I'm sorry to be a pest, but could you elaborate. I've tried adding - REMOVE="All" Everywhere I thought it MIGHT belong. In most places it won't even compile. In the ONE place it does compile - <Custom Action="DeleteCabs" Sequence="3490">REMOVE="All"</Custom> (note: replaced the 'Installed' with 'REMOVE="All"') it does nothing. In other words the custom action doesn't get executed.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Hamflett > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:12 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Custom action > > A condition of REMOVE="ALL" should be fine for uninstall CAs. > > Rob > > Dane Anderson wrote: > > I have an install package that I am attempting to put together. In the > > process of installing > > > > I have it run an executable, CabInstaller.exe, that installs the dll > > contained in the .cab > > > > and sets some registry entries (explicitly). Some OTHER registry entries > > are set > > > > automagically (and in a completely blackbox way) by some 3^rd party > > executables > > > > that CabInstaller calls during it's execution. . After being executed > > CabInstaller.exe is > > > > deleted from the target machine. I have this much working perfectly > > > > The problem I am encountering is, during an uninstall (msiexec /x ...) I > > need the installer > > > > to execute CabInstaller with an UNinstall option (CabInstaller > > <cabfilename> to install > > > > and CabInstaller -u <cabfilename> to uninstall). So that it can call > > those 3^rd party > > > > executables with THEIR uninstall options. The target is to produce ONE > > install > > > > package that can be used to install or uninstall. HOW do I get the FOOL > > installer > > > > to execute a custom action ONLY when uninstalling. My wxs file has: > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > > > <Directory Id="TempFolder" Name="TempDir"> > > > > <Component Id="INTAVADLLS" DiskId="1" Guid="$(env.INTAVADLSGUID)"> > > > > <File Id="IntavaDL.cab" Name="IntavaDL.cab" > > src="C:\intava\source\Intavadl\IntavaDL.cab" Vital="yes" /> > > > > <File Id="CabInstaller.exe" Name="INSTALLR.EXE" > > LongName="CabInstaller.exe" > > > > > > src="C:\Intava\Source\tools\CabInstaller\Debug\CabInstaller.exe" > > Vital="yes" /> > > > > <File Id="CabUninstallerInstall.bat" Name="CabIns.bat" > > LongName="CabUninstallerInstall.bat" > > > > src="C:\trials\SprintKioskSetup\CabUninstallerUninstall.bat" > > Vital="yes" /> > > > > <File Id="CabUninstallerUninstall.bat" Name="CabUnins.bat" > > LongName="CabUninstallerUninstall.bat" > > > > src="C:\trials\SprintKioskSetup\CabUninstallerUninstall.bat" > > Vital="yes" /> > > > > > > <!-- For the install action --> > > > > <CustomAction Id="InstallIntavaDl.Dll" FileKey="CabInstaller.exe" > > ExeCommand="[TempFolder]IntavaDL.cab" > > > > Return="check" /> > > > > <!-- For the uninstall action --> > > > > <CustomAction Id="DeleteCabs" FileKey="CabUninstallerUninstall.bat" > > ExeCommand="" Return="check" /> > > > > <!-- CabUninstallerUninstall.bat wraps "%temp%\CabInstaller -u > > %temp%\IntavaDL.cab" because for > > > > some unknown reason CabInstaller throws an exception when doing an > > uninstall if it is being run > > > > directly by msiexec. It does NOT throw when run from the command line. - > -> > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> <!-- I haven't found any > > "UninstallExecuteSequence" documented so I presume this > > > > is the right place to put both --> > > > > <Custom Action="InstallIntavaDl.Dll" After="InstallFinalize">NOT > > Installed</Custom> > > > > <Custom Action="DeleteCabs" Sequence="3490">Installed</Custom> > > > > <!-- I've found the hard way, that the CabInstaller must be run > > BEFORE InstallFinalize on an > > > > uninstall. AFTER InstallFinalize the CabInstaller no longer > > exists on the target machine --> > > > > The problem is, my DeleteCabs CustomAction NEVER gets executed, EVER. I > > have verified that the bat file > > > > executes correctly when run manually. Now I need it to be run by > > msiexec. I know for a fact that msiexec > > > > CAN run bat files, because I have another one that deletes the .cab and > > .exe files after they've been > > > > used in the install. That has been verified to work, so I know it can be > > done. Just HOW to get it to > > > > run during an uninstall is what I'm beating my head against. > > > > > > If you have any suggestions: Please send me an E-Mail > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>), as I haven't noticed > > any links to > > > > join your mail list. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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