Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
So I *finally* find myself at a page called "Where is the Forum For…?" (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whatforum/threads) designed to help you find where to go for help. All the answers about Windows Installer questions just point at the now defunct newsgroups or the MSDN forums. So I tried to ask a new question. "Unexpected Error". Great. Cheers. Rob, could you possibly ask the Windows Installer team if there's a way for us mere mortals outside of Microsoft to contact them? If you can find out where they expect to receive their public support questions from (specifically) I'll try going there. Thanks, Rob On 23/01/2013 14:54, Albert van Peppen wrote: > Did you try Microsoft Connect (Category: Visual Studio and .NET Framework)? > I saw several installer issues there (although mostly about Visual Studio > Installer) > > Best regards, > > Albert van Peppen > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Verzonden: 23 January 2013 15:30 > Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback > > I honestly don't know. I haven't tried contacting Windows Installer team from > outside Microsoft yet. > > If you find out, I know I would appreciate a pointer. > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Rob Hamflett wrote: > >> On 22/01/2013 15:55, Rob Mensching wrote: >>> You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. >> >> Any idea how to do that? There used to be newsgroups but these were >> meant to be replaced with forums. There were a posting telling us >> this would happen and that a future post would give us the details. >> There wasn't. The newsgroups were just shut down. I hunted through >> the new forum pages but couldn't find anything about Windows Installer >> itself (just issues installing other products, etc). I've had another >> look at the support forums >> (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/gp_newsgroups_master) and still no >> luck. I had a look at the Windows Installer Team Blog >> (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/) but there's no >> contact information (that I can see) and the last post was over 4 years ago. >> Sowho do I report this to? Is there a more appropriate support >> site than the public forum? >> >> Thanks, >> Rob >> >> >> >> -- >> Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, >> HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your >> skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials >> by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more >> at: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d >> ___ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, > Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with > LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
Thanks for the suggestion. I had a look at the Connect site and found this page: Directory of Microsoft Products Accepting Bugs and Suggestions http://connect.microsoft.com/directory/ There's also a page for products not accepting feedback at http://connect.microsoft.com/directory/non-feedback Windows Installer isn't on either list. I'll poke around in the VS section to see if I can find anything relevant. Rob On 23/01/2013 14:54, Albert van Peppen wrote: > Did you try Microsoft Connect (Category: Visual Studio and .NET Framework)? > I saw several installer issues there (although mostly about Visual Studio > Installer) > > Best regards, > > Albert van Peppen > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Verzonden: 23 January 2013 15:30 > Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback > > I honestly don't know. I haven't tried contacting Windows Installer team from > outside Microsoft yet. > > If you find out, I know I would appreciate a pointer. > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Rob Hamflett wrote: > >> On 22/01/2013 15:55, Rob Mensching wrote: >>> You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. >> >> Any idea how to do that? There used to be newsgroups but these were >> meant to be replaced with forums. There were a posting telling us >> this would happen and that a future post would give us the details. >> There wasn't. The newsgroups were just shut down. I hunted through >> the new forum pages but couldn't find anything about Windows Installer >> itself (just issues installing other products, etc). I've had another >> look at the support forums >> (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/gp_newsgroups_master) and still no >> luck. I had a look at the Windows Installer Team Blog >> (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/) but there's no >> contact information (that I can see) and the last post was over 4 years ago. >> Sowho do I report this to? Is there a more appropriate support >> site than the public forum? >> >> Thanks, >> Rob >> >> >> >> -- >> Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, >> HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your >> skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials >> by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more >> at: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d >> ___ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, > Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with > LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
Did you try Microsoft Connect (Category: Visual Studio and .NET Framework)? I saw several installer issues there (although mostly about Visual Studio Installer) Best regards, Albert van Peppen -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Verzonden: 23 January 2013 15:30 Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback I honestly don't know. I haven't tried contacting Windows Installer team from outside Microsoft yet. If you find out, I know I would appreciate a pointer. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Rob Hamflett wrote: > On 22/01/2013 15:55, Rob Mensching wrote: > > You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. > > Any idea how to do that? There used to be newsgroups but these were > meant to be replaced with forums. There were a posting telling us > this would happen and that a future post would give us the details. > There wasn't. The newsgroups were just shut down. I hunted through > the new forum pages but couldn't find anything about Windows Installer > itself (just issues installing other products, etc). I've had another > look at the support forums > (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/gp_newsgroups_master) and still no > luck. I had a look at the Windows Installer Team Blog > (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/) but there's no > contact information (that I can see) and the last post was over 4 years ago. > Sowho do I report this to? Is there a more appropriate support > site than the public forum? > > Thanks, > Rob > > > > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, > HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your > skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials > by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more > at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
I honestly don't know. I haven't tried contacting Windows Installer team from outside Microsoft yet. If you find out, I know I would appreciate a pointer. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Rob Hamflett wrote: > On 22/01/2013 15:55, Rob Mensching wrote: > > You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. > > Any idea how to do that? There used to be newsgroups but these were > meant to be replaced with forums. There were a posting telling us this > would happen and that a future post would give us the details. There > wasn't. The newsgroups were just shut down. I hunted through the new > forum pages but couldn't find anything about Windows Installer itself > (just issues installing other products, etc). I've had another look at > the support forums > (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/gp_newsgroups_master) and still no > luck. I had a look at the Windows Installer Team Blog > (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/) but there's no contact > information (that I can see) and the last post was over 4 years ago. > Sowho do I report this to? Is there a more appropriate support site > than the public forum? > > Thanks, > Rob > > > > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
On 22/01/2013 15:55, Rob Mensching wrote: > You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. Any idea how to do that? There used to be newsgroups but these were meant to be replaced with forums. There were a posting telling us this would happen and that a future post would give us the details. There wasn't. The newsgroups were just shut down. I hunted through the new forum pages but couldn't find anything about Windows Installer itself (just issues installing other products, etc). I've had another look at the support forums (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/gp_newsgroups_master) and still no luck. I had a look at the Windows Installer Team Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/) but there's no contact information (that I can see) and the last post was over 4 years ago. Sowho do I report this to? Is there a more appropriate support site than the public forum? Thanks, Rob -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
You'd have to contact the Windows Installer team. On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Rob Hamflett wrote: > I've got an issue with an IniFile element on rollback. I'm writing a > couple of values with the format ""[PROPERTY]"". This works > fine, but the quotes gets stripped after a rollback. I tried an upgrade > where the following occurs in the InstallExecuteSequence: > InstallValidate > InstallInitialize > RemoveExistingProducts > An_Action_That_Causes_An_Error > > Windows Installer reports the error and rolls back the installation, but > the values in the ini file have lost their surrounding quotes. Is this > a known issue? Is there a fix available? > > Thanks, > Rob > > > > -- > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Quotes in IniFile lost on rollback
I've got an issue with an IniFile element on rollback. I'm writing a couple of values with the format ""[PROPERTY]"". This works fine, but the quotes gets stripped after a rollback. I tried an upgrade where the following occurs in the InstallExecuteSequence: InstallValidate InstallInitialize RemoveExistingProducts An_Action_That_Causes_An_Error Windows Installer reports the error and rolls back the installation, but the values in the ini file have lost their surrounding quotes. Is this a known issue? Is there a fix available? Thanks, Rob -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
