Re: [WiX-users] Help with adding new elements using XMLConfig
Hi Mike,
I got the installation to work using the Node=document method. The xml
content is now correctly written during install mode.
To remove the xml content during uninstall, I need to specify each node in a
sequence (working from the child elements to outer elements), correct? I cannot
use the Node=document and pass the entire xml snippet?
Thanks!
Uma-
-Original Message-
From: Michael Turner [mailto:mcturner...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:16 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with adding new elements using XMLConfig
Uma,
First of all, I don't think you can insert XML before a given node using
XmlConfig; you can only append a new child to a given parent node.
(http://stackoverflow.com/q/8224918)
Also, there are two nodes that match your XPath expression, and XmlConfig
only uses the first match. Since you know that the node you have just added
will always be the last one (due to the append behavior), you should try
this XPath for your 1002 expression instead:
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir[\[]last()[\]]
Notice that you must escape the square brackets per
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368609.aspx
I am not certain whether the last() function actually works on XmlConfig,
but this should get you closer. If that does not work, then you can try
this instead:
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot; Action=quot;createquot;
Id=quot;CreateSnippetDirquot; Node=quot;documentquot;
File=quot;lt;Path to Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtensiongt;
lt;![CDATA[lt;SnippetDirgt;lt;OnOffgt;Offlt;/OnOffgt;lt;!-- More
Stuff --gt;lt;/SnippetDirgt;]]gt;
lt;/util:XmlConfiggt;
If you use this, it can replace both of your XmlConfig elements, since it
combines them into a single operation. Note the Node=document, which lets
you specify the XML content to insert, as inner-text of the XmlConfig node.
I am not sure whether the Node=document construct treats the inner-text as
a Formatted String (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368609.aspx) or
not, so if your More Stuff contains any square brackets or [PropertyName]
expressions, you may need to experiment to see how it behaves.
Regards,
Mike
uharano wrote
I want to add the highlighted lines with my setup:
SnippetCollection
Language Lang=CSharp Guid={694DD9B6-B865-4C5B-AD85-86356E9C88DC}
lt;!-- BEGIN HIGHLIGHT --gt;
SnippetDir
OnOff
Off
/OnOff
lt;!-More stuff --gt;
/SnippetDir
lt;!-- END HIGHLIGHT --gt;
SnippetDir
OnOff
On
/OnOff
Installed
true
/Installed
Locale
1033
/Locale
DirPath
%InstallRoot%\VC#\Snippets\%LCID%\Visual C#\
/DirPath
LocalizedName
Visual C#
/LocalizedName
/SnippetDir
/Language
/SnippetCollection
In Wix these are my lines of code:
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot; Action=quot;createquot;
Id=quot;CreateSnippetDirquot; Node=quot;elementquot;
File=quot;lt;Path to Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language Sequence=1001
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
Name=SnippetDir /
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot; Action=quot;createquot;
Id=quot;CreateOnOffquot; Node=quot;elementquot; File=quot;lt;Path to
Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir Sequence=1002
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
Name=OnOff Value=off /
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Re: [WiX-users] Help with adding new elements using XMLConfig
Hi Mike,
Option 1 did not work - I got a message saying:
Failed to find snippet node //SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir[last()]
With option 2 (which was very promising and such a simple solution for me) I
get this error in the MSI log. The setup just rolls back immediately:
ExecXmlConfig: Error 0x8007006e: Failed to load value as document.
Note: for option 2, I do not have any square brackets or properties that need
to be escaped. I even tried it with a very simple one line XML.
Thanks!
Uma-
-Original Message-
From: Michael Turner [mailto:mcturner...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:16 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with adding new elements using XMLConfig
Uma,
First of all, I don't think you can insert XML before a given node using
XmlConfig; you can only append a new child to a given parent node.
(http://stackoverflow.com/q/8224918)
Also, there are two nodes that match your XPath expression, and XmlConfig only
uses the first match. Since you know that the node you have just added will
always be the last one (due to the append behavior), you should try this XPath
for your 1002 expression instead:
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir[\[]last()[\]]
Notice that you must escape the square brackets per
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368609.aspx
I am not certain whether the last() function actually works on XmlConfig, but
this should get you closer. If that does not work, then you can try this
instead:
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot; Action=quot;createquot;
Id=quot;CreateSnippetDirquot; Node=quot;documentquot; File=quot;lt;Path
to Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtensiongt;
lt;![CDATA[lt;SnippetDirgt;lt;OnOffgt;Offlt;/OnOffgt;lt;!-- More Stuff
--gt;lt;/SnippetDirgt;]]gt;
lt;/util:XmlConfiggt;
If you use this, it can replace both of your XmlConfig elements, since it
combines them into a single operation. Note the Node=document, which lets
you specify the XML content to insert, as inner-text of the XmlConfig node.
I am not sure whether the Node=document construct treats the inner-text as a
Formatted String (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368609.aspx) or not, so
if your More Stuff contains any square brackets or [PropertyName]
expressions, you may need to experiment to see how it behaves.
Regards,
Mike
uharano wrote
I want to add the highlighted lines with my setup:
SnippetCollection
Language Lang=CSharp Guid={694DD9B6-B865-4C5B-AD85-86356E9C88DC}
lt;!-- BEGIN HIGHLIGHT --gt;
SnippetDir
OnOff
Off
/OnOff
lt;!-More stuff --gt;
/SnippetDir
lt;!-- END HIGHLIGHT --gt;
SnippetDir
OnOff
On
/OnOff
Installed
true
/Installed
Locale
1033
/Locale
DirPath
%InstallRoot%\VC#\Snippets\%LCID%\Visual C#\ /DirPath
LocalizedName
Visual C#
/LocalizedName
/SnippetDir
/Language
/SnippetCollection
In Wix these are my lines of code:
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot;
Action=quot;createquot; Id=quot;CreateSnippetDirquot;
Node=quot;elementquot; File=quot;lt;Path to Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language Sequence=1001
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
Name=SnippetDir /
lt;util:XmlConfig On=quot;installquot;
Action=quot;createquot; Id=quot;CreateOnOffquot;
Node=quot;elementquot; File=quot;lt;Path to
Xmlgt;\snippetsindex.xml\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir Sequence=1002
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
Name=OnOff Value=off /
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[WiX-users] Help with adding new elements using XMLConfig
Hi,
I am using the XMLConfig element in Wix 3.8 to add to an existing XML file.
The xml file looks like this before running setup:
SnippetCollection
Language Lang=CSharp Guid={694DD9B6-B865-4C5B-AD85-86356E9C88DC}
SnippetDir
OnOffOn/OnOff
Installedtrue/Installed
Locale1033/Locale
DirPath%InstallRoot%\VC#\Snippets\%LCID%\Visual C#\/DirPath
LocalizedNameVisual C#/LocalizedName
/SnippetDir
/Language
/SnippetCollection
I want to add the highlighted lines with my setup:
SnippetCollection
Language Lang=CSharp Guid={694DD9B6-B865-4C5B-AD85-86356E9C88DC}
SnippetDir
OnOffOff/OnOff
!-More stuff --
/SnippetDir
SnippetDir
OnOffOn/OnOff
Installedtrue/Installed
Locale1033/Locale
DirPath%InstallRoot%\VC#\Snippets\%LCID%\Visual C#\/DirPath
LocalizedNameVisual C#/LocalizedName
/SnippetDir
/Language
/SnippetCollection
In Wix these are my lines of code:
util:XmlConfig On=install Action=create Id=CreateSnippetDir
Node=element File=Path to Xml\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language Sequence=1001
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
Name=SnippetDir /
util:XmlConfig On=install Action=create Id=CreateOnOff
Node=element File=Path to Xml\snippetsindex.xml\snippetsindex.xml
ElementPath=//SnippetCollection//Language/SnippetDir Sequence=1002
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension; Name=OnOff
Value=off /
Executing this, the resulting xml looks like this. Please note how the OnOff
element is added within the existing SnippetDir element, not inside the new
SnippetDir element:
SnippetCollection
Language Lang=CSharp Guid={694DD9B6-B865-4C5B-AD85-86356E9C88DC}
SnippetDir
OnOffOn/OnOff
Installedtrue/Installed
Locale1033/Locale
DirPath%InstallRoot%\VC#\Snippets\%LCID%\Visual C#\/DirPath
LocalizedNameVisual C#/LocalizedName
OnOffon/OnOff/SnippetDir
SnippetDir//Language
/SnippetCollection
Can you please help me understand how I can fix this?
Thanks
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[WiX-users] .NET support question for custom actions
Hi, I have a Visual Studio solution that uses DTF to create Custom Actions for my setup. I am using WiX 3.6. The custom actions need to work on machines that have .NET Framework 3.5 sp1 or .NET 4.5. My CustomAction.config file has this information: startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true supportedRuntime version=v4.0 / supportedRuntime version=v2.0.50727/ When I run the setup that includes these custom actions on a Windows 8.1 machine that has only .NET 4.5, everything works. But when I run the same msi on a Server 2008 R2 machine that has only .NET 3.5 SP1, the setup crashes. This is the info from the log: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Users\uma2526\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC72C.tmp, Entrypoint: GetSiteCount SFXCA: Extracting custom action to temporary directory: C:\Users\uma2526\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC72C.tmp-\ SFXCA: Failed to get requested CLR info. Error code 0x80131700 SFXCA: Ensure that the proper version of the .NET Framework is installed, or that there is a matching supportedRuntime element in CustomAction.config. If you are binding to .NET 4 or greater add useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true to the startup element. CustomAction DotNetGetWebsiteCount returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) How can I get my msi program to work on both scenarios? Thanks! Uma- -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] .NET support question for custom actions
Clarification: I am using WiX 3.5 tool set to build this right now. -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 3:38 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] .NET support question for custom actions Hi, I have a Visual Studio solution that uses DTF to create Custom Actions for my setup. I am using WiX 3.6. The custom actions need to work on machines that have .NET Framework 3.5 sp1 or .NET 4.5. My CustomAction.config file has this information: startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true supportedRuntime version=v4.0 / supportedRuntime version=v2.0.50727/ When I run the setup that includes these custom actions on a Windows 8.1 machine that has only .NET 4.5, everything works. But when I run the same msi on a Server 2008 R2 machine that has only .NET 3.5 SP1, the setup crashes. This is the info from the log: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Users\uma2526\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC72C.tmp, Entrypoint: GetSiteCount SFXCA: Extracting custom action to temporary directory: C:\Users\uma2526\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC72C.tmp-\ SFXCA: Failed to get requested CLR info. Error code 0x80131700 SFXCA: Ensure that the proper version of the .NET Framework is installed, or that there is a matching supportedRuntime element in CustomAction.config. If you are binding to .NET 4 or greater add useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true to the startup element. CustomAction DotNetGetWebsiteCount returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) How can I get my msi program to work on both scenarios? Thanks! Uma- -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log
Yes! It is a Windows NT service. -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 3:41 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log Is this a Windows (NT) service? (ie net start servicename) From: Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:51 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log The service I have been asked to create can only be created by calling the java process. -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson [mailto:corf...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:11 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log I don't know the direct answer to your question, but taking a step back, have you considered any alternatives instead of adding a custom action? Custom actions are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and very, very easy to get wrong. A custom action that invokes an external process (such as java.exe) is *especially* likely to result in a product that doesn't reliably install or repair on all machines, and may also be difficult to service or patch. What problem is your custom action meant to solve? Perhaps there is another way to solve that problem, without having to write and maintain a custom action at all. On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, Is there a way by which I can log (to the msi log) the stdout and strerr while running my custom action that is written in C++? I am calling a process using java.exe and I need to log the output to the msi log. Is this possible? Thanks! Uma Harano -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log
Hi, Is there a way by which I can log (to the msi log) the stdout and strerr while running my custom action that is written in C++? I am calling a process using java.exe and I need to log the output to the msi log. Is this possible? Thanks! Uma Harano -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log
The service I have been asked to create can only be created by calling the java process. -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson [mailto:corf...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:11 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log I don't know the direct answer to your question, but taking a step back, have you considered any alternatives instead of adding a custom action? Custom actions are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and very, very easy to get wrong. A custom action that invokes an external process (such as java.exe) is *especially* likely to result in a product that doesn't reliably install or repair on all machines, and may also be difficult to service or patch. What problem is your custom action meant to solve? Perhaps there is another way to solve that problem, without having to write and maintain a custom action at all. On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, Is there a way by which I can log (to the msi log) the stdout and strerr while running my custom action that is written in C++? I am calling a process using java.exe and I need to log the output to the msi log. Is this possible? Thanks! Uma Harano -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Translated shortcuts only in one msi
Hi, I have been asked to create a setup msi that has the workflow explained below: The setup will install the help resources for 14 languages (without using msts, just one msi file). One of the dialogs in the setup will ask the user to select a language in a drop down list box. If the user selects Italian (for example), the shortcut to help will be created in the Program menu pointing to the Italian help installed on the machine. The name of the shortcut will be translated in Italian. I plan to do this by having 14 components (that contain only the help shortcut) in the setup which get installed based on the user input. Is it possible to do this? Note, some of the 14 languages installed will not be code page 1252. SO not sure if I can do this without using msts. Is it possible to have one msi file contain Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, and other strings? Thanks! Uma- -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Components with no componentIDs
Thanks! On Oct 20, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: You want a Component with no GUID? That creates a completely unmanaged Comopnent (can't patch it, update it or anything really). If so, set the Guid= On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi I want to create a few components with no ComponentIDs. Can I do this even if the component is a versioned dll? Thanks Uma -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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[WiX-users] Properties in deferred sequence
Hi Are ProductVersion and ProductLanguage properties available during the deferred sequence of the msi? Thanks Uma -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue
I read in the SDK that the companion file cannot be the key path of the component. In my case, the file that I want to be a companion file (the one that is not getting patched) is key path file. So I cannot make it a companion file, correct? -Original Message- From: Kajal Kumar Biswas [mailto:kbis...@adobe.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 5:42 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue You could try making it a companion file in your patch. So, the installation state of a companion file depends not on its own file version, but on the version of its companion parent. Hence the mst removing the version no. will become ineffective. -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 5:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue Hi Kajal Thank you for your email. Unfortunately the mst has already been released to our customers. We are now trying to release the msp patch and it is not patching the file. So we are trying to see how we can now fix the problem (so that the msp updates the file correctly) caused by the released mst. Thanks Uma- -Original Message- From: Kajal Kumar Biswas [mailto:kbis...@adobe.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 10:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue When the mst is applied, the msi cache is not updated with the file version at the end of the installation and hence during patching the file is not updated. What you can do this try creating the mst correctly, such that it does not update the file version in the file table. Can you let me know how exactly you are trying to create the mst file? -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 3:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Patch issue Hi I have a patching issue I need help with. Version 10.1 of my msi installs a dll with version 10.1.0. This is the also the version listed in the File table of the msi for this dll. This msi is the English setup. I have embedded msts in this msi that localizes the dialogs for this msi. There was a problem with this mst, so when this mst is applied over the setup msi, the version of this dll in the File table is removed. (The dll installed on the machine is OK, it is just the File table of the msi that has the version removed when you apply the mst). I now have an msp for this Version 10.1 that increments the dll to 10.1.1. I am finding that when the localized msi is installed (with the mst that removes the file version in the file table), and when the msp is applied over this, the dll is not patched. How can I fix the msp so that the file is successfully patched in this scenario? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev
Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue
Hi Kajal Thank you for your email. Unfortunately the mst has already been released to our customers. We are now trying to release the msp patch and it is not patching the file. So we are trying to see how we can now fix the problem (so that the msp updates the file correctly) caused by the released mst. Thanks Uma- -Original Message- From: Kajal Kumar Biswas [mailto:kbis...@adobe.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 10:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue When the mst is applied, the msi cache is not updated with the file version at the end of the installation and hence during patching the file is not updated. What you can do this try creating the mst correctly, such that it does not update the file version in the file table. Can you let me know how exactly you are trying to create the mst file? -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 3:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Patch issue Hi I have a patching issue I need help with. Version 10.1 of my msi installs a dll with version 10.1.0. This is the also the version listed in the File table of the msi for this dll. This msi is the English setup. I have embedded msts in this msi that localizes the dialogs for this msi. There was a problem with this mst, so when this mst is applied over the setup msi, the version of this dll in the File table is removed. (The dll installed on the machine is OK, it is just the File table of the msi that has the version removed when you apply the mst). I now have an msp for this Version 10.1 that increments the dll to 10.1.1. I am finding that when the localized msi is installed (with the mst that removes the file version in the file table), and when the msp is applied over this, the dll is not patched. How can I fix the msp so that the file is successfully patched in this scenario? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue
Thanks! I will try this. On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:46 AM, Kajal Kumar Biswas kbis...@adobe.com wrote: You could try making it a companion file in your patch. So, the installation state of a companion file depends not on its own file version, but on the version of its companion parent. Hence the mst removing the version no. will become ineffective. -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 5:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue Hi Kajal Thank you for your email. Unfortunately the mst has already been released to our customers. We are now trying to release the msp patch and it is not patching the file. So we are trying to see how we can now fix the problem (so that the msp updates the file correctly) caused by the released mst. Thanks Uma- -Original Message- From: Kajal Kumar Biswas [mailto:kbis...@adobe.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 10:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue When the mst is applied, the msi cache is not updated with the file version at the end of the installation and hence during patching the file is not updated. What you can do this try creating the mst correctly, such that it does not update the file version in the file table. Can you let me know how exactly you are trying to create the mst file? -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 3:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Patch issue Hi I have a patching issue I need help with. Version 10.1 of my msi installs a dll with version 10.1.0. This is the also the version listed in the File table of the msi for this dll. This msi is the English setup. I have embedded msts in this msi that localizes the dialogs for this msi. There was a problem with this mst, so when this mst is applied over the setup msi, the version of this dll in the File table is removed. (The dll installed on the machine is OK, it is just the File table of the msi that has the version removed when you apply the mst). I now have an msp for this Version 10.1 that increments the dll to 10.1.1. I am finding that when the localized msi is installed (with the mst that removes the file version in the file table), and when the msp is applied over this, the dll is not patched. How can I fix the msp so that the file is successfully patched in this scenario? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your
Re: [WiX-users] Patch issue
Hi Matt The edited msi that the msp targets does the correct 10.1.1 version. But the msp is still not patching it. I will try the companion file idea that Kajal explained. Thanks! On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Matt O'Connell techsupport...@gmail.com wrote: Use the version lying technique: Change the version of this FileId to 10.1.1 in your patch upgrade image by editing the msi in orca. Then re-build the patch pointing to your edited MSI. When the patch installs on top of the localised version it won't matter that the transform has removed this attribute in the actual local MSI being upgraded. Patching only looks at the file table version changes at the time the patch was created. I.E. the patch 'thinks': this FileId was version incremented when I was built so i'll happily apply the transform to it. (Make sure your actual file verison matches your edits otherwise you'll get request for source issues on repair). On 15/10/2012 13:03, Uma Harano wrote: Unfortunately the mst has already been released to our customers. We are now trying to release the msp patch and it is not patching the file. So we are trying to see how we can now fix the problem (so that the msp updates the file correctly) caused by the released mst. -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Patch issue
Hi I have a patching issue I need help with. Version 10.1 of my msi installs a dll with version 10.1.0. This is the also the version listed in the File table of the msi for this dll. This msi is the English setup. I have embedded msts in this msi that localizes the dialogs for this msi. There was a problem with this mst, so when this mst is applied over the setup msi, the version of this dll in the File table is removed. (The dll installed on the machine is OK, it is just the File table of the msi that has the version removed when you apply the mst). I now have an msp for this Version 10.1 that increments the dll to 10.1.1. I am finding that when the localized msi is installed (with the mst that removes the file version in the file table), and when the msp is applied over this, the dll is not patched. How can I fix the msp so that the file is successfully patched in this scenario? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Shortcuts for instance transforms
Hi, I have been tasked to develop this (below)for a msi setup program: I have a setup that has 10 instance transforms embedded in it. Help files are installed to a common location (this is not duplicated across all the instances, there is just one copy of the help files). I need to make one shortcut to this help location. Only one shortcut should be created even if all 10 instances are installed. Uninstall of the last instance should be what deletes\uninstalls this shortcut. How do I accomplish this? Thanks Uma Harano -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Installation folder during maintenance
Hi I need some confirmation on what I should do about setting the installation folder during maintenance mode. When the first time install sets the install location to non default location, does the msi remember this for subsequent maintenance operations? Or should I create a custom action during maintenance mode to read the install location from the registry and re-set it? I am finding different results with my testing. Sometimes this install location is remembered during maintenance and sometimes it goes back to default. Thanks! Uma -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade?
Hi Rob, This works great. I tested it out and the uninstall worked great with the newly cached msi. But - with this minor upgrade mechanism, I cannot delete components. I will definitely have to delete components. Is there anything I can go given that I have to delete components for the upgrade? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 1:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? Minor upgrade is executed by a recache-reinstall. Minor upgrade does *not* use the Upgrade table. MSI SDK has information about all the upgrade/update mechanisms. On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi Rob, How does the msi of the lower version (already installed) get re-cached when the minor upgrade is run? Should I use the /f with the v option for re-caching the local package again? That's the part I want to clarify. Also, the minor upgrade will have the Upgrade table populated, correct? Thank you so much! I am very much relieved that there is a way to fix my issue. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? If repair works correctly, you'll need to do a minor upgrade or small update. An .msp is typically how the small update is delivered... but a minor upgrade (ship the whole MSI again) should work fine as well. On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, I have a pretty horrible issue with a setup and I was hoping someone can help me with a solution. Setup version 1 has been released. The uninstall routine for this setup has a custom action (Written in C++) that has a bug. It locks up a folder in the install location and the folder is accessible only at the end of the MSI. I need to upgrade setup 1 to setup 1.1. Setup 1.1 upgrade uninstalls setup version 1 and then installs the new version. But since the uninstall of version 1 has the folders locked, the installation that follows does not work. Is there any way I can fix the uninstall custom action in version 1 during the version 1.1 upgrade? Running a msp before the upgrade is not an option. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks! Uma Harano -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade?
I created a minor upgrade where some components were deleted. It seemed to work. What are the potential problem I could face if I use minor upgrades when components need to be deleted? -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:31 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? Hi Rob, This works great. I tested it out and the uninstall worked great with the newly cached msi. But - with this minor upgrade mechanism, I cannot delete components. I will definitely have to delete components. Is there anything I can go given that I have to delete components for the upgrade? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 1:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? Minor upgrade is executed by a recache-reinstall. Minor upgrade does *not* use the Upgrade table. MSI SDK has information about all the upgrade/update mechanisms. On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi Rob, How does the msi of the lower version (already installed) get re-cached when the minor upgrade is run? Should I use the /f with the v option for re-caching the local package again? That's the part I want to clarify. Also, the minor upgrade will have the Upgrade table populated, correct? Thank you so much! I am very much relieved that there is a way to fix my issue. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? If repair works correctly, you'll need to do a minor upgrade or small update. An .msp is typically how the small update is delivered... but a minor upgrade (ship the whole MSI again) should work fine as well. On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, I have a pretty horrible issue with a setup and I was hoping someone can help me with a solution. Setup version 1 has been released. The uninstall routine for this setup has a custom action (Written in C++) that has a bug. It locks up a folder in the install location and the folder is accessible only at the end of the MSI. I need to upgrade setup 1 to setup 1.1. Setup 1.1 upgrade uninstalls setup version 1 and then installs the new version. But since the uninstall of version 1 has the folders locked, the installation that follows does not work. Is there any way I can fix the uninstall custom action in version 1 during the version 1.1 upgrade? Running a msp before the upgrade is not an option. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks! Uma Harano -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways
Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade?
Hi Rob, How does the msi of the lower version (already installed) get re-cached when the minor upgrade is run? Should I use the /f with the v option for re-caching the local package again? That's the part I want to clarify. Also, the minor upgrade will have the Upgrade table populated, correct? Thank you so much! I am very much relieved that there is a way to fix my issue. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade? If repair works correctly, you'll need to do a minor upgrade or small update. An .msp is typically how the small update is delivered... but a minor upgrade (ship the whole MSI again) should work fine as well. On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, I have a pretty horrible issue with a setup and I was hoping someone can help me with a solution. Setup version 1 has been released. The uninstall routine for this setup has a custom action (Written in C++) that has a bug. It locks up a folder in the install location and the folder is accessible only at the end of the MSI. I need to upgrade setup 1 to setup 1.1. Setup 1.1 upgrade uninstalls setup version 1 and then installs the new version. But since the uninstall of version 1 has the folders locked, the installation that follows does not work. Is there any way I can fix the uninstall custom action in version 1 during the version 1.1 upgrade? Running a msp before the upgrade is not an option. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks! Uma Harano -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Custom action bug - can it be fixed in an upgrade?
Hi, I have a pretty horrible issue with a setup and I was hoping someone can help me with a solution. Setup version 1 has been released. The uninstall routine for this setup has a custom action (Written in C++) that has a bug. It locks up a folder in the install location and the folder is accessible only at the end of the MSI. I need to upgrade setup 1 to setup 1.1. Setup 1.1 upgrade uninstalls setup version 1 and then installs the new version. But since the uninstall of version 1 has the folders locked, the installation that follows does not work. Is there any way I can fix the uninstall custom action in version 1 during the version 1.1 upgrade? Running a msp before the upgrade is not an option. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks! Uma Harano -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths
Thanks Neil! I added SourceFile attribute and it works great now! -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:23 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths Are you supplying the MsiPackage/@Name and MsiPackage/@ SourceFile attributes? Name - The destination path and file name for this chain payload. SourceFile - Location of the package to add to the bundle. Neil -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 30 April 2012 22:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths I get this error now (below) Should I copy the msi package to the Bootstrap solution location too? Error 1 The system cannot find the file 'SourceDir\Support\your.msi'. C:\test\Wix\Burn\Bootstrapper1\Bundle.wxs 9 1 Bootstrapper1 -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:06 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths You set the MsiPackage/@Name attribute e.g. Name='Support\your.msi' Neil -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 30 April 2012 21:51 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths Hi, I am building a bootstrapper with Wix - I am using the tag MsiPackage and specifying the SourceFile attribute. How do I specify a relative path to a msi package using this? I will have the pre-requisite on my media in a folder called Support which is at the level of the Setup.exe. I am new to the Wix Bootstrapper project and will be very appreciative of any help. Thanks! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths
Hi, I think I am missing something in understanding how the bootstrapper works. When I launch the setup.exe bootstrapper - I see that it is caching the msi package under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Package Cache\. But the way I want it to work is as follows: My media has a Setup.exe. At this level, I have a support folder that contains the msi package that I want to bootstrap. So I want the Setup.exe to launch the msi from this Support folder. Instead, I am seeing that the msi is cached to the Package Cache location and executed from there. Also, when I compile to create the bootstrapper in Wix, the only way it will compile is if I have Support folder in the same location of the wxs file. If not, I get a compile error (same as the one below). What am I missing? Thanks a lot! Uma- -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:23 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths Are you supplying the MsiPackage/@Name and MsiPackage/@ SourceFile attributes? Name - The destination path and file name for this chain payload. SourceFile - Location of the package to add to the bundle. Neil -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 30 April 2012 22:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths I get this error now (below) Should I copy the msi package to the Bootstrap solution location too? Error 1 The system cannot find the file 'SourceDir\Support\your.msi'. C:\test\Wix\Burn\Bootstrapper1\Bundle.wxs 9 1 Bootstrapper1 -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:06 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths You set the MsiPackage/@Name attribute e.g. Name='Support\your.msi' Neil -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 30 April 2012 21:51 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths Hi, I am building a bootstrapper with Wix - I am using the tag MsiPackage and specifying the SourceFile attribute. How do I specify a relative path to a msi package using this? I will have the pre-requisite on my media in a folder called Support which is at the level of the Setup.exe. I am new to the Wix Bootstrapper project and will be very appreciative of any help. Thanks! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths
Hi, I am building a bootstrapper with Wix - I am using the tag MsiPackage and specifying the SourceFile attribute. How do I specify a relative path to a msi package using this? I will have the pre-requisite on my media in a folder called Support which is at the level of the Setup.exe. I am new to the Wix Bootstrapper project and will be very appreciative of any help. Thanks! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths
I get this error now (below) Should I copy the msi package to the Bootstrap solution location too? Error 1 The system cannot find the file 'SourceDir\Support\your.msi'. C:\test\Wix\Burn\Bootstrapper1\Bundle.wxs 9 1 Bootstrapper1 -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:06 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths You set the MsiPackage/@Name attribute e.g. Name='Support\your.msi' Neil -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 30 April 2012 21:51 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Standard bootrapper with Wix - how to specify relative paths Hi, I am building a bootstrapper with Wix - I am using the tag MsiPackage and specifying the SourceFile attribute. How do I specify a relative path to a msi package using this? I will have the pre-requisite on my media in a folder called Support which is at the level of the Setup.exe. I am new to the Wix Bootstrapper project and will be very appreciative of any help. Thanks! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Import rtf file to a scrollable text control
Thanks Rob! The LicenseAgreement I am trying to import into the Control table is 19 pages long and it is in rtf format. So I am not sure how I can import this using that vbs script. Should I: * Import using Orca for the first time. * Get the formatted text in the Text column of the Control table(created for me by Orca) and build SQL query using that. (It will be VERY long) * Run the SQL statement using the vbs script for future builds. What am I missing? Sorry about all these questions. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:24 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Import rtf file to a scrollable text control You could use the wisql.vbs that comes with the MSI SDK. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi Rob I need to fix the license agreement in a msi file that has already been built. I cannot unfortunately rebuild the msi again. So I have been fixing the msi with the new license agreement using orca. I would like to instead so this with a commandline tool with no UI. How can I do this? Thanks. Uma On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: Wix can do this when building your MSI. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, I would like to import an rtf file into the Text column of the Control table for a Scrollable Text Control. (Into a msi that already exists). I would like to do this during my build process. It should have no UI intervention (so not Orca or any authoring tool). Is it possible to do this with msidb? Or what are the methods I could use? Thanks in advance! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Import rtf file to a scrollable text control
Hi, I would like to import an rtf file into the Text column of the Control table for a Scrollable Text Control. (Into a msi that already exists). I would like to do this during my build process. It should have no UI intervention (so not Orca or any authoring tool). Is it possible to do this with msidb? Or what are the methods I could use? Thanks in advance! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Import rtf file to a scrollable text control
Hi Rob I need to fix the license agreement in a msi file that has already been built. I cannot unfortunately rebuild the msi again. So I have been fixing the msi with the new license agreement using orca. I would like to instead so this with a commandline tool with no UI. How can I do this? Thanks. Uma On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: Wix can do this when building your MSI. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, I would like to import an rtf file into the Text column of the Control table for a Scrollable Text Control. (Into a msi that already exists). I would like to do this during my build process. It should have no UI intervention (so not Orca or any authoring tool). Is it possible to do this with msidb? Or what are the methods I could use? Thanks in advance! Uma- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Copy support files during administrative installation of MSI
Hi, When I run the administrative installation of the msi (msiexec /a setup.msi) I would like to also copy over files that are not contained in the msi (things like the setup.exe bootstrapper, etc). What is the best way to accomplish this? I have tried populating the MOveFile table to copy these files and I have also written a C++ dll custom action to copy files. Is there another method I have missed? With MoveFile method, I find it gets pretty cumbersome if I have many files that I need to move and I have to duplicate this for every msi I develop. But with the dll, it gets simpler to just run the same function in multiple msis to copy files over. Though having dll custom action is an admission of failure :) Thanks! Uma- -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Installing software on cluster computers
Hi, I have been tasked to research how to create installation programs for clusters of computers. Does anyone have any insights into this? Can MSI technology be used for installing to clusters? Is there any documentation for this? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Permissions when installing data to a localtion on the network
Hi, With my setup program I install some files to a network share. I also have a custom action that edits a file after it gets installed with the install location(deferred custom action called by a C++ dll). When the deferred sequence kicks in, the MSI performs actions as the system account. But what happens when the install location is on a network location? What permission is needed for the windows installer to perform the custom action? Thanks! Uma- -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Arabic RTL special character issues with MSI dialog.
Hi, One of the localized languages in my setup msi is Arabic. (An Arabic transform that is embedded in the Setup.msi) When a text string ends with a special character (For example: C:\Program Files\Company\) the special character gets moved to the beginning of the string for Arabic only. Any ideas how I can fix this? I should also mention that I have all the correct RTL bits set to True for the controls and the dialog. Another example: My product name that I display at the top of the setup Dialog is Web Adaptor (IIS). So in Arabic dialogs, this shows as )WebAdaptor(IIS Thanks! Uma- -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Leave an entire feature behind at uninstall
That was my initial plan - make an exe sort of thing that gets run separately. The use no GUID option that Rob mentions is perfect for me - I think I will pursue that option and see how it goes. This forum is great - thank you so much for these great suggestions. Uma- -Original Message- From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:04 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Leave an entire feature behind at uninstall What about a separate mini-install that has the components you want to leave behind like the both SQL Server and the ATI Catalyst packages do? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 11:30 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Leave an entire feature behind at uninstall 1. Don't try to leave a Feature behind. It'll drive you crazy. 2. I'd probably try this... or use no GUID if you don't want to manage the data at all. 3. Custom actions are an admission of failure: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/8/17/Zataoca-Custom-actions-are-generally-an-admission-of-failuresmile/ On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, As part of a setup logic, I need to leave behind a big chunk of resources on disk at uninstall. The resources are data files and I have been asked to leave them behind at uninstall. When the setup is run again on the machine where this data is left behind, the user has the option to use the existing data (so it will not get installed again) or install the data (over write the data or install it to a new location). Can someone recommend the approach I should take to solve this? * A feature that installs this data. Hide the feature at uninstall so that it doesn't get removed. But this orphans components and could potentially cause issues, correct? * Set the component bit(msidbComponentAttributesPermanent) to not uninstall to every component of the data feature (there are MANY components for this data - so I am worried about this) * Install data to a different location all the time. Copy the data to the data location based on the user choice (Using a custom action) Thanks! Uma- -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Leave an entire feature behind at uninstall
Hi, As part of a setup logic, I need to leave behind a big chunk of resources on disk at uninstall. The resources are data files and I have been asked to leave them behind at uninstall. When the setup is run again on the machine where this data is left behind, the user has the option to use the existing data (so it will not get installed again) or install the data (over write the data or install it to a new location). Can someone recommend the approach I should take to solve this? * A feature that installs this data. Hide the feature at uninstall so that it doesn't get removed. But this orphans components and could potentially cause issues, correct? * Set the component bit(msidbComponentAttributesPermanent) to not uninstall to every component of the data feature (there are MANY components for this data - so I am worried about this) * Install data to a different location all the time. Copy the data to the data location based on the user choice (Using a custom action) Thanks! Uma- -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to check the code page of a localized mst?
Hi, I use WiLangID.vbs to determine the codepage of an msi databse. How do I determine the codepage of a mst that is applied for localization? Thanks! Uma- -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] AppSearch not working for a Multi string registry value.
Hi, I am performing an AppSearch for this string: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager PendingFileRenameOperations. I am setting this value to a property called PENDING_RENAME. I ran the setup then analyzed the msi log file. During AppSearch, I see this entry in the log: AppSearch: Property: PENDING_RENAME, Signature: NewSignature110 MSI (c) (34:5C) [02:13:54:702]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying PENDING_RENAME property. Its current value is '0'. Its new value: ''. As you can see, the value from the registry is not written to this property during app search. But later on, I see this value added to the property in the log file: Property(C): PENDING_RENAME = [~]\??\C:\Config.Msi\375b7.rbf[~]\??\C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured.dll.stf00[~]\??\C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured_x64.dll.stf00[~]\??\C:\Windows\system32\sdccoinstaller.dll.stf00[~]\??\C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sdcdevcon.exe.stf00[~] The issue is that I need to use this value right after AppSearch in the UI sequence . But at this point, looks like the property is really not set. What am I missing? Thanks! Uma- -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Right to left language UI support
Hi I was running the setup on an Arabic OS. Other applications dialogs were correctly displayed, only mine had this issue. I confirmed that the msi had the correct RTL bits set for dialogs. So I am not sure I am missing. If anyone can shed light on this I would really appreciate it. The link below is very helpful. Thanks! Uma On Sep 24, 2011, at 3:26 AM, Tobias S tobias.s1...@gmail.com wrote: This should only be mirrored on an RTL OS. See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7437386/how-to-mirror-the-titlebar-of-an-msi-installer -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] FileInUse dialog
Hi, My setup msi installs a private JRE (this includes the exe Javaw.exe). This JRE is installed in my product's install location. The problem: On my machine, I have another process running (not developed by me) that also uses javaw.exe from a different location. When my setup program detects this javaw.exe process, it throws the FileInUse dialog. Why does this happen? The JavaW.exe is in a different location than my setup's install location. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening? Thanks! Uma Harano -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Right to left language UI support
Hi, One of the languages I need to support is Arabic. My Arabic msi shows the close, minimize and maximize buttons on the right. How do I move these buttons to the left? Thanks! Uma -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Compress files into an exe
Hi, I used to depend on wisescripts to compress files into an executable. At runtime, the exe used to extract the files to a specified location. Is there a way to accomplish this using any of the tools provided by WiX development environment? Since wisescript is not supported by Altiris anymore, I want a new system to create these. I do not want to use Installscripts provided by InstallShield. Thanks! Uma- -- Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question
Hi Phil, Thanks for your response. Do you recommend editing the record filed at runtime with the required value or creating a new record with the required value at runtime? Are there any issues with modifying a record field at runtime? When I call the MsiRecordSetString function, it returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE. I know that my view is valid - because MsiDatabaseOpenView returns success. So I am wondering if I should just create records or attempt to modify the existing record. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:18 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question That works only when the corresponding field in the MSI is Formatted type. It may work if you update the in-memory MSI file with the required value prior to the CreateShortcuts action. I have no experience of doing this, but vaguely recall people using this technique. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 10:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question Hi, In the Shortcut table of the msi, I want to use a property (ST_NAME) for the Name column. The shortcut I am creating is shortcut to an IIS Virtual directory. The setup could change this location based on user input, so I want the shortcut name to reflect this change. I am finding that if I put [ST_NAME] in the Name column of the shortcut table, the msi creates a shortcut called [ST_NAME]. It doesn't resolve the property. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks! Uma- -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention Research study explores the data loss prevention market. Includes in-depth analysis on the changes within the DLP market, and the criteria used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these DLP solutions. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51385063/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Shortcuts question
Hi, In the Shortcut table of the msi, I want to use a property (ST_NAME) for the Name column. The shortcut I am creating is shortcut to an IIS Virtual directory. The setup could change this location based on user input, so I want the shortcut name to reflect this change. I am finding that if I put [ST_NAME] in the Name column of the shortcut table, the msi creates a shortcut called [ST_NAME]. It doesn't resolve the property. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks! Uma- -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to modify a reg key value when you modify the setup
Hi, I have a registry key that gets set to a value based on a check box that the user clicks during the initial UI. The same check box is available during maintenance mode. So if the user had initially turned it(check box) on during the initial install, and then decides to turn it off during maintenance action, the reg keys should reflect this. Will this be handled by setting the registry key component as transitive? Thanks! Uma Harano -- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran developers boost performance applications - including clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to modify a reg key value when you modify the setup
Hi, I just realized that transitive has no relevance to this - Since the registry key component has no component condition to it. My registry key to set to a property value that depends on the check box being checked on or off. But during maintenance mode, since the key already exists, the key doesn't get re-written to reflect the new check box value. So it remains as the initial value that is set during the first time install. How do I get this key to be re-written? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 1:49 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How to modify a reg key value when you modify the setup Hi, I have a registry key that gets set to a value based on a check box that the user clicks during the initial UI. The same check box is available during maintenance mode. So if the user had initially turned it(check box) on during the initial install, and then decides to turn it off during maintenance action, the reg keys should reflect this. Will this be handled by setting the registry key component as transitive? Thanks! Uma Harano -- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran developers boost performance applications - including clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Dialog to select a file type.
Hi, Is there a way to create a Browse dialog in the msi that will allow me to pick a file? For instance, if I want a browse dialog to pick an existing *.txt files only. Also, I need to create a Browse Dialog to save a file to path. I am reading that the Browse Dialog only allows you to select a path, but not a file in the path, Thanks! Uma- -- Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723
I had this error too. I had a bunch of functions that all had the first dozen characters the same. MsiGetWebsiteName, MsiGetWebsitePort, etc. I fixed this by renaming my functions - GetSiteName, etc. For some reason when there were too many functions that have the first dozen letters the same, the msi couldn't read the exported function. The C++ dll I use was fine. But the C# Managed assembly I made via WiX had this problem. -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 9:42 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 Is it managed C++? It's not clear to me how you're calling a managed code assembly otherwise - that log might be a DTF or InstallUtilLib call, but it's not obvious which it might be. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Colin LeMahieu [mailto:clemah...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 Yea, and the million dollar question is, which dll is missing? The exact error message I get is: MSI (c) (C0:1C) [10:18:19:335]: Note: 1: 1723 2: caStripCharsFromNetworkPort 3: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue 4: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action caStripCharsFromNetworkPort, entry: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue, library: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp MSI (c) (C0:1C) [10:18:20:664]: Product: Email Management Services -- Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action caStripCharsFromNetworkPort, entry: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue, library: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp This custom action is a managed assembly. I unpacked the MSI and CAB and pointed .NET reflector at the assembly and all its references were found. I set the fusion log to log while running the MSI and it doesn't report any errors. I ran msiexec within a WinDBG session and didn't get any module load failures. Does anyone have tips on how do debug this type or issue? Or basically any debugging related to WiX/MSI? How can the wixpdb files be used? Thanks for the reply, I know you didn't write WiX though I've had an easier time debugging hex machine code than the WiX/MSI process. Message: 6 Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:05:01 +0200 From: Dan Vasilov d...@rms.ro Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 02fc01cbd401$eb598740$c20c95c0$@ro Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It is very likely the .dll is not included in the MSI package at build. Another possibility is the .dll is missing some dependent .dll files. -Original Message- From: Colin LeMahieu [mailto:clemah...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:26 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error 1723 I'm getting this error on startup for an MSI that previously worked. Are there any tips for debugging this error? Is it unreasonable to expect the name of the offending DLL or some way to attach a debugger to an MSI while installing? -- -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to
Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723
This is the link that gave me the idea to change the function names. http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg42318.html -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:02 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 I had this error too. I had a bunch of functions that all had the first dozen characters the same. MsiGetWebsiteName, MsiGetWebsitePort, etc. I fixed this by renaming my functions - GetSiteName, etc. For some reason when there were too many functions that have the first dozen letters the same, the msi couldn't read the exported function. The C++ dll I use was fine. But the C# Managed assembly I made via WiX had this problem. -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 9:42 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 Is it managed C++? It's not clear to me how you're calling a managed code assembly otherwise - that log might be a DTF or InstallUtilLib call, but it's not obvious which it might be. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Colin LeMahieu [mailto:clemah...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 Yea, and the million dollar question is, which dll is missing? The exact error message I get is: MSI (c) (C0:1C) [10:18:19:335]: Note: 1: 1723 2: caStripCharsFromNetworkPort 3: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue 4: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action caStripCharsFromNetworkPort, entry: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue, library: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp MSI (c) (C0:1C) [10:18:20:664]: Product: Email Management Services -- Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action caStripCharsFromNetworkPort, entry: StripExtraCharsFromRegSearchValue, library: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.LAB\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI151.tmp This custom action is a managed assembly. I unpacked the MSI and CAB and pointed .NET reflector at the assembly and all its references were found. I set the fusion log to log while running the MSI and it doesn't report any errors. I ran msiexec within a WinDBG session and didn't get any module load failures. Does anyone have tips on how do debug this type or issue? Or basically any debugging related to WiX/MSI? How can the wixpdb files be used? Thanks for the reply, I know you didn't write WiX though I've had an easier time debugging hex machine code than the WiX/MSI process. Message: 6 Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:05:01 +0200 From: Dan Vasilov d...@rms.ro Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 02fc01cbd401$eb598740$c20c95c0$@ro Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It is very likely the .dll is not included in the MSI package at build. Another possibility is the .dll is missing some dependent .dll files. -Original Message- From: Colin LeMahieu [mailto:clemah...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:26 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error 1723 I'm getting this error on startup for an MSI that previously worked. Are there any tips for debugging this error? Is it unreasonable to expect the name of the offending DLL or some way to attach a debugger to an MSI while installing? -- -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its
[WiX-users] Need to not use IIS 6 Scripting tools compatibility on IIS 7 machines.
Hi, I am using WiX C # custom action template in Visual Studio 2008. The custom action I am writing is for listing all the websites on a machine and displaying it in a msi dialog. The code is very similar to what is found on this site: http://blog.torresdal.net/CommentView,guid,FE27427F-FF4F-4056-BC50-C98E23227C6D.aspx. On a windows server 2008 machine running IIS 7, I am finding that I need to turn on the IIS 6 Scripting tools feature of IIS 7 in order to get this managed custom action to display the websites. Is this expected behavior? Ideally, I would like to not use the II6 Scripting tools feature on my IIS 7 machine. I thought using managed code would help with this. Thanks! Uma -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Need to not use IIS 6 Scripting tools compatibility on IIS 7 machines.
Thank you so much John and Mat. This forum is awesome. I have direction now. Uma- -Original Message- From: John Robbins [mailto:j...@wintellect.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:41 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Uma Harano Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Need to not use IIS 6 Scripting tools compatibility on IIS 7 machines. Or you can steal the code I just posted that shows working with IIS7 and WiX. :) http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2011/02/23/web-application-installer-in-wix.aspx Hope it helps! John Wintellect http://www.wintellect.com +1-877-968-5528 -Original Message- From: Skildum, Mathew [mailto:mathew.skil...@aspect.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:45 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Need to not use IIS 6 Scripting tools compatibility on IIS 7 machines. Unfortunately there is a completely different set of APIs for working with IIS 7. Here is the link to the MSDN documentation on the ServerManager Namespace: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.web.administration.servermanager(v=vs.90).aspx Mat Skildum -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Need to not use IIS 6 Scripting tools compatibility on IIS 7 machines. Hi, I am using WiX C # custom action template in Visual Studio 2008. The custom action I am writing is for listing all the websites on a machine and displaying it in a msi dialog. The code is very similar to what is found on this site: http://blog.torresdal.net/CommentView,guid,FE27427F-FF4F-4056-BC50-C98E23227C6D.aspx. On a windows server 2008 machine running IIS 7, I am finding that I need to turn on the IIS 6 Scripting tools feature of IIS 7 in order to get this managed custom action to display the websites. Is this expected behavior? Ideally, I would like to not use the II6 Scripting tools feature on my IIS 7 machine. I thought using managed code would help with this. Thanks! Uma -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog
Thanks! The Spawn dialog is working nicely - Is it possible to populate the Error table in the MSI and have a UI error message show up using this entry in the Error table? Right now, I am creating a little Dialog and adding text to it as text controls. Ideally, I would like this error dialog to use the error entry in the Error table. Can someone please give me some pointer as to how I can accomplish this? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Michael Urman [mailto:mur...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:09 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog Per the documenation for DoAction http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368322(VS.85).aspx as well as a comment on the MsiProcessMessage MSDN page, this won't work. I think the recommended way would be to create and show a dialog with a SpawnDialog control event instead. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 21:57, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, In a C++ custom action, I am using MsiProcessMessage to display message box. I am finding that MsiProcessMessage won't show a message box when you call it from a custom action invoked from a control event. Is this true or am I doing something wrong? If this is true, what is the recommended method to display a MessageBox from a control event while clicking the Next button on a dialog? Here is a the line of code: MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_ERROR|MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE|MB_ICONWARNING), newHandle); Thanks! Uma Harano -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog
Please disregard this. I think I have figured out how all the pieces fit together now :) Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog Thanks! The Spawn dialog is working nicely - Is it possible to populate the Error table in the MSI and have a UI error message show up using this entry in the Error table? Right now, I am creating a little Dialog and adding text to it as text controls. Ideally, I would like this error dialog to use the error entry in the Error table. Can someone please give me some pointer as to how I can accomplish this? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Michael Urman [mailto:mur...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:09 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog Per the documenation for DoAction http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368322(VS.85).aspx as well as a comment on the MsiProcessMessage MSDN page, this won't work. I think the recommended way would be to create and show a dialog with a SpawnDialog control event instead. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 21:57, Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com wrote: Hi, In a C++ custom action, I am using MsiProcessMessage to display message box. I am finding that MsiProcessMessage won't show a message box when you call it from a custom action invoked from a control event. Is this true or am I doing something wrong? If this is true, what is the recommended method to display a MessageBox from a control event while clicking the Next button on a dialog? Here is a the line of code: MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_ERROR|MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE|MB_ICONWARNING), newHandle); Thanks! Uma Harano -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] MsiProcessMessage - Display MessageBox from the Next button on a dialog
Hi, In a C++ custom action, I am using MsiProcessMessage to display message box. I am finding that MsiProcessMessage won't show a message box when you call it from a custom action invoked from a control event. Is this true or am I doing something wrong? If this is true, what is the recommended method to display a MessageBox from a control event while clicking the Next button on a dialog? Here is a the line of code: MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_ERROR|MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE|MB_ICONWARNING), newHandle); Thanks! Uma Harano -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Component rules
Hi, Does this below break the component rules? Create one merge module with a set of files. This merge module is installed to different locations on disc with multiple msis. Does this break any component rules because one merge module (with one set of components) is installed to different locations with different msis? Thanks! Uma Harano -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Escape single quote in a SQL Statement for MSI database
Hi, I am trying to execute the following SQL statement on my msi database: cscript WiRunSQL.vbs MySetup.msifile:///\\emus\emus2\SetupTools\MsiTools\WiRunSQL.vbs%20MySetup.msi UPDATE `ActionText` SET `ActionText`.`Description` ='Configuration de [ProductName]... L'opération peut prendre plusieurs minutes.' WHERE `ActionText`.`Description`= 'Configuring [ProductName]...This may take several minutes.' Note the L'opération text - this has the single quote, so I escaped it with two single quotes (Which is a common SQL syntax for literal single quotes). SO the new statement looks like this: cscript WiRunSQL.vbs MySetup.msifile:///\\emus\emus2\SetupTools\MsiTools\WiRunSQL.vbs%20MySetup.msi UPDATE `ActionText` SET `ActionText`.`Description` ='Configuration de [ProductName]... L''opération peut prendre plusieurs minutes.' WHERE `ActionText`.`Description`= 'Configuring [ProductName]...This may take several minutes.' This SQL statement also fails with a SQL syntax error. (I get rid of the two single quotes in L''opération , it works with no errors. Column is edited correctly) Any ideas how I can use a literal single quote in a SQL Statement for an MSI database? Thanks! Uma Harano -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Create new components in a patch
Hi, I am having problems with creating new registry key components in a patch. SP1 (version 1.1) msp creates a new registry component (SP1RegKey) in Feature A and it targets the base version (1.0). Hot Fix 1 is released after SP1 and it creates another new registry component (HotFixRegKey) to the same Feature A. Hot Fix 1 targets Base version (v1.0) and v1.1. User installs the version 1.0 and then applies the Hot Fix 1 msp. When the user then applies SP1 over this, the state of Feature A changes to advertise since the SP1 does not contain the component HotFixRegKey. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening? Log snippet below: (STATE) MSI (s) (C4:94) [16:07:20:951]: Feature: FeatureA; Installed: Advertise; Request: Reinstall; Action: Reinstall Thanks! Uma Harano -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade Table
Hi, http://blogs.msdn.com/wslogo/archive/2008/02/27/welcome-to-the-works-with-tool-for-windows-server-2008.aspx In this link for Windows Server compatibility certification, it says that I have to populate the Upgrade table (I am assuming this is even if I do not want to make an upgrade of the msi) So if I do not want to have upgrades for my installations, how do I author this table? Thanks for any help you can provide. Uma Harano- *** Blurb from the link Package Identity Windows Installer packages must comply with ICE validation as well as identify installer package and properly prepare for upgrade. To Pass this test case the Property Table and the Upgrade Table must contain: Property Table: Manufacturer ProductCode ProductLanguage ProductName ProductVersion (major and minor) Upgrade Table: UpgradeCode VersionMin (Major.minor.build) VersionMax (Major.minor.build) The UpgradeCode in the Upgrade table must be identical to the UpgradeCode in the Property table. VersionMin and VersionMax: BOTH cannot be null. *** -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:37 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade Table If you're referring to the Microsoft platform testing, those tests are flawed. They failed an MSI of ours due to having a null entry for VersionMax in an Upgrade Table entry even though the MSDN documentation on Windows Installer tells you to do this if you want to check for all versions greater than the VersionMin (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372379.aspx). This is checked by ICE61 which they run before they do their Package Identity testing yet they don't actually know enough about Windows Installer to know this even though they're testing packages built for it. They also failed another MSI because we apparently install 16-bit binaries which aren't identified as such. The files are data templates (ASCII text) with a .sys extension. They don't bother actually looking at the content of the files, their tests assume .sys = 16-bit since the testing is all automated by someone with a basic knowledge of how to click buttons send e-mails actually trying to explain this to them is about as useful as talking to your buildings walls. Our testing was done by VeriTest so if you're using someone else you may have more intelligent responses. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the Virtual Environment** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: 23 March 2010 17:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade Table Hi, I have read that the Upgrade Table must be populated based on the Server 2008 certification guidelines. My setup msi program is not designed to do upgrades of previous versions. Should I still populate the Upgrade table? If so, what Upgrade code should I use? (Since it is not designed to upgrade anything). Thanks! Uma Harano- -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Upgrade Table
Hi, I have read that the Upgrade Table must be populated based on the Server 2008 certification guidelines. My setup msi program is not designed to do upgrades of previous versions. Should I still populate the Upgrade table? If so, what Upgrade code should I use? (Since it is not designed to upgrade anything). Thanks! Uma Harano- -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Greater than equal to comparison
Hi, In the registry, I get a Version registry key that is 3.0.40624.0 I store this in a property and I need to let the setup proceed if this is the minimum version. If this key is 4.0 for instance, setup should proceed. Can I use the Greater than equal to operator for this? Or would I have to perform a custom action to do this? Thanks! Uma- -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Signing problems
I have never had any success signing any binary over 300MB. There is a limitation to the size of the file you can sign with SignTool.exe Microsoft has another tool called MakeCat.exe that you have to use for bigger files. -Original Message- From: Tom Crozier [mailto:tcroz...@rackwise.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 5:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Signing problems All - I have had problems trying to sign one of my installers. Smaller msi's sign without any problem but I have an 800Mb msi file that will not sign. I have tried signing it on 2 different machines One of them gives me the error SignTool Error: ISignedCode::Sign returned error: 0x80092002 An error occurred during encode or decode operation. The other one SignTool Error: This file format cannot be signed because it is not recognized. I have been able to build the msi with separate cab files and had no problem signing the cab files (even cabs over 1GB) but I need to deliver a single msi. I have also played around with setting the CompressionLevel on the Media and when I set it to none the msi file was 1GB and I was able to sign it from the machine that complained about the file format but not the other one. Has anyone seen this before? Your help is greatly appreciated. - TC -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Appsearch for dword
Hi, I am performing an AppSearch for a dword reg key. I want to set another dword reg key to the dword value returned from the AppSearch. But unfortunately, when the AppSearch finds the dword key, it returns it as #2 (for instance if the dword were 2). So the new reg key gets written as REG_SZ, not a dword. Is there any way I could fix this? (Without writing a custom action that parses off the #, etc) Thanks! Uma- -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Appsearch for dword
My MSI is writing the reg key initially as #[Property] Hence the problem. Because after appsearch it is ## Thanks a LOT. Uma- -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 1:42 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Appsearch for dword How are you writing this registry entry? There's nothing explicit in the MSI file's registry table that says something is a dword or a string - it's in the value. If you write #2 to the registry Windows Installer will create it as a dword. If you prefix it with #x it will create it as binary. So that's why I'm wondering how you are writing this item to the registry. It looks to me that somebody has code somewhere that is parsing #2 and deciding it's a string, but that isn't what Windows Installer would do. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:58 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Appsearch for dword Hi, I am performing an AppSearch for a dword reg key. I want to set another dword reg key to the dword value returned from the AppSearch. But unfortunately, when the AppSearch finds the dword key, it returns it as #2 (for instance if the dword were 2). So the new reg key gets written as REG_SZ, not a dword. Is there any way I could fix this? (Without writing a custom action that parses off the #, etc) Thanks! Uma- -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail! and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Multiple Instances and Component IDs
You have to create unique components for each transform.
These components will contain the non file data (registry keys).
This is what I am doing and it works great.
-Original Message-
From: Kevin Garman [mailto:gar...@scadaware.com]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 2:18 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Multiple Instances and Component IDs
Hi,
Ya, that part works fine. It's the bit about 'non-file' components that
I'm working through right now (services and registry entries). At the
moment these components do not have unique guids so they don't behave as
desired. The link I posted presents a solution to that, but since that
post kind of old I thought I'd see if anyone had since come up with any
better solutions.
Thanks,
Kevin
On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 09:02 +0100, Yan Sklyarenko wrote:
Kevin,
What's the problem with uninstalling? Each instance you install is
reflected by an entry in Add/Remove Programs console (ARP), unless you
disabled it explicitly
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367750(VS.85).aspx). Hence,
you can uninstall it directly from ARP. Or, otherwise, use the following
command line:
msiexec /x {INSTANCE-PRODUCT-CODE}
Hope this helps,
-- Yan
-Original Message-
From: Kevin Garman [mailto:gar...@scadaware.com]
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 18:38
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] Multiple Instances and Component IDs
Hi,
I am building an installer that creates a service and registry entries
(among other things) and I need to be able to install multiple
instances. It works almost in it's entirety, but I'm still stuck on the
un-installation of instances. The information I've found so far is a
couple of posts here
http://n2.nabble.com/Multiple-Instance-Transforms-Walkthrough-Proposed-S
imple-Addition-to-WiX-to-Make-Them-Easier-td708828.html
where a custom extension was involved.
Some time has pasted since these posts. Is this the best way to solve
my problem or is there something better/more standard that will make
this work?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi
Thanks for all the pointers! I grouped the non file data in this recommended method and it is working beautifully. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: John Nannenga [mailto:john.nanne...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 7:50 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Here's the key point from the SDK: * To keep the nonfile data of each instance isolated, the base package should collect nonfile data into sets of components for each instance. The appropriate components should then be installed based on conditional statements that depend on the instance identifier. The emphasis here is on nonfile data; which includes (but not limited to) shortcuts, registry items, ini items, ODBC items [and the list goes on and on]. You do not 'have' to do this for file data. The SDK recommendation here is to (if you're going to support multiple instances) segregate nonfile data into their own components which would then have their own unique component GUIDs and installed conditionally based upon the instance identifier. To answer your question then, Uma: I find that HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 is still left behind on the machine after instance 1 is uninstalled. Is this because the component that includes this registry key is still in the installed state with the base setup? I believe that occurs because the component was ref-counted. What you would see then is that when the last instance is uninstalled, the registry information for only that instance would be removed, but all the other instance registry keys would remain (thus, orphaned). You can also run into this situation when you upgrade a product and are performing 'efficient upgrades' where the registry information location for that instance changes. You'll need to change the component GUID in this situation as well. From: Michael Osmond [mosm...@baytech.com.au] Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:46 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Hi If you are using MSI Instances and installing to different locations, you don't need different component GUIDs for each component in each installed instance and the reference counting seems to work okay. I will be honest and say I don't know how it works under the hood, but it does work.The installer is able to work out where things are. I do however use a registry key for each instance to keep the path where I installed that instance too, which comes in handy on major upgrades. Also have found it usefull to record the product ID of the instance in the registry as well. Michael From: kelly.le...@milliman.com [kelly.le...@milliman.com] Sent: Tuesday, 8 December 2009 9:32 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi I wasn't asking about ProductCode. I'm asking about the component GUID for the registry key you're referring to. You need to assign different GUIDs for all components that could be installed in two locations by the two different instances. If you want to install the same files in two places, you're going to have to modify all the component GUIDs for the files, if I understand the process correctly. I'm not an expert on using instance transforms to install multiple instances, but it seems like no matter what you do, you can't break the component rules. Otherwise, it won't install the files to the new locations, since it will think they are already installed (based on the component ID and its installed state). Kelly Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com 12/07/2009 03:24 PM Please respond to General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net To General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Each instance has a unique Product Code. Also, I was following the guidelines from the Windows installer SDK (On how to author instance transforms). How do I install the same set of files for multiple instances using transforms? Please advise! Uma- Here is the windows installer sdk topic on this: Authoring Multiple Instances with Instance Transforms To install multiple instances of a product from one Windows(r) Installer package, you need to author a base installation package for the product and an instance transform for each instance to be installed in addition to the base instance. Use the following guidelines when authoring your base package and transforms: *Your setup application can check for the presence of the installer running on a version of the Microsoft(r)Windows Server 2003 family, Windows XP SP1, Windows 2000 SP4 and the Windows Installer
[WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi
Hi, I am using instance transforms (msts) to install multiple instances of my base product (msi) on the same machine. Everything works except for one issue: I use an instance identifier property [INSTANCEPROP] that gets set toInstance1, Instance 2,...etc for each instance. I use this property to write registry keys for each instance. For example - HKLM\Software\ESRI\[INSTANCEPROP] is written via the registry table (One record in the registry table to linked to one component). When multiple instances are installed, this key could be repeated multiple times, but they would all be in their own hive HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance1 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance2 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance3 Etc Scenario: The base setup and an instance 1 is installed, I uninstall the instance 1. I find that HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 is still left behind on the machine after instance 1 is uninstalled. Is this because the component that includes this registry key is still in the installed state with the base setup? What would be the best way to ensure that the HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 get removed when instance 1 is uninstalled? Should I make multiple components in the msi each with unique conditions for each transform? Or create a custom action that deletes the registry entry for each transform? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi
Each instance has a unique Product Code. Also, I was following the guidelines from the Windows installer SDK (On how to author instance transforms). How do I install the same set of files for multiple instances using transforms? Please advise! Uma- Here is the windows installer sdk topic on this: Authoring Multiple Instances with Instance Transforms To install multiple instances of a product from one Windows(r) Installer package, you need to author a base installation package for the product and an instance transform for each instance to be installed in addition to the base instance. Use the following guidelines when authoring your base package and transforms: *Your setup application can check for the presence of the installer running on a version of the Microsoft(r)Windows Server 2003 family, Windows XP SP1, Windows 2000 SP4 and the Windows Installer 3.0 redistributable. Any of these installer versions (or later) are required to install multiple instances from a single package using a product code-changing transform. * Each instance must have a unique product code and instance identifier. You may define a property in the base package, the value of which can be set to the instance identifier. * To keep the files of each instance isolated, the base package should install files into a directory location that depends on the instance identifier. * To keep the nonfile data of each instance isolated, the base package should collect nonfile data into sets of components for each instance. The appropriate components should then be installed based on conditional statements that depend on the instance identifier. * Author an instance transform for each instance being installed in addition to the base instance. The base package may install its own instance. * The instance transform must change the product code and identifier for each instance. * It is recommended that the product transform also change the product name so that the instance is readily distinguished in Add/Remove Programs through Control Panel. * If the instance transform installs files, they should be installed in a directory that depends on the instance identifier. * All nonfile data, such as registry keys, should include the instance name in their path to prevent collisions. This can be accomplished by using the property whose value is the instance identifier in the path as shown by the following example of a Registry Table. -Original Message- From: kelly.le...@milliman.com [mailto:kelly.le...@milliman.com] Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:52 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Are you using the same component GUID for each of these keys? You can't do that... It's breaking the component rules and all kinds of bad things happen when you break the component rules. Each distinct component keypath (the 'main' entry in a component) MUST have a unique component GUID. Each distinct component GUID can only be installed in one place on a given machine (you can't try to install the same GUID to two different keypaths). Kelly Uma Harano uhar...@esri.com 12/07/2009 02:47 PM Please respond to General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net To General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Hi, I am using instance transforms (msts) to install multiple instances of my base product (msi) on the same machine. Everything works except for one issue: I use an instance identifier property [INSTANCEPROP] that gets set toInstance1, Instance 2,...etc for each instance. I use this property to write registry keys for each instance. For example - HKLM\Software\ESRI\[INSTANCEPROP] is written via the registry table (One record in the registry table to linked to one component). When multiple instances are installed, this key could be repeated multiple times, but they would all be in their own hive HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance1 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance2 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance3 Etc Scenario: The base setup and an instance 1 is installed, I uninstall the instance 1. I find that HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 is still left behind on the machine after instance 1 is uninstalled. Is this because the component that includes this registry key is still in the installed state with the base setup? What would be the best way to ensure that the HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 get removed when instance 1 is uninstalled? Should I make multiple components in the msi each with unique conditions for each transform? Or create a custom action that deletes the registry entry for each transform? Thanks! Uma Harano -- Return on Information: Google Enterprise
Re: [WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog duringruntime
Thanks for the tips on how to populate a ListBox at runtime. I created a C++ dll to read a file on disc to populate the items in the listbox and it is working good for me now. When my list box is populated at runtime, how do I ensure that the first item listed is highlighted? (Might be a stupid question, but I am just not able to get that to work - I have tried setting the ListBox property to the first item, but that doesn't work either) Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Dominique Louis [mailto:dominique.lo...@amxeurope.com] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:06 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog duringruntime Thanks for pointing out the EnsureTable tag. I'll use that from now on. Much cleaner. -Original Message- From: Alex Cater [mailto:alex.ca...@apdcomms.com] Sent: 19 October 2009 11:03 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog duringruntime Dominique Louis wrote: There must be at least 1 dummy ListItem, otherwise the appropriate table will not be created. The http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_ensuretable.htm EnsureTable element can be used to cleanly accomplish this: e.g. EnsureTable Id=***TableName***/ -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-populate-a-list-box-in-a-msi-dialog-during-r untime-tp3811329p3848166.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users AMX AMX UK Auster Road Clifton Moor York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom YO30 4GD +44 (0) 1904 343100 office +44 (0) 1904 343101 fax AMX South 6th Floor Salisbury House London Wall London United Kingdom EC2M 5QQ +44 (0) 2076 529450 office +44 (0) 8701 991661 fax AMX Belgium Boerenkrijglaan, 96a B-2260 Westerlo Belgium + 32 (0) 1454 2763 office + 32 (0) 1454 2766 fax ## Attention: This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. This email was scanned and cleared by NetIQ MailMarshal. ## -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?
There are some deployment tools (Radia) that support only Short file name deployment of msis. On Oct 17, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Jeremy Farrell jfarr...@pillardata.com wrote: Don't forget that the WI team are still living back before UNICODE was invented. WI, the team that time forgot. -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:27 PM To: d...@tramontana.co.hu; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore? I think the point is all of this is pointless and yes, quite useless to the vast majority of the world. Case in point.. Rename SomeDotNetAssembly.dll to SomeDo~1.dll or some other hashed/transformed representation like WiX does and try referencing the classes in it after it's installed. The CLR will throw an exception in a heartbeat. I suppose someone out there still needs this functionality but it's got to be a .1% use case by now. If I'm wrong, I'd love to know of real world use cases other then someone might be trying to do an HTTP stream ( which no one does anyways ) or passing a public property that would break my application anyways. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Sat, 10/17/09, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: From: Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore? To: d...@tramontana.co.hu, General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 10:39 AM That and if you try to use the install an MSI over HTTP (which is such a pain to deal with it isn't worth it) the Windows Installer will use short names as well. Oh, and the user can technically speaking always pass in the SHORTFILENAMES Property and force your MSI to use short filenames. I don't quite follow the question though. MSI requires short filenames. WiX v3 will auto-generate them in a stable and highly-unlikely to collide sort of way. Why does it matter? virtually, Rob Mensching - http://robmensching.com 2009/10/17 DEÁK JAHN, Gábor d...@tramontana.co.hu On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:17:32 -0700, Blair wrote: Blair, the last time I heard this question mentioned from some of the developers, maybe Rob, the answer always was that the only real reason for short names was that some old Novel servers couldn't cope with long names and removing this would make it impossible to make network installations on those servers. I don't know if this is still an issue today. Bye, Gábor --- DEÁK JAHN, Gábor -- Budapest, Hungary E-mail: d...@tramontana.co.hu -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users --- --- --- - Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9
[WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog during runtime
Hi, I need to populate a ListBox control in a MSI dialog at runtime. What is the best way to do this? Thanks! Uma- -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Registry keys in merge modules
Let me re-phrase my question - Is there anyway a .reg file can be converted into a merge module project using WiX 3.0? Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Registry keys in merge modules Uma Harano wrote: Is there any way to do this with WiX? It's not supported. It's easy to violate component rules. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Registry keys in merge modules
Hi, I would like to import .reg files during compile time of my merge module. I have many.reg files that change very often. So I would like to import it to my components at compile time so that when I generate the merge module every day, it has the latest Registry keys (obtained from the .reg files) in it. Is there any way to do this with WiX? I am using the Visual Studio 2008 IDE to develop my merge modules with WiX 3.0. Thanks! Uma Harano -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
