Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-18 Thread Dan Vasilov
3:06 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process Can you point me on a good example to create a CustomAction in C#, I have tried to create one but the Install pops an error saying that the DLL cannot be ru

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-18 Thread Jean-Luc Morin
n for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process You can use a custom action for this. If you can implement a .NET based CA your code can be very simple (use a WebClient instance to connect to the URL). Make sure your CA displays a prope

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-17 Thread Dan Vasilov
. Dan -Original Message- From: Jean-Luc Morin [mailto:jeanluc.mo...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:08 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process Hello! I have a new requirement I'm not sure how to meet. The in

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-17 Thread Jean-Luc Morin
: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process The Windows Installer doesn't not provide a mechanism to do that and we have not written a CustomAction in the WiX toolset to do that either so you'd have to write your own Cu

Re: [WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-17 Thread Rob Mensching
The Windows Installer doesn't not provide a mechanism to do that and we have not written a CustomAction in the WiX toolset to do that either so you'd have to write your own CustomAction. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Jean-Luc Morin wrote: > Hello! > > > > I have a new requirement I'm not sure

[WiX-users] Calling an url during install process

2011-08-17 Thread Jean-Luc Morin
Hello! I have a new requirement I'm not sure how to meet. The install package needs to call an url during the install process in silent mode. I need to validate a url is accessible from the box the application is installing before the actual install starts. It doesn't require any user inte