I am only using RegistryKey s and RegistryValue s, maybe I should use some ProgId/Extension instead, I don't know why I didn't use them :) thanks
On 14/01/2013 15:55, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > Are you using ProgId/Extenstion in your MSI? If so, Windows Installer > "should" take care of this for you. > > To be safe, I think I'd place this inside the InstallExecute sequence after > InstallFinalize. This would ensure your binaries were on disk so any icons > for the new extensions would be available for the shell to cache. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: up2date.cyb...@gmail.com [mailto:up2date.cyb...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 6:01 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Notify shell for new file associations > > Hi > In my wix product project, I create some file associations in the registry. > I have a small c++ custom action with only: > ::SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_DWORD | SHCNF_FLUSH, NULL, > NULL); > ::Sleep(1000); // > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144154(v=vs.85).aspx > > My question is, when should I run this action, is it correct to do the > following? > <CustomAction Id="ShellNotifyAssociations" > BinaryKey="MyWixCA" > DllEntry="ShellNotifyAssociations" > Execute="immediate" > Return="ignore" /> > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="ShellNotifyAssociations" > After="WriteRegistryValues" /> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > In other words: is executing the custom action after WriteRegistryValues > correct?, if not, which action should I use? > thanks > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, > Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with > LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
