Yes, exactly.You place actions relative to the actions they need to be associated with. They'll be placed as close as possible.
2011/9/17 Frédéric Viollet <frederic.viol...@evidian.com> > Hi Rob, > > I agree that starting services would be difficult before installing files > ;) > But in a pure logical way, > > <Custom Action='CustomAction2' Before="StartServices" /> > > does not mean that CustomAction2 will be executed after InstallFiles. It > just means that it will be executed before StartServices... > Why wouldn't the sequence be : > CustomAction2 -> InstallFiles -> StartServices ? The former element is > still valid (CustomAction2 is executed before StartServices) > > In fact, while writing these lines, I think I start to understand the > way it works. Tell me if I'm wrong... > The before or after attribute means that the CustomAction will be > executed *right* before or after the specified Sequence > i.e., if I write > > <Custom Action='CustomAction2' Before="StartServices" /> > > this means that CustomAction2 will be executed right before > StartServices BUT after any other Sequence preceding StartServices (as > installFiles for example)... Am I right? > > Thanks again for your time. > Fred > > Le 16/09/2011 20:10, Rob Mensching a écrit : > > Because StartServices can't start services before the files for the > services > > are installed.<smile/> > > > > 2011/9/16 Frédéric Viollet<frederic.viol...@evidian.com> > > > >> Hi Rob, > >> > >> Do you mean that if I write: > >> > >> <Custom Action='CustomAction1' After='InstallFiles' /> > >> <Custom Action='CustomAction2' After='CustomAction1' /> > >> > >> Or > >> > >> <Custom Action='CustomAction1' After='InstallFiles' /> > >> <Custom Action='CustomAction2' Before="StartServices" /> > >> > >> In both cases, I'm sure that CustomAction1 will be executed after > >> InstallFiles, that CustomAction2 will be executed after CustomAction1 > >> and before StartServices? > >> If so, what's the logic associated to these After and Before attributes? > >> Why would > >> > >> <Custom Action='CustomAction2' Before="StartServices" /> > >> > >> guarantee me that it will be executed after InstallFiles? > >> > >> > >> Thanks. > >> Fred > >> > >> Le 16/09/2011 11:56, Rob Mensching a écrit : > >>> Pick one. > >>> > >>> 2011/9/15 Frédéric Viollet<frederic.viol...@evidian.com> > >>> > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> > >>>> I have defined two custom actions and I would like it to be triggered > >>>> after InstallFiles, but before StartServices. > >>>> Lets say I want to setup the following sequence: > >>>> InstallFiles -> CustomAction1 -> CustomAction2 -> StartServices > >>>> > >>>> I would have liked to write: > >>>> <Custom Action='CustomAction1' After='InstallFiles' /> > >>>> <Custom Action='CustomAction2' After='CustomAction1' > >>>> Before="StartServices" /> > >>>> But, in the wxs, Before and After tags are mutually exclusive in the > >>>> Custom element. > >>>> How can I achieve this? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for your help. > >>>> Frederic > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop > >>>> What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market > >> businesses > >>>> from deploying virtual desktops? 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