[WiX-users] hide the install subfeature option in feature tree

[azurejyl]

Hi
In my customize dialog, I have a tree to give users the choices to choose 
features and subfeatures to install. But if some features do not have any 
subfeatures, the install option of "Install this feature and all its 
subfeatures on the local hard disk drive" still displays and it's a bit 
confusing to users. Is there any way to hide this option?
 
Thanks!



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[WiX-users] 回复:Re: FileInUse dialog someti mes don't show up

[azurejyl]

Hi, Matt
I found that the differences in log files between showing a FileInUse dialog 
and not showing a FileInUse dialog is whether FileInUseProcess property is 
added. But I don't know why sometimes the property is set and sometimes is not 
even in the same situation.



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在2009-02-11，"Matt Weber"  写道：
>> -Original Message-
>> From: azurejyl [mailto:azure...@163.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:19 PM
>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up
>> 
>> Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During
>> uninstallation, if the application is running, sometimes the dialog
>> will not show up and the uninstallation succeeds. The application will
>> crash if continue to use at finally.
>> 
>> Does someone meet the similar problem and what can I do to solve this
>> problem?
>
>I have had similar experiences with the FilesInUse dialog, although its
>appearance (or lack thereof) has not been restricted to uninstalls. I've
>never gotten around to determining why this behavior happens, however,
>so I don't have a definite answer for you.
>
>If you have a log handy of an uninstall that failed to show the
>FilesInUse dialog, you might be able to find some clues by looking at
>the InstallValidate action messages. This is where the checks are made
>for files to be removed which also happen to be currently in use by a
>running process.
>
>If you don't see anything there, then maybe check out messages from the
>various file costing actions, where the files to be overwritten/removed
>are determined and calculated.
>
>Matt Weber
>Computer Engineer
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[WiX-users] 回复:Re: FileInUse dialog someti mes don't show up

[azurejyl]

I looked into a log file for uninstalling, during InstallValid action, a line 
reads: RESTART MANAGER: Did detect that a critical application holds file[s] in 
use,  so a reboot will be necessary.
The log indicates that a running application is found, but the FileInUse dialog 
is not poped up to ask the user for closing the application. 
Could it be something wrong with my FileInUse dialog with restart manager?



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在2009-02-11，"Matt Weber"  写道：
>> -Original Message-
>> From: azurejyl [mailto:azure...@163.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:19 PM
>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up
>> 
>> Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During
>> uninstallation, if the application is running, sometimes the dialog
>> will not show up and the uninstallation succeeds. The application will
>> crash if continue to use at finally.
>> 
>> Does someone meet the similar problem and what can I do to solve this
>> problem?
>
>I have had similar experiences with the FilesInUse dialog, although its
>appearance (or lack thereof) has not been restricted to uninstalls. I've
>never gotten around to determining why this behavior happens, however,
>so I don't have a definite answer for you.
>
>If you have a log handy of an uninstall that failed to show the
>FilesInUse dialog, you might be able to find some clues by looking at
>the InstallValidate action messages. This is where the checks are made
>for files to be removed which also happen to be currently in use by a
>running process.
>
>If you don't see anything there, then maybe check out messages from the
>various file costing actions, where the files to be overwritten/removed
>are determined and calculated.
>
>Matt Weber
>Computer Engineer
>EmergingSoft(tm)
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>matt.we...@emergingsoft.com
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Re: [WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up

[Matt Weber]

> -Original Message-
> From: azurejyl [mailto:azure...@163.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:19 PM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up
> 
> Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During
> uninstallation, if the application is running, sometimes the dialog
> will not show up and the uninstallation succeeds. The application will
> crash if continue to use at finally.
> 
> Does someone meet the similar problem and what can I do to solve this
> problem?

I have had similar experiences with the FilesInUse dialog, although its
appearance (or lack thereof) has not been restricted to uninstalls. I've
never gotten around to determining why this behavior happens, however,
so I don't have a definite answer for you.

If you have a log handy of an uninstall that failed to show the
FilesInUse dialog, you might be able to find some clues by looking at
the InstallValidate action messages. This is where the checks are made
for files to be removed which also happen to be currently in use by a
running process.

If you don't see anything there, then maybe check out messages from the
various file costing actions, where the files to be overwritten/removed
are determined and calculated.

Matt Weber
Computer Engineer
EmergingSoft(tm)
7900 Xerxes Avenue
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-842-7444, ext 21
matt.we...@emergingsoft.com



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[WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up

[azurejyl]

Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During uninstallation, if 
the application is running, sometimes the dialog will not show up and the 
uninstallation succeeds. The application will crash if continue to use at 
finally. 

Does someone meet the similar problem and what can I do to solve this problem?

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Re: [WiX-users] Windows service

[Christopher Painter]

I'm not sure why you would require a ServiceControl element if the requirement 
is for autostart on reboot, not started at the end of the install.

After the reboot, is the service properly created?  Does it say that it's set 
to automatic?  Will it start manually? If it tries to start and fails, does 
your service provide any logging/diagnostics to aid in troubleshooting the 
problem?

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--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Wilson, Phil  wrote:

> From: Wilson, Phil 
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows service
> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." 
> 
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:58 PM
> You're perhaps missing a ServiceControl element.
> 
> Phil Wilson 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Vijeta Khatri [mailto:vijeta.kha...@microsoft.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:03 PM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] Windows service
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I created an installer for a windows service using Wix and
> set the start up type to auto.
> 
>  Name=" WindowsService "
> Type="ownProcess" Start="auto"
> ErrorControl="normal" Interactive="no"
> Vital="yes" Account="[SERVICEACCOUNT]"
> Password="[SERVICEPASSWORD]" />
> 
> But the windows service doenst start automatically on
> system reboot. Am I missing something here?
> 
> Thanks,
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Re: [WiX-users] Conditional dialog after CustomizeDlg

[troy hostetter]

Would someone have an example of how to "subscribe to the feature selection
events on the feature tree and set a property when the appropriate feature
has been selected and reset that property when the feature is deselected."
or something similar?  I am not familiar yet with subscribing to feature
selection events.

Regards,
- Troy

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 5:15 PM, troy wrote:

> This is my first post to the user group.  I am having a problem getting a
> custom dialog to conditionally appear after the CustomizeDlg, which is based
> on the user selecting or not selecting a feature in the CustomizeDlg.
>
> Here are my conditional statement(s) for CustomizeDlg:
>
>  Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="1">WixUI_InstallMode = "Change"
>  Value="SetupTypeDlg" Order="2">WixUI_InstallMode = "InstallCustom"
>  Value="ServiceUserCredentialsDlg"
> Order="1">
>  Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="2">1
>
> Basically, I want the user to enter additional info if the Feature
> "FE__SPC.SiteProvisionService" is selected.  What happens is it always goes
> to VerifyReadyDlg.
>
> Here's my Feature definition:
>
> 
> ...
>
> What I did was create a custom version of WiXUI_Mondo.wxs, and added the
> new dialog, and then altered the Publish tags in order to determine when the
> ServiceUserCredentialsDlg appears.
>
> I am using WiX v3.0
>
> Thanks,
> - Troy
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Re: [WiX-users] Execute action during path installation

[Tony Juricic]

It is possible to put a file into a Component containing only that file,
make it volatile and change the condition for installing the component
from 1 to 0.

-Original Message-
From: Brian Rogers [mailto:rogers.br...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:43 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Execute action during path installation

Hey Grigory,

I don't believe you are able to remove a file while patching. However,
you
can change the file that you want to delete to a 0byte file. This will
be
effectively the same. I don't have an example of how to run a custom
action
but believe you just add a new action to your patch. There is a lot more
information to go with that. Please view Heaths blog.

http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2005/09/12/464047.aspx

Thanks,

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Grigory Konovalov <
grigory.konova...@confirmit.com> wrote:

> Hello All!
> I need remove file and execute custom action during patch
installation. Is
> this possible? And if yes please give me small example.
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[WiX-users] How does one use a WebSite locator in order to set the file path for content?

[Thomas S. Trias]

Perhaps I am missing something, but I cannot figure out how I would use 
the WebSite element (outside of a Component, so it acts as a locator) in 
order to set the path for content.

If I have the following:




  

  


  
  ... a bunch of Component elements containing files ...

  


the metabase changes happen in the correct place, but how do I get the 
files to deploy to the proper directory? Do I have to write a custom 
action to read the IISWebSite record in order to set the 
PATH_OF_EXISTINGWEBSITE property? If I'm going to do that, I might as 
well write a custom action that takes an arbitrary Windows Installer 
query and returns the result as text...

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Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop shortcut?

[Rob Mensching]

Have you seen: 
http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/How-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the?


-Original Message-
From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 14:46
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and
Desktop shortcut?

Thanks Neil.

I ignored the ICE64. The Quick Launch shortcut got created.

But the problem is, we're going to attend "Microsoft Vista Certified"
program soon. That means, sooner or later we'll have to fix this ICE64
issue. Otherwise, we can't pass MS's test. I spent hours in searching a
solution. But it seems there is no decent solution for this "Quick Launch
shortcut" thing.

So I'm asking the community again:
Is there any way that I can create the Quick Launch shortcut but not violate
ICE64?

Thank you all.

/Brian




From: Neil Sleightholm 
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 12:00:10 AM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and
Desktop shortcut?

To be honest I chose not to include the RemoveFolder elements as it didn't
seem correct to potentially remove system folders and then I ignored the
ICE64!

Neil

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From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Wed 04/02/2009 00:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and
Desktop shortcut?



Thanks Neil.

After hours searching, I found out this:
http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wi
x-3/
I followed the instructions in the post above, and I added Desktop Shortcut
support successful.
But, when I tried to followed the same way to add "Quick Launch shortcut", I
got problems:
ICE64
Here is the code:









. ...


INSTALLQUICKLAUNCHSHORTCUT











As you can see, I did add RemoveFolder for Component.But the compiler
complaint that:
error LGHT0204: ICE64: The directory InternetExplorer is in the user profile
but is not listed in the RemoveFile table.
error LGHT0204: ICE64: The directory Microsoft is in the user profile but is
not listed in the RemoveFile table.
Question:
What can I do to remove these errors?
Thanks.
/Brian




From: Neil Sleightholm 
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:40:33 PM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and
Desktop shortcut?

For the desktop you can use a standard Windows Installer directory reference
(see the SDK). For quick launch the only way I have found is to use this:









Neil

Neil Sleightholm
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n...@x2systems.com 




From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Fri 30/01/2009 00:31
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and
Desktop shortcut?



Hi,

In WiX 3.0, is there a way to create a Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop
shortcut based on the user's choice?
I know there is a way to create a checkbox for "Launch Applition" option:
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/run_program_after_install.htm
I'm wondering if there is a way to create a checkbox for "Quick Luanch
shortcut" and "Desktop shortcut" on the last page of installation.
Some code example are very welcome.
Thanks.
/Brian.


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Re: [WiX-users] Windows service

[Wilson, Phil]

You're perhaps missing a ServiceControl element.

Phil Wilson 


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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:03 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Windows service

Hi,

I created an installer for a windows service using Wix and set the start up 
type to auto.



But the windows service doenst start automatically on system reboot. Am I 
missing something here?

Thanks,
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[WiX-users] Adding message to the Welcome Dialog

[Beth Hechanova]

Is there a fairly simple way to add some text to the Welcome Dialog?
I'm just looking for a way for my installer to present the version of
the application to the user (either via a message, or in the Title,
or??).The closest thing I've been able to find is this post:
http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/customised-uis-for-wix.html

 

I'm using the latest nightly build of wix (v3.0.5006).

 

I'm using the standard WixUI_InstallDir User Interface, from which I was
able to successfully modify to remove the License Dialog.  So that is
all good.  Now I just want to have my installer present the version of
the application to the user somewhere.  I assume the Welcome Dialog
would be the best place for this.  Is there any property that I can set
in my .wxs file that will be used as some string or title in the welcome
dialog?

 

Thanks,

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[WiX-users] Windows service

[Vijeta Khatri]

Hi,

I created an installer for a windows service using Wix and set the start up 
type to auto.



But the windows service doenst start automatically on system reboot. Am I 
missing something here?

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Re: [WiX-users] Execute action during path installation

[Brian Rogers]

Hey Grigory,

I don't believe you are able to remove a file while patching. However, you
can change the file that you want to delete to a 0byte file. This will be
effectively the same. I don't have an example of how to run a custom action
but believe you just add a new action to your patch. There is a lot more
information to go with that. Please view Heaths blog.

http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2005/09/12/464047.aspx

Thanks,

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> Hello All!
> I need remove file and execute custom action during patch installation. Is
> this possible? And if yes please give me small example.
>
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[WiX-users] Setup logo size

[Petr Moravsky]

I'm trying to customize my installer with a logo by adding WixUIDialogBmp
variable to WixUI_Minimal dialog set. I use a jpg logo sized 493x312 . The
issue is when the user turns on large fonts in Windows (120dpi), the
installer window size becomes 25% larger. The image gets stretched and looks
horrible. Is there way to specify different images for different font sizes?
Is there some other good workaround this issue? Is there a way to use vector
graphics? In general, are there any guidelines for the format, color depth
and other properties of the image? Also on the unrelated note I'm wondering
if there is line concatenation in WiX of some sort. I have some pretty long
strings in my installer and I would like to cut them into several pieces, so
that they all fit in editor window. Thank you.

 

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Re: [WiX-users] Conditional dialog after CustomizeDlg

[Richard]

In article <4c9b3bd50902101415r3bb67619t182920cef1ef7...@mail.gmail.com>,
troy hostetter   writes:

> Basically, I want the user to enter additional info if the Feature
> "FE__SPC.SiteProvisionService" is selected.  What happens is it always goes
> to VerifyReadyDlg.

Feature (or component) states in conditional expressions can't be used
until CostFinalize has been processed.  Instead, what you need to do
is subscribe to the feature selection events on the feature tree and
set a property when the appropriate feature has been selected and
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[WiX-users] Trying to schedule an event with schtasks under Local Service hangs installer.

[Greg Silin]

Hi,

We have a custom action that attempts to create a task with schtasks.  It works 
fine, until we try to do it where user is NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE.Then it 
appears to "hang" the installer.  It becomes unresponsive.

Environment:

-   Win 2003 Enterprise
-   .Net 3.5 (latest version)

Is this something that is a known issue?  A quick internet search didn't turn 
up much useful.

Thanks!
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Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

[John Cooper (Volt)]

Alright, I'll install the lastest.  Thanks.

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-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:06 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

1.  The Merge Module spec says there is always a cabinet file.

2.  The LGHT001 error was fixed in a later build.

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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 14:57
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

As an addendum, this LGHT0001 error did NOT bring light.exe to a screeching 
halt.  It continues to grind away at the remaining cabs.

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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Back building my monster installer.  I have a troublesome spot.

During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of 
msm.  At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0  gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an 
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.

So, is it necessary to have the msm's CABbed up?  Will leaving off the Disk 
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Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

[Rob Mensching]

1.  The Merge Module spec says there is always a cabinet file.

2.  The LGHT001 error was fixed in a later build.

-Original Message-
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

As an addendum, this LGHT0001 error did NOT bring light.exe to a screeching 
halt.  It continues to grind away at the remaining cabs.

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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Back building my monster installer.  I have a troublesome spot.

During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of 
msm.  At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0  gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an 
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.

So, is it necessary to have the msm's CABbed up?  Will leaving off the Disk 
Id's in the  codes have this affect?

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Re: [WiX-users] To CAB or not to CAB MSM Files

[John Cooper (Volt)]

I had to send to original message twice to get through security filter--looks 
like the subject line took a hit.

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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Back building my monster installer.  I have a troublesome spot.

During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of 
msm.  At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0  gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an 
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.

So, is it necessary to have the msm's CABbed up?  Will leaving off the Disk 
Id's in the  codes have this affect?

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Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

[John Cooper (Volt)]

As an addendum, this LGHT0001 error did NOT bring light.exe to a screeching 
halt.  It continues to grind away at the remaining cabs.

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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Back building my monster installer.  I have a troublesome spot.

During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of 
msm.  At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0  gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an 
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.

So, is it necessary to have the msm's CABbed up?  Will leaving off the Disk 
Id's in the  codes have this affect?

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[WiX-users] (no subject)

[John Cooper (Volt)]

Back building my monster installer.  I have a troublesome spot.

During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of 
msm.  At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0  gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an 
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.

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Re: [WiX-users] Getting File versions

[siaj]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:48 PM, siaj  wrote:

> Thanks Rob.
> For some reasoins I was getting preprocessor errors with using
> $(bind.FileVersion.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)" . Though
>  !(bind.FileVersion.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)" worked for me. Also I
> used
> !(bind.AssemblyPublicKeyToken.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)"  to get the
> public key token.
>
>
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/02/08/get-binder-variables-for-assemblies-without-installing-into-the-gac.aspx
>
> Thanks,
> Jai
>
>
> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:26:51 -0800
> From: Rob Mensching 
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting File versions
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>
> Message-ID:
><
> de33023b477fe44eaa71983f5279f6ce510ffc1...@na-exmsg-c102.redmond.corp.microsoft.com
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> You can use "$(bind.FileVersion.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)" and the
> linker will fill in that value with the version of the file.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: siaj [mailto:meabrakada...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 17:17
> To: wix-d...@lists.sourceforge.net; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] Getting File versions
>
> Hello,
> Is there a way we can find a file version dynamically while deployment ?.
> I
> have a dll to be deployed to the GAC and the dll version should be updated
> in the web.config file of the destination server. The issue is that dll
> version will change with every build and hence the version number going in
> web.config should change too.
>
> I want the installer to dynamically read the dll version and update the
> same
> in the web.config file. I guess I can do it using a vbs CA but was hoping
> if
> wix has a better way to do it.
>
> Thanks,
> saij
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[WiX-users] Conditional dialog after CustomizeDlg

[troy hostetter]

This is my first post to the user group.  I am having a problem getting a
custom dialog to conditionally appear after the CustomizeDlg, which is based
on the user selecting or not selecting a feature in the CustomizeDlg.

Here are my conditional statement(s) for CustomizeDlg:

WixUI_InstallMode = "Change"
WixUI_InstallMode = "InstallCustom"

1

Basically, I want the user to enter additional info if the Feature
"FE__SPC.SiteProvisionService" is selected.  What happens is it always goes
to VerifyReadyDlg.

Here's my Feature definition:


...

What I did was create a custom version of WiXUI_Mondo.wxs, and added the new
dialog, and then altered the Publish tags in order to determine when the
ServiceUserCredentialsDlg appears.

I am using WiX v3.0

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Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop shortcut?

[Little Forest]

Thanks Neil.

I ignored the ICE64. The Quick Launch shortcut got created.

But the problem is, we're going to attend "Microsoft Vista Certified" program 
soon. That means, sooner or later we'll have to fix this ICE64 issue. 
Otherwise, we can't pass MS's test. I spent hours in searching a solution. But 
it seems there is no decent solution for this "Quick Launch shortcut" thing. 

So I'm asking the community again:
Is there any way that I can create the Quick Launch shortcut but not violate 
ICE64?

Thank you all.

/Brian




From: Neil Sleightholm 
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. 

Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 12:00:10 AM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and 
Desktop shortcut?

To be honest I chose not to include the RemoveFolder elements as it didn't seem 
correct to potentially remove system folders and then I ignored the ICE64!

Neil

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From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Wed 04/02/2009 00:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and 
Desktop shortcut?



Thanks Neil.

After hours searching, I found out this:
http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/
I followed the instructions in the post above, and I added Desktop Shortcut 
support successful.
But, when I tried to followed the same way to add "Quick Launch shortcut", I 
got problems:
ICE64
Here is the code:









. ...


INSTALLQUICKLAUNCHSHORTCUT











As you can see, I did add RemoveFolder for Component.But the compiler complaint 
that:
error LGHT0204: ICE64: The directory InternetExplorer is in the user profile 
but is not listed in the RemoveFile table.
error LGHT0204: ICE64: The directory Microsoft is in the user profile but is 
not listed in the RemoveFile table.
Question:
What can I do to remove these errors?
Thanks.
/Brian




From: Neil Sleightholm 
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. 

Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:40:33 PM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and 
Desktop shortcut?

For the desktop you can use a standard Windows Installer directory reference 
(see the SDK). For quick launch the only way I have found is to use this:









Neil

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From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Fri 30/01/2009 00:31
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop 
shortcut?



Hi,

In WiX 3.0, is there a way to create a Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop 
shortcut based on the user's choice?
I know there is a way to create a checkbox for "Launch Applition" option:
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/run_program_after_install.htm
I'm wondering if there is a way to create a checkbox for "Quick Luanch 
shortcut" and "Desktop shortcut" on the last page of installation.
Some code example are very welcome.
Thanks.
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Re: [WiX-users] Getting started with Wix

[Brian Rogers]

Hey Beth,

Just to add to this, you can look at the How To docs in v3.0.

http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/add_a_file.htm

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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Beth Hechanova wrote:

> I am attempting to learn how to use Wix.  Per the front page of the Wix
> Toolset that "strongly encourages" everyone to upgrade to the beta 3.0
> build, that is what I downloaded.  However I am also trying to follow
> the tutorial (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/), but if I try to use the
> scripts in that tutorial as is, I get compile/link errors (I believe b/c
> they are written for 2.0).  So before I go much further, I want to be
> sure that as someone trying to evaluate the tool for use in our
> application, that I should actually be learning on the 3.0 version of
> the tool.  Assuming this is the tool for my application, I would begin
> using it immediately to create an installer for my application.  If it
> is recommended to use v3.0, are there any tutorials that works with the
> v3.0 of the toolset available?
>
>
>
> If it matters, my installation isn't anything too involved.  Just pretty
> basic stuff of copying a set of files to an install directory with
> shortcuts.  I am looking at this tool as I am looking for a script
> solution to creating an installer to integrate with my current
> cruisecontrol.net and nant environment for building my application.  I
> do not want to install visual studio on my build machine, and thus
> creating a standard deployment project within the IDE is not going to
> work.  Hopefully this toolset will provide the solution that I am
> looking for.
>
>
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Beth
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Re: [WiX-users] Getting started with Wix

[Rob Mensching]

The WiX v2.0 toolset is Production/Stable. There are no changes being made to 
that codebase so it is a well known quantity.

The WiX v3.0 toolset is Release Candidate. We are very low on bugs and ramping 
down on development. It is very stable.  If you are running any older version 
of WiX v3, we ask that you upgrade to the latest build to help us find the 
remaining bugs.

The tutorial was written by a volunteer on WiX v2. WiX v3 has some small 
differences. I'm not aware of an effort to write a new tutorial for WiX v3 but 
I've heard rumors that the tutorial owner plans to update the current tutorial 
to v3 when WiX v3 is Production/Stable.

-Original Message-
From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:31
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Getting started with Wix

I am attempting to learn how to use Wix.  Per the front page of the Wix
Toolset that "strongly encourages" everyone to upgrade to the beta 3.0
build, that is what I downloaded.  However I am also trying to follow
the tutorial (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/), but if I try to use the
scripts in that tutorial as is, I get compile/link errors (I believe b/c
they are written for 2.0).  So before I go much further, I want to be
sure that as someone trying to evaluate the tool for use in our
application, that I should actually be learning on the 3.0 version of
the tool.  Assuming this is the tool for my application, I would begin
using it immediately to create an installer for my application.  If it
is recommended to use v3.0, are there any tutorials that works with the
v3.0 of the toolset available?

 

If it matters, my installation isn't anything too involved.  Just pretty
basic stuff of copying a set of files to an install directory with
shortcuts.  I am looking at this tool as I am looking for a script
solution to creating an installer to integrate with my current
cruisecontrol.net and nant environment for building my application.  I
do not want to install visual studio on my build machine, and thus
creating a standard deployment project within the IDE is not going to
work.  Hopefully this toolset will provide the solution that I am
looking for.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Beth


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Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

[Christopher Karper]

I apologize, I meant extensions.   I'm just stupid some days.   :-)

Chris

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Rob Mensching
wrote:

> Ahh, okay.  You don't need those to create a CustomAction.  We use them to
> create Extensions but you don't technically need them for that either.
>
> Feel free to open a feature request to have them added, that way it won't
> be forgotten.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:15
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro
>
> The tools in the toolsrc folder.  FlattenXml, ResGen, XsdGen specifically.
> Also, the dll containing the build tasks for these tools would be nice.
> (WixBuild, presumably)
>
> Chris
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Rob Mensching
> wrote:
>
> > What tools are you looking for?
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:41
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro
> >
> > Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
> > release?
> >
> > I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
> > version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.
> >
> > Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?
> >
> > Chris
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[WiX-users] Getting started with Wix

[Beth Hechanova]

I am attempting to learn how to use Wix.  Per the front page of the Wix
Toolset that "strongly encourages" everyone to upgrade to the beta 3.0
build, that is what I downloaded.  However I am also trying to follow
the tutorial (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/), but if I try to use the
scripts in that tutorial as is, I get compile/link errors (I believe b/c
they are written for 2.0).  So before I go much further, I want to be
sure that as someone trying to evaluate the tool for use in our
application, that I should actually be learning on the 3.0 version of
the tool.  Assuming this is the tool for my application, I would begin
using it immediately to create an installer for my application.  If it
is recommended to use v3.0, are there any tutorials that works with the
v3.0 of the toolset available?

 

If it matters, my installation isn't anything too involved.  Just pretty
basic stuff of copying a set of files to an install directory with
shortcuts.  I am looking at this tool as I am looking for a script
solution to creating an installer to integrate with my current
cruisecontrol.net and nant environment for building my application.  I
do not want to install visual studio on my build machine, and thus
creating a standard deployment project within the IDE is not going to
work.  Hopefully this toolset will provide the solution that I am
looking for.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Beth


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Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

[Rob Mensching]

Ahh, okay.  You don't need those to create a CustomAction.  We use them to 
create Extensions but you don't technically need them for that either.

Feel free to open a feature request to have them added, that way it won't be 
forgotten.

-Original Message-
From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:15
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

The tools in the toolsrc folder.  FlattenXml, ResGen, XsdGen specifically.
Also, the dll containing the build tasks for these tools would be nice.
(WixBuild, presumably)

Chris

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Rob Mensching
wrote:

> What tools are you looking for?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:41
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro
>
> Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
> release?
>
> I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
> version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.
>
> Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?
>
> Chris
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Re: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds

[Simon Dahlbacka]

> A single install package would be so much nicer than two packages. But is it
> possible?

AFAIK, no

> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Alex Ivanoff 
> wrote:
>
>> 
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 13:26
>> To: wix-users
>> Subject: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds
>>
>> I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit
>> and a
>> 32 bit package.
>>
>> I'm getting this when trying to build the 64 bit package:
>>
>>ICE80: This 64BitComponent ProductComponent uses 32BitDirectory
>> INSTALLLOCATION
>>
>> The 64 bit executable is going into the same INSTALLLOCATION so I don't
>> understand what it's complaining about.
>>
>> > Platform="$(var.Platform)"
>> />
>>   ...
>>
>>
>>> Name="$(var.programfilesdirname)">
>>>Win64="$(var.win64)"
>>Guid="{YOUR-GUID-HERE}">
>>
>> How is INSTALLLOCATION a "32 bit directory"? How do I designate it a 64
>> bit
>> directory?
>>
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Re: [WiX-users] Extract Binaries at Install Time

[Christopher Painter]

Have you considered adding the files as content to your DTF c# project?DTF 
will handle the extraction of non-managed resources also for you.

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> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract Binaries at Install Time
> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." 
> 
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 12:20 PM
> One thing I can think of, make sure the custom action is run
> in immediate mode, not deferred.
> 
> 
> ajgreen
>  "Romeo Salayo Jr."
>  wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm trying to extract binaries at install time in
> able to use it during
> > installation only. I'm using C# DTF, the problem
> is I can't get
> > Record.GetStream() to work. It always write to a file
> with "[Binary data]"
> > and not the stream itself.
> > 
> > Can anyone give an example on how to use GetStream()
> successfully? I just
> > need to extract binaries into a temporary file.
> > 
> > We have VBS that works, but we are converting VBS
> CustomActions into C# DLL.
> > 
> > Thank you!
> > 
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Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

[Christopher Karper]

The tools in the toolsrc folder.  FlattenXml, ResGen, XsdGen specifically.
Also, the dll containing the build tasks for these tools would be nice.
(WixBuild, presumably)

Chris

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wrote:

> What tools are you looking for?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:41
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro
>
> Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
> release?
>
> I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
> version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.
>
> Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?
>
> Chris
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Re: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds

[Colin Fox]

Thanks Alex, that was the key.

I'm wondering now though, is it possible to create one MSI file to install
32 or 64 bit files, using conditionals within the MSI file?

A single install package would be so much nicer than two packages. But is it
possible?

Thanks
   Colin

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> 
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 13:26
> To: wix-users
> Subject: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds
>
> I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit
> and a
> 32 bit package.
>
> I'm getting this when trying to build the 64 bit package:
>
>ICE80: This 64BitComponent ProductComponent uses 32BitDirectory
> INSTALLLOCATION
>
> The 64 bit executable is going into the same INSTALLLOCATION so I don't
> understand what it's complaining about.
>
>  Platform="$(var.Platform)"
> />
>   ...
>
>
> Name="$(var.programfilesdirname)">
>Win64="$(var.win64)"
>Guid="{YOUR-GUID-HERE}">
>
> How is INSTALLLOCATION a "32 bit directory"? How do I designate it a 64
> bit
> directory?
>
>
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Re: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

[Rob Mensching]

What tools are you looking for?

-Original Message-
From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:41
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro

Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
release?

I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.

Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?

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[WiX-users] CA Tools distro

[Christopher Karper]

Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
release?

I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.

Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?

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Re: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds

[Alex Ivanoff]

-Original Message-
From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 13:26
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds

I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit
and a
32 bit package.

I'm getting this when trying to build the 64 bit package:

ICE80: This 64BitComponent ProductComponent uses 32BitDirectory
INSTALLLOCATION

The 64 bit executable is going into the same INSTALLLOCATION so I don't
understand what it's complaining about.


   ...





How is INSTALLLOCATION a "32 bit directory"? How do I designate it a 64
bit
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[WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds

[Colin Fox]

I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit and a
32 bit package.

I'm getting this when trying to build the 64 bit package:

ICE80: This 64BitComponent ProductComponent uses 32BitDirectory
INSTALLLOCATION

The 64 bit executable is going into the same INSTALLLOCATION so I don't
understand what it's complaining about.


   ...





How is INSTALLLOCATION a "32 bit directory"? How do I designate it a 64 bit
directory?


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Re: [WiX-users] Extract Binaries at Install Time

[Brian Rogers]

You will need to read from the binary table in an immediate custom action.
Then schedule a deferred custom action and pass the stream over. The
deferred custom action can write the file to disk but it can't read from the
MSI tables. The immediate custom action and read from the MSI tables but
can't write to disk.

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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:20 AM,  wrote:

> One thing I can think of, make sure the custom action is run in immediate
> mode, not deferred.
>
>
> ajgreen
>   "Romeo Salayo Jr."  wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to extract binaries at install time in able to use it during
> > installation only. I'm using C# DTF, the problem is I can't get
> > Record.GetStream() to work. It always write to a file with "[Binary
> data]"
> > and not the stream itself.
> >
> > Can anyone give an example on how to use GetStream() successfully? I just
> > need to extract binaries into a temporary file.
> >
> > We have VBS that works, but we are converting VBS CustomActions into C#
> DLL.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Romeo
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Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction following specific CustomAction fails

[Rob Mensching]

Fascinating.  I have no idea what would cause that.  I don't write managed code 
CustomActions... maybe someone who does has ideas.

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Rob Mensching-2 wrote:
> 
> Uhh, it looks like you have failing CustomActions.
> 
> Install1.log:
> 
> Action start 09:12:39: UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite.
> MSI (c) (1C:8C) [09:12:39:637]: Creating MSIHANDLE (30) of type 790542 for
> thread 5772
> MSI (c) (1C:14) [09:12:39:638]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
> C:\Users\jeb\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI59D7.tmp, Entrypoint:
> UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite
> MSI (c) (1C!AC) [09:12:39:678]: Creating MSIHANDLE (31) of type 790531 for
> thread 3500
> MSI (c) (1C!AC) [09:12:39:678]: Closing MSIHANDLE (31) of type 790531 for
> thread 3500
> MSI (c) (1C:14) [09:12:39:680]: Closing MSIHANDLE (30) of type 790542 for
> thread 5772
> Action ended 09:12:39: UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite. Return value 3.
> 

Yes but as I wrote:

Even though I add System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch() to my managed
CustomActions the debugger is not launched if the OpenFileDialog has been
opened. But note, everything is working as expected if the OpenFileDialog is
not executed.


These managed custom actions only fails when the c++ action is executed
earlier during the installation process.
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Re: [WiX-users] Extract Binaries at Install Time

[greenaj]

One thing I can think of, make sure the custom action is run in immediate mode, 
not deferred.


ajgreen
 "Romeo Salayo Jr."  wrote: 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to extract binaries at install time in able to use it during
> installation only. I'm using C# DTF, the problem is I can't get
> Record.GetStream() to work. It always write to a file with "[Binary data]"
> and not the stream itself.
> 
> Can anyone give an example on how to use GetStream() successfully? I just
> need to extract binaries into a temporary file.
> 
> We have VBS that works, but we are converting VBS CustomActions into C# DLL.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Best Regards,
> Romeo
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Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction following specific CustomAction fails

[jballe]

Rob Mensching-2 wrote:
> 
> Uhh, it looks like you have failing CustomActions.
> 
> Install1.log:
> 
> Action start 09:12:39: UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite.
> MSI (c) (1C:8C) [09:12:39:637]: Creating MSIHANDLE (30) of type 790542 for
> thread 5772
> MSI (c) (1C:14) [09:12:39:638]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
> C:\Users\jeb\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI59D7.tmp, Entrypoint:
> UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite
> MSI (c) (1C!AC) [09:12:39:678]: Creating MSIHANDLE (31) of type 790531 for
> thread 3500
> MSI (c) (1C!AC) [09:12:39:678]: Closing MSIHANDLE (31) of type 790531 for
> thread 3500
> MSI (c) (1C:14) [09:12:39:680]: Closing MSIHANDLE (30) of type 790542 for
> thread 5772
> Action ended 09:12:39: UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite. Return value 3.
> 

Yes but as I wrote:

Even though I add System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch() to my managed
CustomActions the debugger is not launched if the OpenFileDialog has been
opened. But note, everything is working as expected if the OpenFileDialog is
not executed.


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Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

[Neil Sleightholm]

I can't see any reason to not make this the default, I have never
included the keys in my releases. Do you have any contacts at Microsoft
that would have an opinion on it? My vote would be to make the option
"-kvb6 - keep VB6 runtime COM elements" so that if someone had a good
reason they could put them back.

Neil

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] 
Sent: 10 February 2009 17:44
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

You know VB far better than I.  What do you suggest?

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 23:20
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

I can't think of a way to auto-detect VB6 DLLs other than the registry
keys being present. We could always enable it and change the option to
disable it. The only time I think this would be a problem would be if
you were actually harvesting the VB6 runtime.

Neil

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] 
Sent: 09 February 2009 23:44
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

Is there a way to autodetect those issues so -svb6 isn't necessary... or
are there side effects to that option?

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 14:17
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

I just tried the code you attached to the bug and it works for me with
the "-svb6" option.

Neil

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Sent: 09 February 2009 22:11
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

Can you try the -svb6 option on heat e.g. "heat.exe file foo.dll -out
c:\foo.dll.wxs -svb6" this should remove all the VB6 runtime information
from the harvesting.

Neil

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From: Andrew Ziem [mailto:ahz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 09 February 2009 18:14
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

My new MSI was working great in WiX 3.0.4805.0 (and Warsetup 3.12.0.0)
except I needed to register a DLL which looks like it was made in VB 6
(it references MSVBVM60.DLL)

I ran:
heat.exe file foo.dll  -out c:\foo.dll.wxs

Then, I added the GUID, but I got errors:

"c:\wix3\candle.exe" "c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs" "-ext"
"c:\wix3\WixUIExtension.dll" "-out" "c:\prj\foo.dll.wixobj"

Errors
foo.dll.wxs
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(6) : error CNDL0010 : The Class/@Server attribute
was not found; it is required.
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(27) : error CNDL0047 : The TypeLib element is
non-advertised and therefore requires a parent File element.
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(31) : error CNDL0047 : The TypeLib element is
non-advertised and therefore requires a parent File element.

I found what looked like a solution here[1], so I put the six
 entries after .  It didn't help.
[1]
http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg09448.htm
l

Starting over, I used dark.exe to decompile an old version of the
project (which I didn't build), and the only thing I can see
interesting is SelfRegCost="0" .  I added that to the DLL's 
Element, and it is working!

Is this solution 'bad' like running 'regsvr32 foo.dll'?


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Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

[Rob Mensching]

You know VB far better than I.  What do you suggest?

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 23:20
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

I can't think of a way to auto-detect VB6 DLLs other than the registry
keys being present. We could always enable it and change the option to
disable it. The only time I think this would be a problem would be if
you were actually harvesting the VB6 runtime.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] 
Sent: 09 February 2009 23:44
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

Is there a way to autodetect those issues so -svb6 isn't necessary... or
are there side effects to that option?

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 14:17
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

I just tried the code you attached to the bug and it works for me with
the "-svb6" option.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm 
Sent: 09 February 2009 22:11
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

Can you try the -svb6 option on heat e.g. "heat.exe file foo.dll -out
c:\foo.dll.wxs -svb6" this should remove all the VB6 runtime information
from the harvesting.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Andrew Ziem [mailto:ahz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 09 February 2009 18:14
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL

My new MSI was working great in WiX 3.0.4805.0 (and Warsetup 3.12.0.0)
except I needed to register a DLL which looks like it was made in VB 6
(it references MSVBVM60.DLL)

I ran:
heat.exe file foo.dll  -out c:\foo.dll.wxs

Then, I added the GUID, but I got errors:

"c:\wix3\candle.exe" "c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs" "-ext"
"c:\wix3\WixUIExtension.dll" "-out" "c:\prj\foo.dll.wixobj"

Errors
foo.dll.wxs
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(6) : error CNDL0010 : The Class/@Server attribute
was not found; it is required.
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(27) : error CNDL0047 : The TypeLib element is
non-advertised and therefore requires a parent File element.
c:\prj\foo.dll.wxs(31) : error CNDL0047 : The TypeLib element is
non-advertised and therefore requires a parent File element.

I found what looked like a solution here[1], so I put the six
 entries after .  It didn't help.
[1]
http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg09448.htm
l

Starting over, I used dark.exe to decompile an old version of the
project (which I didn't build), and the only thing I can see
interesting is SelfRegCost="0" .  I added that to the DLL's 
Element, and it is working!

Is this solution 'bad' like running 'regsvr32 foo.dll'?


Andrew


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Re: [WiX-users] Combined installers

[Neil Sleightholm]

Something like this should work:

  
  

  


  

  

  


Neil

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From: Lough, Norman [mailto:norman.lo...@imass.co.uk] 
Sent: 10 February 2009 15:44
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Combined installers

Further to my previous post I've attempted to combine installers by
adding a further wxs file. Within the resulting  I've
attempted to add the contents of the second wxs file I'd previously
created. My problem lies with the directories to which I want to
install:

 

This was how the directories were set up for the first of the
applications

 



  

  



  



  



  



 

To give C:\Program Files\CompanyName\AppName1

 

 

 

And this was how the directories were set up for the second

 



  



  



  



 

To give C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebSiteName1

 

In the second I've tried

 



 



  



 

I get

 

error CNDL0205: The Directory with Id 'MYAPPPATH' is not a valid root
directory.  There may only be a single root directory per product or
module and its Id attribute value must be 'TARGETDIR' and its Name
attribute value must be 'SourceDir'.

 

I basically want to install AppName1 to Program Files/...  and
WebSiteName1 to wwwroot/... Is this possible? If so an example would be
greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Norman Lough

Developer

Tel: +44 (0)191 213 

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Email: norman.lo...@imass.co.uk

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[WiX-users] Combined installers

[Lough, Norman]

Further to my previous post I've attempted to combine installers by
adding a further wxs file. Within the resulting  I've
attempted to add the contents of the second wxs file I'd previously
created. My problem lies with the directories to which I want to
install:

 

This was how the directories were set up for the first of the
applications

 



  

  



  



  



  



 

To give C:\Program Files\CompanyName\AppName1

 

 

 

And this was how the directories were set up for the second

 



  



  



  



 

To give C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebSiteName1

 

In the second I've tried

 



 



  



 

I get

 

error CNDL0205: The Directory with Id 'MYAPPPATH' is not a valid root
directory.  There may only be a single root directory per product or
module and its Id attribute value must be 'TARGETDIR' and its Name
attribute value must be 'SourceDir'.

 

I basically want to install AppName1 to Program Files/...  and
WebSiteName1 to wwwroot/... Is this possible? If so an example would be
greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Norman Lough

Developer

Tel: +44 (0)191 213 

DDI: +44 (0)191 2028360

Email: norman.lo...@imass.co.uk

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[WiX-users] CPU Usage 50%, VS IDE Very Slow

[Omar Cristaldo]

I did a couple of Setups with the 3.0.4014.0 version of Wix. Then upgrade the 
version of Wix to the latest betas of the product. To do this I had to 
implement the changes described in Article 
(http://blogs.msdn.com/jasongin/archive/2008/07/09/votive-project-platform-configurations.aspx).
 After making these changes, the Visual Studio became extremely slow and the 
CPU of the process remains at a 50% (when you want to edit or view files of wix 
Setups, this doesn't happend with other kind of files or projects).

The solution that I have has several projects (amount 90) because is a Build 
Solution.

Anyone experienced this problema?

Thanks

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[WiX-users] Combined installers

[Lough, Norman]

I've created a couple of wix installers (website, windows service). I'd
like to combine them into one package. Can anyone point me in the
direction of a decent tutorial or let me have a few pointers to get me
started? I've had a good look around on the web and in the documentation
but I'm no further forward. I'm using 3.0.4805.0

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

Norman Lough

Developer

Tel: +44 (0)191 213 

DDI: +44 (0)191 2028360

Email: norman.lo...@imass.co.uk

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[WiX-users] Combined installers

[Lough, Norman]

Previous post apparently not received.

 



From: Lough, Norman 
Sent: 10 February 2009 11:37
To: wIX (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)
Subject: Combined installers

 

I've created a couple of wix installers (website, windows service). I'd
like to combine them into one package. Can anyone point me in the
direction of a decent tutorial or let me have a few pointers to get me
started? I've had a good look around on the web and in the documentation
but I'm no further forward. I'm using 3.0.4805.0

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

Norman Lough

Developer

Tel: +44 (0)191 213 

DDI: +44 (0)191 2028360

Email: norman.lo...@imass.co.uk

Imass Ltd, Northumbria House, Regent Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle upon
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[WiX-users] Error dialogs

[Tomasz Grobelny]

How do I add "files in use" dialog (and possibly other standard warning/error
dialogs) to uninstallaion phase of my installer? Or should it be there by
default? Note that I don't want any other GUI. TIA,

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Re: [WiX-users] ICE Errors in CI environment

[Nord, James]

I found the following:

The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch
permission for the COM Server application with CLSID 
{000C101C---C000-0046}
 to the user \ SID (S-X).  This security permission
can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool. 

And granted the hudson user local launch and local activation to the com
component.  
And I am now left with no errors in the system log - but still with a
failing build.

Application log still shows errors
The description for Event ID ( 11719 ) in Source ( MsiInstaller ) cannot
be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information
is part of the event: Product: XXX -- Error 1719. The Windows
Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are
running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not
correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.,
(NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL), , .

The description for Event ID ( 1015 ) in Source ( MsiInstaller ) cannot
be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information
is part of the event: 0x80070005, (NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL), , .

Enabling logging on misexec produces the following at the start of the
log

=== Verbose logging started: 2/10/2009  10:11:16  Build type: SHIP
UNICODE 4.05.6001.00  Calling process: c:\hudson\jobs\Install
Project\workspace\.repository\com\microsoft\wix\wix\3.0.4318.0\unpacked\
light.exe ===
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:188]: Engine created on writable database -
enabling validation mode.
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:188]: SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY: Verifying
package --> 'C:\Documents and Settings\hudson\Local
Settings\Temp\44hiklga\install-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT.msi' against software
restriction policy
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:188]: Note: 1: 2262 2: DigitalSignature 3:
-2147287038 
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:188]: SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY:
C:\Documents and Settings\hudson\Local
Settings\Temp\44hiklga\install-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT.msi is not digitally
signed
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:188]: SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY:
C:\Documents and Settings\hudson\Local
Settings\Temp\44hiklga\install-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT.msi is permitted to run at
the 'unrestricted' authorization level.
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:313]: Failed to connect to server. Error:
0x80070005


MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:329]: Doing action: ICE01
Action 10:11:16: ICE01. 
Action start 10:11:16: ICE01.
MSI (c) (7C:F8) [10:11:16:344]: Creating MSIHANDLE (117) of type 790542
for thread 3576
MSI (c) (7C:88) [10:11:16:344]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
C:\DOCUME~1\hudson\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI31F.tmp, Entrypoint: ICE01
MSI (c) (7C:50) [10:11:16:360]: Failed to connect to server. Error:
0x80070005


Anyone know what is missing from the permissions for windows installer?

/James



> -Original Message-
> From: Kohsuke Kawaguchi [mailto:kohsuke.kawagu...@sun.com] 
> Sent: 09 February 2009 19:43
> To: us...@hudson.dev.java.net
> Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: ICE Errors in CI environment
> 
> 
> Windows event viewer might have a record of the authorization 
> that has failed.
> 
> Nord, James wrote:
> > When running hudson directly from the command prompt the 
> build succeeds.
> > 
> > I then added the user to the Administrators group and re-tried the 
> > build using the service and the build suceeded.  I removed the 
> > Administrators group and the build then failed.
> > 
> > Obviously from the run with least privilledges does anyone 
> know what 
> > privs the user needs?
> > "Enable Interaction with Desktop" is only available when 
> the service 
> > is running under the System account.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > /James
> > 
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com]
> >> Sent: 09 February 2009 17:58
> >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ICE Errors in CI environment
> >> 
> >> Later versions of WiX have an explicit warning message for 
> this case. 
> >> As I recall, service accounts need to have the "Allow Service to 
> >> Interact With Desktop" setting turned on.
> >  
> > 
> >> From: Kohsuke Kawaguchi [mailto:kohsuke.kawagu...@sun.com]
> >> Sent: 09 February 2009 18:00
> >> To: us...@hudson.dev.java.net
> >> Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> >> Subject: Re: ICE Errors in CI environment
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I'd first use Process Explorer or something to really double-check 
> >> what user account Hudson is running. If it's really the 
> same user and 
> >> you can do this fr