Re: [WiX-users] Creating an ARP button for Uninstall/Change vs. Uninstall Change

2015-07-15 Thread Joel Budreau
What if ‘not’ using a Burn bundle? On Jul 15, 2015, at 6:14 AM, Phill Hogland phogl...@rimage.com wrote: Using a Burn bundle set Bundle/@DisableModify=button -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an ARP button for Uninstall/Change vs. Uninstall Change

2015-07-15 Thread Phill Hogland
I cannot speak to not using Burn, but in the last link that you originally posted, the last post indicates that the information was posted earlier in that thread, so I would guess that there is an MSI property that controls it. WiX is open source so it should be in the code for research. I also

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an ARP button for Uninstall/Change vs. Uninstall Change

2015-07-15 Thread Joel Budreau
Sure thing. I’ll probably dig through the burn source code. Thanks Phill. On Jul 15, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Phill Hogland phogl...@rimage.com wrote: I cannot speak to not using Burn, but in the last link that you originally posted, the last post indicates that the information was posted earlier

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an ARP button for Uninstall/Change vs. Uninstall Change

2015-07-15 Thread Phill Hogland
Using a Burn bundle set Bundle/@DisableModify=button -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Creating-an-ARP-button-for-Uninstall-Change-vs-Uninstall-Change-tp7600885p7600886.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Creating an ARP button for Uninstall/Change vs. Uninstall Change

2015-07-14 Thread Joel Budreau
I've been trying to google around for how to create a single Uninstall/Change button in the windows ARP for my installer, and I've run into a number of forum posts that don't seem to answer the problem: http://installjournal.blogspot.com/2012/12/combining-uninstall-change-on-same.html

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a folder in Common App Data Folder Windows

2015-06-16 Thread Phill Hogland
I prefer to us a RegistryValue as the KeyPath. Component Id=CreateTheAppFolder CreateFolder Directory=MyAppDataFolder / RegistryValue Root=HKMU Key=MyAppRegKey Name=CreateTheAppFolder Value=[MyAppDataFolder] Type=string KeyPath=yes / /Component The name and value could be

[WiX-users] Creating a folder in Common App Data Folder Windows

2015-06-16 Thread Sarvagya Pant
I am required to create an installer that will install the files on Program Files or Program Files(x86) depending upon the OS. Upon installation, I want to create another folder inside CommonAppDataFolder and write the newly created folder in environement path. I have attached the code below:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-12 Thread Nick Ball
Thanks for the fantastic detailed clarification on this issue! I will endeavour to use the melt approach outlined in Bob's post. -Nick -- New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-09 Thread Rob Mensching
| http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) Sounds like undocumented functionality

[WiX-users] Creating a new control on standard dialog...

2015-01-09 Thread ssmsam
Hi, Currently i am trying to create slide show animation during installation. I have some following queries. How can i add a billboard control to the standard ProgressDlg ? Where exactly in the wix .. element i have to do this? Which exact element i have to use? I have read some forum that to

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
Sounds like undocumented functionality of Melt. I don't see anything about using it that way in the WiX.chm. Also, binder variable don't solve the problem of binding the source files into the XML file. They only give you a way to list a bunch of paths to probe. So they don't replace the

[WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Nick Ball
Hi All, I am using light.exe to create .wixout files with the -bf flag, I now get a warning saying that this flag is deprecated. I can't find information on why. I'm using .wixout files with bundle binary data to create patches (as described in the Wix 3.6 book) and am now wondering if this is

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Tunney, Stephen
-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) Ouch. So now you have to keep your old and new source files on hand. Would be nice to keep the bind-files option or work it into the wixpdb. Also, not being able to bind the files into the wixout or wixpdb means that if you move the wixout

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Rob Mensching
, January 8, 2015 11:50 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) You need to start using the bindpath variables in your wxs sources. Melt will take care of pointing the wixpdb to the new location

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
Bind paths vs. Visual Studio project references (e.g. $(var.MyProject.TargetDir))...the latter doesn't require passing custom parameters to light. Why make the specifying of a source file more arcane with a bind paths binder variable? Especially when the use case is a patch file in the unseen

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) Bind paths vs. Visual Studio project references (e.g. $(var.MyProject.TargetDir))...the latter doesn't require passing custom parameters to light. Why make the specifying of a source file more arcane with a bind paths

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Rob Mensching
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) Hi All, I am using light.exe to create .wixout files with the -bf flag, I now get a warning saying that this flag is deprecated. I can't find information on why. I'm using .wixout files with bundle binary data to create

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
Ouch. So now you have to keep your old and new source files on hand. Would be nice to keep the bind-files option or work it into the wixpdb. Also, not being able to bind the files into the wixout or wixpdb means that if you move the wixout/wixpdb and then try to run Pyro against it, all the paths

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated)

2015-01-08 Thread Rob Mensching
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches using wixout (-bf flag deprecated) Ouch. So now you have to keep your old and new source files on hand. Would be nice to keep the bind-files option or work it into the wixpdb. Also, not being able to bind the files into the wixout

[WiX-users] Creating an upgrade package

2015-01-06 Thread Taunk, Vikash
Hello, As part of our requirement, we need to create an upgrade patch on top of the main package, the upgrade patch should only installed the components which is part of the patch and similarly on uninstall should uninstall the component and replace it with the old component. Any help on how

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an upgrade package

2015-01-06 Thread Phil Wilson
The terms upgrade, patch and component have specific meanings in Windows Installer, so some of your meaning may not be obvious. However: A patch is a patch, an msp file, so just go search for -creating patches with wix- By definition a patch contains only the changes to the files that need

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a patch

2014-10-28 Thread pezmannen
Here's an update. It seems that when building the patch it only includes my added sqlscript if I also change some files. Is that expected behaviour? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Creating-a-patch-tp7597504p7597524.html Sent from

[WiX-users] Creating a patch

2014-10-27 Thread pezmannen
Hi I'm running som tests on my msi and some simulated patches before releasing my RTM package and have some problems/questions 1. When creating my patch 1.0.1.0 I do that with my Msi 1.0.0.0 as baseline. But when creating 1.0.2.0 patch, what baseline msi should I use? 2. It seems that an

[WiX-users] Creating Setup.exe using wix

2014-07-24 Thread Tony Jose Mampilly
Hi, I created a web setup using Wix Designer add on for visual studio and the msi works fine except it allows installation only for admin. I was able to install using msiexec from elevated command prompt. I created an exe with setupbld.exe, but the created exe is of the same size as msi

[WiX-users] Creating MSI package without installing WIX

2014-04-15 Thread Dileep S
Hi All, Do we create an MSI package without installing WIX toolset in target machine? Any help on this? -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-04-04 Thread paul.chorley
leave at default VS Release build settings. I am installing on a separate machine to the development environment. Cheers, Paul -Original Message- From: Carter Young [mailto:ecyo...@grandecom.net] Sent: 02 April 2014 14:36 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-04-02 Thread paul.chorley
during an upgrade. Cheers, Paul -Original Message- From: David Watson [mailto:dwat...@sdl.com] Sent: 31 March 2014 17:13 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install. Ideally configuration like

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-04-02 Thread Carter Young
- From: David Watson [mailto:dwat...@sdl.com] Sent: 31 March 2014 17:13 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install. Ideally configuration like this should be done at first run by your application

[WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-03-31 Thread paul.chorley
Hello, I have a simple VS2010 C# project that consists of:- ISOTest.exe - The only assembly representing the main application which is installed in the ProgramFiles folder using WIX. This has a public class:- public class ExposeIsolatedStorage { public static

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-03-31 Thread Carter Young
Change: try ... isoFileStream = new IsolatedStorageFileStream(RemotingConfig.xml, FileMode.Create, store); to: try ... isoFileStream = new IsolatedStorageFileStream(String.Concat(Application.StartupPath,RemotingConfig.xml,

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-03-31 Thread paul.chorley
-Original Message- From: Carter Young [mailto:ecyo...@grandecom.net] Sent: 31 March 2014 14:48 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install. Change: try ... isoFileStream = new

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-03-31 Thread David Watson
this binding that's going a bit weird? -Original Message- From: paul.chor...@stfc.ac.uk [mailto:paul.chor...@stfc.ac.uk] Sent: 31 March 2014 16:06 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install. Hello Carter

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Isolated Storage for main assembly during it's install.

2014-03-31 Thread Carter Young
The reason I coded that tidbit this morning was to lead u to ensure that the XML File you're reading, and the ISOTest.exe your using are both in the same Directory, or storage area what ever you want to call it. From the sound of this post and your answer to me. you may be suffering from

[WiX-users] Creating directory under C:\Programdata same as what the user specified in the UI dialogue

2014-03-12 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi All, I had appended this query in another topic, so reposting the same under different heading. I have this requirement in which i want to create directory under C:\Programdata same as what the user specified in the UI dialogue .I am trying to do that using CopyFile. Below is the code:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Web Installer

2014-02-25 Thread Saravanan
Thanks Bob, It is working. I have another one doubt, how can we get the downloading package name. I should show the downloading msi package name in UI. I have created a custom BA. In which Event i will get the acquiring package name? Thanks, Saravana -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Web Installer

2014-02-21 Thread Bob Arnson
On 17-Feb-14 07:17, Periyasamy Chinnu wrote: I am using Wix 3.6. I would like to create web installer using wix burn. I saw the link for adding executable files in remote payload element and it works. Like this how can i specify for msi?. RemotePayload is just to avoid having the packages

[WiX-users] Creating Web Installer

2014-02-17 Thread Periyasamy Chinnu
Hi, I am using Wix 3.6. I would like to create web installer using wix burn. I saw the link for adding executable files in remote payload element and it works. Like this how can i specify for msi?. I need to create a web installer that downloads msi and cab files from server and installs it in

Re: [WiX-users] Creating registry for an application installed outside the current directory structure in WIX file

2014-01-20 Thread Blair Murri
What is standalonesimulator.exe’s file id? Blair From: Suvrajyoti Panda Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎January‎ ‎14‎, ‎2014 ‎11‎:‎27‎ ‎PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Hi All, I am creating an wix installer. I want to create a registry entry whose path is not under

[WiX-users] Creating registry for an application installed outside the current directory structure in WIX file

2014-01-14 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi All, I am creating an wix installer. I want to create a registry entry whose path is not under the directory structure created in the WIX file. Below is what i intend to do: Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir' Directory Id='Scheduler' Name=Scheduler Directory

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-16 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Does he extra slash cause you actual trouble? Does it bother you enough to justify a custom action? El lunes, 16 de diciembre de 2013, Suvrajyoti Panda escribió: Thanks for the solution Blair. Would try this. Regards, SuvraJyoti On 15-12-2013 16:24, Blair Murri wrote: Only with a custom

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-16 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi Nicolas, I just got it reviewed and as of now it does not cause much of a bother to me at this point of time. Thanks for the reply. Thanks, SuvraJyoti On 16-12-2013 21:12, Nicolás Alvarez wrote: Does he extra slash cause you actual trouble? Does it bother you enough to justify a custom

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-15 Thread Blair Murri
Only with a custom action -Blair From: Suvrajyoti Panda Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎December‎ ‎12‎, ‎2013 ‎9‎:‎51‎ ‎PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Hi All, May be this is a trivial question to ask, but below is what i want to achieve: I am creating registry

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-15 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Thanks for the solution Blair. Would try this. Regards, SuvraJyoti On 15-12-2013 16:24, Blair Murri wrote: Only with a custom action -Blair From: Suvrajyoti Panda Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎December‎ ‎12‎, ‎2013 ‎9‎:‎51‎ ‎PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

[WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Markus Ewald
Hi! I'm trying to add a second start menu shortcut to my installer, but it just doesn't add the second shortcut. I can't find any message indicating why in msiexec's install log either. DirectoryRef Id=ApplicationProgramsFolder Component Id=ApplicationShortcut Guid=my-guid

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/13 Markus Ewald cy...@nuclex.org: Hi! I'm trying to add a second start menu shortcut to my installer, but it just doesn't add the second shortcut. I can't find any message indicating why in msiexec's install log either. DirectoryRef Id=ApplicationProgramsFolder

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Markus Ewald
On 12/13/2013 5:30 PM, Nicolás Alvarez wrote: Is this an upgrade? Are you testing it with an older version of the product (containing a single shortcut) already installed? No, it's a completely new installer and I do not plan to bother with upgrade installs at all. Regards, Markus Ewald

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Bevan Weiss
I would suggest using two separate components for it. Each Shortcut is really a file.. Then each would get its own HKCU registry entry. Is your installer PerUser or PerMachine? The HKCU entry might not be so appropriate for a PerMachine install. Bevan 2013/12/13 Markus Ewald cy...@nuclex.org:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Markus Ewald
On 12/13/2013 11:21 PM, Bevan Weiss wrote: I would suggest using two separate components for it. Each Shortcut is really a file.. Then each would get its own HKCU registry entry. Is your installer PerUser or PerMachine? The HKCU entry might not be so appropriate for a PerMachine install. As

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Edwin Castro
On 12/13/13, 3:07 PM, Markus Ewald wrote: warning LGHT1076 : ICE69: Mismatched component reference. Entry 'ApplicationStartMenuShortcut' of the Shortcut table belongs to component 'ApplicationShortcut'. However, the formatted string in column 'Target' references file

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Markus Ewald
On 12/14/2013 12:18 AM, Edwin Castro wrote: On 12/13/13, 3:07 PM, Markus Ewald wrote: warning LGHT1076 : ICE69: Mismatched component reference. Entry 'ApplicationStartMenuShortcut' of the Shortcut table belongs to component 'ApplicationShortcut'. However, the formatted string in

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Edwin Castro
On 12/13/13, 3:46 PM, Markus Ewald wrote: On 12/14/2013 12:18 AM, Edwin Castro wrote: On 12/13/13, 3:07 PM, Markus Ewald wrote: warning LGHT1076 : ICE69: Mismatched component reference. Entry 'ApplicationStartMenuShortcut' of the Shortcut table belongs to component

[WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-12 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi All, May be this is a trivial question to ask, but below is what i want to achieve: I am creating registry entries as below in WIX source file: Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir' Directory Id='EnergySolutionsConfig' Name=Energy Solutions International Directory

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-12-06 Thread Tunney, Stephen
-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails I have been testing the 2 patching methods for WiX: Using Patch Creation Properties Using Purely WiX I have created basic samples for both and got both of them working okay so I am now try

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-12-06 Thread Tunney, Stephen
-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails I have been testing the 2 patching methods for WiX: Using Patch Creation Properties Using Purely WiX I have created basic samples for both and got both of them working okay so I am now try

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-15 Thread Phil Wilson
://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/aa368599.aspx -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:39 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-14 Thread TimM
Thanks Blair, I have created bug #4187. I have added, to the bug, the dropbox link to the zipped up product files that can be used to reproduce the issue as well. So hopefully a solution to this issue can be found or at least maybe let me know what I could possibly be doing that may be causing

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-14 Thread Tunney, Stephen
Tim, Thanks for getting this recognized as a bug :) -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:timmay...@smarttech.com] Sent: November-14-13 9:19 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails Thanks Blair, I have

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-14 Thread Tunney, Stephen
) -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:timmay...@smarttech.com] Sent: November-13-13 5:05 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails Here is part of my build log and all are referring to binary and merge Id's

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-14 Thread Nagesh Hora
[mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:39 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates You need to increment the file versions for patched files, basically because updates are based on them

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Nagesh Hora
: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:42:03 -0800 From: horanag...@gmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates I am more confused now. Do we have to mention changed binaries (.dlls, .ocxs, .exes) in component reference... Please

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Chaitanya
all changes in unreferenced fragments are ignored. That is not the expected use case for most products. -Blair Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:42:03 -0800 From: horanag...@gmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates I am more confused

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Phil Wilson
Nov 2013 18:42:03 -0800 From: horanag...@gmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates I am more confused now. Do we have to mention changed binaries (.dlls, .ocxs, .exes) in component reference... Please someone

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Jacky Liang
Is there any way to unsubscribe from this mailing list? -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:39 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates You need

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Alain Forget
: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:53 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates Is there any way to unsubscribe from this mailing list? -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13

[WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-13 Thread TimM
I have been testing the 2 patching methods for WiX: Using Patch Creation Properties Using Purely WiX I have created basic samples for both and got both of them working okay so I am now try a real install upgrade patch. So I get the .msi and .wixpdb files for say version 1.0 and for version 1.1

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-13 Thread TimM
Here is part of my build log and all are referring to binary and merge Id's that are listed in fragment files and referencing the path that our build machine created for the build: D:\BuildAgent72\work\9f69624fb270635f\BoardSW\install\win\SMART Product Drivers \Core_x86PNPDrivers.wxs(158) : error

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-13 Thread Blair Murri
toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates You need to increment the file versions for patched files, basically because updates are based on them. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367835(v=vs.85).aspx Something like REINSTALLMODE=amus is not a good idea

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe fails

2013-11-13 Thread Blair Murri
That looks like a melt bug to me. Please file it and if you can please link a copy of the/a repro. Blair Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:05:11 -0800 From: timmay...@smarttech.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Wix Pure patch with Melt.exe and Pyro.exe

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-12 Thread horana
I am more confused now. Do we have to mention changed binaries (.dlls, .ocxs, .exes) in component reference... Please someone help here, how to do perfect patch?? I followed steps in Wix 3.5 tutorial, without luck.. Any help would be appreciated. -- View this message in

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-12 Thread Blair Murri
-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates I am more confused now. Do we have to mention changed binaries (.dlls, .ocxs, .exes) in component reference... Please someone help here, how to do perfect patch?? I followed steps in Wix 3.5 tutorial, without luck.. Any help

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties

2013-11-08 Thread John Cooper
: [WiX-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties I also have a post with a rough outline of a project to make a patch using admin installs at: http://borgsdemons.com/blog/2013/10/14/wixproj-skeleton-to-make-a-wix-way-patch/ I'll try and update it when I have time

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-04 Thread Blair Murri
It is expected that for most products you never need more than one PatchFamily and you NEVER need to reference anything inside of it (which will then update all changes (and nothing except the changes) between the two MSIs). Blair From: TimM Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎October‎ ‎29‎, ‎2013

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties

2013-11-04 Thread Blair Murri
I haven’t used PCP/PatchWiz in years because if all the problems PatchWiz caused in the build farms I have to use with most of the projects I have worked on. In this blog post, Peter describes a way to use “Pure WiX” using an MSI not created by WiX:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties

2013-11-04 Thread John Cooper
-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties I haven’t used PCP/PatchWiz in years because if all the problems PatchWiz caused in the build farms I have to use with most of the projects I have worked on. In this blog post, Peter describes a way to use “Pure WiX” using

[WiX-users] Creating Cumulative patches with Patch Creation Properties

2013-10-30 Thread TimM
I am currently testing the creation of WiX patches using Patch Creation Properties. Now I am trying this over Pure WiX patches because the versions that we will initially be patching have already been released and when they were built they were NOT built to generate the .wixpdb files. So we have

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-10-29 Thread TimM
Joe, we are just looking at patches and I have a question about this method if you don't mind? I am just testing out with using the sample 'Using Pure WiX' example and I am looking at the PatchFamily element and noticed that you have to add a reference to a component in your main install project.

[WiX-users] Creating a system restore point using burn

2013-08-12 Thread MrWiX
According to the log file [2013-08-12T17:22:27]i360: Creating a system restore point. [2013-08-12T17:22:27]i362: System restore disabled, system restore point not created. the bootstrapper is already trying to create a system restore point. Does it fail only because of some system settings, or

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a system restore point using burn

2013-08-12 Thread John Cooper
www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: MrWiX [mailto:philipp.ew...@asamnet.de] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 12:11 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a system restore point using burn According to the log file [2013-08-12T17:22:27]i360: Creating

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-23 Thread Thomas Due
Ah gotcha. Thanks :) /Thomas -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phil.wil...@mvps.org] Sent: 22. maj 2013 19:57 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches If you want to show a dialog that's specific to patching

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-05-23 Thread David Watson
Your patch wix looks similar to mine but we use @MinorUpdateTargetRTM=yes on the patch element as that is what you are doing it may be worth a go. -Original Message- From: Joe Flynn [mailto:roo...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 May 2013 20:01 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-05-23 Thread Joe Flynn
are doing it may be worth a go. -Original Message- From: Joe Flynn [mailto:roo...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 May 2013 20:01 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates Hi All, I have created a product MSI which is versioned 6.100.0 . I have

[WiX-users] Creating a .msi with a lot of .dll and example setup project code

2013-05-23 Thread Liu, Ruiling
Hi, I am creating a .msi for my application and met some problems with it. 1. I have one solution with 6 projects. After I installed the application, there will be one .exe file, 60 .dll files and some .config files in my installed folder. Is there any easier way to add these 60 .dlls? Do I

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-22 Thread Thomas Due
Would you mind expanding on that? Because I don't know what you mean... /Thomas -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phil.wil...@mvps.org] Sent: 21. maj 2013 18:58 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches I

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-22 Thread Phil Wilson
, MsiRunningElevated etc. Phil -Original Message- From: Thomas Due [mailto:t...@scanvaegt.dk] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:36 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches Would you mind expanding on that? Because I don't know what you mean

[WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-05-22 Thread Joe Flynn
Hi All, I have created a product MSI which is versioned 6.100.0 . I have then successfully created a minor update which installs as 6.100.1. Below is the patch.wxs file I use to accomplish this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-21 Thread Thomas Due
No, I don't think so. Is that the cause? /Thomas -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 19. maj 2013 17:08 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches On 13-May-13 02:47, Thomas Due wrote: I have built two

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-21 Thread MrWiX
Identical file versions are definitely not the problem. (I just ran a test with WiX 3.7 and it work just fine. Only got a warning that the patch contains to files.) It looks like your wixpdb files differ in more just the version number. Even the referenced files are the same, the internal

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-21 Thread Thomas Due
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches Identical file versions are definitely not the problem. (I just ran a test with WiX 3.7 and it work just fine. Only got a warning that the patch contains to files.) It looks like your wixpdb files differ in more just the version

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-21 Thread Thomas Due
] Sent: 21. maj 2013 10:32 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches Identical file versions are definitely not the problem. (I just ran a test with WiX 3.7 and it work just fine. Only got a warning that the patch contains to files.) It looks like your

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-21 Thread Phil Wilson
I think a check for the PATCH property is more typical. Phil -Original Message- From: Thomas Due [mailto:t...@scanvaegt.dk] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:09 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches I was reviewing

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-19 Thread Bob Arnson
On 13-May-13 02:47, Thomas Due wrote: I have built two versions of the installer, with the only real difference being the version nummer (1.2.0 and 1.2.5). Did the versions of all the files change too? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-13 Thread Thomas Due
16:54 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches Are you using a different version of the WiX toolset to patch than what was used to build the MSIs? That's not technically supported since there are a lot of fine details that can go

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-09 Thread Rob Mensching
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches I have now modified my build script to use a locally build msi installer and comparing it with a version build on my build server yesterday. There is no practical difference between the two msi

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-07 Thread Thomas Due
: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches I have now modified my build script to use a locally build msi installer and comparing it with a version build on my build server yesterday. There is no practical difference between the two msi files except the version numbers. Is that why I keep getting

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-03 Thread Thomas Due
] Sent: 2. maj 2013 12:07 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches 于02 May 2013 17:31:10,Thomas Due写到: Hello, I am trying to grasp the concept of minor and small upgrades, but I am having some trouble with getting it to work

[WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-02 Thread Thomas Due
Hello, I am trying to grasp the concept of minor and small upgrades, but I am having some trouble with getting it to work. First of all, it doesn't seem to work at all with 3.7. I have downgraded my WiX to 3.5, and there something happens at least, but my msp seems to be empty when I

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-02 Thread Thomas Due
Update: I discovered that I had a wrong PatchBaseline Id, I fixed this so it is equal to the installer, and got this error instead: pyro.exe : error PYRO0252 : No valid transforms were provided to attach to the patch. Check to make sure the transforms you passed on the command line have a

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-02 Thread John Ludlow
I don't think the version number of a binary is taken into account when analysing differences for byte-level patches. Try setting WholeFilesOnly=yes ( http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_patchcreation.htm). On 2 May 2013 10:31, Thomas Due t...@scanvaegt.dk wrote: Hello, I am

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

2013-05-02 Thread uni
于02 May 2013 17:31:10,Thomas Due写到: Hello, I am trying to grasp the concept of minor and small upgrades, but I am having some trouble with getting it to work. First of all, it doesn't seem to work at all with 3.7. I have downgraded my WiX to 3.5, and there something happens at least, but

[WiX-users] Creating MDF LDF paths when creating a SQL Database

2013-04-25 Thread Jeremiah Flud
Has anyone been able to create the MDF and LDF paths when specifying a path via command line? Component Id=SQLCOMPONENT Guid=93C3B900-5746-4C95-8EEB-9570BF3F1389 Directory=INSTALLLOCATION KeyPath=yes util:User Id=SQLUser Name=[CREATE_DATABASE_USERNAME]

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