I have a large number of files that need to be processed one file at a time by
an internal EXE tool at install-time. Currently I’m trying to generate custom
actions for each file as follows (as in
http://damianblog.com/2008/02/21/configuring-http-namespace-reservations-on-vista-using-wix/):
<CustomAction
Id="Cmd.Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID"
Property="Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID"
Value=""[CLEANUPTOOL]" "[#FILEID]""/>
<CustomAction
Id="Cmd.Cleanup.AtUninstall.FILEID"
Property="Cleanup.AtUninstall.FILEID"
Value=""[CLEANUPTOOL]" "[#FILEID]""/>
<CustomAction
Id="Cmd.Rollback.FILEID"
Property="Rollback.FILEID"
Value=""[CLEANUPTOOL]" "[#FILEID]""/>
<CustomAction
Id="Cmd.Process.FILEID"
Property="Process.FILEID"
Value=""[PROCESSTOOL]" "[#FILEID]""/>
<CustomAction
Id="Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID"
BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="deferred" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no"/>
<CustomAction
Id="Cleanup.AtUninstall.FILEID"
BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="deferred" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no"/>
<CustomAction
Id="Rollback.FILEID"
BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="rollback" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no"/>
<CustomAction
Id="Process.FILEID"
BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="Cmd.Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID" After="CostFinalize"/>
<Custom Action="Cmd.Cleanup.AtUninstall.FILEID" After="CostFinalize"/>
<Custom Action="Cmd.Rollback.FILEID" After="CostFinalize"/>
<Custom Action="Cmd.Process.FILEID" After="CostFinalize"/>
<Custom Action="Cleanup.AtUninstall.FILEID" Before="RemoveFiles">
<![CDATA[REMOVE AND $COMPIDFORFILEID = 2]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="Rollback.FILEID" After="InstallFiles">
<![CDATA[NOT REMOVE]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID" After="Rollback.FILEID">
<![CDATA[NOT REMOVE]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="Process.FILEID" After="Cleanup.AtInstall.FILEID">
<![CDATA[NOT REMOVE]]>
</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
What I really, would like to do is do something like this:
<CustomTable Id="ProcessFile">
<Row>
<Data Column="File_">FILEID1</Data>
</Row>
<Row>
<Data Column="File_">FILEID2</Data>
</Row>
<!-- ...And so on... -->
</CustomTable>
And I'd like to have a custom action that enumerates through the ProcessFile
table, check each File_'s associated component to determine whether the file
should be processed or not, then perform the equivalent of CAQuietExec for the
winning files.
If I understand correctly I need to two custom actions: one for scheduling
(immediate action), and one for doing the work (deferred action).
What exactly gets scheduled in the scheduling custom action?
How does the processing custom action figure out which files to process if it
can't access the MSI db?
Edwin G. Castro
Software Developer - Staff
Electronic Banking Services
Fiserv
Office: 503-746-0643
Fax: 503-617-0291
www.fiserv.com
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