It worked! i tried to set the wrong property = WIXUI_INSTALLDIR instead of INSTALLDIR Thank you!
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Re: Ping Server from dialog (Simon Topley) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:41:26 +0800 > From: Kiran Kumar Kolli <kiran.ko...@microsoft.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > > <3bf4618448e53346854ef0f7a69dca08231a861...@aa-exmsg-c426.southpacific.corp.microsoft.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Peter, thanks for the quick information. Also when you say "do validation > somewhere else", can light.exe do it again or is there some other tool which > can do it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: 22 September 2009 18:52 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > > The event log entry is added when light calls the windows installer service > to perform ice validation. I imagine that, just as you can't run the execute > sequence of several installers at once, you can't run several validations at > the same time either. > > I searched and found this thread that seems to support this. > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=A00CB80DE3F3D1429D > 317D978E4B8FE14063747B48%40NA-EXMSG-C125.redmond.corp.microsoft.com > > Adding -sval to your light command lines will prevent the error, but it's > advisable to do validation somewhere else if you do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kiran Kumar Kolli [mailto:kiran.ko...@microsoft.com] > Sent: 22 September 2009 13:59 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > > In our builds we are seeing occasional failures such as follows > 2>e:\v7sp2\private\source\common\sku\oslomergemodules\partner\1>e:\v7sp2 > \private\source\common\sku\oslomergemodules\partner\loc\en\light.exe : > error LGHT0217 : An unexpected external UI message was received: The Windows > Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows > Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for > assistance. > > And event log at that time had the following error too > Product: -- Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. > This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact > your support personnel for assistance. > > In our build environment there can be multiple light.exe running in parallel. > When we build each one individually we are not seeing any issues. > > Also while light.exe is executing its adding few event-log entries like > "Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: . Product > Version: . Product Language: . Installation success or error status: 0." > > Can someone help us understand what's happening here and how to fix this > issue. > > Build machine: Windows Server 2008 SP1. > > Thanks In advance, > Kiran Kumar > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the > only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing > skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the > curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. 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Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:30:49 +0100 > From: "Simon Topley" <simon.top...@wallingfordsoftware.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Ping Server from dialog > To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > > <c08d45d2a3595d4aaf2b4a6ca3cd1100494...@bob.internal.wallingfordsoftware.co.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Ok I have it running ping using CAQuietExec, I think this maybe a step > in the right direction. I just need to deal with triggering it from a > dialog button click and capturing the return value to inspect, so I can > display an appropriate message. > > <Property Id="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""ping.exe" /n 1 > [ISASERVER]"/> > <CustomAction Id="pingServer" BinaryKey="wixca" > DllEntry="CAQuietExec" Execute="immediate" Return="check"/> > <Binary Id="wixca" src="wixca.dll"/> > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action='pingServer' After="InstallFinalize">NOT > Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > Disclaimer: This electronic communication and its attachments may contain > confidential, proprietary and/or legally privileged information which are for > the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient, any use, distribution, or reproduction of this communication is > strictly prohibited and may be unlawful; please contact the sender and delete > this communication. 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Where > business communications relate to the MWH Soft Limited entity, the registered > office is as above and the company is registered in England as registration > number 6975921. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:02 +0100 > From: "Peter Shirtcliffe" <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > > <2c6b63e82075344ba0a0a6a5064a25a603f6c...@sheffmail0302.sheffield.sdl.corp> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > You can validate with Orca or, if you want an automated solution, you > can use smoke.exe from the wix tool set to validate the MSIs > sequentially in a build. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kiran Kumar Kolli [mailto:kiran.ko...@microsoft.com] > Sent: 22 September 2009 14:41 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > > Peter, thanks for the quick information. Also when you say "do > validation somewhere else", can light.exe do it again or is there some > other tool which can do it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: 22 September 2009 18:52 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > > The event log entry is added when light calls the windows installer > service to perform ice validation. I imagine that, just as you can't run > the execute sequence of several installers at once, you can't run > several validations at the same time either. > > I searched and found this thread that seems to support this. > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=A00CB80DE3F3D1429D > 317D978E4B8FE14063747B48%40NA-EXMSG-C125.redmond.corp.microsoft.com > > Adding -sval to your light command lines will prevent the error, but > it's advisable to do validation somewhere else if you do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kiran Kumar Kolli [mailto:kiran.ko...@microsoft.com] > Sent: 22 September 2009 13:59 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Light.exe failing with error 1719 > > In our builds we are seeing occasional failures such as follows > 2>e:\v7sp2\private\source\common\sku\oslomergemodules\partner\1>e:\v7sp2 > \private\source\common\sku\oslomergemodules\partner\loc\en\light.exe : > error LGHT0217 : An unexpected external UI message was received: The > Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the > Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support > personnel for assistance. > > And event log at that time had the following error too > Product: -- Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service could not be > accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly > installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance. > > In our build environment there can be multiple light.exe running in > parallel. When we build each one individually we are not seeing any > issues. > > Also while light.exe is executing its adding few event-log entries like > "Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: . Product > Version: . Product Language: . Installation success or error status: 0." > > Can someone help us understand what's happening here and how to fix this > issue. > > Build machine: Windows Server 2008 SP1. > > Thanks In advance, > Kiran Kumar > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and > stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register > now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. > If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and > requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its > contents, and we further request that you advise us. > SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. > Registered number: 02675207. > Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire > SL6 7DY, UK. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and > stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register > now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and > stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register > now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:07:09 +0530 > From: Khyati Mehta <khyati.meh...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Property from command line not working > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <139061c90909220637r65148016se3ffcba429f68...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > In your command, you should specify INSTALLDIR and not TARGETDIR. I'm not > sure what are you using, as you haven't mentioned anything. > command: msiexec.exe /i "<msipath>" INSTALLDIR="<overridepath>" > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Daniel Kubovsky <kubovs...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> In my WIX source 2 properties are defined (both are path to folders) >> their default is directories I created in the wix. for example: >> >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir" > >> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="p"> >> <Component Id="CLibrary" >> Guid="0E9D7374-5CA0-4229-913F-292452777A38"> >> <Condition>WIXUI_INSTALLDIR</Condition> >> <File Id="CDLL" Name="C.dll" DiskId="1" >> Source="C.dll" KeyPath="yes"/> >> . >> . >> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" Secure="yes" /> >> >> from the definition you can see that the default value is c:\p >> >> The property is presented and set in an install dialog and it works >> fine with UI. >> Yet, from command line when setting the parameter to some other >> value it still install to c:\p ignoring the parameter set. >> Also in the logs I can see the overwriting. >> - why is that? >> >> >> Any ideas? >> Thanks Inbal >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA >> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your >> developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay >> ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:58:48 -0700 (PDT) > From: danimian <miand...@gmail.com> > Subject: [WiX-users] How to execute .Net Framework Condition at Last > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <1253631528873-3693467.p...@n2.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Hi, > our installation project have 4 conditions for checking the system > requirements. > 1. User is Administrator or not. > 2. Windows XP with SP2 is available or not. > 3. .NetFramework, if not the generate Bootstrapper > 4. DB2 Client is available or not. > All are working well But the problem is if we execute setup.exe, it executes > .Net Framework Condition first from code, after completing .Net Framework > installation (generating Bootstrapper) it checks other conditions. > > Problem: Our requirements are first execute all other Conditions first and > last check must be on .Net Framework. How to execute .Net Framework > condition at last ??? > > Best Regards > Adnan > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-execute-Net-Framework-Condition-at-Last-tp3693467p3693467.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:16:51 +0100 > From: "Simon Topley" <simon.top...@wallingfordsoftware.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Ping Server from dialog > To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > > <c08d45d2a3595d4aaf2b4a6ca3cd1100494...@bob.internal.wallingfordsoftware.co.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I've triggered it from the dialog using DoAction: > > <Control Id="Install" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" > Height="17" Default="yes" Text="&Next >"> > <Publish Event="NewDialog" > Value="[WixUI_RMSPortInput_Next]">1</Publish> > <Publish Event="DoAction" Value="pingISAServer">1</Publish> > </Control> > > > > I still haven't taclked putting the return value in a property, but i > notice that you don't tell CAQuietExec to use QtExecCmdLine, so when i > came to adding a second command line call I hit a wall, is there a way > to specify what property should be used by CAQuietExec? > > Simon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Topley > Sent: 22 September 2009 15:31 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: Ping Server from dialog > > Ok I have it running ping using CAQuietExec, I think this maybe a step > in the right direction. I just need to deal with triggering it from a > dialog button click and capturing the return value to inspect, so I can > display an appropriate message. > > <Property Id="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""ping.exe" /n 1 > [ISASERVER]"/> > <CustomAction Id="pingServer" BinaryKey="wixca" > DllEntry="CAQuietExec" Execute="immediate" Return="check"/> > <Binary Id="wixca" src="wixca.dll"/> > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action='pingServer' After="InstallFinalize">NOT > Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > Disclaimer: This electronic communication and its attachments may contain > confidential, proprietary and/or legally privileged information which are for > the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient, any use, distribution, or reproduction of this communication is > strictly prohibited and may be unlawful; please contact the sender and delete > this communication. 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