Bob, Thanx for your quick response...
Why is it not recommended and what about it is difficult to get right? Cheers Chuck Bob Arnson wrote: > Chuck wrote: >> Is it possible to call a third party dll, included in my installer as >> a binary file only, from a custom action that is in a C++ dll? >> > > No. MSI extracts one file at a time as needed to execute a CA. >> If that isn't possible is that anyway to access a 3rd party dll from >> my custom action prior to the installation of files? >> > > You can extract it yourself, to a secure location appropriate for the > user's rights (e.g., on an admin-ACL'd directory when the user is an > admin; otherwise local temp). It's not recommended, as it's difficult > to get right. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
