Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
As I previously said (though in private mail) the solution is rather simple: SelfRegCost='1' Anything else is just a waste of your life by overcomplicating simple things and reinventing the wheel :D János Andrew Sampson wrote: I've had a similar problem - our Wise MSIs were previously using regasm/regsvr32 custom actions to register DLLs. In the switch to WiX though, I've written a CompilerExtension to get the registration info on compile and output it into the registry table of the generated MSI. It's fairly rough still, but seems to do the job well. It also handles ongoing development of the DLL - if the interfaces change or get added to, the new registration info is pulled in automatically the next time the MSI is built. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Bardon Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 3:45 AM To: Ben Reichelt; Ben Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin Ben, I've created an installer for a C# COM addin using Wix, and I ran into some of the same problems. The best way to get the necessary COM settings for a registration seems to be to use a registry sniffer that can compare snapshots. I took a registry snapshot, registered the assembly, and then took another snapshot and grabbed the diff between the two. Then I put all of these registry settings into my wxs file, and everything seemed to work. Probably not the most elegant solution, but another one that you can try out. Just remember to try it on as clean a system as possible-a virtual PC is a good place to start. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Reichelt Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 5:40 PM To: Ben Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin I tried running heat on the directory with my .dlls and .ocxs, but it would just hang :( I tried the suggestion of setting the SelfRegCost='1' on each component and that did the trick, thanks for the replies. ben On Nov 23, 2007 7:20 PM, Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try running heat on a directory (not just a file) that contains all the assemblies you need to register. Ben Reichelt wrote: I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks _ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ _ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Szentpáli János - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
As I previously said (though in private mail) the solution is rather simple: SelfRegCost='1' Anything else is just a waste of your life by overcomplicating simple things and reinventing the wheel :D Except that the MSI documentation strongly suggests that you shouldn't: Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration. The remarks at the bottom of this page [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608.aspx] contain a long list of reasons. Regards, John - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
John Hall wrote: As I previously said (though in private mail) the solution is rather simple: SelfRegCost='1' Anything else is just a waste of your life by overcomplicating simple things and reinventing the wheel :D Except that the MSI documentation strongly suggests that you shouldn't: Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration. The remarks at the bottom of this page [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608.aspx] contain a long list of reasons. Regards, John -- Szentpáli János - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
John Hall wrote: As I previously said (though in private mail) the solution is rather simple: SelfRegCost='1' Anything else is just a waste of your life by overcomplicating simple things and reinventing the wheel :D Except that the MSI documentation strongly suggests that you shouldn't: Installation package authors are strongly advised against using self registration. The remarks at the bottom of this page [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608.aspx] contain a long list of reasons. Regards, John Sorry I forgot to paste the answer into the prev. reply. here it is: Indeed, they (almost) all are the consequence of bad installer design or bad programming habits... What can I say... good reasons indeed... Nothing new under the sun as MS advices go. -- Szentpáli János - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
Ben, I've created an installer for a C# COM addin using Wix, and I ran into some of the same problems. The best way to get the necessary COM settings for a registration seems to be to use a registry sniffer that can compare snapshots. I took a registry snapshot, registered the assembly, and then took another snapshot and grabbed the diff between the two. Then I put all of these registry settings into my wxs file, and everything seemed to work. Probably not the most elegant solution, but another one that you can try out. Just remember to try it on as clean a system as possible-a virtual PC is a good place to start. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Reichelt Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 5:40 PM To: Ben Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin I tried running heat on the directory with my .dlls and .ocxs, but it would just hang :( I tried the suggestion of setting the SelfRegCost='1' on each component and that did the trick, thanks for the replies. ben On Nov 23, 2007 7:20 PM, Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try running heat on a directory (not just a file) that contains all the assemblies you need to register. Ben Reichelt wrote: I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
I tried running heat on the directory with my .dlls and .ocxs, but it would just hang :( I tried the suggestion of setting the SelfRegCost='1' on each component and that did the trick, thanks for the replies. ben On Nov 23, 2007 7:20 PM, Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try running heat on a directory (not just a file) that contains all the assemblies you need to register. Ben Reichelt wrote: I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks -- - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005.http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ -- ___ WiX-users mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
At this point, it doesn't really matter whether your COM assembly is for Outlook or not. The problem you have is that you need to know the Class Ids, Prog Ids, Type Libs, etc of each of your COM assemblies. Because you used VB6 to create your assemblies, all this info is hidden from you and you probably aren't even aware that it exists, let alone how it all fits together. Once you've read some tutorials on COM and understand how it works, you should be able to answer your own question J From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Reichelt Sent: 23 November 2007 20:55 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] outlook com addin I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Sophos PureMessage. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] outlook com addin
I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] outlook com addin
Try running heat on a directory (not just a file) that contains all the assemblies you need to register. Ben Reichelt wrote: I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly. The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only generates a TypeLib wix element, not everything that is needed to registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32 after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point. I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this, but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or Office) addin installers? Thanks - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
