why not state is local despite while running msi from command line i mention ADDSOURCE=Feature_two now it shows.feature is NULL, if i am installing msi from cd and i want application should install to machine but run only when cd is inserted how can i do this. give example help... please bob any clue...
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:37 PM, sam desilva <sam.desilv...@gmail.com>wrote: > hi > > actually i have build wix aplication which i want to installed from flash > drive to other machine but i want installation should not copy files to > target machine it should run only when the flash drive is plugged ,after > setting all the feature and component run-from-source , msi installtion > copying file in target machine. and in the verbose log it shows all featur > and compnent run-from-local. > it is not runing from source why? > > here is code. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <!-- product "APPS-D--> > <Product Id="672A115E-4817-4ddb-B8FB-1398C7B129E5" > Name="APPS-D_2" > Language="1033" > Version="1.0.0.0" > Manufacturer="I-FLAPPTech" > UpgradeCode="CB77C061-4C1A-4c26-8816-09D33FB2EDAA"> > > > <!--packageing of prouct --> > <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> > > <!--check privilage/admin right condition before intalltion--> > <Condition Message="You need to be an administrator to install this > product."> > Privileged > </Condition> > > <!--compreson and media embed --> > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="no" DiskPrompt="Disk1" > VolumeLabel="Disk 1" /> > <Media Id="2" Cabinet="mediaxyz.cab" EmbedCab="no" DiskPrompt="Disk2" > VolumeLabel="Disk 2" /> > > > > <Property Id="DiskPrompt" Value="[1]" /> > > <!--dirctory heicrachy otinstall --> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="WixProjectFive_New"> > > <!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component > element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this > installer. --> > <!-- TODO: Insert files, registry keys, and other > resources here. --> > <!-- </Component> --> > > <!--First component--> > > <Component Id="Component_one" > Guid="15B302A4-2DDB-4047-89EB-A81A77EFFA6E" DiskId="1" Location="source"> > > > <File Id="RunExe" > Name="dllClient.exe" > Source="E:\Drive E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting > Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\dllClient.exe" > DiskId="1" > Vital="yes"> > > > <Shortcut Id="RunExeStartMenu" > Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" > Name="WixSampleNew" > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" > Icon="DEAT011.ICO" > IconIndex="0" > Advertise="yes" > > </Shortcut> > > <Shortcut Id="RunExeDesktop" > Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="WixSampleNew" > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" > Icon="DEAT011.ICO" > IconIndex="0" > Advertise="yes"> > </Shortcut> > > > > > </File> > > <Registry Id="WixFiveRegInstallDir1" Root="HKLM" > Key="Software\WixProjectFive" Name="TextPah" > Action="write" Type="string" > Value="[INSTALLLOCATION]WixSrcText.txt" > > </Registry> > > <Registry Id="WixFiveRegInstallDir2" Root="HKLM" > Key="Software\WixProjectFive" Name="TextPahWrite" > Action="write" Type="string" > Value="[INSTALLLOCATION]WriteText.txt" > > </Registry> > > <Registry Id="WixFiveRegInstallDir3" Root="HKLM" > Key="Software\WixProjectFive" Name="DllPathRead" > Action="write" Type="string" > Value="[INSTALLLOCATION]WixSrcDll.dll" > > </Registry> > > <File Id ="RunDll" Name="WixSrcDll.dll" Source="E:\Drive > E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\WixSrcDll.dll" > Vital="yes" DiskId="1"> > > </File> > > <File Id ="RunText" Name="WixSrcText.txt" Source="E:\Drive > E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\WixSrcText.txt" > Vital="yes" DiskId="1"> > > </File> > > <!-- remove the file used by program but not part of > intallation package--> > <RemoveFile Id="RemoveWritefile" On="uninstall" > Name="WriteText.txt" /> > > > </Component> > > > <!--second component--> > <Component Id="component_two" Guid > ="ABA305CB-4C75-4a64-9963-115C2B1E82D8" DiskId="2" Location="source"> > > <File Id="textfileid" Name="ReadMe.txt" DiskId="2" > Source="E:\Drive E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting > Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\ReadMe.txt" Vital="yes" > > </File> > > </Component> > > > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <!-- desk top directory and Startmenudirectory--> > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="PMenu"/> > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" /> > > <!--final directory close--> > </Directory> > > > > <!--features of product APPS-D --> > <!--first feature--> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature_one" Title="WixProjectFive_FeatureOne" > Level="1" InstallDefault="source" > > <ComponentRef Id="Component_one"/> > > </Feature> > > <!--second feature--> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature_two" Title="WixProjectFive_FeatureTwo" > Level="1" InstallDefault="source" > > > <ComponentRef Id ="component_two"/> > > > </Feature> > > > > <AdminExecuteSequence /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > <RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallFinalize' /> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="LaunchFile" After="InstallFinalize"> > NOT Installed > </Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > <Icon Id="dllClient.exe" > SourceFile="E:\Drive E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting > Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\dllClient.exe" > > </Icon> > > <Icon Id="DEAT011.ICO" > SourceFile="E:\Drive E\JANUARY01012009\220109\Meeting > Sample\WixProjectFive\Files\DEAT011.ICO" > > > </Icon> > > > <Property Id='NOTEPAD'> > Notepad.exe > </Property> > > <CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' > Property='NOTEPAD' > ExeCommand='[INSTALLLOCATION]ReadMe.txt' > Return='asyncNoWait' > > </CustomAction> > > > > </Product> > </Wix> > here is the log. > > > (UNKNOWN)  Action start 13:04:46: InstallValidate. > (STATE)  MSI (s) (10:30) [13:04:46:984]: Feature: > ProductFeature_one; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local > (STATE)  MSI (s) (10:30) [13:04:46:984]: Feature: > ProductFeature_two; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local > (STATE)  MSI (s) (10:30) [13:04:46:984]: Component: Component_one; > Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local > (STATE)  MSI (s) (10:30) [13:04:46:984]: Component: component_two; > Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local > > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:43 AM, John Nannenga < > john.nanne...@microsoft.com> wrote: > >> Features and components both have "state" information which indicate the >> current state [status] and requested action of the feature / component. >> >> Refer to: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012(VS.85).aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012%28VS.85%29.aspx> >> and perhaps this: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367858(VS.85).aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367858%28VS.85%29.aspx> >> >> >> WI allows applications [or portions of an application] to run directly >> from a network share without the need for the application to be installed on >> a local machine [of course, assuming the application supports this, etc...]. >> This is what you refer to as "Run from Source". >> >> What you refer to as "Run from Local" means pretty much just that...the >> feature will be installed locally on the machine. >> >> I don't have an easy to understand WiX sample for this (not sure if >> someone already might have blogged on this) >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: sam desilva [mailto:sam.desilv...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:09 AM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] feature component state source /local >> >> what does it mean by feature component state >> how this state stored in registry.? >> what is the meaning of run-from-source or run-from-local >> it you give any wix example .with mentioning installation steps would be >> good; >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations >> Conference from O'Reilly Media. 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