[WiX-users] InstallDir is lost on minor upgrade

Hi everyone, I've got a real big problem here on applying minor upgrades to my product. I really need your help here :) During the first install, I ask the user where the product should be installed (by using the wix standard Gui) But on minor upgrades, I do not ask him again. I just re-install

Re: [WiX-users] InstallDir is lost on minor upgrade

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I've got a real big problem here on applying minor upgrades to my product. I really need your help here :) During the first install, I ask the user where the product should be installed (by using the wix

Re: [WiX-users] InstallDir is lost on minor upgrade

Johan Appelgren a écrit : On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I've got a real big problem here on applying minor upgrades to my product. I really need your help here :) During the first install, I ask the user where the product should

[WiX-users] Parsing properties

Hi everyone, Let's say that I have a registry key HKLM\Software\MyProduct with a String value TheDir = c:\program files\My product\module I can easily get the value by using a RegistrySearch: Property Id=MYPROP RegistrySearch Id=MYPROP Type=directory Root=HKLM Key=Software\MyProduct

[WiX-users] GACing policy files with the same pub-file

Hello, I want to register 2 policies with the same publisher-file (pub) to the GAC example - i have those files: mypolicy.dll policy.1.0.mypolicy.dll policy.2.0.mypolicy.dll mypolicy.pub I register the file policy.1.0.mypolicy.dll like that: Component Id=RUNT_policy.1.0.mypolicy.dll

Re: [WiX-users] Parsing properties

String manipulation is not supported in WIX, you will have to write a C++/.net/vbs custom action to get substring. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frédéric Viollet Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 3:41 PM To: General discussion for Windows

[WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Hi, I'm trying to create a shortcut with a localized name, but sadly '[ProductName]' isn't replaced in the localization-string (same for the description). Is there a method to get it working correctly? Andreas Hellwig -

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

[ProductName] indicates that ProductName is a property. Are you sure you don't want $(loc.ProductName)? Rob Andreas Hellwig wrote: Hi, I'm trying to create a shortcut with a localized name, but sadly '[ProductName]' isn't replaced in the localization-string (same for the description).

Re: [WiX-users] Parsing properties

Ok, thanks for your answer. Fred Nitin Chaudhari a écrit : String manipulation is not supported in WIX, you will have to write a C++/.net/vbs custom action to get substring. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frédéric Viollet Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Well I used [ProductName] like it is used in the WiXUI localization files. Everywhere else it works correct. Just in the shortcut it isn't replaced correctly. in the .wxl file i've got this: String Id=Test_UninstallLinkTitle Overridable=yesUninstall [ProductName]/String String

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

From the windows installer SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371847(VS.85).aspx The `Shortcut`.`Name` field is not a formatted field. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Hellwig Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:54 AM

Re: [WiX-users] InstallDir is lost on minor upgrade

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Johan Appelgren a écrit : On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I've got a real big problem here on applying minor upgrades to my product. I really need your help

Re: [WiX-users] Protecting config files during an upgrade

Am I going to have to resort to a custom action to read the settings and propagate them? If so, ugh. It seems like there should be a WiX custom action for simply reading the contents of an XML file (value or attribute) and putting the value into a property. Open feature request that no one

Re: [WiX-users] InstallDir is lost on minor upgrade

Johan Appelgren a écrit : On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Johan Appelgren a écrit : On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Frédéric Viollet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I've got a real big problem here on applying minor

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

I had similar things happen to me and solved them by using CA like: Property Id=PROGRESS_DLG_TITLE Secure=yes / CustomAction Id=SetProgressTitle Property=PROGRESS_DLG_TITLE Value=!(loc.ProgressDlg_Title) Execute=immediate / In this case above dialog title contained [ProductName] which

Re: [WiX-users] pyro-gen'd MSP brings up MaintenanceDlg

Ryan Markel wrote: The problem is that if I try to run the generated msp as suggested: msiexec /p patch/patch.msp Windows Installer simply brings up the maintenance dialog for the currently installed version, instead of patching it. Is there something totally obvious that I'm missing

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

John Nannenga wrote: From the windows installer SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371847(VS.85).aspx The `Shortcut`.`Name` field is not a formatted field. The InternetShortcut element in WixUtilExtension is primarily to support URLs in shortcuts but it has the side-effect

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Thanks for your answers. I tried a property too. It didn't work. It wasn't replaced. Maybe that's because the name field of a shortcut of the type Filename and not Formatted. Well i guess i'll have to use text without the ProductName. Andreas Hellwig Tony Juricic schrieb: I had similar things

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Andreas, Another option is to make ProductName a localization string in your wxl file. Then use !(loc.ProductName) everywhere, including in the Product element. This is what we do and it works like a charm. Neil -Original Message- From: Andreas Hellwig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Thanks for your help. I found a solution that works for me. I splited the Name into two parts, the part before the ProductName and the part after the ProductName. Instead of [ProductName] i define. Into the Name attribute I put !(loc.textPart1)$(var.myProductName)!(loc.textPart2). That version

[WiX-users] Launch internet Browser

I’m trying to launch the default browser: Property Id=BROWSER RegistrySearch Id=DefaultBrowser Type=raw Root=HKCR Key=http\shell\open\command/ /Property CustomAction Id=LaunchBrowser Property=BROWSER ExeCommand=http://blahblahblah/; Return=asyncNoWait/ linking it with the finish button,

Re: [WiX-users] Launch internet Browser

How do I execute it? You mean execute a shortcut of a url? -- Arthur Curvello Convergência Latina tel: +55 21 2494-5476 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Confidencialidade: A informação contida nesta mensagem de e-mail, incluindo quaisquer anexos, é confidencial e está reservada apenas à pessoa ou

Re: [WiX-users] Launch internet Browser

Try this; CustomAction Id=CA_LaunchBrowser Return=asyncNoWait Property=IEXPLORE ExeCommand=http://www.blah.com/ Execute=deferred Impersonate=no / Scheduled via; /InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=CA_HelpInstall Before=InstallFinalizeNOT

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0217 VSTS

Updating the community from Brian's and my offline conversation / investigation ... When installing Team Build, the account used for the service is added to the IIS_IUSRS group. I had added the build account to the administrators group, but apparently this had little effect when running

[WiX-users] How to popup a warning mesagebox if there is old version already installed?

Hello Everyone, I have a question on how to popup a warning mesagebox if there is old version already installed. I will appreciate any help. Backround: e.g, I have installed a product with version 1.2.10.1. Now I have a installation with a higher version 1.2.10.2 When I double the product.msi,

Re: [WiX-users] How to popup a warning mesagebox if there is old version already installed?

Rather than prompt the user to do the uninstall, have you considered having MSI take care of it for you? How to make that work is reasonably well documented at http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/15/from-msi-to-wix-part-8-major-upgrade.aspx. Note that this requires you increment

[WiX-users] transform creation

I just wanted to make sure I'm not doing thing the hard way here. I'm creating an inatallation and I want my customers to be able to modify some its many properties. From what I can see they have the following options: 1. Specify a property on the command line. 2. Use Orca. 3. Use a WiX

Re: [WiX-users] transform creation

0. Modifying the MSI is not advised since that will mess with the signature. I think MST will have the same problem, but it might not if using the TRANSFORMS property (haven't tried). A tool to generate transforms makes sense (Office used to ship something just like this called Office

Re: [WiX-users] Launch internet Browser

A new How To topic (should be in the next weekly build) covers launching your installed application after install. While not exactly what you are trying to do it does demonstrate how to use the ShellExec cusotm action. You can modify it slightly by changing the WixShellExecTarget element to

Re: [WiX-users] transform creation

Similarly, what would the recommended approach be for the custom properties values during a maintenance procedure (upgrade, repair, removal, etc...)? A number of folks seem to simply squirrel the settings off in the registry, then have the installation reg-search the values during maintenance