MsiEnableLog (~0, ..... ) doesn't work. Something like MsiEnableLog (INSTALLLOGMODE_VERBOSE,......) does. What are you coding in? If C++, there are header files etc.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krause, Henning Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:36 PM To: Paul McCloskey Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct Hello, I'm currently testing this by calling c:\winodows\system32\calc.exe... to minimize side-effects. And I wait for the other process to finish. Kind regards, Henning > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul McCloskey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:41 PM > To: Krause, Henning; Ben Greenberg > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > Are you waiting for the perquisite executables to completely finish > installing before trying to call MsiInstallProduct? There can be only > one executing MSI at a time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krause, > Henning > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:36 PM > To: Ben Greenberg > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > Hello, > > I already call MsiEnableLog(~0, logfile, 3); > > But no log is created. The method fails instantly. > > Kind regards, > Henning > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:23 PM > > To: Krause, Henning > > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > Perhaps you can try shelling out and running msiexec.exe with logging > > enabled. Even if it still doesn't work, you may have a more > > descriptive > > error message. > > > > bg > > > > > > Krause, Henning wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm writing a setup-bootstrapper which installs some required > > software > > > before the actual MSI is executed. The MSI is installed via > > > MsiInstallProduct. > > > > > > This works just fine if no external process is called prior to the > > call > > > to MsiInstallProduct. > > > > > > But if I launch any executable prior to the call, MsiInstallProduct > > > fails with E_FAIL (0x80004005). > > > > > > I've googled for this combination but found nothing. > > > > > > Anyone got a clue? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Henning > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
