Re: [WiX-users] Using BrowseDlg Twice

Mike Dimmick Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:43:06 -0700

Error 2812's text is given in http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=""> as 'The event [2] is not recognized.' Looking up the SelectionBrowse ControlEvent (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url="">) suggests that you should have a SelectionTree control on the same dialog: it is the SelectionTree which actually creates the dialog. I'm guessing that since you don't have one there is no subscriber to the event so when you try to fire it, the error occurs.

I'm trying to get my head around this model of publishing and subscribing to events.

Perhaps you need to have a hidden SelectionTree? I'm not sure how to - or whether to - remove the actual feature selections from it.

I assume that you're installing data files to this directory, rather than specifying where files will be created by the application once installed. If the latter I'd suggest making it part of your application's UI, or command-line configuration interface, rather than the installer's UI, so that the user can change it after installation without having to rerun the installer. Your fragment suggests that they can't change it without reinstalling anyway - I note you hide the Browse button if the product is already Installed.

It may be beneficial to load your generated MSI into Orca (from the Windows Installer SDK) and use Tools/Validate. This will run the Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICEs). light.exe in WiX v3 runs the ICEs for you and will refuse to link if any ICEs produce errors. I don't think there is one that will pick up this problem but it's worth seeing what other problems show up.

Mike Dimmick

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Douglas Watts
Sent: Tue 19/09/2006 23:54
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Using BrowseDlg Twice

WIX Version: 2.0.4415.0

Problem Summary: How to use the BrowseDlg twice.

I use the BrowseDlg from the WiXUI library to allow the user to specify the installation directory. I also need to allow the user to specify a data directory. I have created a dialog to allow the user to select the data directory. I set the PathEdit’s property to CommonAppDataFolder. I have a Directory element with that ID. My thought is that I would include a browse button that would display the BrowseDlg dialog and I would get the directory that the user selected. No can do!

Upon clicking the Browse button I immediately get a 2812 error. I figure this has to do with the _BrowseProperty but I don’t understand how this works. How do I get this to work?

</Control>

<Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg">CostingComplete = 1</Publish>

<Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">ProductID</Publish>

</Control>

</Control>

<Text>Select the path where data should be stored</Text>

</Control>

<Text>[DlgTitleFont]Data Path</Text>

</Control>

<Condition Action="">Installed</Condition>

</Control>

</Dialog>

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