What log is saying about your component? Specifically, Installed/Request/Action values.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dmitry Berkovich Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting folder localtion of component during unisntall Alex, This is exactly what happened, my component was installed and going to be unsiatlled. The problem that my CA need now folder where component was installed. I am looking the way to detect it. Thanks, Dima On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Alexander Shevchuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dmitry, > > Does description below applies to your situation (from > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609(VS.85).aspx)? > > "Note that if a component is already installed, and is not reinstalled, > removed, or moved during the current installation, the action state of the > component is null and the string [$componentkey] evaluates to Null." > > If you experience blank path during complete uninstall make sure that > component is not marked as Permanent. > > Also, make sure your component is not installed to run from source because > your CA might be doing something with the source files, not locally installed > ones. > > Regards, > > Alex Shevchuk > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dmitry > Berkovich > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:38 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Getting folder localtion of component during unisntall > > Hi, > I have some CA that executed during uninstall (just before > RemoveFiles action). My custom action need to know folder where > component was installed. The problem that > session.Format("[$component]") return me empty string. (on > installation phase it contain full path to folder where component > installed). > > Question : what can I do that my CA on uninstall stage will receive > the full path of folder where component installed? > > > Thanks, > Dima > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
