The script fails to run even when it does nothing:
Sub myFunction()
End Sub
However, when I embed the vbscript into a custom action, it works:
<CustomAction Id="testVBScript" Script="vbscript" Execute="immediate" >
<![CDATA[
msgbox "Hello World"
]]>
</CustomAction>
It's only when I try to call it externally that it fails - even when my
antivirus is turned off.
I tried to keep the example as simple as possible, but, I'd really like to
see any code that successfully calls an external script.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Stoll [mailto:unwicht...@mistoll.de]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 4:27 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working
AFAIK the msi engine does use a special host. So a vbs which runs with
wscript may be invalid with the msi scripting host.
I once created a vbs custom action. If I remeber correctly the msi host
does not support msgbox function.
Michael
Am 17.06.2011 00:06, schrieb Roy Clemmons:
> I hope this didn't post twice. I didn't see it in the forum, but, forgive
me
> if this is a duplicate.
>
> All I'm trying to do is execute an external vbscript using a custom
action.
> It doesn't seem to work. A search on the forum reveals I'm not the only
one
> experiencing this problem. Someone providing a solution would provide a
> great example for those of us with the problem and for future reference.
>
> The two files are included below. Can anyone get this to work?
>
> Product.wxs
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
> <Product
> Id="B55596A8-93E3-47EB-84C4-D7FE07D0CAF4"
> Name="Test"
> Language="1033"
> Version="2.0.0.0"
> Manufacturer="Test Company"
> UpgradeCode="B414C827-8D81-4B4A-B3B6-338C06DE3A11">
>
> <Package InstallerVersion="301" Compressed="yes" />
>
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
>
> <Binary Id="myScriptVBS" SourceFile="myScript.vbs" />
> <CustomAction Id="myScript_CA" BinaryKey="myScriptVBS"
> VBScriptCall="myFunction"></CustomAction>
>
> <InstallUISequence>
> <Custom Action="myScript_CA" After="LaunchConditions" />
> </InstallUISequence>
> </Product>
> </Wix>
>
> myScript.vbs
> Sub myFunction()
> msgbox "Hello, World!"
> End Sub
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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