Is this WiX 2 or 3? With WiX 2 I would assume you should write
<CustomAction Id="ValidInstall" Error="$(loc.SomeErrorMessagLabel)" /> Rennie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Cristian Baiu > Sent: 7. juni 2007 09:57 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] How to use a localized string for an > error text of ancustom action > > Hello, > > I need to use in my project an custom action which displays > an error message and aborts installation in some specific > conditions. In order to achieve this I wrote the following line: > > <CustomAction Id="ValidInstall" Error="Some error message"/> > > If I place this custom action in the InstallExecuteSequence > and everything works as I was expecting. When my conditions > are not met, the "Some error message" is displayed and > installation aborted. > > Now, I want to use a localized string as the error message in > order to be able to display the message in different > languages. For this I have added in a wxl file the following > String block: > > <String Id="MyErrMessage" Overridable="yes">Some error > message</String> > > and I have modified my CustomAction block as follows: > > <CustomAction Id="ValidInstall" Error="[MyErrMessage]"/>. > > The project builds fine, but when I run my setup it fails > with the following error: "The installer has encountered an > unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a > problem with this package. The error code is 2869". > > Could you please advise me of what I did wrong and if it's > possible and how to achive what I need ? > > Thanks, > Cristian Baiu > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > 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
