session.Log seems to work fine, thanks. However, I can only see these messages in the log file if I pass /l*v parameter to msiexec.
So, how do I write that bootstrapper that passes /l*v command line parameter or an argument to MsiProductInstall() which enables logging? Thanks, Alec On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Hoover, Jacob <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com> wrote: > For .Net CA's there is a Log method on the session object. As for C/C+ custom > actions, the SDK provides a WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "Message goes here.") > method. > > Both of these will write to the Windows installer log, if it's enabled. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:42 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property > > I use a second custom action called WriteToMSILog that I call at specific > times from my first custom action to log to the normal log file that > everything else writes to. Keeps everything in one log file and is easy to > call as needed. > > The CDATA portion looks like this (Jscript example) > > <![CDATA[ > try > { > var szMessage = Session.Property( > "WriteToMSILog" ); > var msiMessageTypeInfo = 0x04000000;// > Informative message for log, not to be displayed. > var sDelim = > "************************************************************"; > > //Create a record with only one field > var oRecord = Session.Installer.CreateRecord( > 1 ); > > //Create the full message > szFullMessage = sDelim + "\n" + szMessage; > > oRecord.StringData( 0 ) = "[1]"; > oRecord.StringData( 1 ) = szFullMessage; > > Session.FormatRecord( oRecord ); > Session.Message( msiMessageTypeInfo, oRecord ); > > oRecord = null; > } > catch(e) > { > } > ]]> > > > The call from my first custom action looks like this > > Session.Property("WriteToMSILog") = "Process Name: " + pProps[proc]; > Session.DoAction("WriteToMSILog"); > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alec Swan [mailto:alecs...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:20 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property > > Wow, this is a pretty active mailing list. I think we have the > definite answer now. > > As you can already tell I am a newbie to WIX, so please take it easy > on me with my next question. What logging mechanism do you normally > use to log messages from your custom actions? > > Thanks, > > Alec > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) > <edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: >> In addition, the Windows Installer engine starts producing log messages >> before it loads the MSI package to determine what log file to use. >> >> In short, one can set a log file: >> * On the command line >> * As an argument to MsiProductInstall() >> * In the registry (global and applies to all MSI packages, cannot be changed >> on a per package basis) >> >> The MsiLogFileLocation property is automatically set by the Windows >> Installer engine to allow a MSI UI to display the log file location on a >> dialog. Changing the value of MsiLogFileLocation within the MSI package >> itself does not change where the Windows Installer engine is logging to (as >> evidenced by the tests performed by various people). >> >> To automatically set a log file you'll need to use a bootstrapper as was >> already suggested so that the bootstrapper can set it on the command line or >> as an argument to MsiProductInstall(). >> >> Your system administrator could use the registry approach to control whether >> all MSI packages generate a log file to a specific folder location with a >> random: MSI*.LOG name. >> >> This is documented in the MSDN documentation so if anybody wants to use this >> approach I suggest they check MSDN at >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa372847.aspx >> >> 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: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:22 AM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> >>> A good test anyone can try. Run a command something like this. >>> >>> MSIEXEC.EXE /L*v C:\Foobar\test.log /I <path to MSI> >>> >>> For that log folder that you point to make sure the C:\Foobar directly DOES >>> NOT EXIST. >>> >>> Note how MSIEXEC.EXE will simply error out rather than creating the Foobar >>> folder in which to create the log file. >>> >>> I feel this shows an example of what Edwin and others are talking about. Log >>> file must be established before MSIEXEC calls into the MSI. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:10 AM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> >>> WiX is not in control of the MsiLogFileLocation property. This is >>> functionality >>> provided by Windows Installer. >>> >>> As mentioned earlier, the log file location must be set before the MSI >>> package is loaded by the Windows Installer engine. This is how Windows >>> Installer works and the WiX team has no control over it. >>> >>> Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- >>> us/library/windows/desktop/aa372847.aspx for information on Windows >>> Installer Logging. In particular check the Normal Logging section at >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370536.aspx >>> for an explanation of your options. >>> >>> Edwin G. Castro >>> Software Developer - Staff >>> Digital Channels >>> Fiserv >>> Office: 503-746-0643 >>> Fax: 503-617-0291 >>> www.fiserv.com >>> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail >>> >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Alec Swan [mailto:alecs...@gmail.com] >>> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:44 AM >>> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> > >>> > Phil, thank you for sharing your experience. >>> > >>> > I would like to keep this thread active until we get a definite answer >>> > from the WIX team. Whether it is "You can't enable MSI logging in the >>> > current version of WIX but will be available in version x.x" or "This >>> > is how you do this ..." - it will still be very helpful. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > Alec >>> > >>> > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Wilson, Phil >>> > <phil.wil...@invensys.com> >>> > wrote: >>> > > You can't set MsiLogFileLocation, as the MSDN docs pretty much say. >>> > > You >>> > can try to set it but it's ineffective. If you set it in the property >>> > table it just gets overwritten. If you set it with a type 51 it just gets >>> > ignored. >>> > > >>> > > Phil W >>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: Alec Swan [mailto:alecs...@gmail.com] >>> > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:09 AM >>> > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> > > >>> > > Adam, >>> > > >>> > > This post indicates that it is possible to set MSI property from WIX: >>> > > http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2009/05/16/from-msi-to- >>> > wix >>> > > -part-23-dll-custom-actions-logging-and-setting-properties.aspx >>> > > >>> > > If this is true, shouldn't I be able to use this approach to set >>> > > some kind of MSI property to force logging and/or configure location >>> > > of the log file? >>> > > >>> > > Enabling logging seems to be a pretty common question on the WIX >>> > > forum, can we have WIX team to provide a recommendation on how to >>> do >>> > > this? >>> > > >>> > > Thanks, >>> > > >>> > > Alec >>> > > >>> > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Adam Kadzban >>> > > <mightyshorta...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >> Alec, >>> > >> >>> > >> As far as I know, you can't set the log file location inside WIX >>> > >> because you need to tell msiexec where to write the log file to >>> > >> before actually starting the MSI. You need some sort of >>> > >> bootstrapper that calls msiexec with the logging options. I've used >>> > >> IExpress in the past, but I think I'll be switching to dotNetInstaller >>> > >> soon. >>> > >> >>> > >> -Adam >>> > >> >>> > >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:43 AM, John Cooper >>> > <jocoo...@jackhenry.com>wrote: >>> > >> >>> > >>> I've seen the same bugs CP has seen. I've got it set in my >>> > >>> installers, but only because CD demands it. Setting it causes a >>> > >>> fair number of install failures, particular in >>> > >>> install/repair/uninstall cycles. >>> > >>> >>> > >>> -- >>> > >>> John Merryweather Cooper >>> > >>> Build & Install Engineer - ESA >>> > >>> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® >>> > >>> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 >>> > >>> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 >>> > >>> jocoo...@jackhenry.com >>> > >>> www.jackhenry.com >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> > >>> From: Alec Swan [mailto:alecs...@gmail.com] >>> > >>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:30 AM >>> > >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> > >>> >>> > >>> The following thread implied that the file log location can be set >>> > >>> through MsiLogFileLocation property in WIX: >>> > >>> >>> > >>> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Msi- >>> > >>> Lo >>> > >>> gging-td707004.html#a707011 >>> > >>> >>> > >>> But it sounds like Rob is saying this is not possible. >>> > >>> >>> > >>> So, how can I reliably enable MSI logging programmatically in WIX >>> > >>> code and ideally set the location of the log file? We need to >>> > >>> support Windows XP SP2 and higher. >>> > >>> >>> > >>> Thanks, >>> > >>> >>> > >>> Alec >>> > >>> >>> > >>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Christopher Painter >>> > >>> <chr...@iswix.com> >>> > >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > I don't know if this is common knowledge but I don't set the >>> > >>> > MsiLogging property anymore. There' s a known bug in Windows 7 >>> > >>> > where Explorer / Shell can lose reference to the installer log >>> > >>> > file location and it causes the installer to crash out. It >>> > >>> > can manifest itself on uninstall which means you are stuck >>> > >>> > unless you run the uninstall from the command line passing in an >>> explicit path. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > From: "Rob Mensching" <r...@robmensching.com> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:02 AM >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." >>> > >>> > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > I don't think you can set the log file using MsiLogFileLocation. >>> > >>> > I think it >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > *gets* set to the log file location. You can force your package >>> > >>> > to require >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > MSI 4.0 by setting the Package/InstallerVersion attribute. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Alec Swan <alecs...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Hello, >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> I need to enable verbose logging and configure MSI log file >>> > >>> >> location. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> I am currently doing this by adding the following properties >>> > >>> >> inside of >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> my .wxs file: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> <Wix> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> <Product> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> <Property Id="LOGVERBOSE">1</Property> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> <Property Id="MsiLogFileLocation">x:/WIX/wix-msi.log</Property> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> ... >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Is this the right place for these properties? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> If so, then I am assuming that the reason why they are not >>> > >>> >> taking >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> effect is that the MSI version our Wix project is using is >>> > >>> >> lower than >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> 4.0 and does not support MsiLogFileLocation property. Where do >>> > >>> >> I >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> update the MSI version in my WIX project? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Thanks, >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Alec >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > ---- >>> > >>> > ------ >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> WiX-users mailing list >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > ---- >>> > >>> > ------ >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > WiX-users mailing list >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > ---- >>> > >>> > -------- >>> > >>> > This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >>> > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > >>> > WiX-users mailing list >>> > >>> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> > >>> -- >>> > >>> ---------- >>> > >>> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >>> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d- >>> > msazure___________________________________ >>> > >>> ____________ >>> > >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> > >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted >>> > >>> with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to >>> > >>> which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, >>> > >>> may contain confidential and/or privileged information. >>> > >>> Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, >>> > >>> disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have >>> > >>> received this message in error, please immediately advise the >>> > >>> sender by reply email and delete all copies. >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> > >>> -- >>> > >>> ---------- >>> > >>> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >>> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> > >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> > >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> >>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > >> -- >>> > >> --------- >>> > >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > >> _______________________________________________ >>> > >> WiX-users mailing list >>> > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > > >>> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > > -- >>> > > -------- >>> > > This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > WiX-users mailing list >>> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or >>> > > attached >>> > files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is >>> > addressed. >>> > This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. >>> > If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. >>> > Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this >>> message from your system. >>> > Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its >>> > contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the >>> > Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered >>> > in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 >>> > Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a >>> > list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go >>> > to http://www.invensys.com/en/legal/default.aspx. >>> > > >>> > > You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail >>> > recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be >>> > subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its >>> > subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its >>> > subsidiaries and affiliates). >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > > -- >>> > > -------- >>> > > This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > WiX-users mailing list >>> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > -------- >>> > This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d- msazure >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > WiX-users mailing list >>> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d- >>> msazure _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> This SF email is sponsosred by: >>> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d- >>> msazure _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
