As an aside, in your schema, you should use a namespace that is not from MSFT unless you work for that company. Ideally you will use a domain you (or your employer) own/control.
On to your queries (not in order): The error seems to mean that the -ext yourextension.dll was missing from the candle command-line. If you are using an msbuild .wixproj file built using Votive, did you forget to add a reference to your extension dll? Alternately, your schema's "targetNamespace" doesn't match the namespace you selected in your CompilerExtension (I always simply retrieve the schema's targetNamespace instead of hardcoding it in my C# code so they never differ). Also make sure you didn't get the case wrong in your namespace: XML is case sensitive (even if Microsoft often isn't). The wixlib needs to be returned from the GetLibrary() override method of your WixExtension-derived class. You can use the LoadLibraryHelper() method if you embedded your wixlib as a resource into your dll (usually the same way you embed your tables.xml, especially if you used the LoadTableDefinitionHelper() method to retrieve your tables.xml in your override of the TableDefinitions property getter). The decompiler class is only required if you create/consume custom tables and expect anyone to be able to easily use the melt tool on any package files created using your extension. -----Original Message----- From: Mazin Sayid Ali [mailto:mazin.s...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Trying to create a Wix Extension Hi, A newbie query. I'm trying to create a wix extension. I've done the following. Created a CustomAction which runs on a CustomTable. Created a Dll as pre Wix documentation on creating a extension. Then I inherited the WixExtension Class and CompilerExtension Class. ( I reused SqlExtension ) I did not create the Decompiler class (Is this required?) I added the tables. xml file. Few questions: Is there anything we need to do while building the extension? How do I embed the wixlib in the extension? I get the following error while building the MSI The Component element contains an unhandled extension element 'dbpro:DeployDatabase'. Please ensure that the extension for elements in the 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/DBProExtension' namespace has been provided. Thanks in advance. Mazin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) 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/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) 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/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
