Yeah, this scenario doesn't work well at all. The ideal is that your CustomActions have as few dependencies on the system as possible. My suggestion is always that CustomActions should only depend on stuff that ships with lowest OS you support "out of the box".
Typically, this means sharing code between the actual DLL and the CustomAction DLL via .lib files... or reducing the CustomAction to not do as much work. It really depends on the situation. You'll find your world works out far better this way. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Randall Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:40 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] CustomAction DLL (type 1) with dependencies - help I have a CustomAction DLL that was working just fine. However, I recently updated it and it now depends on another DLL. That DLL isn't a typical system DLL and is not already on the system. I can't seem to figure out WHERE to put the DLL so that it is available when the CustomAction is invoked. It is not as simple as putting it in the install directory. That fails with a 3 - not found. I want to avoid installing it into the SystemFolder if possible. It is a private DLL and I don't want to contribute to DLL-HELL. Expanding my knowledge of WiX, Robert ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
