)" -cg SCBUDirect -gg -scom -sreg -sfrag -srd -dr INSTALLLOCATION -var env.Wixdest -out "C:\Workspaces\Chatra\SCBUFragment.wxs" And when I install the MSI the resulting folders just contain .dll,.

[WiX-users] Change Default MSI Installation directory

Hi my directory structure looks like below and it will install into program folders by default.Can any one help me to change the Install directory to D:\Websites\ and also send the required directory through command line.

[WiX-users] Rename File based on Argument passed to MSI Installation

Hi, I have the MSI package where I Pass the Installation location as One of Argument1 in Command Line and Want to pass another argument2 also;Based on this second argument2(Env) can I rename a file which is in the Installation package?. If this can be done;then how it can be achieved?(as PostBuil

Re: [WiX-users] Rename File based on Argument passed to MSI Installation

Hi Peter, I have used the copy file but no use,not sure I am doing any wrong.Please see below statements; for time being I have hard coded source and destination folders in setup project of MSI. Note: Below file paths are the one where MSi package installation destination not the source location f

Re: [WiX-users] Rename File based on Argument passed to MSIInstallation

Hi Peter thanks for the reply. The file "basic.log4net.dev" does come with Installer MSi package, and after package installation on destination folder the file name need to be changed to "basic.log4net". I assume you understand my requirement; the path I have provided is the destination folder pa

[WiX-users] Elminate %%filenametype%% during Heat.exe

Hi all, I just want to eliminate some of the files during Harvesting based on Environment the MSI package is Installed to; Is their any way to do while running Heat.exe with some parameters passing to Heat command. For example file name like %%testBuild_dev%% Thanks In advance. Chatra -- View

Re: [WiX-users] Elminate %%filenametype%% during Heat.exe

Hi peter thanks for the reply. Can you point out any examples on how to proceed using XSLT. Thanks Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Elminate-filenametype-during-Heat-exe-tp7583781p7583788.html Sent from the wix-users mailin

Re: [WiX-users] Elminate %%filenametype%% during Heat.exe

Thanks peter that really helped.But when I run following cmd as post build event for heat and transformation the program was exiting with error code 5505. "C:\heat.exe" dir "C:\Workspaces\Chatra\Website" -cg SCBUDirect -gg -t FilterFiles.xslt -out "C:\Workspaces\Chatra\WebSiteContent.wxs" -dir

Re: [WiX-users] Rename File based on Argument passed toMSIInstallation

Hi Peter I was bit confused ,please bear with me. Where FFF is the file ID of the source file. Here FFF is the fileId which is generated in Heat output file? and here "CostFinalize" is some feature? Where CCC is the Component ID of the source file. Here CCC is the Component ID which is

Re: [WiX-users] Rename File based on Argument passedtoMSIInstallation

Thanks Peter.. Another question is does the source file of copyfile should on destination system? or Source file can be part of MSI package(after heat) and during installation process we can rename the file using Copyfile? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-t

[WiX-users] Using XSLT Filter some files from Heat output fragment.wxs

I have some files which need to be eliminated from .WXS based on given Input of environment like dev,prod which will be passed as a property to Heat.exe. Based on that I need to filter out or remove some files from Fragment.WXS after harvesting through XSLT transformation. For Example if the xslt t

Re: [WiX-users] Elminate %%filenametype%% during Heat.exe

Hi peter, I have got the xslt template which works partially ie;the requirement was to eliminate dev,prod ,uat files from harvest file through XSLT template, if package is to be deployed in test env similarly for other environments also.But I am not sure is their any command of heat where we give

Re: [WiX-users] Elminate %%filenametype%% during Heat.exe

Thanks Peter ,Was able to achieve what I needed through XSLT template. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Elminate-filenametype-during-Heat-exe-tp7583781p7583937.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

[WiX-users] Product Upgrade.

Hi below are the setting I have set for Version 1 and version 2 .But While I am installing MSI package for Upgrade ,message box pops up and asks to remove previous version of install from Add/remove program instead of removing by itself older version automatically and install newer version. Ple

Re: [WiX-users] Product Upgrade.

Hi, I have commented out the and tags which are specified in my previous comment .And added the tag ,but still I am getting error message box saying "Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue.To Configure or remove the existing version

Re: [WiX-users] Product Upgrade.

Hi neil, setting product Id to "*" worked well. Thank's Chatrapathi Chennam -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Product-Upgrade-tp7583938p7583961.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archiv

[WiX-users] Heat.exe XSLT parameters

Hi, I have below command working very well. but not sure can we pass parameters to XSLT Template (FilterFiles.xslt) through command line when we pass xslt template as a parameter to heat command? "C:\\heat.exe" dir "C:\Workspaces\Chatra\Website\SCBUDirect.B2CWeb" -cg SCBUDirect -gg -t "C:\Workspa

[WiX-users] Copy and Rename an existing file after installation (major upgrade)?

Hi , Can we achieve during installation process to copy a file from one location to another location which is in MSI package and rename it on destination installation folder ? if so how can be achieved it ? Does it causes any problem during uninstall. Thanks Chatra -- View this message in cont

[WiX-users] Upgrade deleting previous version files.

Hi, I am using the below settings for upgrading the website and using "After Install-Finalize" in InstallExecuteSequence. Here is the Issue 1) Created Version 5 MSI and Installed it. 2) Added and deleted some files to Harv

[WiX-users] Copy File Setting source and destination property value setting

Hi, I want to achieve copy file and was able to do when I am setting the destination and source folder property values hard coded. But when I try to do using the property value like "[INSTALLLOCATION]\Website\App_Config" it does give an error saying "could not find the location". And [INSTALLOCATI

Re: [WiX-users] Rename File based on ArgumentpassedtoMSI Installation

Hi Peter, I was able to do copy file, see below statements. But I don't want to do hard coding of source or destination. How that can be achieved through custom actions or setting property? I tried with custom action and was not successful .Can you provide those steps for below example ;which i ne

Re: [WiX-users] Copy File Setting source and destination property value setting

Hi Pal, I am bit confused, Can you show how it can be configured for below Directory structure. -- View this message in context: http://window

Re: [WiX-users] Copy File Setting source and destination property valuesetting

Thanks Wyrdfish.. But what about Source . I also do get error ICE Error (This breaks component reference counting )for Source file path as it is referenced as the source component twice (once in heat generated component and another we are adding as new new component with different GUID for same fi

[WiX-users] Copy file where source and Destination same

Hi, I was trying to copy a file in same folder where source file is from of MSI Package Installation output rather from a already existing file on server.(source and destination folder same) But the installation doesn't do what i am expecting.Can any one point out me where i am doing wrong.

Re: [WiX-users] Copy file where source and Destination same

Used the FileId attribute of the CopyFile element so that it generates a row in the DuplicateFile table, rather than in the MoveFile table. if FileId attribute is used then how to eliminate the duplicate file (source file) once the copyfile action perfomed? And under what custom action does the

Re: [WiX-users] Copy file where source and Destination same

Hi Wyrdfish, I am bit confused here .I have gone through the article and their are sample and complete solution are these one solution or two different solutions? An also got confused about two properties shown in blog CMDLINE_REMEMBERME REMEMBERME Can I assume propertyId "INSTALLOCATION" i

[WiX-users] Setting Command Line Property & UPGRADE Errors.

HI all I am passing the Installation folder location [INSTALLFOLDER] from command line and using the [INSTALLFOLDER] for copyfile. The problem I am getting now during upgrade is "Network search error" for one of the property "DestFilesFolder" whose value is set as below.I am not getting this same

Re: [WiX-users] Copy file where source and Destination same

Hi Wyrdfish, I have saved the INSTALLOCATION property value as shown below and Uninstall works fine. But Same Network issue error is coming while doing Major Upgrade. And [INSTALLOCATION] property value is not getting saved during when "RemoveExistingProducts " action gets started. And also please

[WiX-users] one MSI Installer for all Environments as single a package

Hi we have requirement such that need to create a single MSI package of a web application for all the Environments(UAT,DEV,TEST,PROD) such that we pass parameter(Environment) to MSI Installer during installation;based on that we need to get those Environment files(config files) installed and filter

Re: [WiX-users] one MSI Installer for all Environments as single a package

Hi Jacob, Thanks for the reply.. I need to have single Instance MSI as a package.And based on your reply ,Seams like it should be property driven. And Can you point out me some "remember me pattern and conditions on the components" and how some components can be filtered(skipped) from harvest.wx

Re: [WiX-users] one MSI Installer for all Environments as single a package

Hi Jacob, I think using XSLT we can skip unwanted elements while running HEAT.EXE command in that case we will need to build project for each of the Environment by giving XSLT Template as parameter to Heat.exe. If I am wrong please correct me. In that case we will need to create four MSI one for e

[WiX-users] Force not to Install Same version of the product.

Hi, As of now I can install same version of Installer of a product twice (I mean Installer Product Version is same for both MSI packages but content of the both packages are not same). 1) Can I force the Installer not to install same version if same version is already installed on the machine an

[WiX-users] Consume MSDeploy Staged Web Site Output in a WIX Installer

Hi I was integrating wixproject into Main Project. And below are the changes in Wix SETUP Project Properties. This is generating the DropContent.WXS Fragment when ever project is build (ie it is running Heat everytime the whole project is build.) But I want Heat to be executed only once at first

Re: [WiX-users] Consume MSDeploy Staged Web Site Output in a WIX Installer

Hi Edwin, Thanks for the reply .. Yes we would like check-in the Heat fragments into over TFS and manage that file components when ever we add new files to the Main project and make WIX project setup also part of daily builds. Can you specify how and where to specify the condition to check for t

[WiX-users] Heat on network drive?

Can we heat.exe for one on network path like \\c2tfsci\c$\Builds\16\\Binaries\ContinuousIntegration\_PublishedWebsites\Web. if so how would be the source path to above location look like in fragments.wxs? Thanks in advance.. Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xm

[WiX-users] Set Product Version to WIX MSI version

Hi can any one point me on how to set the product version number applied to the deployment package during the release build process. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Set-Product-Version-to-WIX-MSI-version-tp7584517.html Sent from th

[WiX-users] WIX Installer Machine Name

Is their any property defined or any way that WIX Installer can detect itself the Server name where we are trying to Install MSI package . So that we can replace the server name in web.config content during installation? Thanks in Advance Chatra -- View this message in context: http://window

[WiX-users] Change content of Config file after installation

Hi I want to change content of the Config file by detecting the Server on which the file or MSI package is installed to.Below is the component of the config file. And the content as of now for "Web.Prod.Web1.config" is as below Before:

Re: [WiX-users] Change content of Config file after installation

Here is the solution which worked for me using -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Change-content-of-Config-file-after-installation-tp

Re: [WiX-users] Change content of Config file after installation

Hey in Continuation of the previous solution (see previous comment) Can we do file search of Web.Prod.Web1.config and replace some content "web1" to "web2" on conditional basis based on [Computername] we are Installing? Like if [ComputerName] is WEBPQR then replace Web1 with web2 allover the cont

[WiX-users] Conditional component

Hi I am Bit struck on setting the condition on component. The Above component works fine the ENVPROPERTY is set through command line. But When I change the above statement as below doesn't work where the Installer need to detect th

[WiX-users] MSI INstaller rolles back.

Hi I have a installer created which gets installed successfully on Dev Environments ,but when installed on UAT and Test environments the installer rolls back what ever it has installed. Not sure what could be issue be with.If it is related to IIS .Please provide me sample code snippet how the rel

Re: [WiX-users] MSI INstaller rolles back.

Rob, But the site doesn't exist on Dev Environment and Installer got deployed successfully their .But not in UAT Environment where Website does exist. Thanks Chatrapathi chennam -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/MSI-Inst

[WiX-users] MSI Package Installation location

Hi, I pass property "INSTALLLOCATION" when MSI is installed through command line. The value I pass through this property is where i want to install my Website folder. The Installer remembers the INSTALLLOCATION PROPERTY which is passed as parameter and get installs in which ever location specifie

Re: [WiX-users] MSI Package Installation location

This is how I am setting in my Product.wxs for installer to remember the property. Let me know if I need to change any settings below. CMDREMEMBERPROPERTY -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml

Re: [WiX-users] Alternative to Heat.exe

Hi tom, So their is a way to you use Wild card? As we have package without unwanted files. And in WIX project we want use a wild card to get all the files under package folder into MSI .Instead of specify each file as component to pull into MSI. We have integrated the MSi to dailybuild .So everyt

[WiX-users] Change content of the config file based on [ComputerName]

Hi, I want to change the content of the config file based on the machine (SPECHW01,SPECHW02..) the MSI gets deployed.Below is the content of the file and node "Param" I want to change. http://web.service/keepalive.aspx true if the file is getting deploy

Re: [WiX-users] Change content of the config file based on [ComputerName]

The Issue I am working on is for Production environment where content of Web.config is different for 5 machines at below node. http://web.service/keepalive.aspx true For other environments we have only one web.config for each. But we have 5 different for PR

[WiX-users] Installer registry Name Add or remove programs

Hi we have got a MSI installer which has all environment (PROD,Prod shadow sites,UAT,TEST,DEV) configs. These config files are filtered through "property" passed during Installation. Here comes the scenario I need to use same installer "CBUMSI"" on Prod machine to deploy two sites one Prod si

[WiX-users] Delete folders & files only on Uninstall

Hi, Some new files & folders getting created by IIS & Sitecore in our website;which are temp files. On Uninstall I want to delete these files & folders forcefully by custom action. I have return a custom action(for each folder) which deletes folders which are not installed by MSI. But issue comes

Re: [WiX-users] Delete folders & files only on Uninstall

Hi , Can any one provide good resource on how to implement util:RemoveFoldersEx to remove folders on uninstall. Thanks Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Delete-folders-files-only-on-Uninstall-tp7585988p7585997.html Sent fro

Re: [WiX-users] Delete folders & files only on Uninstall

Is it same as RemoveFolder? I searched for RemoveFoldersEX but couldn't find on WIX CHM of 3.7 Thanks Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Delete-folders-files-only-on-Uninstall-tp7585988p7586018.html Sent from the wix-users mai

[WiX-users] Force MSI Overwrite the files.

Hi , I need to Install MSI on top of existing Some other package. But I have some files common that need to be overwrite by MSI when Installed. can we achieve this . if so please point me good resource Thanks Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.6

Re: [WiX-users] Force MSI Overwrite the files.

Hi Mike thanks for the reply. And the another package was Zip folder from Third party (sitecore) . Going forward after couple of months we will make a MSI out of it and make sure no overlapping files. Presently is their any solution to over write some config files. Thanks Chatra. -- View this

[WiX-users] Create Apppool & set up IIS for website

Hi Until now I got familiar on how to create a folder which has all the website content through MSI .Now I need to start on Creating the App-pool & setup IIS for the site Dynamically while Installation; where I am going to pass the Identity values (username/PWD) for app-pool setup as Property .

Re: [WiX-users] Create Apppool & set up IIS for website

Yes creating the WebAppPool and setting up the site(configuration) during Installation and Deleting the Apppool and the Site which was setup during Uninstall of MSI. Thanks Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Create-Apppool-se

[WiX-users] Create Web app pool and Site on on Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, WiX 3.7

Hi, I was trying to create the Site and App-pool. The site folder getting created on [INSTALLLOCATION] Whcih was passed through command line and webapp is getting installed. But When I go and look in inetmgr site getting created on Default Website and not as separate site and WebApp-pool getting c

Re: [WiX-users] Create Web app pool and Site on on Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, WiX 3.7

Hi John, I was able to create the site after including the Website in the component as below.But Site is not getting created as intended. * *

Re: [WiX-users] Create Web app pool and Site on on Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, WiX 3.7

Hi, Can any one help me finding out where I am doing something wrong in creating Site in IIS. CoreWebsServicesV3 is getting created twice and each one pointing out to two different App pools. one pointing to default app-pool and another pointing to app-pool "CWSWebAppPool" which I have created.

[WiX-users] Clear property value on uninstall

Hi, I am making my Installer to Install into specific folder location instead of Programfiles using a Property INSTALLLOCATION. Ans I pass its value through command line during Installation. MSI (c) (18:98) [08:04:53:170]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding INSTALLLOCATION property. Its value is 'D:\Website

Re: [WiX-users] MSI Package Installation location

yes Registry Key still exist .How do I remove it while Uninstallation. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/MSI-Package-Installation-location-tp7585460p7586380.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

[WiX-users] Configure one or more Web applications under a Website

Hi, Can any one please let me know how can we configure two "web applications " pointing two different Web App-pools under a single website. Thanks In advance Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Configure-one-or-more-Web-appli

[WiX-users] App-pool creation

Hi, When App-pool is created with the ; by default "Enable 32-bit Application" is set to "True" .Just want to know how can I change this setting to "False" while Creating the App-pool. Thanks in Advance Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.68755