You can ignore issue (2), I figured that one out. Any help on the COM registration issue would be much appreciated.
sanjay > -----Original Message----- > From: Sanjay Poria [mailto:sanjay.po...@xanalys.com] > Sent: 18 March 2010 13:21 > Subject: [WiX-users] Creating ProgramMenuFolders and COM Server > registration > > I am creating a Wix 3.0 installer for a product and have come against a > number of issues (migrating from InstallShield). I had a general look > around but cant find the answers so im hoping someone can help me: > > 1) The doc tells me that I should have one component per file and > I want to have all installation files in a single feature but then I > get a warning (LGHT1076 : ICE47) that I should try and have fewer than > 817 components in a feature. Why is this a bad idea? > > 2) I wish to create a folder structure in the start menu using the > following folder structure on installation and use the statements below > to do it: > > ProgramMenuFolder\Vendor\ApplicationName > ProgramMenuFolder\Vendor\ApplicationName\Advanced > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs"> > <Directory Id="StartMenuVendor" Name="VendorName"> > <Directory Id="StartMenuAppName" Name="AppName"> > <Component Id="StartMenuEntries" Guid="..."> > <CreateFolder Directory="StartMenuXanalys" /> > <RemoveFolder Id='StartMenuAppName' On='uninstall' /> > <RemoveFolder Id='StartMenuAppAdvanced' On='uninstall'/> > <RemoveFolder Id='StartMenuVendor' On='uninstall' > Directory='StartMenuVendor'/> > <RegistryValue Root='HKCU' > Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value='' > KeyPath='yes' /> > </Component> > <Directory Id=" StartMenuAppAdvanced" Name="Advanced"> > <Component Id=" StartMenuAppAdvanced" Guid="..." > > <CreateFolder/> > <RemoveFolder Id= StartMenuAppAdvanced On='uninstall'/> > </Component> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="StartMenuAppAdvanced" Name="Advanced" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > I find that the VendorName folder is not created on > install and I get a compile error for the Advanced folder (presumably > because it has no file elements?). Can someone tell me why the former > error occurs and is there a way to force creation of a (potentially > empty) folder. > > 3) Third issue is related to COM server registration. I have a out > of process COM server implemented in a exe (e.g. app.exe) file with an > external type library (e.g. app.tlb). I want this to be registered > during install and unregistered during uninstall (the equivalent of > app.exe /RegServer and app.exe /UnRegServer). I thought I could > simply do this: > > </Component ...> > <File Id="filA7723DE8CBBF678AC3819B61A67C4CD5" KeyPath="yes" > Source="app.exe"> > <TypeLib Id="86B995C7-EC9C-11D4-BEEA-000347024BE1" > Description="Application Object Library" Language="0" MajorVersion="1" > MinorVersion="0" /> > </File> > </Component> > > Where the typelib line is extracted by harvesting the entries of > app.tlb using heat (and just taking the first line). This doesnt seem > to work. > > Thanks > sanjay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
