Yeah, that scenario just doesnt work right. The problem is that Assemblies going to the GAC arent committed until the very end of the install. That means your InstallUtil calls (assuming InstallUtil can reach into the GAC, Ive never tried) have to come after InstallFinalize. That means that your InstallUtil CustomActions cant be part of the installation transaction so when they fail, the install succeeds but is broken.
This is just one more example of why using InstallUtil is a bad thing. My suggestion (which is rarely popular <smile/>) is to just do the right thing the first time and save yourself the time you'll spend later trying to manage the InstallUtil hack. What is the CustomAction you're trying to do anyway? ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hidey Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:36 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-devs] GAC and call Custom Action Here is my problem everyone. I have a msi that installs several files into the gac. I DO NOT create a shadow copy of these files on the file system until my property called CREATESHADOW has a value of 1. These assemblies have installers in them that I need to call. (I know managed installers in not recommended but have to get done quickly) When I put my custom action in and call InstallUtilLib the file isnt actually on the file system. Is there a way to have InstallUtilLib refer the file via its temporary location that is used by the installer? Thoughts? Thanks everyone in advance. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
