[WiX-users] Lux - Custom action testing framework- Advantages?

Hello, I am reaching out to you as there is very little documentation on Lux available and i am at loss to understand the potential benefits of Lux.** I have just started evaluating Lux in the Wix toolset, in the hope that we could implement a custom action test framework for our installers.

[WiX-users] Extracting COM information from 64 bit dlls using heat

Hello all,   As the subject indicates, we are trying to use heat to extract registration information from 64 bit dlls.  I have read most of the posts related to this and know that heat is not built 64 bit, but, we have built the source 64 bit and still cannot get things to work.  It appears to l

Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723. A DLL required for this install tocomplete could not be run. C#

I am having the exact same issue now. Did you manage to resolve this? Any help is greatly appreciated. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Error-1723-A-DLL-required-for-this-install-to-complete-could-not-be-run-C-tp2616125p7579489.html S

Re: [WiX-users] error MSB4184: The expression """.NovaWeb" cannot be evaluated. Method 'System.String.NovaWeb' not found.

I think you have to escape the "$" to make it not be evaluted as Peter suggets below. I think it's "%24" but I could be wrong about that. On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > As the error message suggests, MSBuild is trying to evaluate $(var.NovaWeb) > as an MSBuild variab

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall does NOT remove service during uninstall

Please file a documentation bug. Improvements always welcome. On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 6:20 AM, Christopher Painter wrote: > True, the ServiceInstall element ( which becomes the ServiceInstall table > ) doesn't actually do the work, it describes the work to be done by the > underlying standard a

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall does NOT remove service during uninstall

True, the ServiceInstall element ( which becomes the ServiceInstall table ) doesn't actually do the work, it describes the work to be done by the underlying standard actions. This is a subtle difference and I think it's an excellent opportunity to point out how the WiX documentation about be

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall does NOT remove service during uninstall

Hi Guys It seems like documentation for is not correct: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_serviceinstall.htm It says: " Description Adds and removes services for parent Component. " Actually it does NOT remove service during uninstall. It is done by element (which creates DeleteSe

Re: [WiX-users] Patch to update version of installed product?

Small updates do not require changing the product code! This forces a major update and thus your update is massive:-) . All msi file have a package code which should probably be left to generate automatically. This should be changed in any event. As an aside, if you can find a reason to update

Re: [WiX-users] Patch to update version of installed product?

In the WIX of Product, we do not use PackageCode, as far I remember. It was deprecated -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Patch-to-update-version-of-installed-product-tp7579458p7579483.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] Patch to update version of installed product?

Hi Moc Thanks for the tips. No, I only changed ProductCode with a new GUID and updated in all other tables e.g. Registry, INIFile etc. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Patch-to-update-version-of-installed-product-tp7579458p7579482.ht

Re: [WiX-users] Patch to update version of installed product?

WholeFilesOnly="yes" change to "no" Order="2" change to "1" patch runnup issue - did you change the package code for the updated msi? On 18/07/2012 12:34, Farrukhw wrote: > Thanks all for your replies. I've just posted my resultant patch script here: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.6

Re: [WiX-users] Patch to update version of installed product?

Thanks all for your replies. I've just posted my resultant patch script here: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Patch-can-t-update-installed-product-and-shows-Change-Repair-dialog-td7579479.html but with some issues and I need help in these. Thanks -- View this messag

[WiX-users] Patch can't update installed product and shows Change/Repair dialog..

Hi Guys, I'm building a patch using PCP, according to this tutorial: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patch_building.htm http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patch_building.htm I'v two MSI (extracted as Admin installs) 1. 8.11.9.225 (This is my target to update) 2. 8.11.9.353 (The latest

Re: [WiX-users] error MSB4184: The expression """.NovaWeb" cannot be evaluated. Method 'System.String.NovaWeb' not found.

As the error message suggests, MSBuild is trying to evaluate $(var.NovaWeb) as an MSBuild variable and failing. I suspect the heat task requires you to pass the name of variable. Try just "NovaWeb" or possibly "var.NovaWeb" -Original Message- From: Rajeshkannan Krishnamoorthy [mailto:raje