Re: [WiX-users] Anybody know how to use EmbeddedUI?

2008-08-22 Thread John Nannenga
I've spent a bunch of time lately regarding UI handlers, including embedded UI. Where can I be of assistance (did you have particular questions I might answer)? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Crum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[WiX-users] Anybody know how to use EmbeddedUI?

2008-08-22 Thread Andrew Crum
I got the EmbeddedUI sample in the DTF directory to compile (I also have Managed Custom Actions compiled and working just fine using DTF). I got this far: But I'm at a loss for how to actually use my embeddedUI vs. the normal built-in UI. ---

[WiX-users] Digest Authentication in Web Dir Properties

2008-08-22 Thread Ryan Perlman
To All, Is there another setting to set the Realm property that goes along with Digest Authentication on the WebDirProperties Element? I see DigestAuthentication is a 'YesNoType' but I don't see a way to set the Realm that the Digest Authentication is suppose to use to authenticate its request

Re: [WiX-users] Database selection dialog

2008-08-22 Thread Albert At School
I.ve just put a new version of SQLMsiCA (V1.70) online on http://madbutcher.dyndns.org/snippets/. - Original Message - From: "Albert At School" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Database selection dialog > As mentioned before; I'

Re: [WiX-users] Deferred Managed CA and GAC-ed dll dependency

2008-08-22 Thread Wilson, Phil
Assemblies aren't available in the GAC until InstallFinalize at the end of the install, that's probably the issue. There doesn't seem to be a reasonable solution to this, and I don't think it's seen as a bug because it's documented in the MsiAssembly table docs. Phil Wilson -Original Mess

Re: [WiX-users] move from wix2.0 to 3.0

2008-08-22 Thread kkmca
Thanks Neil - I am having a problem with mallow. the problem i am seeing in the synchronization of the manifests. the path mallow writes in the file element is not correct -the directory is an exploded war and hence the correct name is something like "app.war" but the path that mallow writes omi

[WiX-users] Deferred Managed CA and GAC-ed dll dependency

2008-08-22 Thread Jacek Dudziak
I have implemented deferred managed custom action relying on other dll (let's call it gaced.dll) that is extracted to INSTALLDIR and also GAC-ed during install. From time to time, custom action fails with FileNotFound exception saying that gaced.dll was not found. The same action uses other dlls

Re: [WiX-users] util:CloseApplication - how do I use it

2008-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Doh! I found it, you meant on the element! The second point still holds. Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm Sent: 22 August 2008 19:38 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] util:CloseApplication - how do I use it I haven't tried

Re: [WiX-users] util:CloseApplication - how do I use it

2008-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I haven't tried RebootPrompt='no' yet, first the stupid question, how? I found a REBOOTPROMPT property that you set to S to suppress - is that it? I couldn't see it as an msiexec parameter. Second, I don't want to suppress a reboot. I want it to try to stop the application, if it can't then it shou

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch question

2008-08-22 Thread Albert At School
Check out my SQL browser source code for a nice solution for enumerating SQL instances in a C++ CA (http://madbutcher.dyndns.org/snippets/) Albert - Original Message - From: "Mike Rerick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Sent: Thursday,

Re: [WiX-users] Display files in a directory list

2008-08-22 Thread Arthur Curvello
So... no way then?! =/ I heard about a c++ code.. anyone knows something about it? Thanks, -- 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 res

Re: [WiX-users] Old versions

2008-08-22 Thread Albert At School
I've put a collection of my WiX archives online; they where on the list of deletion but maybe it can be of some use for someone else. 3.0.4123.0 is not in it unfortunally.. When I find it on my home drive somewhere (i must have more of them) i'll put it online as well. All these files where down

Re: [WiX-users] WiX x64 CustomAction

2008-08-22 Thread Bob Arnson
Костиков Александр wrote: > Can I use x64-compiled dll for CustomAction? > Yes, though probably just in an x64 .msi package. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move

Re: [WiX-users] Display files in a directory list

2008-08-22 Thread Bob Arnson
Arthur Curvello wrote: > So I want to display a ‘search’ dialog, like the choose install path dlg, > but displaying only folders and .bak files. > MSI doesn't have a file-selection dialog, just a directory-selection dialog. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] util:CloseApplication - how do I use it

2008-08-22 Thread Bob Arnson
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I have tried replacing my application close with a close of notepad and that > works but because it works it doesn't try to schedule > WixCloseApplicationsDeferred. But if I get notepad in to a state where it is > prompting to save a file then you get the " DEBUG: Error

Re: [WiX-users] Can WiX 2.0 make 64-bit MSI?

2008-08-22 Thread Wilson, Phil
This one, but it refers to SP1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952709/en-us Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ? Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:37 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML tools

Re: [WiX-users] schedule for WiX 3.0 beta -> release?

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
Well, we could declare WiX v3 done right now but that would leave ~100 bugs open. A number of people have been asking for a subset of those bugs fixed and I'm inclined to agree with them.Also, we don't have a dedicated test team that beats on all aspects of the WiX toolset so we tend to jus

Re: [WiX-users] Localisation of WixUILicenseRtf

2008-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
So does that mean there is no way to override it with a localisation variable? Neil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching Sent: 22 August 2008 10:19 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] schedule for WiX 3.0 beta -> release?

2008-08-22 Thread Jon W
> > 2. I'm quite certain that we'll declare WiX v3 stable (Production) before > end of year 2009. > > Note: I know of a great many teams at Microsoft that have shipped on WiX v3 > their products (for example, Office 2007 & VS 2008). Why is there a need for WiX to sit for another 1.5 years in b

[WiX-users] Display files in a directory list

2008-08-22 Thread Arthur Curvello
Hi, I’m building a setup that restores a database from a .bak file. So I want to display a ‘search’ dialog, like the choose install path dlg, but displaying only folders and .bak files. Is that possible? Thanks, -- Arthur Curvello Convergência Latina Telefone: +55 21 2494-5476 E-mail:

[WiX-users] Uninstalling ODBCDriver

2008-08-22 Thread John Vandenberg
Hi, I am using the attached wsx to deploy onto a set of blades the Oracle Instant Client 9.2.0.4 [1], and register an ODBC Driver for it. It installs correctly, and works correctly, and the uninstall removes the keys from the registry [2] on the blades, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64. How

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with [#fileid] reference.

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
The sad thing is that the [#FileId] is a better way of authoring things. The ICE69 is just too dumb to recognize that [DirectoryId]filename.ext is the same thing with a different name... and more prone to error. I wonder if we should just suppress ICE69 if it is pushing people to author things

Re: [WiX-users] Which installer do i need ?

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
1. VS2008 integration is only available with WiX v3. Rosario has a build of WiX v3 although you will find more recent (and likely more stable) releases here http://wix.sf.net/releases 2. Any version of the WiX toolset can build any version of the MSI packages you want. You just have to writ

Re: [WiX-users] Localisation of Codepage

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
Codepage of the Product is changed by setting the @Codepage attribute on the root of your .wxl file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Sleightholm Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 05:23 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] WiX x64 - compile problems in VS2005 projects

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
What version of the WiX toolset are you using? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mr. Flibble Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 03:05 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WiX x64 - compile problems in VS2005 projects I hav

Re: [WiX-users] Localisation of WixUILicenseRtf

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
"Create a binder variable called 'WixUILicenseRtf' and default the value to the preprocessor variable 'licenseRtf'." That means that if you don't have a then the value of "$(var.licenseRtf)" at the time the file was processed by candle (preprocessor) will be used during light (binding) process

Re: [WiX-users] SqlString Element Sequence

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
I think the ORDER BY is as it is to optimize connections to SQL databases. I think you'll find the code expects the DBs to be grouped thus. It's an arguably poor design choice for your scenario but that is the current design. Fine to suggest a feature request to change the behavior. -Ori

Re: [WiX-users] Old versions

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
Sorry, we don't maintain weekly builds back very far. Martin (thank you very much) now routinely makes a push to the Releases Page. However, if you want a particular build archived, you really need to store it yourself. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically Pick File Source Location

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
Or you can use the "-b" switch. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eitan Behar Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 06:21 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically Pick File Source Location You

Re: [WiX-users] schedule for WiX 3.0 beta -> release?

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Mensching
1. Beta? We're in beta now. Pick up any weekly build. It's pretty stable. We're just incrementally improving by fixing bugs. 2. I'm quite certain that we'll declare WiX v3 stable (Production) before end of year 2009. 3. Usually, we hit "zero bugs" for the release and sit there for a few

[WiX-users] Problems with the file sequence and transforms

2008-08-22 Thread Sebastian
What I want to do is, generate different transforms for one .msi file. The transform files contain the directories, files and components. For example I have the fooBar.msi, fooBarPartOne.mst and fooBarPartTwo.mst and wont to apply one ore bot transforms to the .msi. Therefor I first create with wi