Thanks, as you suggested earlier I think the COM component should have references to any one of below tables
Class table ProgId table Registry table SelfReg table TypeLib table & hence I think there should be a reference in File table to any one above for COM component - Nag -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 6:34 AM To: nagara...@symphony.cc Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Use of the SelfReg table is optional and one of several ways to register COM using MSI. It might be populated or it might not. Unless you build the MSIs yourself, you have no way to be sure that it will be used. The relationship between the two is expressed by the entries in the SelfReg table referring back to the File table: the File_ field of a SelfReg row holds a File table ID. -----Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 12:20 To: Peter Shirtcliffe; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Thanks once again for clarification, I think if there is any way to locate non-COM file then that should be File table & selfReg table, like if suppose if a particular record in File table has reference to selfReg then it is COM component else a non-COM, but I am not really sure if the File table has any relationship with selfReg table or not. - Nag -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:48 AM To: nagara...@symphony.cc Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) All COM, non-COM and .Net DLL files will be in the File table. .Net assemblies *may* be in the MSIAssembly table as well as the File table but dont have to be. If you install a .Net assembly into the application directory, then you can put it in the File table only. -----Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 10:37 To: Peter Shirtcliffe; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Hi, Thanks for your information. I have one more question. Is it true that both COM & non-COM are maintained in Files table & where as all .NET components are maintained under msiAssembly table - Nag -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:28 AM To: nagara...@symphony.cc; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: RE: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) I presume you mean how do you differentiate between COM and non-COM DLLs - some COM DLLs are written in C++ :) There is no certain way of spotting a COM DLL from the MSI alone because it might be self-registering, registered by an external application or be used with registry-free COM. If there is any COM registration information to be found in the MSI, it could be in any of the following: Class table ProgId table Registry table SelfReg table TypeLib table There is no equivalent of the MSIAssembly table for COM. -----Original Message----- From: nagaram.c [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: 29 December 2009 09:59 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Hi, Is there a way that I could differentiate between COM & C++ DLL by looking into the installer database file (.msi), I know that all .NET components are maintained in msiAssembly table but I think both COM & C++ files are maintained under Files table, is there a way by looking into some attributes in the table that I can know if that is of type C++ DLL or COM component. Thanks, Nag 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
