I should also note that a custom BA can take full control the UI behavior. The wixstdba is pretty basic, although Neil is helping it get a little smarter.
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com>wrote: > I don't think that first assertion is quite correct. > > What you can tell is that you are being uninstalled with /qb+ or whatever > exactly evaluates to UILevel = 3. Apparently ARP launches with something > like that instead of /qb- which is essentially what "/passive" translates > to (both in the Windows Installer and in Burn). > > What you've really found is that Burn doesn't support "/qb+" (plus a bunch > of the other crazy options that the Windows Installer supports for legacy > reasons). <smile/> > > Anyway, if you want to know whether your MSI is being launched in the > context of Burn, I think the easiest way would be to add an MsiProperty > element to your MsiPackage element. > > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Christopher West C < > christopher.c.w...@ericsson.com> wrote: > >> Thank you for your reply. I do have the following question. >> >> In the bare .msi package, in the .msi via a custom action I can check the >> UILevel to know if the user is uninstalling the .msi from ARP, versus if >> they are uninstalling from the command prompt in "no UI" mode. >> >> If the same .msi is being uninstalled via a chainer, is there a check I >> can make to know if the user is uninstalling the chained .msi from the ARP >> via the burn bootstrapper entry, versus if the user is uninstalling the >> chained .msi via the burn\bootstrapper from the command prompt using the >> "/quiet" option? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:57 PM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UILevel on uninstall using >> "WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" bootstrapper >> >> On 29-Apr-13 14:40, Christopher West C wrote: >> > Is the below behavior a bug with the Wix burn bootstrapper >> functionality? >> No, it's a behavior difference due to running in a chainer instead of >> from a bare .msi package. >> >> -- >> sig://boB >> http://joyofsetup.com/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET >> Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET >> Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
