[WiX-users] heat throws error on Windows 7

2014-06-21 Thread eric
I ran heat from the commandline with a command in the following form: heat dir ".\MyFolder" -gg -template product -out out.wsx But when I did, I got the following error: Windows Installer XML Toolset Toolset Harvester version 3.8.1128.0 Copyright (c) Outercurve Foundation. All rights

Re: [WiX-users] heat throws error on Windows 7

2014-06-23 Thread eric
It does, indeed. I realized that it runs fine in Cygwin, but not from the Windows commandline. Any idea why that might be? I would prefer not to have to set up Cygwin on our build server. scubasteve2 wrote > Does "./MyFolder" exist? -- View this message in context: http://windows-install

Re: [WiX-users] heat throws error on Windows 7

2014-06-30 Thread eric
Thanks for the help, scubasteve! In my hunt, I realized that it was choking on some ruby files that I hadn't intended to include anyway. Once I removed them, the harvesting process went fine. I didn't investigate further to see if it was indeed permissions issues, but one way or the other, you l

[WiX-users] How to mix hand-generated and auto-generated .wxs content

2014-07-09 Thread eric
I have a project that has a large number of files. Between versions of our software, new files get added and some get removed. Therefore, in automating our build process, I would like to have heat auto-generate a .wxs file (let's call it files.wxs). But then there are certain hand-generated item

Re: [WiX-users] How to mix hand-generated and auto-generated .wxs content

2014-07-09 Thread eric
Thanks, scubasteve2! That got me through my current error and led me on to my next. I'll go ahead and post that as a separate question, though. Thank you so much! scubasteve2 wrote > Sounds like you need to give a component group name in your heat call > > -cg MyComponentGroup > > Add the wx

[WiX-users] How to allow autogenerated ComponentGroup to autogenerate Guids

2014-07-10 Thread eric
I used heat.exe to generate a .wxs file that lists all the files that I want to install. I told heat to put them in a ComponentGroup so I could reference them from another (hand-generated) .wxs file. However, the autogenerated file specifications look like this: Since the sou

Re: [WiX-users] How to allow autogenerated ComponentGroup to autogenerate Guids

2014-07-10 Thread eric
Thanks, neslekkim! I am using commandline, and the "DirectoryRefId" was what I was missing. Once I fed that into heat (with -dr MyInstallDir), it started working. neslekkim wrote > commandline or msbuild? > > On commandline you can add -gg to generate guid's when heat is run, or -ag > to use "

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining MSIs together

2011-05-12 Thread Hambright, Eric
A bootstrapper is going to be an executable file that contains a "package" of your different installers. I'm currently using NSIS for a bootstrapper while burn is under development. It won't be a single MSI, but rather an executable. Microsoft Installer supports chaining of .MSIs together as of

[WiX-users] WIXproj file schema?

2011-06-20 Thread Eric Teutsch
hether the information is for WIX 2 or 3 or 3.5. Which makes one uncomfortable Thanks for any help! Eric T. -Original Message- From: Thom Leigh [mailto:t...@mondago.com] Sent: June-20-11 13:21 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr3

[WiX-users] Bug in 3.5 Votive?

2011-06-21 Thread Eric Teutsch
I've got an undefined preprocessor variable in my .wxs file, but when I entered it into the "Define preprocessor variables: edit box as var.Variable=abc it made no difference. I then tried the probably really wrong way of $(var.Variable)=abc At this stage the Votive editor wouldn't let me undo t

[WiX-users] Running ProjectInstaller with Wix?

2011-06-30 Thread Eric Goforth
Hello, I have an in-house developed windows service that's written in VB.NET and targets the .NET 4.0 framework. I'm trying to install it using wix, as I am doing with several other in-house developed windows services. This service has a ProjectInstaller.vb. Inside the InitializeComponent sub i

[WiX-users] sql:SqlDatabase and Windows XP SP3

2012-10-29 Thread Eric Potter
there any known issues with windows xp and the sql component? Where should I be looking for diagnostic information? thanks Eric -- The Windows 8 Center - In partnership with Sourceforge Your idea - your app - 30 days. G

[WiX-users] Installing 32-bit and 64-bit components in same bundle

2013-01-03 Thread Eric Schultz
single install file that people can run in all cases that will install the appropriate dependencies and version. Can that be done with a Wix bundle? If so, do you have any tips that I could use to understand how to do that? Eric -- Eric Schultz, Developer Advocate, Outercurve

[WiX-users] ExePackage that requires .NET installed earlier in Bundle

2013-01-29 Thread Eric Schultz
ore it can be used by the Sql Server install. I tried putting a RollbackBoundary after the .Net install but it didn't seem to help. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks, Eric -- Eric Schultz, Developer Advocate, Outercurve Foundation http://www.outercurve.org eschu...@outercurv

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage that requires .NET installed earlier in Bundle

2013-01-30 Thread Eric Schultz
Bob, That IS what's happening. Is there a way to have it request to reboot as needed after the .Net 4 install? Eric On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 29-Jan-13 17:39, Eric Schultz wrote: > > If .Net Framework 4 is already installed, SQL Server installs f

[WiX-users] VersionMsi and Bundle Conditions

2013-01-30 Thread Eric Potter
I take the condition out, it works fine. What am I missing? Thanks Eric -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.

Re: [WiX-users] VersionMsi and Bundle Conditions

2013-01-30 Thread Eric Potter
I have seen it on Windows 7 and on Windows XP with Windows Installer 4.5 installed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.s

Re: [WiX-users] VersionMsi and Bundle Conditions

2013-01-30 Thread Eric Potter
I used the bal:Condition and it worked. Thank you. But I had to chance the version number from 405 to v4.5. VersionMsi >= v4.5 In the future, how do I know which version number syntax to use in various places?

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage that requires .NET installed earlier in Bundle

2013-01-31 Thread Eric Schultz
fail? Eric On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > There is not a way to say "Force restart here if necessary" but I think > there is a feature request open to add such a feature. Sounds like there > is real world need. > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Eric Schultz
start /enable-feature /featurename:netfx3 If the inner command fails, it's error code is returned. ExeRunner can be downloaded at https://exerunner.codeplex.com/releases/view/101384. I hope this fulfills everyone's needs. Eric On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:28 AM, Hans ter Horst wrote: >

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-05 Thread Eric Schultz
For me, running dism.exe only worked if I put in the full path. Not sure why that is. Eric On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > DCIM should be on the path so adding C:\Windows\system32 shouldn't be > necessary. > > -Original Message- >

Re: [WiX-users] Detect .NET Framework 3.0

2010-09-06 Thread Eric Teutsch
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wixnetfxextension.htm shows also NETFRAMEWORK40FULL and NETFRAMEWORK40CLIENT -Original Message- From: Ian Ceicys [mailto:ian.cei...@noblegroupinternational.com] Sent: September 6, 2010 16:48 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. S

[WiX-users] Force silent install always

2010-09-20 Thread Eric Schultz
nd if so, how? Eric -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfde

[WiX-users] Custom TimeDate Column Sample

2010-10-23 Thread Eric Schultz
ure what format of data I'm supposed to putting in the Data element. I've included the relevant code below but does anyone have a sample of creating a custom table with a TimeDate column? Eric --- bunch of other columns --

[WiX-users] Light Error LGHT0001 on custom table with binary column

2010-10-24 Thread Eric Schultz
error doesn't occur. I've tried multiple files and absolute and relative paths and nothing seems to make any difference. The relevant Wix code is included below. Does anyone have any suggestions? Eric {332EA1F2-2BF2-E0CF-4F

[WiX-users] Upgrading wixproj

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Goforth
ck the version to me. Any idea what's up? I also have VS 2008 on my machine, but we're doing all new development (including this Wix project) in 2010. I watched the other developer open this .wixproj file in VS 2010 a few minutes ago, and he wasn't prompt

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading wixproj

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Goforth
quot;upgrade," I see: $(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets Is v3.x\Wix.targets a newer version than v3.5\Wix2010.targets, it seems older to me. Both myself and the other developer are opening the .wixproj files with VS 2010. Thanks, Eric On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:57 PM, jhennessey wrote: >

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading wixproj

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Goforth
Thanks, it looks like he has 3.5.1419, I have 3.5.2415. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:40 PM, jhennessey wrote: > > All builds will say "Windows Installer XML Toolset 3.5" but you need to check > the actual build version (I think the latest is 3.5.2430.0). > > v3.x\Wix.targets is what is current > -- >

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading wixproj

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Goforth
Hmmm, I'm on codeplex (http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/44406) right now and I don't see a way to download 3.5.1419, is it possible to do that? I checked out http://wixtoolset.org/ too, but it looks like that's just a place-holder site for now. -Eric On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 a

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading wixproj

2011-01-05 Thread Eric Goforth
Thanks Rob, I'd like to avoid having to upgrade all our projects at this time. Is there a version at http://wix.sf.net/releases that will work with my \Microsoft\WiX\v3.5\Wix2010.targets style wix projects? -Eric On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > And to answer th

[WiX-users] bootstrap / chainload setup.exe or vbscript from msi without burn

2012-05-07 Thread Eric Nichols
Subject: bootstrap / chainload setup.exe or vbscript from msi without burn >From reading about burn, it allows you to chain several msi's together from an exe. I am looking for functionality that would allow me to chain several exe's from an msi. I have found examples that require 'dummy' files an

[WiX-users] How to get file size

2014-02-28 Thread eric foka
How can I get a file size and store it in a registry? Thx. -- Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified tool. Monitor traffic, SLAs, QoS, Medianet, WAAS etc. with NetFlow Analyzer Customize your own d

[WiX-users] How to check the size of a file

2014-02-28 Thread eric foka
I tried something like this to to check the file size but it'not working.                             Can somebody help? -- Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified tool. Monitor traffic,

Re: [WiX-users] How to get file size

2014-02-28 Thread eric foka
As for WiX determining FileSize it Cant, but: Reading:  http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/files_and_registry/read_a_registry_entry.html Writing:  http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/files_and_registry/write_a_registry_entry.html Carter Quoting eric foka

[WiX-users] How To Check the SIZE of a File During Installation

2014-03-03 Thread eric foka
How to check the SIZE of a file during installation? Can somebody help? -- Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually wo

Re: [WiX-users] How To Check the SIZE of a File During Installation

2014-03-03 Thread eric foka
rs we all gave you last week??  What purpose  are you looking to achieve by determining the file size?? Carter Quoting eric foka : > How to check the SIZE of a file during installation? > > Can

Re: [WiX-users] How To Check the SIZE of a File During Installation

2014-03-03 Thread eric foka
I got it before but It didn't help me because the file doesn't have a version and I want to use the file size to  check this. Thx. Le , eric foka a écrit : I got it before but It didn't help me because the doesn't have a version and I want to use the file size to  ch

Re: [WiX-users] How To Check the SIZE of a File During Installation

2014-03-03 Thread eric foka
d_registry/check_the_version_number.html Carter Quoting eric foka : > I didn't rich my purpose with the answers you gave me last week. > I want to check the size of a file to continue or not the  > installation like It done the check of the version to continue the  > installation. >

Re: [WiX-users] How To Check the SIZE of a File During Installation

2014-03-03 Thread eric foka
Phill Hogland has right, the path was not not good. It's work fine with a good path. Thanks guys! Le Lundi 3 mars 2014 15h40, Phill Hogland a écrit : There is a FileSearch in the Wix schema: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/filesearch.html In this thread it was suggested

[WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-06 Thread Eric Stott
xtension project The reference to candle and light are in the wix project. when I execute the candle.exe I reference the Product.wsx and then -ext Do I run candle from the Wix project folder, or from the extension project. Am I missing something blatantly obvious? Eric Stott (623) 261-7208

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Stott
Yes, the xsd is contained in the assembly The header has xmlns:awesome="http://mydomain.com/AwesomeSchema"; The node in product look like this (which resolves in Visual Studio) Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com http://biztalk.stottcreations.com http://hl7.stottcre

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Stott
Visual Studio. Like my original question, I see that there is both candle and light, but the command provided doesn't make sense: where do you run it, in the Wix project or the c# class project? Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com http://biztalk.stottcreations.com http:

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Stott
Okay, I just followed your steps, and it works! What I don't understand: Instead of just referencing the project, I have copy the assembly from the source to the wix project directory to then be referenced. Why? Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Stott
But it doesn't work if you simply reference the project. Is that a Wix issue, or is it my total lack of understanding of a fundamental Visual Studio behavior? Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com http://biztalk.stottcreations.com http://hl7.stottcreations.com

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Stott
Thanks for the explanation. Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com http://biztalk.stottcreations.com http://hl7.stottcreations.com http://esb.stottcreations.com On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Nick Ramirez wrote: > It's a WiX thing, but a good thing. By adding a referenc

Re: [WiX-users] Noob creating a Custom Action in Wix 3.8

2014-03-08 Thread Eric Stott
Following up, the tutorial, when running, should show the dialog, however it doesn't: this.Core.CreateWixSimpleReferenceRow(sourceLineNumber, "CustomAction", "ShowMessageImmediate"); What am I missing? Eric Stott (623) 261-7208 http://stottcreations.com http://biztal

[WiX-users] Installing Tomcat silently

2014-04-20 Thread Eric Chaland
Hello, I'm trying to install Tomcat silently in a bundle but I cannot hide the UI. Does anyone know how to install Tomcat using the default values without showing the UI? Thanks in advance for your help. This is what I have:

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

2014-04-23 Thread Eric Chaland
dvance for your help. Eric -- Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready

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

2014-04-24 Thread Eric Chaland
Hello, I'm starting to use Wix to create an installer for our application. I need to install Tomcat 7 and deploy some wars in the background. I'm having difficulties starting the Tomcat service. I couldn't find any sample online. I hope someone can help me out as I am currently stuck. This is t

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

2014-04-24 Thread Eric Chaland
;c:\tomcat\bin\tomcat7.exe' --Jvm=auto --StartMode=jvm > --StopMode=jvm --StartClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap > --StartParams=start --StopClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap > --StopParams=stop""/> > > Also paste the log from where the service is being cre

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

2014-04-24 Thread Eric Chaland
[WiX-users] Wix 3.7 - ServiceInstall and ServiceControl sample CAQuietExec action should be immediate which is correct but the action using it must be deferred. Like this: -Original Message- From: Eric Chaland [mailto:echal...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, Apri

[WiX-users] Application pool creation

2014-04-25 Thread eric foka
Hi I am using Wix to create an application pool with an identity of a  custom account. When I do a major upgrade the application pool is stopped.  and I get a service unavailable message when I try to access the website that uses this application pool. the application pool is stopped and I get Ser

Re: [WiX-users] Application pool creation

2014-04-28 Thread eric foka
Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: eric foka [mailto:nanafo...@yahoo.fr] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 3:27 PM To:

[WiX-users] Drive selection

2014-04-30 Thread Eric Chaland
Hello, I'm using a Property to force the install on the C:\ drive. However, I'd like to display the option to select another drive location but not a folder. Is this possible? Thanks in advance for your help

[WiX-users] heat fragments go one directory too low

2015-03-13 Thread Eric Teutsch
Hi, I'm harvesting (WiX3.8) a whole lot of dynamically generated documentation files, which are in a subdirectory NEWDOCS. I'm using the following command-line: heat dir "./newdoCs" -gg -template fragment -out ./docs.wxs -sfrag -suid -cg HelpFiles -var wix.MySource -dr DOCFOLDER -directoryid

Re: [WiX-users] heat fragments go one directory too low

2015-03-16 Thread Eric Teutsch
Thanks for this hint. Turns out that -srd is command-line position dependent. I had appended it to the end of the command line, where it didn't seem to do anything, but moving it in front of the -out made it work. Eric -Original Message- From: Nir Bar [mailto:nir@panel-s

[WiX-users] renaming a file with install time argument

2009-07-02 Thread Eric Napier
.exe where SomeArgument arrived via msiexec param. What is the best way to do this? Thanks, Eric Napier -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourc

[WiX-users] controlling install location based on the value of ALLUSERS

2009-07-16 Thread Eric Napier
If ALLUSERS is 1, I want to install to ProgramFilesFolder. If ALLUSERS is blank, I want to install to LocalAppDataFolder.Any recommendations for how to accomplish this? Thanks -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge T

[WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

2009-07-21 Thread Eric Napier
I'm having a problem with an ini file search. I'm trying to disallow installation based on the presence of a value in an ini file. However, OLDVALUE (the item for which I'm searching) is never set. I've confirmed the presence of the item in the ini file. The path is correct. Examining the log, I ca

Re: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

2009-07-21 Thread Eric Napier
sion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'" < wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:45:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute Hi Eric, Are you sure that msi.ini file is in the default windows folder? Alex -Original Message

[WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
I want to fail an installation if a file (msi.ini) is present. My filesearch element doesn't seem to be finding my file. I've confirmed the file is there. If I remove the filesearch element, the directory search finds the directory and fails the install. However, when I include the filesearch eleme

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
usly installed with an MSI package a component search would be more reliable - it doesn't depend on directory locations, and it works if the user changes the install folder from the default Program Files location. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Eric Napier [mailto:napi...@gmail

Re: [WiX-users] filesearch not finding file

2009-07-22 Thread Eric Napier
hat from the log)? 2009/7/22 Eric Napier : > Component search is a better choice except that I won't know the old > component guid. > So instead I'm checking for the presence of this file. If it's there, I want > to fail the install. > > -- Forwarded message

[WiX-users] conditionally append to a directory

2009-07-26 Thread Eric Napier
I want to alter the install path for single user installations. Specifically, when ALLUSERS="", I want to append a 'Software' subdirectory to the end.I've tried a type 51 action like this: (HostDir is the usual end of my install path). I've scheduled this before CostFinalize. I guess [HostDir]

Re: [WiX-users] conditionally append to a directory

2009-07-27 Thread Eric Napier
message -- From: Eric Napier To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:56:50 -0500 Subject: [WiX-users] conditionally append to a directory I want to alter the install path for single user installations. Specifically, when ALLUSERS="", I want to append a

[WiX-users] specifying multiple values for a property

2009-08-10 Thread Eric Napier
ay to implement this? Thanks Eric Napier -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best,

[WiX-users] LGHT0204 - directory not in removefile table despite my attempt to remove it

2009-08-14 Thread Eric Napier
Hello Wix group. I'm following http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm to create a shortcut to my app. I want a menu structure like Programs/Company/Flv Viewer/shortcut_to_app Light is giving me the following error: error LGHT0204 : ICE64: The directory CompanyMenuFol

Re: [WiX-users] High Contrast

2009-10-09 Thread Eric Anderson
Hello, I can confirm we're seeing the same with WiX 3.0, using the theme "High Contrast Black" in Win7 RTM. -Eric -Original Message- From: Alex Davis [mailto:alexpdavi...@yahoo.com] Sent: den 9 oktober 2009 13:48 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML tools

[WiX-users] With per-user install, some files are placed in the all-users location.

2009-10-16 Thread Eric Anderson
WiX, so I'm probably just missing something obvious. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks, Eric -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend

Re: [WiX-users] With per-user install, some files are placed in the all-users location.

2009-10-16 Thread Eric Anderson
back to where that property gets set and who sets it. -Original Message- From: Eric Anderson [mailto:eand...@microsoft.com] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 1:51 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] With per-user install, some files are placed in the

Re: [WiX-users] With per-user install, some files are placed in the all-users location.

2009-10-16 Thread Eric Anderson
I believe the problem may have been that their identifiers were all uppercase. Changing them to mixed case resolved the issue. -Original Message- From: Eric Anderson [mailto:eand...@microsoft.com] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:16 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] How do setup bootstrappers avoid prompts for media when changing or repairing an existing installation

2009-01-22 Thread Eric Teutsch
All MSI packages are cached my Windows. See: C:\WINDOWS\Installer -Original Message- From: Andrew Lee [mailto:a...@solarflare.com] Sent: January 22, 2009 07:39 To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How do setup bootstrappers avoid prompts for media when changing or r

[WiX-users] Creating SQL Database with WiX v3

2009-01-23 Thread Eric Latendresse
the database from a backup file of the database, but thought I'd ask if there was a better way. Eric Latendresse -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story.

Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL Database with WiX v3

2009-01-26 Thread Eric Latendresse
WITH MOVE 'Suite_Data' TO G:\ ...\Suite_Log.ldf',REPLACE Eric Latendresse -Original Message- From: David Reed [mailto:david.r...@microsoft.com] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 11:44 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL

Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL Database with WiX v3

2009-01-27 Thread Eric Latendresse
WiX to read the sqlstring wrong? Maybe the single quotes aren't coming through as they should? Is there a WiX log or a way to add one so that I can get a more detailed message? Eric -Original Message- From: David Reed [mailto:david.r...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009

Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL Database with WiX v3

2009-01-28 Thread Eric Latendresse
Still getting the error and no way to debug? Are there any other options? This way of restoring a database SHOULD work, right? Eric -Original Message- From: Eric Latendresse [mailto:elatendre...@optimum-solutions.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:32 AM To: General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL Database with WiX v3

2009-01-28 Thread Eric Latendresse
abase, unlock it, then run the restore script? Eric Latendresse -Original Message- From: Eric Latendresse [mailto:elatendre...@optimum-solutions.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:59 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQL Dat

[WiX-users] Restoring SQL Database with Sqlstring in WiX v3

2009-01-29 Thread Eric Latendresse
well.

Re: [WiX-users] Restoring SQL Database with Sqlstring in WiX v3

2009-01-29 Thread Eric Latendresse
Thanks David. I got this to work! Seems that putting "USE master;" in front of the script did the trick. Which makes complete sense now. So sending your code helped! I appreciate your time! Eric -Original Message- From: David Reed [mailto:david.r...@microsoft.com] Sent

[WiX-users] Build Fails with NAnt. The format of the file 'NAntTasks.dll' is invalid.

2008-07-22 Thread Eric Latendresse
f the file 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.NAntTasks.dll' is invalid. Total time: 0.1 seconds. Eric - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications wi

Re: [WiX-users] Build Fails with NAnt. The format of thefile 'NAntTasks.dll' is invalid.

2008-07-23 Thread Eric Latendresse
look at the different versions to create patches. Can you recommend a way to do this with the msbuild command? Eric Latendresse -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Enns Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:01 PM To: General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] Build Fails with NAnt. The format ofthefile 'NAntTasks.dll' is invalid.

2008-07-23 Thread Eric Latendresse
ogramFiles)\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\ bin\Debug\ obj\Debug\ $(CustomOutputPath) Debug bin\Release\ obj\Release\ $(CustomOutputPath) Eric Latendresse -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [m

Re: [WiX-users] Build Fails with NAnt. The formatofthefile 'NAntTasks.dll' is invalid.

2008-07-24 Thread Eric Latendresse
Excellent! Thanks for your help. Eric Latendresse -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gavin Bee Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:00 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Build Fails

[WiX-users] Manual un-install

2008-07-24 Thread Eric Latendresse
How can I manually un-install a setup? I get an error when I try to remove my setup from Add\Remove programs. Thanks, Eric - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Buil

Re: [WiX-users] Manual un-install

2008-07-25 Thread Eric Latendresse
thanks Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chad Petersen Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:05 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Manual un-install Here's a link

[WiX-users] Error Creating Patch

2008-07-28 Thread Eric Latendresse
ion 1. Anyone have any ideas why this is happening or know how I can debug this? Thanks, Eric - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applica

[WiX-users] Patching SQL Database with script

2008-07-28 Thread Eric Latendresse
My initial installer creates the SQL database perfectly, but I want to be able to include new SQL scripts to be run with my patches. Could someone give me some insight on how to do this? Eric - This SF.Net email

Re: [WiX-users] Error Creating Patch

2008-07-30 Thread Eric Latendresse
I found the problem. The paths in the Patch.wxs to the two .msi's were incorrect. Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:50 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Su

Re: [WiX-users] Patching SQL Database with script

2008-07-30 Thread Eric Latendresse
se to work.

Re: [WiX-users] Font not correct when uninstall from control panel

2008-08-06 Thread Eric StJohn
The font used in the basic UI can be set using the DefaultUIFont property: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368266(VS.85).aspx -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Font-not-correct-when-uninstall-from-control-panel-tp18088307p18864176.html Sent from the wix-users mail

[WiX-users] Info 1334. The file '' cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in cabinet file

2008-09-18 Thread Eric Gunnerson
I am trying to test patch creation with WiX. I ran through the patch creation "Using Purely WiX" in wix.chm, and it worked fine. In that scenario, a single text file, Sample.txt is installed with the 1.0 installer. In the 1.1 patch, a modified version of Sample.txt replaces the old 1.0 version.

[WiX-users] CustomAction after Install or Repair?

2008-11-03 Thread Eric Maines
ot;"NOT Installed OR PATCH I'm stuck. Does anyone have any advice for this? Thanks in advance. Eric _ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Mo

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction after Install or Repair?

2008-11-04 Thread Eric Maines
That fixed it. TY Eric Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:09:41 -0800From: "Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction after Install or Repair?To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.Message-ID:<[EMAIL P

[WiX-users] Writing to registry fails, but msi log reports keys written?

2008-12-10 Thread Eric Maines
or maybe something I could be doing wrong? Thanks, Eric _ -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can

[WiX-users] Request for Advice regarding File Organisation

2006-08-09 Thread Eric Fesh
trols everything else. The reason I ask is that two build runs will result in different GUIDS for all of the files in the project. Is this a bad thing if I want to provide upgrades later on? I don't save the .wxs files in my source repository because I see them as intermediate steps... --

Re: [WiX-users] Request for Advice regarding File Organisation

2006-08-09 Thread Eric Fesh
This gives me a good enough reason to scrap that and start over. Thanks for the quick reply, Rob! -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Engineer Verari Systems Software, Inc. 110 12th Street North, Suite D103 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone +1-205-397-3141 ext. 3149 Fax +1-205-397-3

[WiX-users] InstallUtil considered harmful... What next?

2006-08-25 Thread Eric Fesh
s rude here... I just can't seem to formulate the correct Google search to get at this information. Even pointers on where to look for the information would be useful... And as always, I greatly appreciate any help you all could provide. -- -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Te

Re: [WiX-users] InstallUtil considered harmful... What next?

2006-08-25 Thread Eric Fesh
So tallow works for .NET assemblies? I thought it would only capture that information from COM objects... Or do I need to go to 3.0.x for that? I'd been holding off upgrading until 3.0 stabilized, but I may not have a choice... -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Eng

Re: [WiX-users] Setting a Property based on another Property

2006-08-25 Thread Eric Fesh
It's kinda funny, but you need to use a custom action to set the property. Apparently MSI won't let you assign a property value from another property to keep an infinite regress from happening. -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Engineer Verari Systems Software

Re: [WiX-users] Setting a Property based on another Property

2006-08-25 Thread Eric Fesh
Yeah, it would look something like: Or at least I think that's how it should work. It may be that you have to create a new property to hold the final value... -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Engineer Verari Systems Software, Inc. 110 12th Street North, Suite

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