Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
Defect added: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4443/ On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Ed wrote: > I see, thanks for the help! > > Our team has been filling that fourth index with larger numbers for years > with no ill affects, so I assumed this was acceptable. I will deliver to > th

Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
x27;t encounter this issue in the future On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 6/9/2014 6:51 PM, Ed wrote: > > I understand the build version must be less than 65536, but I believe > that > > refers to the third index in the version number. > Product versions mus

Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
it missing any limit information concerning index four On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Ed wrote: > Thank you Bob, > > I have isolated the issue by using basic Visual Studio WiX projects (Setup > Project and Bootstrapper Project) > > To create the MSI, I created a simple Setup Proje

Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
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Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
01 PM, Carter Young wrote: > Your getting the error because the number is ignored all together, > regardless of type, int long string doesnt matter... its unable to > parse because there is no underlying code in burn that says parse 4th > digit > > Quoting Ed : > > > We

Re: [WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
igned. If WiX is truly ignoring this number, shouldn't the Boostrapper not care what value is used, as long is it was a legal value when creating the MSI? -Ed On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Carter Young wrote: > This is expected behavior because all of WiX ignores the 4th version &

[WiX-users] Burn error when parsing msi version

2014-06-09 Thread Ed
ix bootstrapper can't parse Thanks, -- -Ed -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple.

Re: [WiX-users] unsubscribe

2014-05-15 Thread Ed Tenholder
On May 15, 2014 3:14 PM, Pavan Konduru wrote: It's usually best not to include zip files as the installer treats it as a single entity. When you blow up the contents of the zip file through custom actions, the installer cannot track those contents as part of upgrade/uninstall/patch. --Pavan --

Re: [WiX-users] WixBundleInstalled in Managed Bootstrapper Application

2014-05-15 Thread Ed Tenholder
unsubscribe -Original Message- From: Alasdair King [mailto:alasdairk...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 5:08 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixBundleInstalled in Managed Bootstrapper Application OK, done some testing: * WixBundleInstall

[WiX-users] Custom Tasks and WixTasks.dll dependency

2013-03-29 Thread Maillet, Ed
27;d rather not be forced into trying to put all the WiX dependencies into the GAC or the IDE directory for obvious maintenance reasons. So, what is the proper way to get a custom task to work when it has dependencies that aren't in the G

Re: [WiX-users] Wix's IIS extension. How to set "Limit Interval (minutes)" on an App Pool

2013-01-18 Thread Maillet, Ed
Another option is to use the wix CAQuietExec to invoke the appcmd. This way you don't have to make your own full blown CA. This is for the enable32BitAppOnWin64 but the concept applies to any of the iis setting Wix can't

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 Woes with VS2008

2012-12-31 Thread Maillet, Ed
r XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 Woes with VS2008 Is the NETFX 3.5 installed on that machine? If so, can you try running with fusion logging turned on? That should pinpoint the assembly causing the problem. On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Maillet, Ed wrote: > A bit more detail

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.7 Woes with VS2008

2012-12-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
b Problem Signature 09: System.BadImageFormatException OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.4 Locale ID:1033 Additional information about the problem: LCID: 1033 - Ed -Original Message- From: Maillet, Ed Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:09 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX

[WiX-users] Wix 3.7 Woes with VS2008

2012-12-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
upgraded it to VS2012. Building in VS2012 works just fine. Unfortunately, doing that upgrade for real isn't an option in the actual code base. I have .NET 4.5 installed on the machine and it's Windows 7 SP1. - Ed --

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Upgrades when only revision number changes

2012-12-17 Thread Ed Tenholder
I thought MSI only looked at first three digits, ie change 1.2.3.4 to 1.2.4.4 to affect changes. tenholde -Original Message- From: Marc Fauser [mailto:marc.fau...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 2:54 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix Upgrades whe

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 + Windows 8 + Visual Studio 2012 = Fail?

2012-11-29 Thread Ed Tenholder
I'm working on an installer using Wix 3.7 right now, and have basics working, no shortcuts yet. tenholde -Original Message- From: Sami Ovaska [mailto:sami.ova...@mirasys.fi] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:51 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 +

[WiX-users] .NET 4 installation best practice and burn support

2012-09-14 Thread Ed and Beth Brey
implement. But can you and how do you do option 3 in burn? (This question is an expanded version of one I had posted several days ago, but hadn't heard a response to. I'm hoping someone can help with this.) Thanks, Ed -

Re: [WiX-users] Tying .NET bootstrapper into existing WiX project

2012-09-10 Thread Ed and Beth Brey
this: Then I have this property: This is in my bundle.wxs file (I am checking for .NET, SQLServer Express and 2 other prereqs :) Steve -Original Message- From: Ed and Beth Brey [mailto:edandb...@breyfamily.net] Sent: September-10-12 3:40 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Su

[WiX-users] Tying .NET bootstrapper into existing WiX project

2012-09-10 Thread Ed and Beth Brey
maybe the part about Windows XP, but support for XP could be dropped if it complicates things), but I can't find a good example that helps me put the whole thing together. In particular, it's not clear how the new element references the existing element. Does MsiPackage do this? If

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.5 DTE automation - Add Extension Reference to wixproj

2012-09-05 Thread Maillet, Ed
:20 AM, Maillet, Ed wrote: > Hey all, > I'm trying to figure out, in Visual Studio 2008, how to add a reference > to an Extension for a given wix project using the DTE (via > IWizard.RunFinished) application. > > The WixProjectNode doesn't have a references propert

[WiX-users] Wix 3.5 DTE automation - Add Extension Reference to wixproj

2012-08-30 Thread Maillet, Ed
is article suggesting a work around (which is really clumsy) http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsx/thread/c4070ea5-044e-4524-bb96-7e77949ee61c/ It basically says unload the project and then do Project.AddNewImport. What's the proper way to d

[WiX-users] Compiler Extensions and Component Rules

2011-08-12 Thread Maillet, Ed
ation date) How does that work with component rules? Should the component ID change between the two installers? - Ed -- Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabi

[WiX-users] Wix 3.6 Burn MsiPackage Basic Quesiton

2011-04-21 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, I'm using Burn in Wix 3.6.1615.0 and just trying to understand the basics. I have two MSIs (A & B) and I'm using the MsiPackage element as such: http://server:8077/BurnA.msi"; Cache="no" Compressed="no"> http://server:8077/BurnB.msi"; Cache="no" Compressed="no"> Since SourceFile a

[WiX-users] ConfigureIIs won't create app pool alone (bug or by design)

2011-03-04 Thread Maillet, Ed
? I'm using Wix 3.5.2519.0. ----- Ed -- What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explor

Re: [WiX-users] GAC: Sometimes yes; sometimes no

2011-02-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
you're not getting the behaviour consistently, the symptoms sounds like this problem http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238 -Original Message- From: Maillet, Ed [mailto:email...@unum.com] Sent: 28 February 2011 15:25 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] GAC: Sometime

[WiX-users] GAC: Sometimes yes; sometimes no

2011-02-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
e MSI indicates success yet the GAC file is totally missing in action. Reboots of the machine didn't resolve the problem. Any ideas? - Ed -- Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and othe

Re: [WiX-users] PlugCollectionInto values for VS2010

2011-02-24 Thread Maillet, Ed
Does anyone have the VS2010 values handy? The Wix 3.5 help only has the VS2205 and VS2008 values listed. I'm currently using for VS2008: ----- Ed -- Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and

Re: [WiX-users] How to issue a "netsh http add urlacl url=.." command at install time...

2011-02-24 Thread Maillet, Ed
Check out the CAQuietExec custom action. -Original Message- From: Gregg Swanson [mailto:gregg.swan...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:54 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to issue a "netsh http add urlacl url=.." command at install time.

[WiX-users] error LGHT0104

2011-02-18 Thread Maillet, Ed
C:\Projects\Temp\Setups\CodeSetService\SetupProject1\bin\Debug\SetupProject1.wixpdb obj\Debug\Product.wixobj obj\Debug\Product.Generated.wixobj The setup.wixproj is an empty setup with WixUtilExtension referenced. Any ideas as what to fix? It's like the -ext option isn'

Re: [WiX-users] Wix and "tricky" environment variables

2011-02-11 Thread Maillet, Ed
Doesn't that only work if you have one version of an assembly? Two Acme.dlls (v1 and v2) in the gac present a problem, doesn't it? -Original Message- From: Mark Modrall [mailto:mmodr...@mzinga.com] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:19 AM To: John Robbins; General discussion for Windows

[WiX-users] DDSet_Warning: RegisterHelpFile()->IHxRegister::RegisterHelpFileSet() ERROR

2011-02-01 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, I'm trying to get a help collection to register using Wix 3.5 (the final build). The setup runs successfully but nothing shows up in the help. I get the following warning in the log file: DDSet_Warning: RegisterHelpFile()->IHxRegister::RegisterHelpFileSet() ERROR: C:\Program Files\Se

Re: [WiX-users] Building extension .csproj

2011-01-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
Here the .csproj: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";> Debug AnyCPU 9.0.30729 2.0 {51290030-D188-4D4A-A989-DC9A57C28926} Library Properties WiX.Extension EnvironmentExtension v3.5 512 SAK SAK SAK SAK true

Re: [WiX-users] Building extension .csproj

2011-01-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
Unless I misunderstand, you shouldn't need to build any part of Wix to make your own compiler extension. You can make an extension with custom tables and schema and your own targets without have to build/re-build any of the Wix stuff. -Original Message- From: maksim.vazhe...@emc.com [m

Re: [WiX-users] Permanent vs. SharedDllRefCount vs. better idea?

2011-01-28 Thread Maillet, Ed
ence Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Maillet, Ed [mailto:email...@unum.com] Sent: 27 January 2011 20:04 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Permanent vs. SharedDllRefCount vs. better idea? Hey all, Trying to clean up a mess of sorts. Prod

[WiX-users] Permanent vs. SharedDllRefCount vs. better idea?

2011-01-27 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, Trying to clean up a mess of sorts. Product A was installed on a bunch of servers long ago. Product A didn't create some EventSource entries so somebody manually added the missing items on each server. Product B came along and lives side by side with A. B is a old vdproj and it added

[WiX-users] Wix 3.5 Voitve, Harvest, wixlib - oh my!

2011-01-27 Thread Maillet, Ed
s files nor the Product.Generated component group. I'm using Wix 3.5.2519.0 on Visual Studio 2008 SP1. That by design or a bug? - Ed -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finall

[WiX-users] Var's building vars?

2011-01-21 Thread Maillet, Ed
e rest are resolved. Am I missing something obvious this late in the day for another way to do this? - Ed -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solu

Re: [WiX-users] Modify Heat Generated Fragment with C#

2011-01-18 Thread Maillet, Ed
Have you tried doing it with an xslt instead? See the "-t" option. -Original Message- From: Wilson, Brian [mailto:brian.wil...@dhr.alabama.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:29 PM To: 'WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Heat Generated Fragment with C# Hello

[WiX-users] Can a wixlib know the referring projects Package Platform?

2011-01-17 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, I'm trying to setup some conditions in a wixlib and I'm finding that some need to be based on the Platform attrib on the project that references my wixlib. How can that be done? The only idea I have seems a bit like a kludge.

Re: [WiX-users] CompilerExtension and processor archiecture guidance needed

2011-01-14 Thread Maillet, Ed
cture and the wixlib references both. The wixlib has conditionals to determine which CA to run. -Original Message- From: Maillet, Ed Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 2:13 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] CompilerExtension and processor archiecture guidance needed

[WiX-users] CompilerExtension and processor archiecture guidance needed

2011-01-14 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, I'm trying to make a compiler extension that runs a custom action under the correct processor architecture (x86 or x64) of the MSI platform. I've got a A) CompilerExtension that contains B) a wixlib which contains C) a .NET custom action. A and C are a .NET assemblies built CPUAny I've

[WiX-users] IIsExtension Catch-22

2010-08-31 Thread Maillet, Ed
e the metabase entries are already gone? - Ed -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/i

Re: [WiX-users] Preprocessor Extension question

2010-08-31 Thread Maillet, Ed
html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _ From: Maillet, Ed Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 8:14 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject:Preprocessor Extension question When writing a preprocessor ex

[WiX-users] Preprocessor Extension question

2010-08-30 Thread Maillet, Ed
When writing a preprocessor extension, how can you get SourceLineNumberCollection inside the extension? It isn't in the base class or Core that I can find. ----- Ed -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsor

[WiX-users] Compiler Extension - Create Hidden Property?

2010-08-17 Thread Maillet, Ed
ineNumbers, "Property"); propRow[0] = propertyID; propRow[1] = "REPLACE-AT-RUNTIME"; Any ideas? - Ed -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the

[WiX-users] Registry Permissions

2010-08-17 Thread Maillet, Ed
g from the element being ignored to the MSI running and complaining I don't have permission to create the Key or Values (error message varies depending on where I put the element) How to do this? - Ed Unum Application Servi

[WiX-users] Gracefully handling Internal Extension Errors

2010-08-13 Thread Maillet, Ed
and reported so it shows up as something useful. Unhandled exceptions, when building inside Visual Studio, cause VS to do it's 'internal error would you like to report to Microsoft' flow. - Ed Unum Application Services In pleasant

[WiX-users] Custom Extension - how'd they do that?

2010-08-09 Thread Maillet, Ed
ming Wix Project just gets them set. I think I'm missing something obvious. Thoughts? (Or a wixlib reflector like tool?) - Ed Unum Application Services In pleasant South Carolina -- This SF.net email is sponso

Re: [WiX-users] Preprocessor and Component Guids

2009-08-31 Thread Maillet, Ed
n, in order to securely set the app pool password, I'll eventually need a custom action that can call out to a SAML secured WCF web service to retrieve the password. Hard coding it into the install isn't an option. But that's for another day. - Ed --

[WiX-users] Preprocessor and Component Guids

2009-08-31 Thread Maillet, Ed
nents like: I can't use Guid="*" since I also don't have a KeyPath in components. (I can make it work with KeyPath but how could I do it without?) - Ed --

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamic Property Values vs. Multiple Components

2009-08-26 Thread Maillet, Ed
Doesn't the using the preprocessor statements essential force the creation of multiple MSIs? One per environment? For what I need, I must have a single MSI that works in all environments. I did get the Multiple Component approach to work but it seems like a weird way to do it. ---

[WiX-users] Dynamic Property Values vs. Multiple Components

2009-08-25 Thread Maillet, Ed
t XML containing the iss:Web* elements and tweaking 10 times seems like a bad idea. 95% of the contents are the same and some day someone will forget to update them all correctly. Thoughts? - Ed -- Let Crystal Reports

[WiX-users] Shared Files in diifferent locations?

2007-01-30 Thread Ed Abshire
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Re: [WiX-users] WiX3.0 - Incorporating release path into File Source attribute using Visual Studio 2005

2006-09-25 Thread Ed Abshire
name=property   In the TFS build, I'm not so sure.   Thanks for the help, I've never been real strong on understanding the mechanics behind where/when properties on builds are set, kinda new to this.   -Ed    From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cullen

[WiX-users] WiX3.0 - Incorporating release path into File Source attribute using Visual Studio 2005

2006-09-25 Thread Ed Abshire
binaries up from that path.   In the element, there is a Source attribute.  How do I make the path in this source attribute aware of which configuration I am building?   Thanks!   -Ed Abshire - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing issue

2006-06-16 Thread Ed Russell
ed me a lot... I could post some exerts from the logfiles if that would help? Cheers, Ed Russell CME Product Development Manager Co-operative IT t: +44 (0) 845 458 5007 m: +44 (0) 7976 055 504 f: +44 (0) 1527 880 975 -- CIT email sender [

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing issue

2006-06-14 Thread Ed Russell
Totally - I want to get it to run before then so it can roll back but can't seem to write the file to make it work anywhere else.... Ed Ed Russell CME Product Development Manager Co-operative IT t: +44 (0) 845 458 5007 m: +44 (0) 7976 055 504 f: +44 (0) 1527 88

[WiX-users] Sequencing issue

2006-06-14 Thread Ed Russell
uot; which appears to run the DLL at the right time but gets a return code before it looks like it's run it??? I'm very confused and an example of how to sequence this correctly so that rollback et al works correctly would be much appreciated. Cheers, Ed Russell   CME Product Develo

[WiX-users] Custom Properties....

2006-06-08 Thread Ed Russell
ut don't have an old version of the code to check) -- or is this not possible and I have to assemble the string within the DLL? Cheers for you help! Ed. Co-operative IT is part of The Midcounties Co-operative West Midlands Co-operative Society (WMCS) and Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester

Re: [WiX-users] "Change" behaviour

2006-06-05 Thread Ed Russell
Not really the prettiest of options tho! - Any other ideas as I'd rather not do this? Cheers, Ed Russell -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 June 2006 19:49 To: Ed Russell Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Change&quo

RE: [WiX-users] help convincing management to use wix

2006-06-02 Thread Ed Russell
Send it over and I can host it….   Ed Russell   CME Product Development Manager Co-operative IT   t: +44 (0) 845 458 5007 m: +44 (0) 7976 055 504 f: +44 (0) 1527 880 975   -- CIT email sender [EMAIL

[WiX-users] "Change" behaviour

2006-06-02 Thread Ed Russell
re-run the install, select the "Change" option, update these values and have them re-written into the registry... But it doesn't seem to want to do anything... Am I missing anything obvious? Or is this how the Installer Change behaviour works? Cheers, Ed. Co-operative IT is p