I already tried below solution but is not writing to console, I think MsiProcessMessage works only if the custom action is run through msiexec or if the CA is immediate mode, but where as I am running these CA through smoke utility & for the CA to be made immediate I will have to create the CA from using installer project work space.
In some of samples I have seen it uses OutputDebugString for writing it to the console Naga Ram M Chavakula | Project Manager O: 608.448.3116 |M: 0091.9885778079 | nagara...@symphony.cc Symphony Corporation | Hyderabad, A.P.India-500 082 | A SEI-CMMI Level 4 Company We synchronize business, technology and people -----Original Message----- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:35 AM To: nagara...@symphony.cc; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using custom action You need to use MsiProcessMessage with the INSTALLMESSAGE_USER type. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa369205.aspx for details. -----Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 5:13 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] writing to console from smoke.exe using custom action Hi, I wrote a custom action dll in C++ & added to .cub file that I am using in -cub switch in smoke.exe, I was not successful in writing to console like the ICE(s) in darice.cub does it but I am able to display the log info in MessageBox. Thanks, Nag ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
