[WiX-users] Check if a directory allready exists

Hi, I'm trying to modify the Browse_Dialog to check whether the selected directory allready exists on the users computer and display a warning if it exists. I'm not an WiX expert and so I would be happy if anyone could give me some hints how that could be done. Thanks Andreas Hellwig

[WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Hi, I'm trying to create a shortcut with a localized name, but sadly '[ProductName]' isn't replaced in the localization-string (same for the description). Is there a method to get it working correctly? Andreas Hellwig

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

=Test_startmenu_subfolder Description=!(loc.Test_UninstallLinkDescription) / any idea why the [ProductName] isn't replaced for the shortcut? Andreas Hellwig Rob Hamflett schrieb: [ProductName] indicates that ProductName is a property. Are you sure you don't want $(loc.ProductName)? Rob Andreas

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

Thanks for your answers. I tried a property too. It didn't work. It wasn't replaced. Maybe that's because the name field of a shortcut of the type Filename and not Formatted. Well i guess i'll have to use text without the ProductName. Andreas Hellwig Tony Juricic schrieb: I had similar things

Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name

works best for me because we have a multi-language installer that is configured by a script for different programm versions. I just didn't want to script some manipulation for the wxl files to change the ProductName in there. So thanks for your input. Andreas Hellwig Neil Enns schrieb

Re: [WiX-users] Choosing the right language

Hi, a big thanks for your help Neil. I've got an idea now how to manage the language files. Andreas Hellwig Neil Enns schrieb: Andreas, You'll need to manually build each localized version of your MSI. Votive doesn't currently support building multiple installers per language, nor

[WiX-users] Choosing the right language

localization files into the project, some for german string some others for the english versions. But I allways get a german version even if I set the language attributes to english (1033). Does anyone have an idea how to fix that? Andreas Hellwig

Re: [WiX-users] Repairing an Installation

Thanks for your answer. Yes I am getting the browse dialog, asking for the msi file that was used to install the software. So that's the exepected behavior. Andreas Hellwig Wilson, Phil schrieb: MSI doesn't cache the entire MSI file - it discards the embedded CAB file - so to check

[WiX-users] Repairing an Installation

thought the Windows Installer is caching the original msi file. If it doesn't, is there a possibility to fix the repair option? Andreas Hellwig - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy

Re: [WiX-users] Vista: per-user installation without administrator privileges

Hi, thanks for your answers. I'm new to installer development. Could you explain the bootstrapper idea a little further? Andreas Hellwig Christopher Painter schrieb: But you could write a bootstrapper that caches and tweaks the package based on user input before calling

[WiX-users] Vista: per-user installation without administrator privileges

the UAC prompt. Is there a way to avoid the UAC for the Per-User installation, and only get it for the Per-Machine installation? Andreas Hellwig - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell