[WiX-users] FW: WiX using with MSBuild can't reference other project: error CNDL0150: Undefined preprocessor variable

[Ruslan Albu]

Hi, 

 

I use Votive (WiX 3.5) with VS 2008. I have added two projects in the
solution. One is a WiX project and another one is a library project
which implements a CustomAction. WiX project references the library:

 

ItemGroup

ProjectReference
Include=..\InstallDataBase\InstallDataBase.csproj

  NameInstallDataBase/Name

  Project{e67df855-60e0-4abf-abf7-46ecea4f64a1}/Project

  PrivateTrue/Private

  DoNotHarvestTrue/DoNotHarvest

 
RefProjectOutputGroupsBinaries;Content;Satellites/RefProjectOutputGro
ups

  RefTargetDirINSTALLLOCATION/RefTargetDir

/ProjectReference

  /ItemGroup

 

And I use the following:

Binary Id=DBScriptAction
SourceFile=$(var.InstallDataBase.TargetDir)$(var.InstallDataBase.Target
Name).CA.dll /

to call the custom action from the WiX project. It works ok when I build
the WiX project in Visual Studio.

 

But it doesn't work when I build it using MSBuild task. In my build
definition I use the following:

MSBuild Projects=@(WixProject) Condition='$(CreateSetup)'=='true'
Properties
=MsiInstallVersion=$(Major).$(Minor).$(Build).$(Revision);AutoBuild=Tru
e/

 

I'm getting this error when using MSBuild:

 

Product.wxs(361): error CNDL0150: Undefined preprocessor variable
'$(var.InstallDataBase.TargetDir)'.

 

I checked the build outputs from both VS and MSBuild and the difference
is that when building in MSBuild the candle.exe doesn't have the
properties for the library project (for instance
-dLibraryProjectName.ProjectDir, etc.).

 

It looks to me that when building wixproj from MSBuild task candle do
not provide the properties for the referenced project.

 

 

Thanks,

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Ruslan Albu

 

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[WiX-users] The same Windows Service installed under different names

[Ruslan Albu]

I have created an installation for Windows Service and everything works
well. Next I need to allow the same service to be installed more times
under different names. For example, if I have the service 'MyService' I
need to install two services MyServiceChart and MyServiceImage. These
names will appear in MMC.

There are two issues with this:

1.  I need a way to specify the last bit (Chart or Image) for the
DisplayName attribute in the ServiceInstall element in .wxs file.  I'm
thinking to add a new dialog in UI with a textbox on it and append this
value to the DisplayName. Is this possible?

2.  When I start the MSI the 'Change repair or remove installation'
dialog pops up. I recon I can get rid of this and have the standard
dialog to allow to install a new instance by changing the Product GUID
to *. But in this case I will not be able to update/patch the current
installation.

Is it possible to implement this in WIX? How can I tackle these issues?

Thanks

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