[WiX-users] Admin install + saving variables
I've built my WiX project using mondo and adding in a custom dialog and admin UI sequence. My custom dialog collects 2 paths 2 files on the users system. A database and text file on the users network. These files are required by the application and stored in the registry. A version of the custom dialog is also in my adminUI. What I want to do is to be able to run and admin install and input the paths to these 2 files (this works) but then when I run the MSI created during the admin install the values still use the default values for a new install and not the values input during the administrative installation. I think I might need to create an MSI transform.mst during the admin install to achieve this How can I do this? Russ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Admin-install-%2B-saving-variables-tf4666295.html#a13329695 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
[WiX-users] Command line parameters
I have 2 public properties in my MSI file. Each property is set a default value as well has a registrysearch to find a value.. e.g. Property Id=MDBFULLPATH Value=C:\Program Files\eProject\database\eProject - empty.mdb RegistrySearch Id=MDBPathRegistry Type=raw Root=HKLM Key=Software\eProject Name=DataSource / /Property What I want to be able to do is pass in a value for this property from the command line but that only works when RegistrySearch is commented out. If the RegistrySeach returns a value then that should be used, else the command line value should be used, else the defautl Value should be used as a last resort. Is this possible? Russ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Command-line-parameters-tf4666532.html#a13330344 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
Re: [WiX-users] Command line parameters
You could use 3 different properties. One for the command line, one for the registrysearch, and one for the default. Then have two set property custom actions conditioned on whether or not the command line property is set or if the registrysearch property is set. If they are, then you would set the default property to that value using the custom action. You can order them in the order you need to in order to get the precedence you want. Then just use the default property everywhere else. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RussGreen Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:56 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Command line parameters I have 2 public properties in my MSI file. Each property is set a default value as well has a registrysearch to find a value.. e.g. Property Id=MDBFULLPATH Value=C:\Program Files\eProject\database\eProject - empty.mdb RegistrySearch Id=MDBPathRegistry Type=raw Root=HKLM Key=Software\eProject Name=DataSource / /Property What I want to be able to do is pass in a value for this property from the command line but that only works when RegistrySearch is commented out. If the RegistrySeach returns a value then that should be used, else the command line value should be used, else the defautl Value should be used as a last resort. Is this possible? Russ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Command-line-parameters-tf4666532.html#a13330344 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 - 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] Admin install + saving variables
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], RussGreen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A version of the custom dialog is also in my adminUI. What I want to do is to be able to run and admin install and input the paths to these 2 files (this works) but then when I run the MSI created during the admin install the values still use the default values for a new install and not the values input during the administrative installation. The administrative image will persist property changes, but if you have custom actions or other code that re-initializes the properties when you run the install, then the persisted values will be lost. I think I might need to create an MSI transform.mst during the admin install to achieve this No, you don't need to do this. Windows Installer does something like that for you (exactly what it does is undocumented as you're not supposed to care about the method used to implement the property persistence). -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9 draft available for download http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html Legalize Adulthood! http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/ - 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] Command line parameters
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], RussGreen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What I want to be able to do is pass in a value for this property from the command line but that only works when RegistrySearch is commented out. As Peter Marcu suggested, use a different property for the value retrieved from the registry so that you can differentiate when the value was set from the command-line and when the value needs to come from the registry. -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9 draft available for download http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html Legalize Adulthood! http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/ - 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] Command line parameters
Ah so simple -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Command-line-parameters-tf4666532.html#a13332073 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
Re: [WiX-users] For a commerical install - Wix 3.0 Vs Wix 2.0
WiX 3.0 is fairly stable at this point. Very few new features are being added and it is being used by some fairly large and complex installs already. It is also is more feature rich than 2.0, as well as having many bugs fixes that didn't make it into 2.0. As long as you are willing to update your wix binaries if something changes and update your sources to match the change (WixCop should help you with that), I would go with 3.0. To summarize: There are many commercial installs out there already on WiX 3.0 and it is fairly stable at this point. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:14 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] For a commerical install - Wix 3.0 Vs Wix 2.0 I am trying to figure out if Wix 2.0 is better then Wix 3.0 for a client's commerical product installation that I am trying to migrate out of InstallShield 9.0. Even though 2.0 is the stable version, I have had some problems with the latest downloads 2.0.5325.0, e.g. missing .wixobj files etc. I can't even build the source downloads. The make.bat calls NMAKE, not NANT. Rather than upgrading InstallShield from 9 to the latest, I have been experimenting with Wix, as I have not been to impressed with InstallShield. I current use the the basic install format, using C++ as opposed to InstallScript for CA's. Thank you: Aris Green - 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 CA
I am using WIX 2.0. I am trying to call an executable as part of my install. The EXE file is one of the installed files. But after the install , the EXE is never getting executed. Any pointers ?? My code snippet looks like InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFiles'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id =LaunchFile Property=QtExecCmdLine Value='[Sourcedir]foo.exe' Return=check / **I tried InstallFinalize , still doesn't work Thanks Harini - 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 CA
Thanks for the quick help.. I tried this approach of using FileKey and doesn't work. Do I need the second step even if I am using execommand ?? Whats missing here InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFinalize'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' return='check' FileKey='foo.exe' ExeCommand='' / From: John Vottero [ma I ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:03 PM To: Harini Gurusamy; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix CA It's a two step process, you have to set the property with the command you want to execute and then you have to execute the command. Your custom action sets the property. I'm not sure if the [SourceDir] reference will work or not, you can just use the file ID with a #, like this: CustomAction Id=SetLoadDB Property=LoadDB Value=quot;[#JAMSDBAEXE]quot; LOAD/UI=[UILevel]/ After that, you need to execute the command like this: CustomAction Id=LoadDB BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=..\ExternalReferences\wixca.dll/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harini Gurusamy Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:47 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix CA I am using WIX 2.0. I am trying to call an executable as part of my install. The EXE file is one of the installed files. But after the install , the EXE is never getting executed. Any pointers ?? My code snippet looks like InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFiles'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id =LaunchFile Property=QtExecCmdLine Value='[Sourcedir]foo.exe' Return=check / **I tried InstallFinalize , still doesn't work Thanks Harini - 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 CA
What's missing is: CustomAction Id=LaunchFile BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=..\ExternalReferences\wixca.dll/ And the scheduling of that CA. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harini Gurusamy Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:18 PM To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix CA Thanks for the quick help.. I tried this approach of using FileKey and doesn't work. Do I need the second step even if I am using execommand ?? Whats missing here InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFinalize'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' return='check' FileKey='foo.exe' ExeCommand='' / From: John Vottero [ma I ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:03 PM To: Harini Gurusamy; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix CA It's a two step process, you have to set the property with the command you want to execute and then you have to execute the command. Your custom action sets the property. I'm not sure if the [SourceDir] reference will work or not, you can just use the file ID with a #, like this: CustomAction Id=SetLoadDB Property=LoadDB Value=quot;[#JAMSDBAEXE]quot; LOAD/UI=[UILevel]/ After that, you need to execute the command like this: CustomAction Id=LoadDB BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=..\ExternalReferences\wixca.dll/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harini Gurusamy Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:47 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix CA I am using WIX 2.0. I am trying to call an executable as part of my install. The EXE file is one of the installed files. But after the install , the EXE is never getting executed. Any pointers ?? My code snippet looks like InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFiles'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id =LaunchFile Property=QtExecCmdLine Value='[Sourcedir]foo.exe' Return=check / **I tried InstallFinalize , still doesn't work Thanks Harini - 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] FileSearch not working for minor version?
Hi, I am having trouble with detecting if a file is installed, I am using the following code, however it seems that WIX sets the property even if MinVersion is 7.10.3191.0 Property Id=KB907417INSTALLED DirectorySearch Id=OfficeFolder Path=[XLSPROGPATH] Depth=1 FileSearch Id=OtkloadrFile Name=Otkloadr.dll MinVersion=7.10.5077.0 / /DirectorySearch /Property Something wrong at my end? Thanks, Nitin - 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] Problem in WIX
I need help in the following scenarios in wix. 1. How to use two binary file in a single custom Action in WIX? 2. How to pass a binary file as a input parameter to a vbscript custom Action which will be invoked by another binary file? 3. How to delete unwanted files after the installation is over? 4. How to use DriverDeleteFiles option in the Component Tag? 5. How to execute custom action 'msicleanuponsuccess' for cleaning any component which is not a driver ? Regards Deepak Krishna - 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 CA
Still My catsign.exe is not executed. I tried (SourceFile=c:\windows\system32\catsign.exe ) also InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='Launchfile' After='InstallFinalize'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id =Launchfile Return=check FileKey=catsign.exe ExeCommand= / CustomAction Id=LaunchFile BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=catsign.exe/ From: John Vottero [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:22 PM To: Harini Gurusamy; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix CA What's missing is: CustomAction Id=LaunchFile BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=..\ExternalReferences\wixca.dll/ And the scheduling of that CA. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harini Gurusamy Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:18 PM To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix CA Thanks for the quick help.. I tried this approach of using FileKey and doesn't work. Do I need the second step even if I am using execommand ?? Whats missing here InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFinalize'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' return='check' FileKey='foo.exe' ExeCommand='' / From: John Vottero [ma I ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:03 PM To: Harini Gurusamy; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix CA It's a two step process, you have to set the property with the command you want to execute and then you have to execute the command. Your custom action sets the property. I'm not sure if the [SourceDir] reference will work or not, you can just use the file ID with a #, like this: CustomAction Id=SetLoadDB Property=LoadDB Value=quot;[#JAMSDBAEXE]quot; LOAD/UI=[UILevel]/ After that, you need to execute the command like this: CustomAction Id=LoadDB BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=CAQuietExec Execute=deferred Impersonate=yes Return=check/ Binary Id=wixca SourceFile=..\ExternalReferences\wixca.dll/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harini Gurusamy Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:47 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix CA I am using WIX 2.0. I am trying to call an executable as part of my install. The EXE file is one of the installed files. But after the install , the EXE is never getting executed. Any pointers ?? My code snippet looks like InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFiles'NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence CustomAction Id =LaunchFile Property=QtExecCmdLine Value='[Sourcedir]foo.exe' Return=check / **I tried InstallFinalize , still doesn't work Thanks Harini - 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
