To use your new error 25001 you need to call (something in your custom action that will eventually call) MsiProcessMessage passing it the INSTALLMESSAGE_ERROR value and a record that includes your error number as described in the page http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371614.aspx.
The custom action itself shouldn't return 25001. It should return the documented return values for the type of custom action you created. -----Original Message----- From: Pratapa Reddy Sanaga [mailto:pratap.san...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:28 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Pratap Sanaga Subject: Re: [WiX-users] End dialog UI Thanks Nick! I want to end the installation(in case of failure) with a custom message like "Installation failed with 0x80240437. Please check that your system clock is showing the correct time and retry installation again." I created a localizable error table with error code 25001 for the above message. I'm not able to figure out how to link this custom error 25001 to the MSI UI so that the message pops up on the UI. This link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368554(VS.85).aspx, talks about 25000 to 30000 error codes for authors of custom actions. So, if I return a specific 25001 error from my custom action that fails the installation, what more should I do for the corresponding message to show up in the UI? Thanks, Pratap. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Nick Ramirez <nickra...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > You could get the WixUI_Minimal.wxs file from the WiX source code, save it > to > your project under a different name, like "CustomWixUI_Minimal.wxs". Open > it > up and change the UI element's Id to "CustomWixUI_Minimal". > > <UI Id="CustomWixUI_Minimal"> > > Add a UIRef element to your main .wxs file with an Id that matches. > > <UIRef Id="CustomWixUI_Minimal" /> > > Going back to CustomWixUI_Minimal.wxs, comment out the Welcome dialog. > > <!--<DialogRef Id="WelcomeEulaDlg" />--> > > That should just leave you with the dialogs that show the progress bar, the > message at the end and handle any errors. > > <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" /> > <DialogRef Id="FatalError" /> > <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" /> > <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" /> > <DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" /> > <DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" /> > <DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" /> > <DialogRef Id="UserExit" /> > > > > psanaga wrote: > > > > I'm trying to find out which UI library would be most suitable for my > > project. Currently I use LimitUI property in the wix file and with this > > property, I don't get an end dialog which informs the user about > > success/failure of the installation. I want to add another modal dialog > > which would inform the user about success or failure and also a help text > > to > > the user in case of a failure. > > > > I tried using WixUI_Minimal dialog library, but it has lot of unnecessary > > dialogs that I don't need(start and license screens). I just want a > simple > > UI with which the user wouldn't have to interact at all, except for the > > end > > dialog. How can I do this? > > > > Thanks, > > Pratap. > > > > > > -- > > Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/End-dialog-UI- tp5085685p5086435.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 > -- Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
