[WiX-users] Getting the MSI Package Path from a custom action

2006-11-30 Thread Gerald Grininger
Hello, I need to add licensing functionality to a MSI Package. The package should be shipped together with a license file which will be evaluated by a custom action. The problem is that the current directory in the custom action seems to be the system32 folder. Does anybody has an idea how to

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[WiX-users] Bug in Wix v3.0.2218.0 and above

2006-11-30 Thread Torsten Rudnick
I use WiX v3.0.2211.0 and tried to update to v3.0.2315.0. But all versions above my current one throwing the following errors while using the Mondo-Dialogs. The errors are: The localization variable !(loc.MaintenanceTypeDlgRepairDisabledText) is unknown. Please ensure the variable is

Re: [WiX-users] regarding the usage of ProgID, ClassId in wix

2006-11-30 Thread aparna
Hi Bob, The idea here was to avoid ICE33 warnings and if I create the registry keys by using registry/registry values/tags I believe they would cause ICE33 warnings. Another thing I noticed was having used TypeLib, Class, AppId and ProgId tags, the resulting MSI do not have ProgId, Class

Re: [WiX-users] Getting the MSI Package Path from a custom action

2006-11-30 Thread Strele Franz
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Re: [WiX-users] regarding the usage of ProgID, ClassId in wix

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
aparna wrote: The idea here was to avoid ICE33 warnings and if I create the registry keys by using registry/registry values/tags I believe they would cause ICE33 warnings. Another thing I noticed was having used TypeLib, Class, AppId and ProgId tags, the resulting MSI do not have ProgId,

Re: [WiX-users] Bug in Wix v3.0.2218.0 and above

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Torsten Rudnick wrote: The localization variable !(loc.MaintenanceTypeDlgRepairDisabledText) is unknown. Please ensure the variable is defined. The localization variable !(loc.MaintenanceTypeDlgRemoveDisabledText) is unknown. Please ensure the variable is defined. These errors occurs on

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Oh that's it? S easy! From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:12 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Jeff MacDuff wrote: Sorry could you point me in the

Re: [WiX-users] How to update an url shortcut for upgrade install?

2006-11-30 Thread Qu, Li
Thank you for your replay. Actually I tried the following: do RemoveExistingProducts after InstallFinalize, and do it after InstallValidate. But the URL is not updated in either case. Is there anything else I should try? Li From: Bob Arnson

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I spoke too soon as I cant get this work... here is the syntax I am using: 1. For the install directory, I am using this: Directory Id=PublicFolder Name=PubPic LongName=PublicPicturesDir 2. For the custom action I am using this: CustomAction Id=GetPublicPicturesFolder

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Jeff MacDuff wrote: 2. For the custom action I am using this: CustomAction Id=GetPublicPicturesFolder Property=PublicPicturesDir Value=[%public%]\Pictures / Leave off the trailing % sign. See Formatted in the SDK for the syntax details. The property id also needs to match the

Re: [WiX-users] How to update an url shortcut for upgrade install?

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Qu, Li wrote: Actually I tried the following: do RemoveExistingProducts after InstallFinalize, and do it after InstallValidate. But the URL is not updated in either case. Is there anything else I should try? Try adding a RemoveFile element to remove the .url file on uninstall. MSI won't

Re: [WiX-users] Control Next problem

2006-11-30 Thread Magus
I don't think your understanding why I am having the problem. My Error Dialog does contain all the necessary elements. But it is also Custom Made to I control its size and appearance. However after creating the MSI all the dialogs that I created are forced to have Control Next associated.

Re: [WiX-users] How to update an url shortcut for upgrade install?

2006-11-30 Thread Qu, Li
This seems not an upgrade specific problem. I did uninstall then new install using a different port, and the shortcut created by the new install picked up the port used previously. Something really wired is that the content of the .url file doesn't match the shortcut. Open the .url file it has:

[WiX-users] RemoveFile and RemoveFolder confusion

2006-11-30 Thread Magus
I am trying to add some RemoveFile/RemoveFolder. I've looking for an example on the setup work. I have not found an example that has the Property Option filled out. Here it what I have Component Id =OnUninstall Guid =PUT-GUID-HERE DiskId=1 RemoveFile Id =RemoveLogFiles On=uninstall

[WiX-users] UI/Publish elements build issue

2006-11-30 Thread Surendra Katari
We are hitting the following build error when we tried to add Publish element. Here is the element we tried to add. What is working with this. We referred to WixUI library code WixUI_FeatureTree.wxs, it uses Publish element under UI element. Publish Dialog=WelcomeDlg Control=Next

[WiX-users] New Official Installation Technology? CBS? What?

2006-11-30 Thread Peterson, Joel
I saw this while doing some digging as to why PowerShell RTM isn't available for Vista: http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/11/15/windows-powershell-w indows-vista.aspx So what's the difference between the Vista and XP/Server release of PowerShell? Is it just the installer? Why

Re: [WiX-users] New Official Installation Technology? CBS? What?

2006-11-30 Thread Rob Mensching
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Re: [WiX-users] Control Next problem

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Magus wrote: I don't think your understanding why I am having the problem. My Error Dialog does contain all the necessary elements. But it is also Custom Made to I control its size and appearance. However after creating the MSI all the dialogs that I created are forced to have Control Next

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Jeff MacDuff wrote: Custom Action=PublicPicturesDir After=CostFinalize / ß in InstallUISequence Only It needs to be in InstallExecuteSequence. Also I looked in the wix help file and I don't see a Formatted as a topic ? Sorry, I didn't mention -- it's in the Windows SDK (and on MSDN

Re: [WiX-users] How to update an url shortcut for upgrade install?

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Qu, Li wrote: I thought the .url file itself is the shortcut. Why the content and shortcut are inconsistent? Sorry, no idea. It's possible they're cached, I suppose. Try using a browser other than Internet Explorer as the default. Mozilla Firefox, for example, supports .url files but

Re: [WiX-users] UI/Publish elements build issue

2006-11-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Surendra Katari wrote: E:\yona\yona\src\Setup\MsiUI\CoreDialogSet.wxs(31): error CNDL0005: The UI element contains an unexpected child elem ent 'Publish'. Which version of WiX are you using? Floating Publish elements were added several months ago to WiX v3. -- sig://boB