I will see what I can do. I will probably have more questions about it
though. Thank you.
On 10/9/07, Chad Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I use a custom action to set a property and then use that property to
> create the shortcut on the client desktop. However, I also display a dialog
> so the user can specify the name of the server. Without passing in the name
> of the server I don't see how it can know which machine to use.
>
>
>
> <CustomAction Id ="TARGET1" Property="TARGET1"
> Value="http://[WEBSERVER_NAME]:[PORT_NUMBER]/E3Container
> "/>
>
>
>
> <Custom Action ="TARGET1" Before="CreateShortcuts" />
>
>
>
> <Shortcut Id ="E3DesktopShortcut" Description="INTERLINQ E3 " Name="
> INTERL_1" LongName ="Interlinq E3" Show ="normal" Directory="DesktopFolder
> " Target="[TARGET1]" >
>
> </Shortcut >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Jessi Darling [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:04 AM
> *To:* Chad Petersen
> *Cc:* wix-users
> *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Any Ideas?
>
>
>
> Is there a way that it can be done?
>
> On 10/9/07, *Chad Petersen* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So, basically, you're wanting the client install to search the server for
> the Component? I think ComponentSearch, since it is running in the context
> of the MSI on the client, won't look to another machine for that info.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] *On Behalf Of *Jessi Darling
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:50 AM
> *To:* wix-users
> *Subject:* [WiX-users] Any Ideas?
>
>
>
> I ultimately want to install the main program with all the dlls on the
> server side, then be able to run the client install that adds the shortcuts
> on the desktop and all the other appropriate places that points to the
> single main executable on the server.
>
> I am running a component search to search for a pre-existing executable in
> order to append the shortcuts to it. The client install will work fine if I
> install it from the same machine that installed the main program. However,
> when I switch to another computer and try to run the client install, it
> isn't finding the component. Any ideas on how to fix this?
>
>
>
> Here is my search.
>
> <Property Id="SEARCH">
> <ComponentSearch Id="Executable"
> Guid="D986E82B-3377-4ee5-8ECA-2CA84AAB408C">
> <FileSearch Id="FILE" LongName="BirdDogWM.exe "/>
> </ComponentSearch>
> </Property>
>
> This is where I call it.
>
> <Component Id='FileLink' Guid='{4D3AB1D9-9138-47db-A932-A404F3D24EBD}'>
> <Shortcut Id="startmenuBirdDog" Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
> Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no"
> LongName="Web Manager" Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0"
> Target="[SEARCH]"/>
> <Shortcut Id="desktopWebManager" Directory="DesktopFolder"
> Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no"
> LongName="Web Manager" Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0"
> Target="[SEARCH]"/>
> </Component>
>
> --
> Jessica Darling
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jessica Darling
>
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Jessica Darling
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