Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

2007-10-09 Thread Paul McCloskey 
That's the way I meant it; it's dark's fault. The exception messages
aren't very user friendly. I was just trying not to spark a holy war
because all tools have their advantages and disadvantages. 

 



From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:22 AM
To: Paul McCloskey; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

 

No problem.  

 

You may not have meant it the way you wrote it... but I don't agree with
the concept of  InstallShield making dark throw exceptions.That is
all dark's doing.



Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks for the help and example snippet Chris, the explanation
makes perfect sense and works like a charm. I tried going the dark
route, but our IS generated MSI files make dark throw exceptions. 

 

Paul

 





From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:00 PM
To: Paul McCloskey; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
    Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary
table

 

A type 3074 is just a Type 2 EXE CA stored in the binary table
with the msidbCustomActionTypeInScript +
msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate attributes set.  This means it's a
deferred CA that runs as System Context and must be sequenced between
InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize.

 

You could dark an InstallShield built MSI to get some XML to
look at or you could dig through sparse schema documentation or you
could use a tool like WiXAware to help you out.   That's what I did (
I'm sorry... I'm a pretty smart guy but life is too short to be writing
installs using a text editor IMO ).   A sample CA snippet would look
like:

 

















Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hello,

 

I'm trying to convert an existing Installshield project
to Wix 3.0. I'm having trouble getting my head around recreating a
custom action. The IS project runs an executable in the binary table as
a type 3074 custom action, is there an equivalent in WIX?

 

Thanks.



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Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

2007-10-09 Thread Christopher Painter 
No problem.  
   
  You may not have meant it the way you wrote it... but I don't agree with the 
concept of  InstallShield making dark throw exceptions.That is all dark's 
doing.
  

Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }Thanks for the help and 
example snippet Chris, the explanation makes perfect sense and works like a 
charm. I tried going the dark route, but our IS generated MSI files make dark 
throw exceptions. 
   
  Paul
   
  
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  From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:00 PM
To: Paul McCloskey; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

   
A type 3074 is just a Type 2 EXE CA stored in the binary table with the 
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate attributes 
set.  This means it's a deferred CA that runs as System Context and must be 
sequenced between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize.

 

You could dark an InstallShield built MSI to get some XML to look at or you 
could dig through sparse schema documentation or you could use a tool like 
WiXAware to help you out.   That's what I did ( I'm sorry... I'm a pretty smart 
guy but life is too short to be writing installs using a text editor IMO ).   A 
sample CA snippet would look like:

 

















Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

  Hello,

 

I’m trying to convert an existing Installshield project to Wix 3.0. I’m 
having trouble getting my head around recreating a custom action. The IS 
project runs an executable in the binary table as a type 3074 custom action, is 
there an equivalent in WIX?

 

Thanks.

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Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

2007-10-09 Thread Paul McCloskey 
Thanks for the help and example snippet Chris, the explanation makes
perfect sense and works like a charm. I tried going the dark route, but
our IS generated MSI files make dark throw exceptions. 

 

Paul

 



From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:00 PM
To: Paul McCloskey; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

 

A type 3074 is just a Type 2 EXE CA stored in the binary table with the
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate
attributes set.  This means it's a deferred CA that runs as System
Context and must be sequenced between InstallInitialize and
InstallFinalize.

 

You could dark an InstallShield built MSI to get some XML to look at or
you could dig through sparse schema documentation or you could use a
tool like WiXAware to help you out.   That's what I did ( I'm sorry...
I'm a pretty smart guy but life is too short to be writing installs
using a text editor IMO ).   A sample CA snippet would look like:

 

















Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hello,

 

I'm trying to convert an existing Installshield project to Wix
3.0. I'm having trouble getting my head around recreating a custom
action. The IS project runs an executable in the binary table as a type
3074 custom action, is there an equivalent in WIX?

 

Thanks.



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Re: [WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

2007-10-08 Thread Christopher Painter 
A type 3074 is just a Type 2 EXE CA stored in the binary table with the 
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate attributes 
set.  This means it's a deferred CA that runs as System Context and must be 
sequenced between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize.
   
  You could dark an InstallShield built MSI to get some XML to look at or you 
could dig through sparse schema documentation or you could use a tool like 
WiXAware to help you out.   That's what I did ( I'm sorry... I'm a pretty smart 
guy but life is too short to be writing installs using a text editor IMO ).   A 
sample CA snippet would look like:
   
  
  
  
  


  
  
  

Paul McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
   
  I’m trying to convert an existing Installshield project to Wix 3.0. I’m 
having trouble getting my head around recreating a custom action. The IS 
project runs an executable in the binary table as a type 3074 custom action, is 
there an equivalent in WIX?
   
  Thanks.

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[WiX-users] Running an executable in the binary table

2007-10-08 Thread Paul McCloskey 
Hello,

 

I'm trying to convert an existing Installshield project to Wix 3.0. I'm
having trouble getting my head around recreating a custom action. The IS
project runs an executable in the binary table as a type 3074 custom
action, is there an equivalent in WIX?

 

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