Re: [WiX-users] Error 2721: Custom action not found in Binary table stream

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Joe Osman wrote: >BinaryKey="UninstallScript" > ExeCommand="DeleteOldKmf.cmd" Exe custom actions must be .exes, not .cmd. You'll need to replace it with a call to cmd.exe -- or better yet, dump the batch file and use built-in MSI functionality

Re: [WiX-users] Disable Features in Feature tree

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
jagdish.sakhiya wrote: > No Bob.. I don’t want to show features which are removed using Remove control > event in feature tree. Is there any way for same? > I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish. Please explain. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] localization using Wix

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Bo Cordell wrote: > On a German OS, the following lines cause error "An error occurred while > applying security settings. Users is not a valid user or group.". The > reason is that "user" doesn't spell the same as it is in English. How does > Wix support this kind of localization issue? Th

Re: [WiX-users] Optimal structure of a wxs file

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
lesterbangs wrote: > I like this layout because its easier for me to read and also I can get to a > specific piece of functionality pretty quickly. But I'm wondering if this > method is really the right way I should be doing it. Both from a > performance standpoint (ie compile-link-generate times

[WiX-users] registry entries with dark

2009-02-02 Thread sam desilva
hi all i have an problem.. i have one software ,which has registry entries and file when i install it through msi... it make registry entries in system registry and copies the file at designated location. in wix v3.0 , is that any way to get those registry entries.

Re: [WiX-users] Disable Features in Feature tree

2009-02-02 Thread jagdish.sakhiya
No Bob.. I don’t want to show features which are removed using Remove control event in feature tree. Is there any way for same? Regards, Jagdish Sakhiya From: Bob Arnson-6 (via Nabble) [mailto:ml-user+58260-2011467...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:18 PM To: Jagdish Sa

[WiX-users] Optimal structure of a wxs file

2009-02-02 Thread lesterbangs
Per the howto in the v3 helpfile, I've been first defining the folder structure of a project then adding the files via DirectoryRef's. Now that I am adding more functionality to my projects, I find it much easier to work with if I separate the file into logical chunks, such as IIS configuration

[WiX-users] Error 2721: Custom action not found in Binary table stream

2009-02-02 Thread Joe Osman
During product uninstall I am trying to execute a file which is stored in the binary table. I am getting the following error message in the verbose log file: DEBUG: Error 2721: Custom action UninstallTasks not found in Binary table stream MSI (s) (30:2C) [13:45:43:591]: Executing op: ActionS

Re: [WiX-users] Registering file types in WiX 3.0

2009-02-02 Thread Sachin Dubey (Tata Consultancy Services)
Thanks much Frank, this works. Thanks Sachin -Original Message- From: Frank Mitchell [mailto:fra...@chiefarchitect.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Registering file types in WiX 3.0 The ProgId

Re: [WiX-users] Registering file types in WiX 3.0

2009-02-02 Thread Frank Mitchell
The ProgId element has an Icon attribute you need to set. It should be the Id of a file containing the icon resource (or the Id of an Icon element if your ProgId is advertised). -- Frank Mitchell Software Engineer Chief Architect Inc. www.chiefarchitect.com -Original Message- From: Sach

[WiX-users] localization using Wix

2009-02-02 Thread Bo Cordell
On a German OS, the following lines cause error "An error occurred while applying security settings. Users is not a valid user or group.". The reason is that "user" doesn't spell the same as it is in English. How does Wix support this kind of localization issue? Thanks. Bo

[WiX-users] Registering file types in WiX 3.0

2009-02-02 Thread Sachin Dubey (Tata Consultancy Services)
Hello, I am trying to register a file type for our application using WiX. the code I used: This seems working and the file type gets registered, and I can see the Application name in the open with list for the fil

Re: [WiX-users] Why WindowsFolder got reset?

2009-02-02 Thread Chad Petersen
/a is for the Administrative install to a network drive. MSIEXEC /? Will give info on command line parameters. -Original Message- From: Joseph Wu [mailto:joseph...@ds-iq.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:58 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [

Re: [WiX-users] Why WindowsFolder got reset?

2009-02-02 Thread Joseph Wu
I found the problem Following work msiexec /i WixOpadsSiteSetup.msi /l*v Mylog.txt Following not work msiexec /a WixOpadsSiteSetup.msi /l*v Mylog.txt Is /a a bad idea? Thanks Joseph -Original Message- From: Joseph Wu [mailto:joseph...@ds-iq.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:09

[WiX-users] DTF LINQ Question

2009-02-02 Thread Christopher Painter
I'm not sure if this is a function of my limited understanding of LINQ or an example of DTF's LINQ still being experimental but here is a problem I'm having trying to do an inner join between the component and file tables.The below code results in an ArgumentOutOfRangeException instead of br

[WiX-users] Why WindowsFolder got reset?

2009-02-02 Thread Joseph Wu
Hi, I write a simple wxs file and the results is not quite right. I look into the log and find something strange. Why WindowsFolder got reset? I have another setup, WindowsFolder is the correct value. No idea who change it. Thanks Joseph MSI (c) (80:24) [09:54:21:914]: Note: target paths

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with custom registra values (propertys)

2009-02-02 Thread Vojko
It works :D thank you! I wasn't aware that property are public if they are secure and written in uppercase. Thank you again! Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > Vojko wrote: >> I have property: >> >> > > Properties you want to set in the UI and use during execution must be > public and secure. To m

Re: [WiX-users] Disable Features in Feature tree

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
jagdish.sakhiya wrote: > So, I have implemented following code by using Remove control events. I am > able to mark feature as an unselected but I don’t want to show that features > itself in feature tree. Can you guide me how can we achieve this. > The selection tree control doesn't support sho

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with custom registra values (propertys)

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Vojko wrote: > I have property: > > Properties you want to set in the UI and use during execution must be public and secure. To make a property public, its Id must be in all uppercase. To make a property secure, set the Secure attribute to "yes". -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Source File Location

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
MacDiarmid, James D wrote: > Is there anyway to specify what the source file location is? http://www.joyofsetup.com/2009/01/01/choosing-your-payloads/ -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- This SF.net email is spon

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Custom action doesn't run if UAC is enabled

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Edward Forgács wrote: > Is it possibly getting confused with the After="SetConfigFilesFolder" when > that is an immediate action without impersonation (it's just an action which > sets a property, so it has to be)? > No. Check a verbose log to see what happens during execution. -- sig://boB

Re: [WiX-users] problem uninstalling conditional features

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Arnson
lensing wrote: > > PROPERTY > > > > The problem i have is, that files installed this way aren't uninstalled > correctly. I believe this happens because the properties are apparently > re-evaluated during uninstall and i can't guarantee that they will > evaluate

[WiX-users] Source File Location

2009-02-02 Thread MacDiarmid, James D
Is there anyway to specify what the source file location is? Right now I'm using Visual Studio 6.0 Installer to do a quick setup of my build, then I'm using Dark to decompile the package. One issue that I'm having with this is that when I go to do a rebuild with wix, I get a compilation error and

Re: [WiX-users] problem uninstalling conditional features

2009-02-02 Thread lensing
Some more information I don't understand on the subject for whomever might answer this: Looking in the verbose log i found that the installed conditional features weren't marked as installed, the conditionally installed components were marked as installed, but not marked for uninstallation. I t

Re: [WiX-users] Bug in iis:WebApplication?

2009-02-02 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
Just a summary, in case anyone has the similar issues in future: The initial problem was: if you try to create an iis:WebApplication with isolation="medium" or isolation="high", the installation failed and rolled back logging the error "0x8004E00F: COM+ was unable to talk to Distributed Transactio

[WiX-users] problem uninstalling conditional features

2009-02-02 Thread lensing
Hello, I use some conditional features during install, which works fine. These look like this: PROPERTY The problem i have is, that files installed this way aren't uninstalled correctly. I believe this happens because the properties are apparently re-evaluat

[WiX-users] wix installer continue after reboot

2009-02-02 Thread Patrik Törnros
how can I make installer continue after bootstrapper setup for .net restarts computer? /Patrik -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spread

Re: [WiX-users] How do setup bootstrappers avoid prompts for media when changing or repairing an existing installation

2009-02-02 Thread John Hall
>1. Can the MSI package be marked in some way so that the > complete MSI > file (under 5 MBs in my case) is cached by Windows Installer? >2. Can my setup bootstrapper call some MSI API to make Windows > Installer cache the complete package? >3. Should my setup bootstrapper

Re: [WiX-users] How do setup bootstrappers avoid prompts for media when changing or repairing an existing installation

2009-02-02 Thread John Hall
>1. Can the MSI package be marked in some way so that the > complete MSI > file (under 5 MBs in my case) is cached by Windows Installer? >2. Can my setup bootstrapper call some MSI API to make Windows > Installer cache the complete package? >3. Should my setup bootstrapper