Use the <RemoveFile> element instead.
-----Original Message----- From: MeCoco [mailto:vcotirl...@hotmail.com] Sent: 29 November 2010 13:45 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] QtExecDeferred and using a property in the cmd line Hi all, I need to delete a specific file (created by our product) after uninstalling the product. For that I'm using the Quiet Execution CustomAction like: <Property Id="QtExecDeferred" Value='"[SystemFolder]\Cmd.exe" /C del /Q "[INSTALLLOCATION]\momo.txt"'/> <CustomAction Id="QtExecDeferred" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec" Execute="deferred" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no"/> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="QtExecDeferred" After="RemoveExistingProducts"/> </InstallExecuteSequence> When I'm building this I get the following 2 warnings: warning CNDL1077: The 'QtExecDeferred' Property contains '[SystemFolder]' in its value which is an illegal reference to another property. If this value is a string literal, not a property reference, please ignore this warning. To set a property with the value of another property, use a CustomAction with Property and Value attributes. warning CNDL1077: The 'QtExecDeferred' Property contains '[APPLICATIONFOLDER]' in its value which is an illegal reference to another property. If this value is a string literal, not a property reference, please ignore this warning. To set a property with the value of another property, use a CustomAction with Property and Value attributes. By looking into the log file, I see that the execution failed, with "file not found": MSI (s) (4C:28) [14:26:46:842]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=QtExecDeferred,ActionType=3137,Source=Binary Data,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="[SystemFolder]\Cmd.exe" /C del /Q "[INSTALLLOCATION]\momo.txt") MSI (s) (4C:80) [14:26:46:853]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8DF2.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec MSI (s) (4C:80) [14:26:46:853]: Generating random cookie. MSI (s) (4C:80) [14:26:46:871]: Created Custom Action Server with PID 7996 (0x1F3C). MSI (s) (4C:4C) [14:26:46:973]: Running as a service. MSI (s) (4C:4C) [14:26:46:976]: Hello, I'm your 32bit Elevated custom action server. CAQuietExec: Error 0x80070002: Command failed to execute. CAQuietExec: Error 0x80070002: CAQuietExec Failed I assume the problem is that I'm using [SystemFolder] and [INSTALLLOCATION] in a deferred CustomAction. By searching the internet I found somebody saying: "> You can't access properties directly from a defered custom action. You > have to use another custom action that sets a property matching the name of > your action." The problem is that I don't know how to do that? Can someone pls, taking in account the above lines of code, tell me how and what do I need to change to follow this instruction? Thank you, MeCoco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
