You need to have your .dll in the binary folder under where your wxs is. That is: C:\WiXSource\WixProj1\mysource.wxs and C:\WiXSource\WixProj1\Binary\InstallUtil.dll
However you might also want to check whether you want to use an immediate custom action or a deferred CA. If you're editing files that are installed, or system state, then it will have to be deferred. Afraid I can't help much with your first question about managed CAs - I've always went with the rule of thumb which says "Managed CAs are bad" <Grin/> Have a look http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson3.php#3.3 here and maybe it'll help a little, not exactly on managed CAs but still... Hope that helps, at least a little... Chris-445 wrote: > > Sorry, this is probably a common question... > Is it possible to call a function of a C#-dll with a custom action? How > does it work? Or is it only possible to call C++ - dll's > I added following to my wxs but with the installation I get an error > that the dll wasn't found - that doesn't change when I enter the > absolute path: > ..... > <Binary Id="InstallUtil" SourceFile=".\Test.dll" /> > <CustomAction Id="Install" BinaryKey="InstallUtil" DllEntry="Install" > Execute="immediate" Return="check" /> > ..... > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="Install" After="InstallFiles" /> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Custom-Action---HowTo-call-a-function-from-a-dll--tf4304091.html#a12251411 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
