Which part of the requirements exactly would this be against the basic concepts of Windows Installer?
Sounds like a pretty fundamental flaw in Windows Installer. I'd expect this sort of functionality to be a 'given' in any Installer Framework. Regards, Jamie On 11 August 2010 15:02, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com> wrote: > Don't use Windows Installer, use something else like a self-extracting > archive or some non-Windows Installer installation development package. > What you're trying to achieve is pretty much contrary to the basic > concepts & function of Windows Installer. > > Palbinder Sandher > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > http://www.iesve.com > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. > SC151456 > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > Glasgow G20 0SP > Email Disclaimer > > -----Original Message----- > From: jamie benson [mailto:jamieben...@gmail.com] > Sent: 11 August 2010 08:22 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Help with WIX Installers > > Hi all, > > I'm looking to write a standard install template for one of our > products, but I've come into a bit of difficult when working with CA's > > Essentially we want a installer to copy files to be used by another > tool, run a tool then delete the temporary files on disk. If possible > this will be in the TempFolder and won't cause the MSI to be broken > within the registry. > > On uninstall, we'll then call the external tool to remove any files it > created on install. > > This internal tool could fail so if we could generate an error message > back that would also be great. > > I've got a starting point (snippet below) which performs the basics, but > if I could get errors and install/uninstall working as desired I've be > incredibly grateful > > Regards, > Jamie > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <Product Id="86ac8b33-f878-4bf1-ae97-84f3c8dbab40" Name="REMOVED" > Language=" > 1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="REMOVED" UpgradeCode=" > 92347fc8-1e0f-4601-a96e-d01a46adebec"> > > <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="REMOVED.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <Property Id="ALLUSERS">1</Property> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="TempFolder"> > > <Directory Id="Bod" Name="Bod"> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > <Property Id="REMOVED" Value='Administration.exe'></Property> > > <CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' Property='REMOVED' ExeCommand="-ad " > [Bod]\" REMOVED 1.0" Return='check' /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize"/> > > <Custom Action="LaunchFile" After="InstallFinalize">NOT > Installed</Custom> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="favicon.ico"/> > > <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" /> > > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Plugin" Level="1" > > Description="Description"> > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="ExternalAssemblies"/> > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="BodPluginBinaries"/> > > </Feature> > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_Mondo" /> > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" /> > > </Product> > > </Wix> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-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 > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-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 Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
