In order to do this you need to run as a user identity that has network privileges and access to the network location you need to access. If you have Impersonate=no and Execute=deferred in your custom action, then you will be running as LocalSystem, which does not have network privileges.
mark222 wrote > I have tried to use a custom action for access the file from a network > location, then update its content and save again in the network folder.I > have used XDocument.Load(@"\\mynetwork\myfile.xml") to read the file but I > receive an access violation exception for the permission.Is there any way > for giving the rights to the custom action to acees and modify a file on > the network?I need to open and modify a file on the user documents folder > that is located on a network folder. > > >> To: > wix-users@.sourceforge >> From: > mark222@ >> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:31:55 +0100 >> Subject: [WiX-users] XmlFile fail to write on network folder file >> >> I have used XmlFile element to modify an xml file located under the user >> document folder, it fails if the user document folder is mapped on a >> network folder. How to male this work? IS there any way to modify a file >> on a network directory? >> >> >> Inviata dal mio Windows Phone >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server >> from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards >> with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more >> Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> > WiX-users@.sourceforge >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@.sourceforge > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/XmlFile-fail-to-write-on-network-folder-file-tp7598221p7598264.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
