Re: [WiX-users] Running WiX tools from Cygwin, environment variables
If you use a .wixproj, you can run msbuild /v:diag and it will show all the variables for the process - whether environment variables or project variables. Details about writing a .wixproj file (wraps all the candle, light, etc. commands into a build project) can be found in wix.chm. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Geoff Kennedy geoff.kenn...@belcarra.comwrote: Hi, new to the group! My question is this: I have a Cygwin shell script which sets an environment variable called REVISION (set to anotherversion). My .wxs has the following code in it: ?define BUILD=none? !-- Override BUILD if the environment variable REVISION is preset -- ?ifdef $(env.REVISION) ? ?define BUILD=$(env.REVISION) ? ?endif? I know the variable exists, but Candle doesn't seem to pick it up. The idea is that BUILD should be set to anotherversion. Has anyone else tried to run WiX in this way? My job needs this, so any tips are welcome! I've had zero success exploring the usual avenues (Google, FAQs, etc.). I'm also new to XML, is there a way that I can show the incoming env. vars from within my .wxs file? Thanks to all. GLK -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Heath Stewart Deployment Technologies Team, Microsoft http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] ShellNew/FileName
It seems like Wix doesn't support the ShellNew/FileName registry key under Extensions in order to allow Windows Explorer's New command to create a new file. Is it better to start with what Wix does provide using Extension and then add some extra registry keys to extend it or to do the whole setup using Registry entries for more complicated requirements like this? TIA, Nathan -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/ShellNew-FileName-tp2584703p2584703.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How refer Binary file in CA
Thanks Rob Mensching, But, I don't want to copy this file to computer. I want to refer it from installer like bitmap image. Is it possible? Regards, -SMR Rob Mensching wrote: You'd have to extract the Binary out with the CustomAction. Michael wrote: Hi, I'm new to Wix. I'm using Wix v2. I have dll CA. I need to pass a exe as dll CA data which is referred in binary. sample code snippet, CustomAction Id=ImportFile Property=ExecCmdLine Value='[UTIL] /import [TARGETDIR]Sample.txt' / I need to pass Binary UTIL to custom action CustomAction Id=FileImp BinaryKey=CustAction DllEntry=importFile Execute=immediate Return=check/ CustomAction Id=FileImpProperty Property=FileImp Value=[ExecCmdLine]/ Binary Id=UTIL src=Util.exe/ Binary Id=CustAction src=custaction.dll/ Please help me out. Thanks. Regards, -SMR -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.40/2039 - Release Date: 04/03/09 06:19:00 -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Multiple file extensions per ProgID
To answer my own question, the bit that was causing the problem was, of course, the duplicated Verb, not the duplicated Extension. The Verb is stored under the ProgId, not under the extension, despite the way things are laid out in Wix and therefore there can only be one Verb per ProgId. The following code achieves what I was hoping for: Directory Id=ProgramFilesFolder SourceName=program files ShortSourceName=PROGRA~1 Directory Id=APPLICATIONFOLDER Name=MyApp ShortName=MyAppShortName DiskId=1 Component Id=MainApplication Guid=MyGuid1 ... ProgId Id=MyApp.MyDocType Description=[ProductName] Document Icon=ID_MyGuid2 IconIndex=1 Extension Id=wpl Verb Id=Open Command=Open TargetFile=ID_MyGuid3 Argument=/dde / /Extension Extension Id=wow-playlist / /ProgId The following code causes MyApp.wxs(MyLineNo) : error LGHT0130 : The primary key 'regCEECC3C927D10BCB192BEE13F4F46715' is duplicated in table 'Registry'. Please remove one of the entries or rename a part of the primary key to avoid the collision. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Multiple-file-extensions-per-ProgID-tp2580359p2585695.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Register com objects
Use heat.exe tool to extract COM-related information. 2009/3/30 sandun css sandun...@gmail.com Hi, Is there a way in WiX, to register a COM object, without using custom actions? Thanks, Sandun. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Best Practice for using Variables
Hey Kai-Uwe, I imagine that the varible definations are not correctly declared in your wixproj file. What you have listed below should work with $(var.xxx). The !(loc.xxx) and !(wix.xxx) is used later by lit or light to replace the variables for localization or wixlibs. Thanks, Brian Rogers Intelligence removes complexity. - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Kai-Uwe Teske kai-uwe.te...@inosoft.comwrote: Hi All, i am stumbling around with my first Wix Project using variables. Could someone explain when i had to use $(var.xyz) and !(loc.abc)? Why i couldn't write things like that in my Directory Attribute? Directory Id=unique ende?lp=endep=thMx..search=unique_id$(var.abc) Name=$(var.abc) Error: Undefined preprocessor variable '$(var.abc)'. Directory Id=unique ende?lp=endep=thMx..search=unique_id!(loc.abc) Name=!(loc.abc) Error: The Directory/@Id attribute's value, 'unique_id!(loc.abc)', is not a legal identifier. Why i couldn't write $(var.name) in my Source Attribute, File Id=_id Name=FileName.dll Source=$(var.name)\WPF.Controls\WPF.Controls.dll / but !(loc.name) works? File Id=_id Name=FileName.dll Source=!(loc.name)\WPF.Controls\WPF.Controls.dll / All vars are defined in a include.wxi not in a .wixproj file All loc are defined in WixLocalization file. Wix Version 3.0.5120.0 3.0.5120.0/ Best regards Kai-Uwe -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] ShellNew/FileName
OK, done this, which seems to work: ProgId Id=MyApp.MyFileType Description=My File Type Icon=ID_GUID1 IconIndex=4 Extension Id=my-file-type Verb Id=Open Command=open TargetFile=ID_GUID1 Argument=/dde / /Extension /ProgId File Id=ID_GUID2 Source=Sample.my-file-type Name=Sample.my-file-type / RegistryValue Root=HKCR Key=.my-file-type\ShellNew Name=FileName Value=[#ID_GUID2] Type=string Action=write / -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/ShellNew-FileName-tp2584703p2586782.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Running WiX tools from Cygwin, environment variables
Thanks HeathI'll look into that. Message: 2 Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 01:36:32 -0700 From: Heath Stewart clubs...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running WiX tools from Cygwin, environment variables To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: c59b73a0904040136l6cfa064dke88864342a2d1...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 If you use a .wixproj, you can run msbuild /v:diag and it will show all the variables for the process - whether environment variables or project variables. Details about writing a .wixproj file (wraps all the candle, light, etc. commands into a build project) can be found in wix.chm. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Geoff Kennedy geoff.kenn...@belcarra.com wrote: Hi, new to the group! My question is this: I have a Cygwin shell script which sets an environment variable called REVISION (set to anotherversion). My .wxs has the following code in it: ?define BUILD=none? !-- Override BUILD if the environment variable REVISION is preset -- ?ifdef $(env.REVISION) ? ?define BUILD=$(env.REVISION) ? ?endif? I know the variable exists, but Candle doesn't seem to pick it up. The idea is that BUILD should be set to anotherversion. Has anyone else tried to run WiX in this way? My job needs this, so any tips are welcome! I've had zero success exploring the usual avenues (Google, FAQs, etc.). I'm also new to XML, is there a way that I can show the incoming env. vars from within my .wxs file? Thanks to all. GLK -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Heath Stewart Deployment Technologies Team, Microsoft http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
