Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
How do you set WixShellExecTarget if you want to launch two applications in the same Wix file? -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
On 18-Jul-11 11:46, Brad Lemings wrote: How do you set WixShellExecTarget if you want to launch two applications in the same Wix file? You'd need two more custom actions, one to set the WixShellExecTarget property and one to call WixShellExecute. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
And how can the current language/locale of the computer on which the software is being installed be determined? Packaging/Installing multiple release notes, one for each supported language is pretty straightforward. Display a file is too. But is there a way to select and display the correct version depending on the language of the target system? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
Lots of properties built in listed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx This one might be interesting: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372384(v=VS.85).aspx On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brad Lemings b...@rebit.com wrote: And how can the current language/locale of the computer on which the software is being installed be determined? Packaging/Installing multiple release notes, one for each supported language is pretty straightforward. Display a file is too. But is there a way to select and display the correct version depending on the language of the target system? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
Haven't tried yet but would this work? Property Id=WixShellExecTarget Value=[#ReleaseNotes$(var.UserLanguageID)] / CustomAction Id=DisplayReleaseNotes BinaryKey=WixCA DllEntry=WixShellExec Impersonate=yes / -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:09 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? Lots of properties built in listed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx This one might be interesting: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372384(v=VS.85).aspx On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brad Lemings b...@rebit.com wrote: And how can the current language/locale of the computer on which the software is being installed be determined? Packaging/Installing multiple release notes, one for each supported language is pretty straightforward. Display a file is too. But is there a way to select and display the correct version depending on the language of the target system? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
No. $(var.Xxx) are preprocessor variables (replaced when the file is compiled). [PropertyId] are properties, resolved when the Windows Installer executes your MSI. You want the latter. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Brad Lemings b...@rebit.com wrote: Haven't tried yet but would this work? Property Id=WixShellExecTarget Value=[#ReleaseNotes$(var.UserLanguageID)] / CustomAction Id=DisplayReleaseNotes BinaryKey=WixCA DllEntry=WixShellExec Impersonate=yes / -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:09 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? Lots of properties built in listed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx This one might be interesting: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372384(v=VS.85).aspx On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brad Lemings b...@rebit.com wrote: And how can the current language/locale of the computer on which the software is being installed be determined? Packaging/Installing multiple release notes, one for each supported language is pretty straightforward. Display a file is too. But is there a way to select and display the correct version depending on the language of the target system? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on Lean Startup Secrets Revealed. This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
Hi, Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. Thanks. -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
How does Wix know where to find myapplication.exe? How would I replace myapplication.exe with a Component/File reference? I'm still somewhat new to Wix. :) Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?
Oh nevermind. I didn't look at the whole example. myapplication.exe IS a Wix reference. -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? How does Wix know where to find myapplication.exe? How would I replace myapplication.exe with a Component/File reference? I'm still somewhat new to Wix. :) Thanks. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. See How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup and replace myapplication.exe with myreleasenotes.html. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- 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-d2d-c2 ___ 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-d2d-c2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
