Where is the DTF documentation?
Jason Ginchereau wrote: > >>From the DTF documentation for Session.Message: > > "The messageType parameter may also include message-box flags from the > following enumerations: System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons, > System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxDefaultButton, > System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon. These flags can be combined with the > InstallMessage with a bitwise OR." > > What it doesn't say is you will need to cast the result back to an > InstallMessage enum. DTF's Session.Message is a very thin wrapper around > MsiProcessMessage, so the behavior regarding how user messageboxes are > displayed should be the same. > > I also posted the above to the thread on Acresso forums. > > > Those other InstallMessage enums are only used by external UI handlers -- > they are documented at > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369545.aspx. > InstallStart/InstallEnd are MSI 4.5-only (for multi-package transactions). > > -Jason- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:46 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with error handling of managed custom > actions > > Jason can answer better then me, but I'm guessing that the > Session.Message( InstallMessage ... ) doesn't fully expose this capability > of MsiProcessMessage. > > Also of interest to me are 5 enum values that don't seem to map up to the > API. I'm not sure what they are: > > InstallMessage.InstallEnd > InstallMessage.InstallStart > InstallMessage.Initialize > InstallMessage.ShowDialog > InstallMessage.Terminate > > > > --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Jacob, Christian <cja...@toptechnologies.de> wrote: > >> From: Jacob, Christian <cja...@toptechnologies.de> >> Subject: [WiX-users] Problem with error handling of managed custom >> actions >> To: "wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net" <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:58 AM >> Hello, >> >> I am writing a managed custom action. I am using the DTF >> Framework from Windows Installer Xml to wrap the managed dll >> into a usable CA dll. >> The CA does what it is supposed to, but I am still having >> trouble with error handling: >> >> Dim record As New Record(1) >> ' Field 0 intentionally left blank >> ' Field 1 contains error number >> record(1) = 27533 >> session.Message(InstallMessage.Error, record) >> >> The above code produces the following text shown in the MSI >> log: >> >> MSI (c) (C4 ! C6) [13:15:08:749]: Product: TestMSI -- Error >> 27533. The case-sensitive passwords do not match. >> >> The error number refers to the code contained in the error >> table within the MSI. >> The message shown above is correct. >> >> My problem is: Why does Windows Installer NOT create a >> dialog notifying the user about the error? And how do I get >> it to show a dialog? >> >> I hope someone can help me. >> >> Best regards, >> Christian. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in >> Las Vegas, Nevada. >> The future of the web can't happen without you. Join >> us at MIX09 to help >> pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register >> at >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, > Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. 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