Your Custom Action has to be deferred. If it is immediate (the default), then it is run before the exe gets installed onto the system.
-Brian Simoneau -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mikebartlett Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:57 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Help!!! Can't get Custom Action to launch EXE installedwith App Hi, I am using Notepad.exe as an example. I have created the following simple wxs, which compiles and links fine. However when I run the MSI it crashes with an error. According to all the documentation what I am doing is right. can anyone help?? I would be very grateful for any assistance. -Mike <?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi'> <Product Name='Test to run notepad' Id='7bd1db07-03a2-421e-8b07-7313405728d7' Language='1031' Codepage='1252' Version='1.0.0' Manufacturer='Mike Bartlett.'> <Package Id='422c530d-ac33-4e41-b3fb-c981387886ba' Keywords='Installer' Description="Test to run Notepad" Comments='no comments.' Manufacturer='Mike Bartlett.' InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1031' Compressed='yes' SummaryCodepage='1252' /> <Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" /> <Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="Test to run notepad" /> <Property Id='VERSION' Value="1.0.11" /> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> <Directory Id='WindowsFolder'> <Directory Id='tempdr' Name='tmp' LongName='temp'> <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='Nant' LongName='NantBuild'> <Component Id="component0" DiskId="1" Guid="b0a36e15-083a-48c2-9641-426479d82f45"> <File Id="notepad" Name="notepad" src="C:\WINDOWS\system32\Notepad.exe" /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id='Complete' Title='Test to run notepad' Description='The test.' Display='expand' Level='1' ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLDIR'> <ComponentRef Id='component0' /> </Feature> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Minimal" /> <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" /> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR">TARGETDIR</Property> <CustomAction Id="run_notepad" FileKey="notepad" ExeCommand=" " Return="check" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="run_notepad" After="InstallFiles"><![CDATA[NOT Installed]]></Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Product> </Wix> -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Help%21%21%21-Can%27t-get-Custom-Action-to-launch- EXE-installed-with-App-tf3841607.html#a10877961 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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
