Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi John, Thanks for the clarifications. I have come in in the morning and tried to follow the steps as u have suggested. Attaching my two source files for your reference. Below is what i have tried to do today: * I have created the file trunkdb.wxs using the following command:heat dir

[WiX-users] Fwd: Re: Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi John, Please also have a look at the directory structure and registry entry i am creating. Let me know in case i need a change there as well. Regards, Suvra Jyoti Original Message Subject:Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:47:44

Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread John Ludlow
Ah, I missed that. You need to create a reference in your feature to each component, because now you have components which aren't assigned to any feature, which means they would never be installed. Please try this: 1. On your Heat.exe call, specify the -cg argument with a component name:

[WiX-users] Create UI

2013-11-18 Thread prabu s .
Hello users, I am new to WIX toolset and I am very interest to create setup in WIX toolset but I don't know how to create UI.. Can you people help me to resolve? With Regards, Prabu.S [Extn-228], Software Engineer, pr...@iinterchange.com

Re: [WiX-users] Create UI

2013-11-18 Thread Dušan Plavák
Hi there, you can customize standard UI if you look at link http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/user-interface-revisited you will find a tutorial. If you want really new own UI then look into wix source code, their installer has custom UI. I think this is the code

Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi John, I did as you suggested. I was getting the error C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\TortEngineDemo.wxs(24) : error LGHT0 094 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Component:TORTDEMO' in section 'Product:{5 A1581BE-27C3-46A1-8699-4F1D642C97E0}'. So i changed the name to TORTDEMO

[WiX-users] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi John, Any updates on the below issue. I am still stuck there. Regards, Suvra Jyoti Original Message Subject:Fwd: Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:06:38 +0530 From: Suvrajyoti Panda suvrajyo...@contata.co.in To: John Ludlow

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Re: Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread John Ludlow
Do those files exist at compilation time? They are C:\Program Files (x86) paths, and your code doesn't specify a full path in File/@Source. I'm not sure how it came up with that path, but it's probably wrong, since you are likely building your application binaries in a build area. You will need

[WiX-users] Uninstalling with admin privileges on win 8 - 8.1

2013-11-18 Thread Смагин Александр Михайлович
Hi,  I create msi to install our company software. During installation it's required to register COM object. it requires admin privileges. I use the following condition to detect admin privileges Condition Message=Only administrator is allowed to install the application. (Privileged and

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Re: Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi John, When I are created the trunkdb.wxs file i had ditected it to D:\Project\ESI\Code\trunk\db. These files exist now also and are part of the SVN source control. I do not get what you mean by C:\Program Files (x86) and I'm not sure how it came up with that path . I am just executing

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Re: Referring to fragments

2013-11-18 Thread John Ludlow
Yeah I didn't explain that path thing very well. I was referring to this path: C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\trunkdb.wxs This probably shouldn't be here. Best to keep this out of the WiX install directory. If this is a file which is generated for every build, then either use an

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread Wesley Manning
Also I don’t understand why the 'main' bundle should have Related Bundle element?: Main bundle needs a related bundle element set to detect with the GUID attribute in that element set to the same GUID of the related bundle element GUID attribute in all the patch or addon related bundles.

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread tom
Jacob Thanks I have a major release on which user can install HF1 and HF2 and when removing HF2 it should return to HF1 The user can also skip HF1 and install HF2 But should not be able to install H1 on top of HF2 On next major release bootstrapper detect that a current major release is

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread tom
So in the main bundle i need to add RelatedBundle Id={0E206C2C-82FC-420D-AFA6-FA347F3FDA14} Action=Patch/ Where ={0E206C2C-82FC-420D-AFA6-FA347F3FDA14} is the upgrade code And in patch I need to add RelatedBundle Id={0E206C2C-82FC-420D-AFA6-FA347F3FDA14} Action=Detect/ In order to make

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread Wesley Manning
No the other way around. Detect goes into main bundle. Patch goes in patch bundle. By upgrade code what are you referring to? The upgrade code of the main bundle? -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:tomer.d...@intergraph.com] Sent: November-18-13 1:33 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread tom
Yes, the upgrade code of the main bundle -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Why-do-i-need-to-add-RelatedBundle-in-the-main-bundle-tp7590702p7590735.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread tom
We tried this RTM - no related bundle,upgrade code - {A1245D4C-CFD6-4E43-B2E6-AF6125EF5F8B} HF1 - related bundle id=A1245D4C-CFD6-4E43-B2E6-AF6125EF5F8B} action = patch , upgrade code of HF1 bundle - {CAF25991-D6D6-4FA1-8352-7FA70AB1A720} HF2 - related bundle

Re: [WiX-users] Why do i need to add RelatedBundle in the 'main' bundle?

2013-11-18 Thread Wesley Manning
I never used the patch feature, only the add-on feature. So can't help you on patch behaviour. I also only use the standard BA. FYI: IIRC, you don't need a detect element in the main bundle if you use the main bundle upgrade code. You don't need to use the upgrade code. It can be any

[WiX-users] Scheduling a custom action between two other CA.

2013-11-18 Thread Suryadeep Biswal
Is there a way to schedule a custom action between two other custom actions? For example, I have a custom action say CreateUserGroups which needs to be scheduled after “InstallFiles” but before “WriteRegistryValues”. Since “Before” and “After” attributes in the Custom element are mutually

[WiX-users] Using a property for a NewDialog value

2013-11-18 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Greetings one and all, I have a simple question / error I need assistance with. I'm trying the following UI Id=UI.Client.UISequence Property Id=NEXT_DIALOG_NAME Admin=yes Secure=yes Value=Dialog1 / Publish Dialog=Dialog1 Control=Next Order=1 Property=NEXT_DIALOG_NAME

Re: [WiX-users] Using a property for a NewDialog value

2013-11-18 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Hello everyone again, I'd like to retract and redact my question. I copied my code AFTER making the property public but the error was when the property was NextDialogName. I guess I answered my own question. Stephen Tunney Nuance Communications, Inc. Solutions Architect, Imaging Division

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper: SQLExpress installtion not working

2013-11-18 Thread Michael Kolowicz
Hello, I try to create a Bootstrapper to install SQL EXPRESS 2012 I have create a custom UI to ask the user to Password and Instancename. If I put hardcoded the Instancename and Password then it works. But I didn´t find the correct syntax to use the new Variables. Here are my package

[WiX-users] Immediate Custom Action to detect current UI dialog shown

2013-11-18 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Anyone have any ideas as to find out within a custom action what UI dialog it is currently executing from? Even the exact control that invoked the DoAction automatically would be fantastic. I'm just trying to eliminate having a half-dozen specialized public properties in several pushbuttons

[WiX-users] Wix Burn Built-In Variables

2013-11-18 Thread rw1017
Hi All, We were trying to pass the [WixBundleVersion] on to an MSI from Burn: MsiProperty Name=BUNDLE.VERSION Value=[WixBundleVersion]/ However, when the MSI ran, the commandline showed: Command Line: MSIFASTINSTALL=7 BUNDLE.VERSION=0.0.0.0 It passed 0.0.0.0 instead of our Bundle/@Version Value.

Re: [WiX-users] Immediate Custom Action to detect current UI dialog shown

2013-11-18 Thread Phil Wilson
I don't think there's a built-in way, but you could have a property called CurrentDialog and set it in an action event just before you call the CA, and the CA can get the value. Sorry, but I guess that's another property, and maybe a scheme like this is what you're trying to eliminate. Phil

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling with admin privileges on win 8 - 8.1

2013-11-18 Thread Phil Wilson
On UAC systems a check like the one you have will not always work properly because Privileged doesn't get set until an MSI elevation prompt which is after the launch conditions. That check works when you run from an elevated prompt because that forces elevation of the entire MSI including the

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper: SQLExpress installtion not working [P]

2013-11-18 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public Here is what I have for SQL Server Express 2012 however I am installing with windows authentication but it does work perhaps this will help you? ExePackage Id=A_SQLExpressx64 DisplayName=Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 - Express Edition x64

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling a custom action between two other CA.

2013-11-18 Thread Blair Murri
If the other two are already in the right order, and they aren't numerically right next to each other, then you can pick either one and use the appropriate attribute. After=InstallFiles will pick the next number after the number assigned to InstallFiles, and Before=WriteRegistryValues will

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper: SQLExpress installtion not working [P]

2013-11-18 Thread Michael Kolowicz
Thank you for your example. My problem is not the installation only. I want to use variables for the instancename and the password. They don’t work for me. I dind´t find a way, to find out what is the InstallCommand, when they try to start the installation. The logfile have no information about