Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Hi, are you quite shure that the AddPrinter Method work in this case. I've checked the available Printers on a clean Windows 7 machine. The Printer driver is not there and can't be downloaded at HP. You have to install the Printer using the Windows Automatic Update. Sincerly Christopher Arthur -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Tom Brezinski [mailto:to...@networkinstruments.com] Gesendet: Montag, 10. März 2014 17:14 An: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1 I think you will need to write a custom action that uses the AddPrinter api. DIFxApp is probably out of the question since you don't have driver files. HP says for that printer with all current versions of Windows to use the drivers included with the OS. See AddPrinter: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd183343%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -Original Message- From: Arthur, Christopher [mailto:christopher.art...@vaps.de] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:04 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1 Hi, what's the best way of Installing HP LaserJet 4 with wix ? I've found no straight forward documentation to achieve my goal. Sincerly Christopher Arthur Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angeh?ngte Dateien k?nnen vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschlie?lich f?r den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrt?mlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns dar?ber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu l?schen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angehängte Dateien können vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschließlich für den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrtümlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns darüber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu löschen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Hi, I've downloaded the driver package via Windows Update. So I've got the needed files to install the printer using DIFxApp. In my Inf File are many different printer models listed. How do I select the correct one ? I've found (Difxapp Extension) in Wix Documentations, but how do I use it to install my specific printer driver within the inf File. Sincerly Christopher -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Tom Brezinski [mailto:to...@networkinstruments.com] Gesendet: Montag, 10. März 2014 17:14 An: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1 I think you will need to write a custom action that uses the AddPrinter api. DIFxApp is probably out of the question since you don't have driver files. HP says for that printer with all current versions of Windows to use the drivers included with the OS. See AddPrinter: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd183343%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -Original Message- From: Arthur, Christopher [mailto:christopher.art...@vaps.de] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:04 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1 Hi, what's the best way of Installing HP LaserJet 4 with wix ? I've found no straight forward documentation to achieve my goal. Sincerly Christopher Arthur Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angeh?ngte Dateien k?nnen vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschlie?lich f?r den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrt?mlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns dar?ber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu l?schen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angehängte Dateien können vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschließlich für den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrtümlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns darüber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu löschen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Regarding how to use the DifxExtension if you have the driver files, create a msi which installs the drivers files to a cache location. (At that point you, in general for any driver prior to using the DifxApi, you should be able to right click on the INF file and see the driver successfully install. If you can't accomplish that step there is no point in authoring the DifxExt yet IMO.) Also for my drivers which support both x86 and x64, I structured the msi to be build twice in either configuration, installing all files, because of signing, to either the appropriate programfiles tree. Then add the DifxExt schema to the wxs file which contains the INF file component, and add the difx:Driver element to the component which has the INF file. (I'm sure there may be other approaches.) http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/44191/Drivers-Installation-With-WiX Regarding the printer driver and configuring for 'print-to-file', I am working on a similar requirement. I found that I could not use the DifxExtension for this purpose. I will later also work on a project that requires the printer driver to be installed for PNP connection of of the printer device, and based on preliminary testing I think the DifxApp extension may work in that situation. I have three different printer drivers (six platform variants), which I deliver as part of my suite. For this project each is configured for 'print-to-file'. One of the drivers is based on an HP engine (and includes the HP driver). Yes you could implement a CA to call the AddPrinter, and related Print Spooler api functions which you will also need. (I created a setup application used in a non-wix process some time ago which takes that approach.) However the approach I have settled on is to call the PrintUI dll. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624057.aspx Both AddPrinter (and related functions) and the PrintUI dll docs warn that the calls may bock, but I decided that using PrintUI which is well tested, is more reliable than me rolling my own setup application and maintaining changes over time. I am working on an extension which is not ready to be submitted back to the community yet, but I know that this approach can be achieved. (I originally implemented the approach as a custom table driven CA, while I also worked on issues getting even sample extension code to compile.) When I tried to first call Difxapp Extension and then call PrintUI in the same Component/msi, it always fails. I had to abandon calling DifxAPP (Ext). While DifxAPP is the recommended approach in many situations, it is not intended to be used in some scenarios. In an earlier non-wix setup I have called DifxAPI to put the driver in the Driver Store and then PrintUI to install the driver and configure as 'print-to-file' which has been a reliable approach for years. There also in a non-msi setup, the DifxAPP was not useful. I have not implemented anything to call DifxApi in wix yet, but I plan too. All of my drivers are fully signed PNP drivers which have been deployed for years (and are not open for changes related to this wix project). Additional reading: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Strange-problem-with-printer-driver-installation-td7591538.html -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Installing-HP-LaserJet-4-Printer-Driver-on-FILE-instead-of-LPT1-tp7593244p7593283.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Here are the PrintUI commands that I use. I would test your parameters on a
target machine in a admin CMD box prior to integrating into a msi.
LPWSTR pwzAddPrinterCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b \%ls\ /f \%ls\ /r %ls /m \%ls\ /u /q
/z /Gw;
LPWSTR pwzDelPrinterCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry /dl /n \%ls\ /q /Gw;
LPWSTR pwzDelDriverCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry
/dd /m \%ls\ /q /Gw;
Snippet of deferred CA code that uses the above commands. While this is
working the driver is not in the driver store and I have yet to work on a
DifxApi solution. There is other refactoring that I am in the process of
doing to extension project.
switch (iOperation)
{
case WCA_TODO_INSTALL:
case WCA_TODO_REINSTALL:
fDoQuietExec = true;
hr = RegOpen(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, pwzPrinterKey,
KEY_QUERY_VALUE,
hkPrinter);
if (ERROR_SUCCESS == hr) {
/*If the printer exsts, skip calling the
'install' command on PrintUI
api to avoid creating another printer*/
WcaLog(LOGMSG_VERBOSE, Printer exists, so skip
calling install
action.\nPrinter Key: %ls\n, pwzPrinterKey);
fDoQuietExec = false;
break;
}
if (true == fDoQuietExec) {
hr = StrAllocFormatted(pwzCommand,
pwzAddPrinterCommand, pwzSystemPath,
pwzModel, pwzInfPath, pwzPort, pwzName);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to format the command
to install a printer);
hr = QuietExec(pwzCommand, dwTimeout);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, QuietExec failed to execute
install command, %ls,
and may have timed out., pwzCommand);
}
break;
case WCA_TODO_UNINSTALL:
//uninstalling so look for printers with names which
include our printer
name. Typically 'printer name (Copy 1)'
hr = RegOpen(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, pwzPrintersKey,
KEY_READ, hkPrinters);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, Failed to open the Windows Printers
key: %ls, ,
pwzPrintersKey);
for (DWORD dwIndex = 0; /* exit via break below */;
++dwIndex)
{
ReleaseNullStr(pwzPrinterObject);
hr = RegKeyEnum(hkPrinters, dwIndex,
pwzPrinterObject);
if (E_NOMOREITEMS == hr)
{
hr = S_OK;
break;
}
ExitOnFailure(hr, Failed to enumerate printer
objects.);
if (NULL == wcsistr(pwzPrinterObject, pwzName))
{
//WcaLog(LOGMSG_VERBOSE, RegKeyEnum
returned %ls, which is not of any
interest to us. Look for another printer., pwzPrinterObject);
continue;
}
//create a list of printers with similar name,
to remove later
hr = WcaWriteStringToCaData(pwzPrinterObject,
pwzRelatedPrinters);
ExitOnFailure2(hr, failed to add printer ( %ls
) to the list: %ls,
pwzPrinterObject, pwzId);
cPrinters++;
}
ReleaseNullStr(pwz);
pwz = pwzRelatedPrinters;
while (pwz *pwz)
{
ReleaseNullStr(pwzPrinterObject);
hr = WcaReadStringFromCaData(pwz,
pwzPrinterObject);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to read related
printer name from related
printer list.);
//remove this printer
ReleaseNullStr(pwzCommand);
hr = StrAllocFormatted(pwzCommand,
pwzDelPrinterCommand, pwzSystemPath,
pwzPrinterObject);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to format the command
to remove a printer);
hr = QuietExec(pwzCommand, dwTimeout);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, QuietExec failed to execute
uninstall printer
command, %ls, and may have timed out., pwzCommand);
// Tick the progress bar along
hr = WcaProgressMessage(COST_RDPPRINTERS,
FALSE);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, failed to tick progress bar
for printer instance:
%ls, pwzId);
}
Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Thx, will give it a try,...
Christopher Arthur
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. März 2014 13:37
An: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE
instead of LPT1
Here are the PrintUI commands that I use. I would test your parameters on a
target machine in a admin CMD box prior to integrating into a msi.
LPWSTR pwzAddPrinterCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b \%ls\ /f \%ls\ /r %ls /m \%ls\ /u /q /z
/Gw;
LPWSTR pwzDelPrinterCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry /dl /n \%ls\ /q /Gw;
LPWSTR pwzDelDriverCommand = L\%lsRunDll32.exe\
PrintUI.dll,PrintUIEntry /dd /m \%ls\ /q /Gw;
Snippet of deferred CA code that uses the above commands. While this is
working the driver is not in the driver store and I have yet to work on a
DifxApi solution. There is other refactoring that I am in the process of doing
to extension project.
switch (iOperation)
{
case WCA_TODO_INSTALL:
case WCA_TODO_REINSTALL:
fDoQuietExec = true;
hr = RegOpen(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, pwzPrinterKey,
KEY_QUERY_VALUE, hkPrinter);
if (ERROR_SUCCESS == hr) {
/*If the printer exsts, skip calling the
'install' command on PrintUI api to avoid creating another printer*/
WcaLog(LOGMSG_VERBOSE, Printer exists, so skip
calling install action.\nPrinter Key: %ls\n, pwzPrinterKey);
fDoQuietExec = false;
break;
}
if (true == fDoQuietExec) {
hr = StrAllocFormatted(pwzCommand,
pwzAddPrinterCommand, pwzSystemPath, pwzModel, pwzInfPath, pwzPort, pwzName);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to format the command
to install a printer);
hr = QuietExec(pwzCommand, dwTimeout);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, QuietExec failed to execute
install command, %ls, and may have timed out., pwzCommand);
}
break;
case WCA_TODO_UNINSTALL:
//uninstalling so look for printers with names which
include our printer name. Typically 'printer name (Copy 1)'
hr = RegOpen(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, pwzPrintersKey,
KEY_READ, hkPrinters);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, Failed to open the Windows Printers
key: %ls, , pwzPrintersKey);
for (DWORD dwIndex = 0; /* exit via break below */;
++dwIndex)
{
ReleaseNullStr(pwzPrinterObject);
hr = RegKeyEnum(hkPrinters, dwIndex,
pwzPrinterObject);
if (E_NOMOREITEMS == hr)
{
hr = S_OK;
break;
}
ExitOnFailure(hr, Failed to enumerate printer
objects.);
if (NULL == wcsistr(pwzPrinterObject, pwzName))
{
//WcaLog(LOGMSG_VERBOSE, RegKeyEnum
returned %ls, which is not of any interest to us. Look for another printer.,
pwzPrinterObject);
continue;
}
//create a list of printers with similar name,
to remove later
hr = WcaWriteStringToCaData(pwzPrinterObject,
pwzRelatedPrinters);
ExitOnFailure2(hr, failed to add printer ( %ls
) to the list: %ls, pwzPrinterObject, pwzId);
cPrinters++;
}
ReleaseNullStr(pwz);
pwz = pwzRelatedPrinters;
while (pwz *pwz)
{
ReleaseNullStr(pwzPrinterObject);
hr = WcaReadStringFromCaData(pwz,
pwzPrinterObject);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to read related
printer name from related printer list.);
//remove this printer
ReleaseNullStr(pwzCommand);
hr = StrAllocFormatted(pwzCommand,
pwzDelPrinterCommand, pwzSystemPath, pwzPrinterObject);
ExitOnFailure(hr, failed to format the command
to remove a printer);
hr = QuietExec(pwzCommand, dwTimeout);
ExitOnFailure1(hr, QuietExec failed to execute
uninstall printer command, %ls, and may have timed out
[WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
Hi, what's the best way of Installing HP LaserJet 4 with wix ? I've found no straight forward documentation to achieve my goal. Sincerly Christopher Arthur Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angeh?ngte Dateien k?nnen vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschlie?lich f?r den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrt?mlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns dar?ber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu l?schen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1
I think you will need to write a custom action that uses the AddPrinter api. DIFxApp is probably out of the question since you don't have driver files. HP says for that printer with all current versions of Windows to use the drivers included with the OS. See AddPrinter: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd183343%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -Original Message- From: Arthur, Christopher [mailto:christopher.art...@vaps.de] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:04 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installing HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver on FILE instead of LPT1 Hi, what's the best way of Installing HP LaserJet 4 with wix ? I've found no straight forward documentation to achieve my goal. Sincerly Christopher Arthur Wichtiger Hinweis: Diese E-Mail und etwa angeh?ngte Dateien k?nnen vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und sind ausschlie?lich f?r den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie irrt?mlich diese E-Mail erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, uns dar?ber zu informieren und die E-Mail aus Ihrem System zu l?schen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren und die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail und ihrer Inhalte sind nicht gestattet. Important notice: This email and some of the attached files can contain confidential information and are intended solely for the addressee. Should you have received this email in error, we ask that you inform us about this and delete the email from your system. The illegal copying and unauthorised re-distribution of this email and its contents are not permitted. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
