I could be wrong, but I don't think there is any support in MSI for what you are trying to do. What makes you believe this is possible?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vivek Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:35 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Custom Action Before InstallFiles Thanks for your response, but i am having a hard time fitting this custom action in between two features. I checked my Action sequence with Ocra but it doesn't tells me any thing about sequence of installing a feature. can you please provide me some example. Thanks, Vivek Chad Petersen wrote: > > Get Orca. That way you can LOOK at the sequence of ALL actions without > having to even run the install and log anything. Huge time saver. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bhavdeep > Singh > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:22 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Custom Action Before InstallFiles > > Hi Vivek, > > What actually you are trying to do is to run your custom action After > "InstallFiles" but only after one feature. The way i have seen until now > is either we can run custom action Before "InstallFiles" system action > is complete or After "InstallFiles" system action is complete. You want > something in the middle as per Conditional install of one feature. m not > sure but i guess Sequece attribute of <Custom> element could help you in > that. Try to create a Log of your MSI installation and see what is the > sequence number when your feature CompTemp is getting installed and work > around on this. > this is how you could create a log which installing Msi. > > msiexec /i c:\your-msi-file-name-&-ocation /l > c:\you-log-file-name-&-LocationThanks and RegardsBhavdeep Singh > > > >> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:01:48 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running > Custom Action Before InstallFiles> > > You got it correctly Bhavdeep, > yes i was thinking the same way that i have to> keep this in a seperate > feature. > But how can i define the InstallExecuteSequece to run it > before any thing> else kick off.> > Thanks,> Vivek> > > BOB1981 wrote:> >> > > HI Vivek, > > > > Let me understand , are you trying to run your > custom action after this> > TempComp is installed But Before Rest of the > components are installed.?> > if yes then atleast you need to keep > TempComp as one feature and rest> > components and second > feature..Thanks and RegardsBhavdeep Singh> > > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 17 > Sep 2008 08:10:59 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:> >> > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running > Custom> >> Action Before InstallFiles> > > Hi All,> > I am trying some > thing> >> similar. What > i am trying to do is I have one file> which i have included> >> in my > msi and i am copying it in "Temp Folder" using a> component which> >> is > getting called in my main feature element> > > <Directory> >> > Id="TempFolder" SourceName="Temp">> <Component Id="TempComp">> >> > Guid="FD8C351E-7DE5-462B-957D-CA3BFF7BA17F">> <File Id="CLEANUP"> >> > Name="cleanup.cmd" LongName="cleanup.cmd">> >> > Source="dependencies/batch/cleanup.cmd" DiskId="1"/>> </Component>>> >> > </Directory>> > i am calling this component in my main feature like> >> > this:> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Standalone Product"> >> > Level="1"> Description="Installs all Product components">> > <ComponentRef> >> Id="TempComp"/>> <ComponentRef Id="RegistryComp1" />> > <ComponentRef> >> Id="ProductComponent" />> <ComponentRef > Id="OUTPUTFLDR" > > />> <ComponentRef Id="DLLS" />> <ComponentRef > Id="MyService"/>>> > </Feature>> > Now my problem is i have a custom > action (which calls the> > file i placed in> Temp folder) which i > wish to execute to do some cleanup> > before installing my> new files. >> Is it possible i can just copy this> > file and execute my custom > action before> installing any of my files?> >> > Thanks in Advance.> > > Vivek> > > BOB1981 wrote:> > > > Hi All,> > > >> > Everyone has been > really helpfull here with me, first thankyou soo much> >> > for this > help.> > > > Okey now my Question, I am trying to run a Custom> > action > before Install> > Files , this action is to just xcopy existing> > > folder from h:\Sites to> > h:\BackupSites , i added the custome action > and> > InstallExecute Sequence as> > below:-> > > > <CustomAction> > > Id='BackupFiles' Value ='c:\xcopy /e /c /y h:\Sites> > h:\BackupSites'> >> Property='BackupFiles'></CustomAction>> > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence>> >> > <Custom Action='BackupFiles' > Before='InstallFiles'></Custom>> > </In> > stallExecuteSequence>> > > > > My Product.wxs file complie and generates an> > MSI with no errors.> > > But when i install the MSI this actio > n is running> > but with exit code 1 as> > below, part of Log file is > below:> > > > Action> > 16:28:27: BackupFiles. > > Action start > 16:28:27: BackupFiles.> > Action> > ended 16:28:27: BackupFiles. Return > value 1.> > > > it seems the action is> > running but some error while > executing. 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