Oren, you should include tools.dll as a resource inside CustomActions.dll (or just include it at the end of the file using some mechanism whereby you can pull it back out), and then extract it to a temp folder during your initial processing in CustomActions.dll and load it using LoadLibrary.
"Oren Mazor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/19/2008 08:12 AM Please respond to "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] daisy chaining DLLs in custom actions hi all, I'm trying to do a system verification step as part of my install, but I've encountered a small problem with the standard custom action dll solution. I've created a CustomActions.dll to contain a isValidSystem call. unfortunately, the algorithm to validate the system is inside yet another dll (tools.dll) that I must load. My initial knee-jerk idea was to include tools.dll as part of the installation and just fetch INSTALLDIR inside CustomActions.dll, but of course that wont work since I can't actually install the application to determine if I should install the application :) I tried including tools.dll as a binary key, but of course msi places it in the windows temp directory under some other name, and I can't access that, unless there is some way to find out the path given the binary key ID? thanks Oren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless otherwise noted in this email or its attachments, this communication does not form a Statement of Actuarial Opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ************************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
