[WiX-users] Localizing Burn Condition messages

2015-05-21 Thread Ryan Waller
I am using the WixStdBA and have got it (mostly) localized by following the 'Payload Name=LCID\thm.wxl' approach described at https://classicwixburntheme.codeplex.com/. However, I'm having an issue getting the bal:Condition element messages localized accordingly. They always display in English, ev

Re: [WiX-users] MsiSetFeatureState doesn't seem to be working

2015-05-21 Thread Joel Budreau
MsiSetInstallLevel will set the InstallLevel for the entire MSI, but not for the feature. I was hoping that I could have a feature’s default InstallLevel be set to ‘0’, and altered later as the user makes choices in the UI (or on the command-line)... > On May 21, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Phil Wilson w

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing files copied to the ProgramFiles folder during the installation

2015-05-21 Thread Phill Hogland
You might consider, for a per-machine setup, installing a 'template' to a single location under CommonAppDataFolder\somefolder (typically C:\ProgramData\...). Design the application so that if it needs to write user specific information, it should manage reading the default template and writing th

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing files copied to the ProgramFiles folder during the installation

2015-05-21 Thread Eddie Lascu
Thank you Phil for your feedback. As I mentioned, the installation is "perMachine" and we want that any user logged in can run the application successfully. If I install the application's data files in the Users' Application Data folder, will there be a single instance of the file for all users

Re: [WiX-users] MsiSetFeatureState doesn't seem to be working

2015-05-21 Thread Phil Wilson
Maybe MsiSetInstalLevel()? --- Phil Wilson On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Joel Budreau wrote: > Hmm, turns out that MsiSetFeatureState() won’t actually install a feature if > the feature had it’s InstallLevel set to ‘0’ by the Condition table. > > Now, to find out if there’s a way

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing files copied to the ProgramFiles folder during the installation

2015-05-21 Thread Phil Wilson
If you want limited users to be able to use the app then data files need to be installed into folders that limited user's have access to. At the risk of stating the obvious, folders like User's Application Data are for user's application data. Long term, this is the correct answer. The less correc

Re: [WiX-users] Overwrite a file with a higher Version

2015-05-21 Thread Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)
I just had to do this for one of our projects. I temporarily changed the file being downgraded from being its own component to being a dependency of another component. After we did our release I put the component rules back so it is unique in future changes. Original Component section:

[WiX-users] Accessing files copied to the ProgramFiles folder during the installation

2015-05-21 Thread Eddie Lascu
I have created an installation package that installs our application in the folder. One of the files installed is a temporary report template file ("template.rdlc"). The application needs to read that file and possible even write it. The client gets an "Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Nam

Re: [WiX-users] Overwrite a file with a higher Version

2015-05-21 Thread David Watson
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25311969/how-to-downgrade-a-third-party-file-in-a-wix-msi [http://cdn.sdl.tridion.sdlproducts.com/static/corporate/SDLlogo2014.png] www.sdl.com SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and r

Re: [WiX-users] Overwrite a file with a higher Version

2015-05-21 Thread Reuss, Matthias
Hi Ronny, In your log file, action InstallValidate, you get a list of all the components and whether or not they are installed. What "Action" is stated there for this component? Best regards Matthias Reuss -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: RonnyS [mailto:ronnys.cod...@gmail.com] Gesende

[WiX-users] Overwrite a file with a higher Version

2015-05-21 Thread RonnyS
Hi I need to overwrite a file with a higher version with a lower Version. I searching and found the folowing solution but it don`t work fine. The old fie is not deleted and the new not installed. I get no Errors in the logs. Has anyone a Idea for this Problem? -

[WiX-users] Error 1317. An error occurred while attempting to create the directory

2015-05-21 Thread Mohamed Yasir
Hi, I have created a two MSI file using Wix v3.8. In First MSI, I am shipping some files to Personal Folder (My Documents Folder). In Second MSI, I am copying some files to Personal Folder (My Documents Folder) Using Custom Action in Wix. - My Documents folder of my machine is ma