See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1792782/wix-how-can-i-launch-a-help-file-after-installation-wixui-exitdialogoptionalc
Basically you just need to launch [WindowsFolder]hh.exe with your CHM as a parameter, rather than trying to launch the CHM itself. Sascha On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Goran Brcanski <goran.brcan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is it possible to run .chm file during installation? > > I added one checkbox, and if it's checked custom action is called which > should show install guide. > > I tried this: > > <Binary Id="InstallGuide" SourceFile="InstallGuide.chm" /> > > <CustomAction Id='ShowInstallGuide' BinaryKey="InstallGuide" ExeCommand='' > Execute='immediate' Return='asyncNoWait' /> > > > Checkbox state is checked on Next button click: > <Publish Dialog="CustomWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction" > Value="ShowInstallGuide">SHOW_INSTALL_GUIDE = "1"</Publish> > > It works if I define executable file in Binary element, but nothing happens > for .chm or any other non executable file. > > I was thinking to try calling hh.exe InstallGuide.chm but I am not sure how > to call this when InstallGuide.chm is not on the disk but in installer. > > > Thanks, > Goran > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Show-help-file-during-installation-tp5013146p5013146.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
