Re: [WiX-users] Combining installations
Thanks Richard for your quick anwser. I will try to build a bootstrapper for the installation. One thing I actually also tried was to open the second msi file with Orca and save it as a merge module. I wanted to try it. It only fails at the point where light tries to extract the cabinet form the msi. This is not possible because it has a separate cab file. I'm guessing that even if that would work there is no chance of getting it to work in this way. Regards Jeroen Davelaar Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: dinsdag 24 juli 2007 14:21 Aan: Jeroen Davelaar; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Combining installations Jeroen, A bootstrapper (also known in some places as a chainer) is the option to use. Microsoft Installer does not support two simultaneous installations. (There was a custom action intended to support nested installations, but it was deprecated long ago. Based on comments from others, I understand this to have been because it really didn't work properly and the problems of allowing true nested installations were greater than the benefit from having that option available.) WiX 3 has (I believe) a partial implementation of a bootstrapper. Other options include dotNetInstaller (http://www.codeproject.com/install/dotNetInstaller.asp) NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ ) and Inno setup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php). (The last two choices are actually full installation toolkits, but since they are not MSI based you can't use them to build the complete setup if you want to meet Microsoft logo requirements and/or appropriately support customers with license management tools like Microsoft's Systems Management Server [SMS].) Regards, Richard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeroen Davelaar Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:40 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Combining installations I'm looking for a good way to include/embed/combine 2 installations. I have an installation that depends on the product of a different vendor. The second installation is only available as an MSI package. My wish is to fully combine the installations, so the users can also pick the components in the second package from my installation. Is this possible? What are the alternatives; bootstrapper or a customaction that installs the second package? I'm just a beginner in WiX so I would also like to know the pro's and con's of the solutions. I hope this question hasn't been asked before but the search server seems to be down so i'm not able to search the mailinglists. Thanks Jeroen Davelaar * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * --- The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. Quixote Traffic Corporation is neither liable for the contents, nor for the proper, complete and timely transmission of (the information contained in) this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately and delete the material from any computer. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to change TARGETDIR to e drive
Hi, I'm trying to change TARGETDIR to e drive. I tried to do the following but it installs under c drive. CustomAction Id=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR Directory=TARGETDIR Value=E:\ Execute=firstSequence / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR After=CostFinalizeTARGETDIR=E:\/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence I ran the installation using msiexec and created a log file. I looked for the action: AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR and it says that it is skipped due to false condition. 1. Do you have an explanation why the condition is false? I do have e drive in the computer that I use. 2. How can I fix this problem? All I need is to change the default value of TARGETDIR from c:\ to e:\ Thank you in advance, Ravit - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to change TARGETDIR to e drive
Hi, I want to add to my previous email that if I run the installation using: msiexec /i MySetup.msi TARGETDIR=e:\ it does installs what I need under e drive. However, my goal is to run the setup without passing any parameters - simply to double click on the msi file. Thanks, Ravit From: Ravit Shapira Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:38 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: How to change TARGETDIR to e drive Hi, I'm trying to change TARGETDIR to e drive. I tried to do the following but it installs under c drive. CustomAction Id=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR Directory=TARGETDIR Value=E:\ Execute=firstSequence / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR After=CostFinalizeTARGETDIR=E:\/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence I ran the installation using msiexec and created a log file. I looked for the action: AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR and it says that it is skipped due to false condition. 1. Do you have an explanation why the condition is false? I do have e drive in the computer that I use. 2. How can I fix this problem? All I need is to change the default value of TARGETDIR from c:\ to e:\ Thank you in advance, Ravit - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to change TARGETDIR to e drive
Hi, you want to launch the custom action, that assigns E:\ to TARGETDIR only if TARGETDIR has the value E:\. Your Condition is wrong. In our setup we use a Property that determines if drive e is present and if so, sets the default install path to e, maybe this is something for you either. Property Id='NEWINSTALLDIR' Value='C:\' DirectorySearch Id='MSEwsDefaultInstallRoot_Search' Path='E:\' Depth='1'/ /Property CustomAction Id=DirectorySet Property=TARGETDIR Value=[NEWINSTALLDIR]\ / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='DirectorySet' Before='LaunchConditions'NOT TARGETDIR/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence Oliver. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ravit Shapira Sent: Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2007 08:46 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change TARGETDIR to e drive Hi, I want to add to my previous email that if I run the installation using: msiexec /i MySetup.msi TARGETDIR=e:\ it does installs what I need under e drive. However, my goal is to run the setup without passing any parameters - simply to double click on the msi file. Thanks, Ravit From: Ravit Shapira Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:38 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: How to change TARGETDIR to e drive Hi, I'm trying to change TARGETDIR to e drive. I tried to do the following but it installs under c drive. CustomAction Id=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR Directory=TARGETDIR Value=E:\ Execute=firstSequence / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR After=CostFinalizeTARGETDIR=E:\/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence I ran the installation using msiexec and created a log file. I looked for the action: AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR and it says that it is skipped due to false condition. 1. Do you have an explanation why the condition is false? I do have e drive in the computer that I use. 2. How can I fix this problem? All I need is to change the default value of TARGETDIR from c:\ to e:\ Thank you in advance, Ravit - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] customactions and installsequence
Ok. Thanks. I scheduled the action as deferred after InstallFiles (I needed the custom action to be triggered after file installation and before service start). I works fine. Thanks again for your help. Fred Mike Dimmick a écrit : Sorry, either mark as deferred and schedule between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize, or mark as immediate and schedule after InstallFinalize. If you try to schedule a deferred action after InstallFinalize I believe you'll get a runtime error. If you use an immediate action after InstallFinalize your action cannot cause the install to roll back (because the transaction has already been committed). begin:vcard fn;quoted-printable:Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric Viollet n;quoted-printable:Viollet;Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric org:Bull, Architect of an Open World (TM);Evidian S.A. adr;quoted-printable:;;Rue Jean Jaur=C3=A8s;Les Clayes Sous Bois;;78340;France email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Software Engineer tel;work:01 30 80 77 34 url:http://www.evidian.com - http://www.bull.com version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] custom dialog set build with nant error
but not in the binaries? Should I need it if I am running the
binaries? Well I guess I'll get the source anyway and see how it
works.
Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen
On 7/25/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
bryan rasmussen wrote:
nant gives the following error: Build File c:\tools\wix.include does not
exist.
I suppose in reference to this include.
include buildfile=..\..\..\..\wix.include
unless=${property::exists('wix.properties.defined')} /
so, two questions where are the includes in the example? and how do I
wix.include is in the root of the WiX source.
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Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Thanks for the confirmation Bob. So I have to drop this msi in msi solution because I want to deliver a msi, not an external .exe Do you have an other idea ? At least I would like the big part to be an msi, and the small one could be a zip or something. Bob Arnson a écrit : Emilien Bertin wrote: So I want the big msi to install the 2 msi. I employ the CustomAction type 50 (with [SystemFolder]msiexec and /quiet /i path_to_small_msi ). But it seems impossible to install two msi in the same time. That's correct. You need to use an external .exe bootstrapper. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
thats not correct! you dont need the external exe. with custom action type 7/23/39 you can nest a msi. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/306439 Emilien Bertin wrote: Thanks for the confirmation Bob. So I have to drop this msi in msi solution because I want to deliver a msi, not an external .exe Do you have an other idea ? At least I would like the big part to be an msi, and the small one could be a zip or something. Bob Arnson a écrit : Emilien Bertin wrote: So I want the big msi to install the 2 msi. I employ the CustomAction type 50 (with [SystemFolder]msiexec and /quiet /i path_to_small_msi ). But it seems impossible to install two msi in the same time. That's correct. You need to use an external .exe bootstrapper. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to change TARGETDIR to e drive
Ravit, looks like you have a condition on your custom action; I think that Custom Action=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR After=CostFinalizeTARGETDIR=E:\/Custom means do the custom action only if TARGETDIR=E:\. Try changing this the TARGETDIR=E:\ condition to 1, meaning it will always be executed. Friedrich Hi, I'm trying to change TARGETDIR to e drive. I tried to do the following but it installs under c drive. CustomAction Id=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR Directory=TARGETDIR Value=E:\ Execute=firstSequence / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=AssignEDir2INSTALLDIR After=CostFinalizeTARGETDIR=E:\/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Unknown preprocessor statements
Should the WiX preprocessor give an error if there is a statement that it does not recognise? I just spent some time tracking down a problem, which eventually came down to me using ?elsif ? rather than ?elseif ?. An error message saying ?elsif was not recognised would have been useful. Regards, John - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Set property from registry search
I have tried to search registry using this: Property Id=MYAPPPATH2RegistrySearch Id='SearchRegistry' Type='raw' Root='HKLM' Key='Software\a\b' Name='PathName' //Property And then tried to build to installers one with: Condition Message='Error''MYAPPPATH2/Condition And another with: Condition Message='Error''NOT MYAPPPATH2/Condition In both cases Error message box came up. How can it be? in both cases i was using: InstallExecuteSequence LaunchConditions After='AppSearch' / RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallFinalize' / /InstallExecuteSequence I want to install my program to directory set in registry value but can't find any working example. If i set my property like Property Id=MYAPPPATH2d:\a\/Property Then everything works. But then i use registry search - it doesn't. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
How is it possible to nest a msi file with Orca while it is nog possible to do the same thing with WiX? Regards, Jeroen Davelaar -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Bernd Verzonden: woensdag 25 juli 2007 13:47 Aan: Emilien Bertin; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? thats not correct! you dont need the external exe. with custom action type 7/23/39 you can nest a msi. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/306439 Emilien Bertin wrote: Thanks for the confirmation Bob. So I have to drop this msi in msi solution because I want to deliver a msi, not an external .exe Do you have an other idea ? At least I would like the big part to be an msi, and the small one could be a zip or something. Bob Arnson a écrit : Emilien Bertin wrote: So I want the big msi to install the 2 msi. I employ the CustomAction type 50 (with [SystemFolder]msiexec and /quiet /i path_to_small_msi ). But it seems impossible to install two msi in the same time. That's correct. You need to use an external .exe bootstrapper. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] WIX SqlScript tag
Hi all, How do I pass paramteres to my sql script? I would like to do something similar to what is done by sqlcmd: SQLCMD MyScript.sql -v Param1=Value1 -v Param2=Value2 ... Can I do it in WIX ver 2 with the SqlScript tag? Thanks -al - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to declare optional - but exclusive - components?
Hello, I'm using Wix3.0 and I wonder if there is a way to declare two components that can not be installed for the same feature. I mean how can I have: (x) Feature 1 (x) Component A ( ) Component B that automatically changes to : (x) Feature 1 ( ) Component A (x) Component B when the user selects component B (and vice-versa) Thank you Crusty Applesniffer - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Bernd, While it is not documented in the article you reference (but probably should be) custom action types 7, 23 and 39 are deprecated. For more details, see the various blog entries by the windows installer team - especially http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2006/11/06/q-a-from-latest-windows-installer-webcast-available.aspx where they state Nested installs are still supported in [Windows Installer] 4.0. Concurrent Installations, also called Nested Installations, is a deprecated feature of the Windows Installer. Applications installed with concurrent installations can eventually fail because they are difficult for customers to service correctly. Do not use concurrent installations to install products that are intended to be released to the public. Regards, Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernd Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:47 AM To: Emilien Bertin; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? thats not correct! you dont need the external exe. with custom action type 7/23/39 you can nest a msi. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/306439 Emilien Bertin wrote: Thanks for the confirmation Bob. So I have to drop this msi in msi solution because I want to deliver a msi, not an external .exe Do you have an other idea ? At least I would like the big part to be an msi, and the small one could be a zip or something. Bob Arnson a écrit : Emilien Bertin wrote: So I want the big msi to install the 2 msi. I employ the CustomAction type 50 (with [SystemFolder]msiexec and /quiet /i path_to_small_msi ). But it seems impossible to install two msi in the same time. That's correct. You need to use an external .exe bootstrapper. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * --- The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. Quixote Traffic Corporation is neither liable for the contents, nor for the proper, complete and timely transmission of (the information contained in) this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately and delete the material from any computer. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling IIS VDirs from deleted website...
I could be wrong, but I believe that if the website / vdir is recreated in IIS, you could run the uninstall. David Adams MSN MessengerID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone have suggestions on how to handle the situation where setup fails on uninstall because the website associated with a virtual directory no longer exists? It is possible for users to re-create the website in IIS manager and then run uninstall, but it seems it would be better to simply ignore that the virtual directory/web site is missing and continue on with setup (same as would happen if an installed file was missing during uninstall). Anyone have ideas about the best way to resolve this issue? Thanks, Micah - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users _ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-usocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] custom dialog set build with nant error
bryan rasmussen wrote: but not in the binaries? Should I need it if I am running the binaries? If you want to build something from the WiX source, yes. WiX v3 improved how custom objects and libraries can reuse existing ones. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Emilien Bertin wrote: Do you have an other idea ? At least I would like the big part to be an msi, and the small one could be a zip or something. I'm not sure I understand the scope of the problem. WiX works just like every other compiler/linker in that it's scriptable so rebuilding an MSI to include new files is easily automatable. What do you gain by trying to separate? That's a long way of saying I don't know of a better solution if you want to ship just one MSI. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to declare optional - but exclusive - components?
Crusty Applesniffer wrote: I'm using Wix3.0 and I wonder if there is a way to declare two components that can not be installed for the same feature. I mean how can I have: (x) Feature 1 (x) Component A ( ) Component B that automatically changes to : (x) Feature 1 ( ) Component A (x) Component B when the user selects component B (and vice-versa) It's not clear what you're looking for. Users don't select components -- the setup developer specifies which components belong to which features. Do you want a UI control? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Unknown preprocessor statements
John Hall wrote: Should the WiX preprocessor give an error if there is a statement that it does not recognise? I just spent some time tracking down a problem, which eventually came down to me using ?elsif ? rather than ?elseif ?. An error message saying ?elsif was not recognised would have been useful. I would have assumed so but there's a comment in the current preprocessor code that says: default: // unknown processing instructions are currently ignored break; Seems ugly to me and by currently, I'd say it's open to a nicely-worded feature request.g I assume it's there for extensibility but extensibility was added via preprocessor extension which requires a prefix... -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Jeroen Davelaar wrote: How is it possible to nest a msi file with Orca while it is nog possible to do the same thing with WiX? WiX deprecated the functionality when the MSI team deprecated it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to declare optional - but exclusive - components?
Sorry, Feature Id=Complete Title=Complete Display=expand Level=1 ConfigurableDirectory=INSTALLLOCATION Feature Id=MainConsoleProgramCompleteFeat Title=Main Console Level=1 ComponentRef Id=MainConsole / /Feature Feature Id=KernelCompleteFeat Title=Service Level=1 ComponentRef Id=KernelComponent / /Feature Feature Id=Alternate1SvcCompleteFeat Title=Service N°1 Level=1 ComponentRef Id=Svc1Component / ComponentRef Id=Svc1Interface/ /Feature Feature Id=Alternate2SvcCompleteFeat Title=Service N°2 Level=1 ComponentRef Id=Svc2Component / ComponentRef Id=Svc2Interface/ /Feature /Feature If user selects Service N°2 during installation, Service N°1 feature will be unselected. If user selects Service N°1 during installation, Service N°2 feature goes back to unselected (I hope it is clearer, sorry) Bob Arnson wrote: Crusty Applesniffer wrote: I'm using Wix3.0 and I wonder if there is a way to declare two components that can not be installed for the same feature. I mean how can I have: (x) Feature 1 (x) Component A ( ) Component B that automatically changes to : (x) Feature 1 ( ) Component A (x) Component B when the user selects component B (and vice-versa) It's not clear what you're looking for. Users don't select components -- the setup developer specifies which components belong to which features. Do you want a UI control? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] beginning with Wix - which version?
If I'm moving to WiX, which version should I use. How far off is stable v3 likely to be? A colleague said "I would wait for a stable 3.0 before considering switching. Its vastly improved over version 2, and is not backwards compatible." Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] WIX SqlScript tag
We do this using public properties and the SqlString element instead. You end up embedding the actual sql directly in the MSI, but you can reference the properties directly. An example follows: SqlString Sequence=3 Id=AddRoles SQL=Use [DBNAME] exec sp_addrolemember N'db_owner', N'UserName' ExecuteOnInstall=yes ExecuteOnUninstall=no SqlDb=SqlDB/ Dana On 7/25/07, Arnold Layne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, How do I pass paramteres to my sql script? I would like to do something similar to what is done by sqlcmd: SQLCMD MyScript.sql -v Param1=Value1 -v Param2=Value2 ... Can I do it in WIX ver 2 with the SqlScript tag? Thanks -al - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Sample for preventing the installer from continuing when a particular process/application is running?
Hello I'm using WiX v3 for an Outlook 2007 addin, but I've got to a point where I'm completely stuck. My installer works ok, but I now need to ensure our it doesn't proceed while Office 2007 apps (particularly Outlook.exe) are running. I'm yet to find a complete explanation or example of how to actually do this. So far I've gleemed that I'd need a CustomAction do do this. I have also seen suggestions that the CustomAction could populate the FilesInUse dialog somehow. I also hear that CustomActions must be done in C++. As a .NET developer this is a bit of a problem. Can anyone please point me in the right direction show me the C++ source code to do what I need? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Unicode and troubles
Is there any way to convert Unicode to said code page via code? I am lucky enough to be using an external UI. There is only 1 dialog (Disk Cost) that is displays internally. Is there a way to get the information that a Disk Cost dialog would display from the MSI? Bob Arnson-6 wrote: Magus wrote: I just reciently found out that it might not be possible to use Unicode and I would need to use code pages :( . I've been working with this about a year now. I really don't understand the whole code page thing and all the strings I need are using Unicode. I really have no idea what I am doing or how to make something that works with this thing. MSI databases don't support Unicode. See http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2004/11/22/268343.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/localizing_a_windows_installer_package.asp for some details about localization. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unicode-and-troubles-tf4132589.html#a11800186 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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[WiX-users] How to automated uninstall?
I'm wondering if anyone's run into this before and has a best practice solution. The scenario is an automated deployment environment that attempts to run a scheduled upgrade of minor revisions of a product. Therefore the numbers of the currently installed and to be installed versions only differ in the revision position. The major/minor/build positions are identical. This leads msi to not perform the install as it only looks as far as build to determine difference. The first reaction to get around this is to try uninstall/reinstall instead of upgrade, however uninstall seems to require either the original msi file (no longer present) or the ProductCode. Being a good wix citizen I have set my Product Id=* .../ which means new ProductCode for every build and makes it hard to script uninstall by ProductCode. Is there a way to achieve the unistall that I'm overlooking? Getting the build portion of the version number changed is beyond my control and even new minor revisions do need to be deployed for testing. thanks -john - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] WindowsVolume Directory
Hello, can anyone point me to a way to get a shortcut installed under the windows volume folder without getting the following warning? Here is my directory structure: Directory Id=WINDOWSVOLUME Directory Id=ISConfig Name=ISconfig Directory Id=AppToolBarDir Name=Applications/ /Directory /Directory Here is the warning (note it still compiles and creates my shortcut in the appropriate place): Warning 1 ICE46: Property 'WINDOWSVOLUME' referenced in column 'Directory'.'Directory' of row 'WINDOWSVOLUME' differs from a defined property by case only. C:\RWFSystem\DNA.RadWorkflow\DNA.RadWorkflow.TabletWorklist\Application.TabletWorklist\Installer\TabletWorklist.wxs 10 1 TabletWorklist Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
WiX was designed to support very large installer projects, with a design goal of distributed setup authoring. To support this idea, WiX supports Fragments. A Fragment is just a section of setup authoring. Loosely, candle compiles source files containing one or more Fragments into .wixobj files, and light links one or more .wixobj files into a final installer/merge module/patch. One, and only one, of the sections of an installation must be a Product, PatchCreation, or Module. candle and light are very much modelled after a C/C++ Compiler and Linker respectively. It took me a while to work out that the first letter of each tool's name indicates its purpose (Candle = compiler, Light = linker, Lit = library tool, Dark = decompiler, Heat = 'harvester', Pyro = patch builder, Torch = transform creation). You can keep .wixobj files between sessions if the corresponding source file hasn't changed, which may reduce build time (although most of the cost is in binding and validating the MSI rather than processing the source files). A traditional C compiler would only operate on a single source file per run, but like Microsoft's cl.exe, candle accepts multiple source files on the same command line. You should probably consider defining one Fragment per logical component (not necessarily Component) of your product. Just like C# and C++ classes, you can have more than one Fragment per source file, but it may be more understandable if you stick to one Fragment per source file. Splitting your installation into more source files reduces the chance of checkout/merge collisions with multiple developers. In general, Fragments are much nicer to work with than merge modules. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Collins, James Sent: 25 July 2007 19:35 To: Bob Arnson; Jeroen Davelaar Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? Hey Jeroen, I'm also not sure what your trying to achieve however for me I have very large installers including well over 16k files. For me I need to split that up to reduce build time as well as keeping things modular. The way I do that is with Merge Modules (MSM) which is basically an installer inside an installer. Jimbo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:27 AM To: Jeroen Davelaar Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? Jeroen Davelaar wrote: How is it possible to nest a msi file with Orca while it is nog possible to do the same thing with WiX? WiX deprecated the functionality when the MSI team deprecated it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] ProjectAggregator2-3.0.2925.msi fails to install with odd network error
I downloaded the latest 3.0 release and when I attempt to install the project aggregator MSI windows gives me an error message A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file C:\ProjectAggregator2.msi (resending, since list acknowledged receipt but failed to follow through with delivery) There are a couple odd things about this. For one, access to my local C drive doesn't require any access to the network. Secondly, the file name of the msi is C:\ProjectAggregator2- 3.0.2925.msi not the C:\ProjectAggregator2.msi that is shown in the error message. It doesn't matter what folder I put the MSI in before I launch it.. the error message adapts to the folder name, but still has the wrong file name. So I renamed the file so that it matched the error message and it worked! Still... that's just plain weird and I don't want it to happen with my own MSI installers. (I did have the previous 3.0 release 3.0.2420.0 installed already) What's going on? Scott - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Hey Jeroen, I'm also not sure what your trying to achieve however for me I have very large installers including well over 16k files. For me I need to split that up to reduce build time as well as keeping things modular. The way I do that is with Merge Modules (MSM) which is basically an installer inside an installer. Jimbo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:27 AM To: Jeroen Davelaar Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? Jeroen Davelaar wrote: How is it possible to nest a msi file with Orca while it is nog possible to do the same thing with WiX? WiX deprecated the functionality when the MSI team deprecated it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ?
Thanks mike, Yes I would agree fragments offer much more and I will keep that in mind moving forward. For me however I need a migration path from Wise to WIX and that's going to be merge modules for now. Once I have convinced my team WIX is the way to go (and believe me I'm trying very hard), and we are fully WIX then this approach makes much more sense. WIX by stealth! :) Jimbo -Original Message- From: Mike Dimmick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:02 PM To: Collins, James; 'Bob Arnson'; 'Jeroen Davelaar' Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? WiX was designed to support very large installer projects, with a design goal of distributed setup authoring. To support this idea, WiX supports Fragments. A Fragment is just a section of setup authoring. Loosely, candle compiles source files containing one or more Fragments into .wixobj files, and light links one or more .wixobj files into a final installer/merge module/patch. One, and only one, of the sections of an installation must be a Product, PatchCreation, or Module. candle and light are very much modelled after a C/C++ Compiler and Linker respectively. It took me a while to work out that the first letter of each tool's name indicates its purpose (Candle = compiler, Light = linker, Lit = library tool, Dark = decompiler, Heat = 'harvester', Pyro = patch builder, Torch = transform creation). You can keep .wixobj files between sessions if the corresponding source file hasn't changed, which may reduce build time (although most of the cost is in binding and validating the MSI rather than processing the source files). A traditional C compiler would only operate on a single source file per run, but like Microsoft's cl.exe, candle accepts multiple source files on the same command line. You should probably consider defining one Fragment per logical component (not necessarily Component) of your product. Just like C# and C++ classes, you can have more than one Fragment per source file, but it may be more understandable if you stick to one Fragment per source file. Splitting your installation into more source files reduces the chance of checkout/merge collisions with multiple developers. In general, Fragments are much nicer to work with than merge modules. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Collins, James Sent: 25 July 2007 19:35 To: Bob Arnson; Jeroen Davelaar Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? Hey Jeroen, I'm also not sure what your trying to achieve however for me I have very large installers including well over 16k files. For me I need to split that up to reduce build time as well as keeping things modular. The way I do that is with Merge Modules (MSM) which is basically an installer inside an installer. Jimbo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:27 AM To: Jeroen Davelaar Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Msi inside msi ? Jeroen Davelaar wrote: How is it possible to nest a msi file with Orca while it is nog possible to do the same thing with WiX? WiX deprecated the functionality when the MSI team deprecated it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
