[WiX-users] using a input property

2013-06-12 Thread fparisini
Hi, I found some ways to use the value inserted in a input control: - I can set a property with the input value; - I can use the "publish" tag to perform actions such as a "setproperty" making use of the inserted value; I have a couple of questions: - Is the publish tag the only way to perf

[WiX-users] Using Default Ui merge with wixUi_Installdir

2013-06-12 Thread Chaitanya
hi, I created a default ui for my changes,i need to merge the ui with wixui_installdir how is to possible, thanks & regards, Chaitanya. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.

[WiX-users] Can we package html files?

2013-06-12 Thread Nitin Sharma
Hi Experts, My second day using WiX and I ran into this challenge. I have a bunch of html,css and js files (200+) organized in nested folder structure. Is it possible to use wix for packaging these files and then run this setup on another machine to install the same folder structure and files? Yo

[WiX-users] [nik] Issue with Burn installer

2013-06-12 Thread Nik Twerdochlib
I have an installer that uses Burn. If I rebuild the installer without changing any content and then run that installer it will install another version alongside an existing one? Using the individual MSI installers there is no issue with upgrades. This only occurs when running the burn instal

Re: [WiX-users] Wix help

2013-06-12 Thread Subbiah Ganesan
Use wix preprocessor directives to distinguish 32 bit and 64 bit requirements and build twice changing the preprocessor variable. On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Vik Jairath wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to wix and I would appreciate some help with an issue i'm > encountering. I have a Product.

[WiX-users] Wix help

2013-06-12 Thread Vik Jairath
Hello, I'm new to wix and I would appreciate some help with an issue i'm encountering. I have a Product.wxs file that has 32 bit components. This is run on 64 bit and 32 bit platforms. I now need to use the same .wxs file but with some added dlls for the 64 bit platform(need to be install

[WiX-users] Configure one or more Web applications under a Website

2013-06-12 Thread chennam
Hi, Can any one please let me know how can we configure two "web applications " pointing two different Web App-pools under a single website. Thanks In advance Chatra -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Configure-one-or-more-Web-appli

[WiX-users] How to use Votive culture in Post Build Event

2013-06-12 Thread Phill Hogland
Using Wix 3.7.1224 I created a setup and localized it. I can build it in each language based on the string(s) that are entered into the Project properties 'Cultures to Build' text entry. When the 'Release' configuration is built, light.exe is called multiple times, for each culture, appending th

[WiX-users] Finding Bundle meta-data

2013-06-12 Thread Hoover, Jacob
For an application to be "bundle aware" and self-servicing, I have a desire to get the bundle meta-data knowing only the MSI's ProductCode (the main payload of the bundle). Short of some convoluted registry searches (via the bundle upgrade code), is there any reliable means of getting back to th

[WiX-users] Patch Creation

2013-06-12 Thread Hoover, Jacob
When using the "old way" of creating patches (http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patch_building.htm) the documentation states that /PatchCreation/Family/@SequenceStart must be greater than the last sequence in the file table. If I omit this attribute, I end up with a file with a sequence o

Re: [WiX-users] MS SQL Database Creation, Failure - Unable to read XML file????

2013-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
Looks like you have an XmlFile element somewhere that points to a property that isn't resolving to a file. That error has nothing to do with SQL. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Chase Woofer wrote: > Guys - > > I need some help here, I have an installation package that installs a bunch > of f

[WiX-users] MS SQL Database Creation, Failure - Unable to read XML file????

2013-06-12 Thread Chase Woofer
Guys - I need some help here, I have an installation package that installs a bunch of files and then creates an MS SQL Database. The installer fails with the message "Error 25531. Failed to open XML file , system error: -2147024786" I can't figure out what I am doing wrong: code from SetupDatab

Re: [WiX-users] Use of the Options dialog in default burn bootstrapper UI

2013-06-12 Thread TimM
Did you ever get this resolved? I am just now creating my first Bootstrapper with Burn and at the moment I can only get it to display a License Dialog box. What do I have to do to get a License and Directory dialog box and then to pass the entered/selected directory to the .msi file that is called

Re: [WiX-users] Samples request

2013-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
WiX toolset's setup itself is a pretty good end-to-end example. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Nitin Sharma wrote: > Hi, > > I am absolutely new to wix. > I have just finished installing visual studio 2008 and votive 3. > > It will be of help if someone can point me to a full fledged example

Re: [WiX-users] "Asia" error

2013-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
IIRC, 5100 was their return code for restart required or something? They had some very strange return codes for a while. They are documented somewhere on MSDN, IIRC... but never easy to find. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:56 AM, Simon Stevenson wrote: > We are getting an error in some cases where w

[WiX-users] Samples request

2013-06-12 Thread Nitin Sharma
Hi, I am absolutely new to wix. I have just finished installing visual studio 2008 and votive 3. It will be of help if someone can point me to a full fledged example of a setup which Reads/ writes registry values and do uninstllation of existing programs installed by my old (non wix) installer.

[WiX-users] "Asia" error

2013-06-12 Thread Simon Stevenson
We are getting an error in some cases where we are installing .net 4, and the user is presented with the message "Asia". After some investigation it seems that the .net installer is returning exit code 5100, but it is somehow being interpreted as a HRESULT which happens to be the string "Asia". Ha

Re: [WiX-users] Installing files in second directory chain?

2013-06-12 Thread Mark . Itzcovitz
Alan, Instead of using your "ConfigDir" try using "CommonAppDataFolder" - this is a known Windows Installer property. Regards, Mark -Original Message- From: Alan Y. Balkany [mailto:alank...@yahoo.com] Sent: 11 June 2013 23:16 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] In

Re: [WiX-users] Installing files in second directory chain?

2013-06-12 Thread David Watson
ProgramData is actually known as CommonAppDataFolder http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367992(v=vs.85).asp x so try Dave -Original Message- From: Alan Y. Balkany [mailto:alank...@yahoo.com] S