I don't know what you mean by "write a new UI". You can write an ExternalUI but if you want to use the built in MSI dialogs you have to abide by the MSI codepage.
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 6:19 AM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote: > Does that mean that I need to write a new UI that is Unicode-based? > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com > >wrote: > > > MSI doesn't support Unicode, so you must have a codepage. The > > WixUIExtension sets a codepge based on the language of the UI you are > > bringing in. > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:27 AM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone. I have Chinese characters in a couple of my files, so > early > > > on, I had to add Codepage="UTF-8" to my Product tag. > > > > > > <Product Id="*" Name="LittleApp" Language="1033" Codepage="UTF-8" > > > > Version="1.0.0.4" Manufacturer="xxx" > > > > UpgradeCode="6950706d-de97-499b-9164-c240c0559d72"> > > > > > > > > > This worked very well until I added WixUIExtension to my references (in > > > Votive). Now I am getting the following error again: > > > > > > Error 1 A string was provided with characters that are not available in > > the > > > > specified database code page '1252'. Either change these characters > to > > > ones > > > > that exist in the database's code page, or update the database's code > > > page > > > > by modifying one of the following attributes: Product/@Codepage, > > > > Module/@Codepage, Patch/@Codepage, PatchCreation/@Codepage, or > > > > WixLocalization/@Codepage. > > > > D:\Temp\testInstall2\LittleAppSetup\LittleApp.wxs 59 1 LittleAppSetup > > > > > > > > > Any tips? > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > > > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > > > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
