If you don't have any other custom actions, WiX may not actually create the CustomAction table, which might be what's causing the merge to fail. You can force a table to be created if it would otherwise be omitted by using the <EnsureTable> element:
<EnsureTable Id='CustomAction' /> This ensures that the table already exists in the MSI before the merge is performed. As Bob says, MSDE merge modules are now deprecated due to the many problems with them. You can find a list at http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/bugs_msi.htm#wimsm. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 November 2006 16:15 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] error LGHT0039 with dts.msm Hi, anyone tried using a merge module from MSDE 2000 SP3 ? I'm using dts.msm but light gives following error: "light.exe : fatal error LGHT0039: Merge completed, but there was an error. See log file in..." Content of Logfile: Opened MSI Database: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\cthiel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\qqvtsbeg\QDataArchiv-1.0.msi Opened Merge Module: MergeModule\dts.msm Merging Table: ModuleSignature o Merging row: DTS.55BCEE28_CDBF_4D7F_97C4_082D6B58B9FF Merging Table: Directory >> Error: Unable to create CustomAction table in database. Extracting MergeModule CAB to C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\cthiel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\qqvtsbeg\49F54A7D.module.cab. C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\cthiel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\qqvtsbeg\49F54A7D.module.cab extracted successfully. Closed Merge Module. Opened Merge Module: MergeModule\dts_res.msm Merging Table: ModuleSignature o Merging row: DTS1033.9240E1C0_49D2_40A2_93CE_E62CD8B48DDC Merging Table: Directory >> Error: Unable to create CustomAction table in database. Extracting MergeModule CAB to C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\cthiel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\qqvtsbeg\A3C4C6BC.module.cab. C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\cthiel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\qqvtsbeg\A3C4C6BC.module.cab extracted successfully. Closed Merge Module. Committed changes to MSI Database. Closed MSI Database. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
