Since there are various languages available to write such a Custom Action in I won't venture down that path myself, but I'd just say you can copy a file using a batch file, a VBS, a JS or C++ and likely others. The first set of Custom Actions calls whatever method chosen above to copy the file on board and a second set of Custom Actions launches the clean-up itself by calling that clean-up file process that was copied on in the first step. Condition the Custom Actions to run or not based off of your command line MYFLAG property. I'd think that should be possible.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vivek Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:17 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Custom Action Before InstallFiles First of all thanks to everyone for being so helpful so far, Chad my special thanks to you. Chad may be i am asking you for a extra favour if copying a file from CustomAction is possible can you provide me an example i will be very thankful to you. Thanks, Vivek Chad Petersen wrote: > > Then, it sounds to me like you will want to expand you Custom Action > script itself to not only run the clean up, but also copy the file onto > the system you use for the clean up. That should do it. But, no way to > copy one Feature, do some Custom Action and then copy another Feature, > that I'm aware of. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vivek > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:40 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Custom Action Before InstallFiles > > > Thanks Chad, but i am running this msi under too many different > scenario's > > 1) If the user is installing by his own i want to preserve some registry > settings (I do not want this cleanup thing to run in this case. > 2) If we are pushing the install from the server using: > msiexec /i myapp.msi MYFLAG=1 > > in this case i want to run the cleanup files, which is giving me all > this > pain :-((. > > Thanks Again > > quote author="Chad Petersen"> > I'm not Francis, but have a thought for you. > > Why not have your new MSI remove the older InstallShield MSI using the > Upgrade element? It's built in. I always opt for built in features > before using anything custom if it is available. Don't make things > harder than they are. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vivek > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:04 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Custom Action Before InstallFiles > > > Hi Francis, > > May be my approach is wrong as i am a newbie with Wix with no prior > experience on Install Shield. > > What i am trying to do here is we have some users that are using a msi > (created with Install Shield) and we are replacing this old msi with the > new > one which we are creating with Wix. > > So for removing old msi completely from user machine we have created a > batch > file that cleans up registry, removes product related files and folders > and > removes service that are installed with the old version of msi (created > with > Install shield). > > And before i install my new version i want to execute this script to > clean > all files and setting related to prior msi. > > Please suggest if there is any better approach to achieve my goal. > > Thanks, > Vivek > > > > Francis Kam wrote: >> >> I was under the impression that InstallFiles is a single discrete > action >> and >> can not be broken down per-file. I don't think what you're trying to > do is >> possible with your current approach. Instead, I would consider putting >> your >> CA in the Binary table rather than explicitly installing it on the > file >> system. Although I just realized you're using a batch file... I can't >> recall >> if you can put a batch file in the Binary table (although I imagine > you >> can >> put any sort of file in there). >> >> What are you actually trying to accomplish? What exactly does the > batch >> file >> do? >> >> -Francis >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Vivek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - >> 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 >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Running-Custom-Action-Before-InstallFiles-tp1093699 > p1096515.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > 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 > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Running-Custom-Action-Before-InstallFiles-tp1093699 > p1096637.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Running-Custom-Action-Before-InstallFiles-tp1093699 p1098454.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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
