Thanks alot, That did the trick, however the Directory attrib expects a property id of an existing <Directory>, so no need for the []:
> <CustomAction Id="InstallScript" > Directory="INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR" > ExeCommand='"[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]boo\booi.exe" > "[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]install.dir.boo" > "[WEBINSTALLDIR]." > "[INSTALLDIR]." "[DIRECTORYNAME]" "[DATABASEPASSWORD]"' /> > Cheers - Nick On 2/13/07, Traits Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Nick, > > Try this: > > <CustomAction Id="InstallScript" > Directory="[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]" > ExeCommand='"[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]boo\booi.exe" > "[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]install.dir.boo" > "[WEBINSTALLDIR]." > "[INSTALLDIR]." "[DIRECTORYNAME]" "[DATABASEPASSWORD]"' /> > > Add please tell me the sequence of this custom action. > > Thanks > > Traits > > > 2007/2/13, nick hemsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I am having a problem calling an external boo script from wix. > > > > Here is the tag > > > > <CustomAction Id="InstallScript" Property="INSTALLSCRIPTRESULT" > > ExeCommand='"[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]boo\booi.exe" > > "[INSTALLSCRIPTINSTALLDIR]install.dir.boo" > "[WEBINSTALLDIR]." > > "[INSTALLDIR]." "[DIRECTORYNAME]" "[DATABASEPASSWORD]"' /> > > > > If I paste the command text from the log into a command prompt it runs > > as expecte. The ExeCommand is quoted using single quotes (as I *think* > > i need to use double quotes for paths, i havent tested this though). > > Here is the relevant log section: > > > > Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A > > program required for this install to complete could not be run. > > Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: > > InstallScript, location: , command: "C:\Program > > > Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\install-script\boo\booi.exe" > > "C:\Program > Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\install-script\install.dir.boo" > > "C:\Program Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\." > "C:\Program > > Files\PROGRAM\." "PROGRAM" "test" > > MSI (s) (B4:6C) [19:31:47:268]: Product: AAA PROGRAM V5.6 Web Module > > -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. > > A program required for this install to complete could not be run. > > Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: > > InstallScript, location: , command: "C:\Program > > > Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\install-script\boo\booi.exe" > > "C:\Program > Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\install-script\install.dir.boo" > > "C:\Program Files\PROGRAM\PROGRAMWebModuleV56\." > "C:\Program > > Files\PROGRAM\." "PROGRAM" "test" > > > > Action ended 19:31:47: InstallScript. Return value 3. > > Action ended 19:31:47: INSTALL. Return value 3. > > > > > > Thanks for any help. Nick > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
