Greetings,
I am just now diving into Wix - watched a few videos and went through the
tutorial. In the online tutorial, found here
(http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/getting-started/the-software-package) I
realized I was getting mixed up with a few ambiguities (at least I my mind!)
I'm hoping you can resolve for me - also, want to make quick recommendation,
though I'm sure doing so would wreck previous development if it was implemented
... :)
First off - recommendation?
I'm using VS 2012. In the tutorial linked above, I see that all <product>s
and <package>s require a Guid. The <Product> and <package> uses the id
attribute for this Guid. However, the <component>, uses a Guid attribute. This
just threw me off a little. I'm sure adding a Guid attribute to the Product and
Package for constancy would probably be an epic change, but I'm a glutton for
consistency :) Take it for what it is.
Second - I used VS2012 to create a new Wix project (see attached screenshot)
which introduces two new elements that were not addressed in the tutorial. The
<fragment> and <componentGroup>
Would be nice to get an idea of the relationship which may be apparent to those
already familiar with wix, but again, makes a beginner like myself a little
confused.
Lastly - what would be really cool would be to update the tutorial with the
entire listing in a block, with hi-lites that identify the primary keys that
tie sections together. In the online example, (for example), there is a
package-directory reference with an Id of programfilesfolder, but everywhere
else there is a reference to programmenudirectory - and it was difficult to
ascertain whether that was a typo, a reserved name, or simply an id that Wix
uses in the MSI and it doesn't need to be referenced anywhere else in the file.
If the section names / ids are supposed to reference prior sections of the XML,
hi-lites would really make that stand out and help the reader ascertain what
are supposed to be FK references as opposed to predefined / reserved
identifiers (so to speak).
I'm really thankful to the team for creating Wix and want to learn it! So,
thanks for making this available and I hope to be an active member of this
discussion group. When I learn the ropes well enough, I plan on making a
tutorial of my own to help me understand it better, and to benefit others who
are, like me, noobs!
Thanks!
Chris
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
<Product Name='Foobar 1.0' Id='YOURGUID-86C7-4D14-AEC0-86416A69ABDE'
UpgradeCode='YOURGUID-7349-453F-94F6-BCB5110BA4FD'
Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='1.0.0' Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'>
<Package Id='*' Keywords='Installer' Description="Acme's Foobar 1.0
Installer"
Comments='Foobar is a registered trademark of Acme Ltd.'
Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes' SummaryCodepage='1252'
/>
<Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt='CD-ROM #1' />
<Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="Acme's Foobar 1.0 Installation [1]" />
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
<Directory Id='Acme' Name='Acme'>
<Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='Foobar 1.0'>
<Component Id='MainExecutable' Guid='YOURGUID-83F1-4F22-985B-FDB3C8ABD471'>
<File Id='FoobarEXE' Name='FoobarAppl10.exe' DiskId='1'
Source='FoobarAppl10.exe' KeyPath='yes'>
<Shortcut Id="startmenuFoobar10" Directory="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe"
IconIndex="0" Advertise="yes" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopFoobar10" Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="Foobar 1.0"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe"
IconIndex="0" Advertise="yes" />
</File>
</Component>
<Component Id='HelperLibrary' Guid='YOURGUID-6BE3-460D-A14F-75658D16550B'>
<File Id='HelperDLL' Name='Helper.dll' DiskId='1'
Source='Helper.dll' KeyPath='yes' />
</Component>
<Component Id='Manual' Guid='YOURGUID-574D-4A9A-A266-5B5EC2C022A4'>
<File Id='Manual' Name='Manual.pdf' DiskId='1'
Source='Manual.pdf' KeyPath='yes'>
<Shortcut Id='startmenuManual' Directory='ProgramMenuDir'
Name='Instruction Manual' Advertise='yes' />
</File>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs"> <!-- ??? -->
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0">
<Component Id="ProgramMenuDir"
Guid="YOURGUID-7E98-44CE-B049-C477CC0A2B00">
<RemoveFolder Id='ProgramMenuDir' On='uninstall' />
<RegistryValue Root='HKCU'
Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value=''
KeyPath='yes' />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
</Directory>
<Feature Id='Complete' Level='1'>
<ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' />
<ComponentRef Id='HelperLibrary' />
<ComponentRef Id='Manual' />
<ComponentRef Id='ProgramMenuDir' />
</Feature>
<Icon Id="Foobar10.exe" SourceFile="FoobarAppl10.exe" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopFoobar10" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="Foobar 1.0"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.ico" IconIndex="0" />
...
<Icon Id="Foobar10.ico" SourceFile="FoobarAppl10.ico" />
</Product>
</Wix>
Sorry for the long
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Reynolds [mailto:ferventco...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:48 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] How to pass an enumeration as a variable? Allowing Service
Start Type to be passed in as an MSI PROPERY
I am trying to pass a variable to the service start enumeration.
This is what I have found
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9419411/wix-setting-service-startup-type-using-a-property-property-not-recognized
What is the recommended way to do that?
____
Rob
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