Also..... Are these things COM Dlls? If not, why not just have the same Dll in the app folder of each client program? It may be that you think it's "wasteful" to have the same Dll in multiple locations, but if it works then why not?
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:50 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files I agree this is very much a .NET issue rather than WiX. Check out "How the Runtime Locates Assemblies", http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/yx7xezcf Pay particular attention to the probing section, "Step 4: Locating the Assembly through Codebases or Probing", http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15hyw9x3 Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:18 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > As an update to my post below ... > > I enabled Assembly Binding Logging and according to the log file, windows > was not even checking the system path (%Path%) .. it just made some > checks in the current directory using probing search technique and then > seeing how it did not find anything, it threw the error. > > At this point, I don't think its so much of a Wix issue, rather an .NET > issue .. > unless somebody knows different. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:02 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > Ok, I've got the common file folder setup. > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles"> > > <Directory Id="CommonFilesFolder" Name="CommonFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="NWSHARED" Name="NW Shared"> > <Component Id="CommonFilesComponent" Guid="489E8A78-276B- > 4e70-A910-73B92E57C599"> > > <Environment Id="PATH" Name="PATH" Value="[NWSHARED]" > Permanent="yes" Part="last" Action="set" System="yes" /> > > Needed > files... > > > After the install, I echo %Path% and the does show the addition of the NW > Shared directory. The expected Dlls are in that directory. > > > My problem is when I launch the admin tool from its directory, an exception > is thrown stating it can't find a Dll that I know is in the path .. more > specifically > the NW Shared directory. The dll name is in the format > companyname.product family.application name. > Maybe the problem is obvious and I am just not seeing it ... > > > Rob > > > > > ********************************************************** > ********************** > The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be > subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the > attention > and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or > person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately. Unless you are the intended recipient > or his/her representative you are not authorized to, and must not, read, > copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:01 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > Oh, and there is a known property called CommonFilesFolder as documented > here. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367994%28VS.85%29.aspx > > So, makes it real easy to use. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:46 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > We place some of our shared files in C:\Program Files\Common Files\<our > company name> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:14 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > I've got a wix installer that installs a backend service and a front end to > control the backend service. > > The Admin front end is being placed in one directory and the service is being > placed in another directory. 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