Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Support MSI package on Windows 98/ME

What do you have Product/@InstallerVersion set too? This link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305496 indicates that you need to install the Windows Installer 2.0 redistributable to support a Product/@InstallerVersion='200', but the link to the redistributable is no longer active. -- View

Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Support MSI package on Windows 98/ME

On 2/26/2015 5:18 AM, Phill Hogland wrote: What do you have Product/@InstallerVersion set too? This link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305496 indicates that you need to install the Windows Installer 2.0 redistributable to support a Product/@InstallerVersion='200', but the link to the

Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Support MSI package on Windows 98/ME

Windows Installer version 2.00 was included with windows XP RTM and windows 2000 SP3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer#Versions You would only need the redistributable if you were targeting an older operating system. David Watson | Development Operations Engineer dwat...@sdl.com

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0094 when adding a child bundle to a parent bundle chain

I have never tried nesting bundles. As an alternative you can have both bundles include a common fragment .wxs file that contains the common packages. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel

Re: [WiX-users] How to localize appearance of a dialog using localization variables?

You can use the attributes RightAligned, RightToLeft, LeftScroll of each relevant control/dialog. This will cause texts to be right-aligned, read from right-to-left and scroll bars to appear on control's left side. However it will not cause the controls themselves to be right-aligned (meaning

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

If you don't have the merge module, and you do have the executable installer for VC 2008, then you'll need to use a bundle to install it. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website,

[WiX-users] LGHT0094 when adding a child bundle to a parent bundle chain

I have a bundle, and I created another bundle which is a subset of the packages in the first bundle. So I am trying to add the subset (child) bundle to the chain of the original bundle (parent), rather than the common packages. Both bundles are functional when install independently. When I add

Re: [WiX-users] WSX file contains extra files?

So is .targets files part of wix or heat? -Original Message- From: assassinator27 [mailto:chrys.per...@synesis7.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:11 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WSX file contains extra files? Phill, Thank You! I was beginning

[WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

I am having a heck of time trying get my mind wrapped around the way to create and use a custom action in my C# Wix Project in Visual Studio 2013. I want to be able to open a specified XML file and return an attribute from a specified key and then use that to initialized a property in the

Re: [WiX-users] Registry keys not written even though log shows it

There are some options I can think of: 1. The component's KeyPath is the directory. If the installation was a repair rather than fresh-install, and if the directory already existed, then the registry keys and values wouldn't have been re-written. 2. Did the user look for the registry

[WiX-users] [WIX]: Support MSI package on Windows 98/ME

Dear All, I have created sample MSI package using WIX 3.7. It was working fine on Windows XP and above OS. If i ran this MSI package on Windows 98/ME OS, it was displaying an error: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid

Re: [WiX-users] How to localize appearance of a dialog using localization variables?

Thanks, Nir Bar-2. I have one more question: Can I mirror a dialog for a culture like ar-sa? I want to have one Dialog element with variable appearance(LTR/RTL) according to the -cultures switch given when it is compiled. Is this possible? -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

When you say not working, what do you mean exactly? Is it just not calling your CA, not finding the file, not getting any results, or is it throwing an exception? Here are some things you can try: Check whether there any evidence in the log that the custom action has been called, and what the

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

I have custom UI dialog that has a Text control that has the variable. When the MSI runs it should populate that field with the data read from the XML. Control Type=MaskedEdit Id=MacID Width=270 Height=15 X=52 Y=184 Property=MAC_ID Text=[MACIDTemplate] / Control Type=Text

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Sorry, I missed the mixed use of CustomActionData and session properties Immediate custom action is what I am trying to do. I have no need for it to be deferred. Ok, firstly, there is Execute=deferred on your myActionId action. Secondly, in your action code you are getting CustomActionData,

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Are you trying to set properties from a deferred custom action? It looks like it. Only immediate custom actions can set properties. I have an immediate custom action that reads an XML file and sets a bunch of properties. But a deferred custom action isn't going to have access. -- John

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Nothing happens. The value does not get populated in the UI. It still shows the default value of 0. But I am really just coding in the dark on this. I'm not sure what I am doing and not even sure I have everything correct. I just don't get the whole custom action concept and how

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Immediate custom action is what I am trying to do. I have no need for it to be deferred. -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:26 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using a custom

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Well, which sequence is the custom action running? UI or Execute? If in the execute sequence, only public secure properties (properties in all upper case with a Secure=yes attribute) will be visible in the UI sequence. If in the UI sequence, are you firing this from a button, or is it just

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Is the Value Property set to anything in the verbose log? -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Integration Development Group | Continuing Development Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message- From:

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

Ok, so, you'll need to run in the UI Sequence pretty early. Question, how does Va'lue set MAC_ID? Normally, I would expect Value to be replaced by MAC_ID. You'll need to add an InstallUISequence Element with a Custom Action=your XML setter entry point here Before=LaunchConditions / What

Re: [WiX-users] How to localize appearance of a dialog using localization variables?

Thanks for the reply. But, value of the RightToLeft attribute doesn't seem to be a localization variable like RightToLeft=!(loc.RTL). If it is impossible to have one dialog for LRT/RTL languages, then can I have two dialogs for each language and provide appropriate one according to '-cultures'

Re: [WiX-users] using a custom action to read properties from a XML file

I've had to do this before. My method was to create an application to read/modify an XML file. Then took my code and turned it into a CA. Saved a lot of headache trying to debug what was going on. Also as John stated, scheduled the CA to execute first. J On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 5:37 PM, John