[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Send WiX-users mailing list submissions to > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WiX-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Using BrowseDlg Twice (Douglas Watts) > 2. Re: Quick question on upgrade checking (Mike Dimmick) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:51:34 -0400 > From: "Douglas Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using BrowseDlg Twice > To: "Mike Dimmick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks Mike. I'm still struggling. I am installing a Win Service (no > UI) so I was thinking that I need to offer the user the opportunity to > specify the data directory during installation. The nature of the > application is that the data path cannot easily be changed once > installed. > > > > I looked at the UI library source. I noticed that the WixU > InstallDirDlg and the CustomizeDlg both use the PathEdit control and a > browse button to display the BrowseDlg. I figured I could create a > DataDirDlg that did the same thing. Unfortunately, I just don't know > enough about Wix nor Windows Installer to make this work. Any ideas? > > __________________________________ > > Doug Watts > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Mike Dimmick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:43 PM > To: Douglas Watts; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Using BrowseDlg Twice > > > > Error 2812's text is given in > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/set > up/windows_installer_error_messages.asp as 'The event [2] is not > recognized.' Looking up the SelectionBrowse ControlEvent > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/se > tup/selectionbrowse_controlevent.asp) 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. > > > >
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