Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-12 Thread Pally Sandher
G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: joshh [mailto:joshuadeanh...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 February 2013 20:47 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI Bruce, That is really close to what I am

[WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread joshh
I am creating an installer and need to install a few prereqs and one of two applications depending on what OS they are using. The default UI seems more complex than I need. I just want the bootstrapper to start installing the applications and not show any dialog. (One dialog is ok if it can

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread The Ouizard
Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI I am creating an installer and need to install a few prereqs and one of two applications depending on what OS they are using. The default UI seems more complex than I need. I just want the bootstrapper to start

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread joshh
My issue isn't the installer UI but rather the bootstrapper UI (If that makes sense). Basically I created an installer with the UI that I want but I also need to install a few prereqs for the solution. From what I have read the best way to do this is by using burn and creating a bootstrapper.

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread Bruce Cran
On 11/02/2013 20:12, joshh wrote: I have done this but the UI is too complex. The big problem is that it forces the user to accept a license and this is not needed at this point. I would like for the bootstrapper to just load and start installing the chain of packages or give a simple

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread joshh
Bruce, That is really close to what I am looking for. The only improvement I can think of would be to reduce the size and have a short message. And maybe a background logo like the wix ui can have. Thanks! -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Message- From: joshh [mailto:joshuadeanh...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 February 2013 20:44 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI Bruce, That is really close to what I am looking for. The only improvement I can think

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread Bruce Cran
On 11/02/2013 20:43, joshh wrote: That is really close to what I am looking for. The only improvement I can think of would be to reduce the size and have a short message. And maybe a background logo like the wix ui can have. I agree - it's a bit bare without the eula. -- Bruce Cran

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread Bruce Cran
On 11/02/2013 20:53, Neil Sleightholm wrote: You might find this useful: http://wixextba.codeplex.com/. Take a look at the example Bundle7.wxs it is a pretty basic UI and the dialog is designed to be the same size as the WiX MSI UI. You might also want to consider writing your UI in burn

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap application and need a more simple UI

2013-02-11 Thread Neil Sleightholm
This is a replacement burn ui. Neil On 11 Feb 2013, at 21:02, Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk wrote: On 11/02/2013 20:53, Neil Sleightholm wrote: You might find this useful: http://wixextba.codeplex.com/. Take a look at the example Bundle7.wxs it is a pretty basic UI and the dialog is

[WiX-users] Creating an Virtual Directory through IIS7

2013-01-31 Thread Chaitanya
Hi, Iam creating Site in iis.Under the site I want to create an virtual directory. But,through my code it is creating an Application.see the code which I wrote for creating an Site and virtual Directiory. Let me know where iam doing Mistake.. Creating Site.. iis:WebSite

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an Virtual Directory through IIS7

2013-01-31 Thread Neil Sleightholm
/ /iis:WebSite Neil -Original Message- From: Chaitanya [mailto:chaita...@pointcross.com] Sent: 01 February 2013 05:22 To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating an Virtual Directory through IIS7 Hi, Iam creating Site in iis.Under the site I want to create

[WiX-users] Creating an ApplicationPool and DataBase using WIX

2013-01-10 Thread Master Yoda
Hello! I use WIX to create an ApplicationPool and a DataBase. I use Component Id=iis_AppPool Guid=C70C5742-A4EB-468D-82F1-972497672638 iis:WebAppPool Id=AP_MyApp Name=MyAppPool ManagedRuntimeVersion=v4.0 ManagedPipelineMode=integrated / /Component to create an ApplicationPool And I want to make

[WiX-users] Creating or attaching a database during install

2013-01-09 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Hello, In my setup program I need to create/attach a SQL Server database as per user requirements. If the (database) target location specified by the user already contains a database with my DB name, I need to just attach it to SQL Server. But, if the target location doesn’t have a file

[WiX-users] Creating installer like WiX

2012-12-24 Thread Eddy Ukstein
Hello, The WiX installer it self is very impressive. It's totally custom UI. How is it created? Where can I get this info from? Thanks -- Eddy Uk' -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial

Re: [WiX-users] Creating installer like WiX

2012-12-24 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The source for it is available in the WiX source in the folder src\Setup\WixBA. -Original Message- From: Eddy Ukstein [mailto:edd...@gmail.com] Sent: 24 December 2012 09:36 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating installer like WiX Hello, The WiX installer

Re: [WiX-users] Creating installer like WiX

2012-12-24 Thread John Ludlow
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating installer like WiX Hello, The WiX installer it self is very impressive. It's totally custom UI. How is it created? Where can I get this info from? Thanks -- Eddy Uk

[WiX-users] Creating SQL Server database from wix

2012-11-23 Thread Sudripta Nandy
Hello, From my setup I need to create a SQL Server database. I am taking a SQL Server instance name, username and password from the user. I then try to create the SQL database as below: Binary Id='CreateMyDB' SourceFile='MyDB.sql' / util:User Id='SQLUser' Name='[SQLNAME]'

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set offiles to an existing directory

2012-11-15 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set offiles to an existing directory Thanks Peter. I have followed the manual and tutorials and created a basic installer, which works with the WixUI_InstallDir extension: ---snip--- ?xml version

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set offiles to an existing directory

2012-11-15 Thread Jensen-Waud, Anders
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set offiles to an existing directory Thanks Peter. I have followed the manual and tutorials and created a basic installer, which works with the WixUI_InstallDir extension: ---snip--- ?xml version=1.0 encoding

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying aset offiles to an existing directory

2012-11-15 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
in the dialog box. I'm not sure how early in the UI sequence the SetDirectory occurs. -Original Message- From: Jensen-Waud, Anders [mailto:anders.jensen-w...@capgemini.com] Sent: 15 November 2012 10:46 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

2012-11-14 Thread Jensen-Waud, Anders
\'. Thanks. Anders -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2012 9:29 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

2012-11-13 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Message- From: Jensen-Waud, Anders [mailto:anders.jensen-w...@capgemini.com] Sent: 12 November 2012 23:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory Hello I need to create an installer file, which copies

[WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

2012-11-12 Thread Jensen-Waud, Anders
Hello I need to create an installer file, which copies a set of XML files into the directory of an existing application, which is already assumed to be installed on the computer. The installer wraps a plugin (consisting of a set of XML files) for a popular CASE tool. I would prefer if this

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

2012-11-12 Thread Hoover, Jacob
...@capgemini.com] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 5:39 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory Hello I need to create an installer file, which copies a set of XML files into the directory of an existing

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory

2012-11-12 Thread Jensen-Waud, Anders
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a simply installer copying a set of files to an existing directory Assuming the popular CASE tool uses Windows Installer to install, you should be able to search for it as a prerequisite. In addition, you should need to ask

[WiX-users] Creating localizable setups

2012-10-05 Thread Kajal Kumar Biswas
I was trying to create a localized setup in Wix. Lets say I support 20 languages. So, objective is to produce all the 20 mst's. Using InstallShield in one build I can create the msi and the and all the 20 transform files. Now I want to achieve this process using WIX. What I have figured out so

Re: [WiX-users] Creating localizable setups

2012-10-05 Thread Rob Mensching
That is the minimal set of steps. Maybe one day someone will contribute the work to wrap it up in the wix.targets so others would never have to see it. However, I'm not sure language transforms are the best way to distribute localized software any longer. With Burn, I think I would wrap up the

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patch for minor upgrade

2012-10-04 Thread Kajal Kumar Biswas
: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 8:13 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating patch for minor upgrade Only the changes you reference will be included in the patch, so componentrefs for components

[WiX-users] creating image..

2012-10-04 Thread Chaitanya
Hi, I want to replace image in WixUI_InstallDir.How to do that.. Please Help me.Im new to Wix. Tahnks. -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance

Re: [WiX-users] creating image..

2012-10-04 Thread Natalie Carr
=Banner / That is for the banner, the background is the same method..:) -Original Message- From: Chaitanya [mailto:chaita...@pointcross.com] Sent: 04 October 2012 12:34 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] creating image.. Hi, I want to replace image

Re: [WiX-users] creating image..

2012-10-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
] Sent: 04 October 2012 12:34 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] creating image.. Hi, I want to replace image in WixUI_InstallDir.How to do that.. Please Help me.Im new to Wix. Tahnks. -- -- -- Don't

[WiX-users] Creating patch for minor upgrade

2012-10-03 Thread Kajal Kumar Biswas
Hi, I'm creating a patch using the wix toolset (not using the pcp technique). I can create the patch successfully and can orca the msi and view the contents of the patch. But the problem is the ProductVersion does not get bumpted up while I open the patch over the target msi in orca. Steps

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patch for minor upgrade

2012-10-03 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Akshat Kumar Jain Subject: [WiX-users] Creating patch for minor upgrade Hi, I'm creating a patch using the wix toolset (not using the pcp technique). I can create the patch successfully and can orca the msi and view the contents of the patch. But the problem

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an uninstall shortcut

2012-09-25 Thread Allan Edwards
This worked! Thanks!!! -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 6:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating an uninstall shortcut The code here worked: http

[WiX-users] Creating an uninstall shortcut

2012-09-24 Thread Allan Edwards
Directory Id=ProgramMenuFolder Directory Id=ApplicationProgramsFolder Name=TCard System/ /Directory Fragment DirectoryRef Id=ApplicationProgramsFolder Component Id=ApplicationShortcut Guid=AD7EBFAB-4DB8-4fa8-8D9B-A6325959C69B Shortcut

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an uninstall shortcut

2012-09-24 Thread Rob Mensching
The code here worked: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/How-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Allan Edwards allan.edwa...@pointsolutionsllc.com wrote: Directory Id=ProgramMenuFolder Directory Id=ApplicationProgramsFolder

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Katherine Moss
- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:47 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Actually I love merge modules

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Katherine Moss
So then, why have that as a project type? It seems kind of silly, doesn't it? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 1:17 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread StevenOgilvie
I am using WIX 3.6 and VS2010 I have 4 merge modules that are services... I have just created 2 wixlibs that I would like to share with each merge module, how would I add them to the merge module? Steve -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread StevenOgilvie
okay I figured out how to add the wixlib, however the files are not being installed :( in the wixlib: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?include $(var.SolutionDir)Setup\Includes\Variables.wxi ? Fragment Directory Id=TARGETDIR

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread John H Bergman (XPedient)
In the project page, you need to select bind files to get them included inside the WixLib. -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:10 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Rob Mensching
, September 18, 2012 1:17 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem In WiX, yes. http://www.robmensching.com/blog/posts/2008/10/10/What-are-.wixlibs-and-why-would-you-use-them On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Katherine Moss

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Steven Ogilvie
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem In the project page, you need to select bind files to get them included inside the WixLib. -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:10 AM To: wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Rob Mensching
I would remove TARGETDIR from the Fragment and change MergeRedirectFolder to a DirectoryRef. Might even call MergeRedirectFolder something more like ThePurposeOfThisFragmentFolder. That ends up being a reference to a folder that the .wixlib will need the parent project (MSI or Merge Module) to

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread John H Bergman (XPedient)
18, 2012 9:33 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Sorry I don't understand what you mean? What project page? I looked under the project properties but there is nothing about binding... Steve -Original Message

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-18 Thread Steven Ogilvie
/ /Component Etc... Thanks to all!! -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: September-18-12 10:34 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem I would remove TARGETDIR from

[WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread StevenOgilvie
Hi, I have 3 sql scripts I need to run on our database (creating, overwrite) I have created a merge module that installs the scripts down... I create a user account: util:User Id=SQLUser Name=[DATABASE_USERNAME] Password=[DATABASE_PASSWORD] / for SQL authentication (if required) I create two

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Hoover, Jacob
My first guess is the condition (blank) would probably always result in a false condition, causing them never to happen. -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 1:22 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread StevenOgilvie
oops the condition got wiped out: here it is for windows authentication: Condition/Condition here it is for SQL Server authentication: Condition/Condition -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread StevenOgilvie
crap the nabble post/reply is killing the condition, lets see what happens if I put spaces: C o n d i t i o n ! [ C D A T A [ D A T A B A S E _ W I N D O W S A U T H E N T I C A T I O N = 1 ] ] / C o n d i t i o n for SQL server it would be =0 Steve -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Hoover, Jacob
It's also badly mangling the log file. What lines are in the log file around the two components? Jacob -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Steven Ogilvie
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem It's also badly mangling the log file. What lines are in the log file around the two components? Jacob -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Hoover, Jacob
is actually supposed to be installed? -Original Message- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:15 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem MSI (s) (F4:9C) [15:07:30:065

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Steven Ogilvie
: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Action being null (on the component), it's doing nothing http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367858(v=vs.85).aspx . What and where is the value being assigned to your DATABASE_WINDOWSAUTHENTICATION property? Also, I assume

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Rob Mensching
[mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: September-17-12 3:34 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Action being null (on the component), it's doing nothing http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367858(v=vs

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Katherine Moss
Are those meant to take the place of merge modules? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Yeah, that's

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Christopher Painter
...@greenheck.com Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:38 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Action being null (on the component), it's doing nothing http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library

Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem

2012-09-17 Thread Rob Mensching
[mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating database problem Yeah, that's why we created .wixlibs. On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Steven Ogilvie steven.ogil...@titus.com wrote

[WiX-users] Creating Manage Bootstrap Application targeting .NET 4 instead of 3.5

2012-09-04 Thread Brian C
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone else has had an issue trying to build a Managed Bootstrap Application with the Target as .NET 4.  Compiled with Target as 3.5, everything worked fine, then, for some company-wide WPF GUI enhancements, we went to .NET 4.0.  After adding System.XAML and

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Manage Bootstrap Application targeting .NET 4 instead of 3.5

2012-09-04 Thread Rob Mensching
Use fuslogvw.exe to understand the assembly load errors. They are usually impossible to guess at and the log file usually points you directly at the problem. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Brian C briancoving...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi all, I am wondering if anyone else has had an issue

Re: [WiX-users] Creating empty registry key under HKCU

2012-08-16 Thread Nick Ramirez
I found one workaround. Putting the RegistryKey inside of another RegistryKey that does have a value marked as the keypath. That satisfied the ICE38 rule for that component. -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] Creating empty registry key under HKCU

2012-08-15 Thread Nick Ramirez
Does anyone know the best method for writing an empty Registry key under HKCU? This code isn't cutting it: *ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Directory=PersonalFolder Component Id=CMP_RegistryWrite Guid={3BF28DC8-4AFC-43E8-B605-AA6456B06921} RegistryKey Root=HKCU

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-28 Thread Dan Muller
Awesome, thank you very much. I think that it is all figured out now -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Creating-an-installer-through-the-command-line-tp7579149p7579177.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Dan Muller
Is there a way to build an installer directly from a wixproj? The normal method is to call candle on a wxs, then light on a wixobj, but in a project with multiple source files and therefore multiple wixobjs, is there a way to create the installer through the command line? What would be the process

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread David Watson
[mailto:dmuller...@comcast.net] Sent: 27 June 2012 15:25 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line Is there a way to build an installer directly from a wixproj? The normal method is to call candle on a wxs, then light on a wixobj

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Richard Mayes
Why don't you just use the msbuild commandline if you already have the wixproj? Just call msbuild in the same directory to the sln or wixproj and it will find it. Richard Mayes Blog: http://blog.slinkysoftware.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/caveman_dick On 27 June 2012 15:24, Dan Muller

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Dan Muller
I don't know what I was doing but I had tried msbuild but must have supplied the wrong argument. My problem now is that there is no w.target in my C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3.6\bin directory. It exists in my sharp develop directory and I am sure I can find it in the visual studios

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line I don't know what I was doing but I had tried msbuild but must have supplied the wrong argument. My problem now is that there is no w.target in my C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3.6\bin directory. It exists in my

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Richard Mayes
MSbuild is installed with the dotnet framework so you won't need to install SharpDevelop or VS. What you are getting is that msbuild can't find the Wix targets and binaries. For all my wix projects I redirect the wixproj files to point to a directory that is checked into source control. That way

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Dan Muller
Before reading this post i did do a search for msbuild and found it in my .NET folders, and i have a copy of wix.target and wixtasks.dll, however they are not actually from the wix installation but my sharpdevelop install. So my question is, is there a wix.target and wixtasks.dll that is

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Rob Mensching
Yes. The WiX toolset (wix36.exe or the old WiX v3.5 MSI) installs the wix.targets and WixTasks.dll and other things appropriately so they just work. Or you could use the binaries.zip file like someone pointed out with a link to the documentation how. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Dan Muller

Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line

2012-06-27 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
[mailto:dmuller...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:44 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating an installer through the command line Before reading this post i did do a search for msbuild and found it in my .NET folders, and i have a copy of wix.target

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a burn package from the command line

2012-06-01 Thread Lily.Lee
toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a burn package from the command line burn.exe is the engine that gets compiled with your packages to create a final bundle. To actually compile a bundle, you create a .wxs file that uses the new top-level Bundle element. The WiX.chm walks through the very

[WiX-users] Creating a burn package from the command line

2012-05-31 Thread Lily.Lee
Hi All, I am looking for the way to create a burn package from the command line without Visual Studio (Votive). i.e. Put many .msi files together using 'burn' exe on the command line. (for example, burn.exe abc.msi cdf.msi -package . ) I found the information that burn supports

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a burn package from the command line

2012-05-31 Thread Rob Mensching
burn.exe is the engine that gets compiled with your packages to create a final bundle. To actually compile a bundle, you create a .wxs file that uses the new top-level Bundle element. The WiX.chm walks through the very basics of this. On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM, lily@us.7layers.com

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a shortcut : using shell32 common icons ?

2012-04-03 Thread KF
This is bad news. I should be able to reference say icon 167 from Shell32.dll without having to include the dll itself(for sure illegal) or extracted icon files (maybe illegal) in the installation package. If you copy-paste the .lnk files to another machine, they automatically find the referenced

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a shortcut to a directory

2012-03-30 Thread Stephen Brooks
Hi, Complete WiX beginner here. I've managed to create a Start Menu folder with shortcuts to files in it (by using Shortcut elements nested inside the File element of the destination, which in turn is inside a Component element). But I want to create a shortcut to the installation *directory*

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a shortcut to a directory

2012-03-30 Thread Stephen Brooks
After some trial and error I've found that adding the following to my Component (containing the Shortcut) RegistryValue Root='HKCU' Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value='' KeyPath='yes' / ...makes it all work. I'm a bit concerned because I've used the

[WiX-users] Creating a shortcut to a directory

2012-03-30 Thread Stephen Brooks
Hi, Complete WiX beginner here. I've managed to create a Start Menu folder with shortcuts to files in it (by using Shortcut elements nested inside the File element of the destination, which in turn is inside a Component element). But I want to create a shortcut to the installation *directory*

[WiX-users] creating a windows indexing service catalog / directory

2012-03-20 Thread Brett Dudo
I'm trying to find a way to create a directory and catalog within the windows indexing service, then restart the service to have it active through .msi. I currently can do this from WISE on x86 machines, but not on x64. Is this at all possible with msi and wix? *~BCD* *Alphabetic Design*

Re: [WiX-users] creating a windows indexing service catalog / directory

2012-03-20 Thread John Cooper
[mailto:brett.d...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:19 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] creating a windows indexing service catalog / directory I'm trying to find a way to create a directory and catalog within the windows indexing service, then restart the service

[WiX-users] Creating directory - not using a directory shortcut property

2012-02-17 Thread cgrue
I am new to WiX and I am having trouble creating directories. The following Directory definition works, that is, the directory is created and the single file in the install is written to it. Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ProgramFilesFolder Directory

Re: [WiX-users] Creating directory - not using a directory shortcut property

2012-02-17 Thread Rob Mensching
A Directory is not created unless something is installed in them or there is an explict CreateFolder element for it. On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM, cgrue cruet...@csc.com wrote: I am new to WiX and I am having trouble creating directories. The following Directory definition works, that

Re: [WiX-users] creating a patch using results in pyro error 0103

2012-02-07 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi again, I solved the problem by creating the same directory structure used to create the initial installer. The files can then be found by pyro and the patch is created as expected. Regards, Michel Am 06.02.2012 20:17, schrieb Michael Scheepers: Hi there, I have a problem when I try to

[WiX-users] creating a patch using results in pyro error 0103

2012-02-06 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi there, I have a problem when I try to create a patch using torch and pyro. What I did until now: I saved the wixpdb files from the initial installer becaus I read it was recommended to do so. Well, I did... I created a new installer.msi with some changed files along with all other files

Re: [WiX-users] Creating msi installer with merge modules.

2012-02-02 Thread Blair
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating msi installer with merge modules. Hi, We are trying to create a msi installer which includes third party merge module using WiX 3.5. I just need to create installer with just merge modules and I don't have any files to be shipped in the installer

Re: [WiX-users] Creating msi installer with merge modules.

2012-02-02 Thread Christopher Painter
: Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:41 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating msi installer with merge modules. I suspect that the MSM would also fail validation. If it fails, can you get your third party

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-25 Thread tomer.c
...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:18 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch I don't think your problems are related to patch building. I think your second MSI is not a valid minor update. Try running the second

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-25 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
service it with major upgrades. -Original Message- From: tome...@qualisystems.com [mailto:tome...@qualisystems.com] Sent: 25 January 2012 09:10 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch Found Paraffin! http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
with the * in the product Id, how do I get the Guid that was generated for those MSIs? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:05 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
- From: tome...@qualisystems.com [mailto:tome...@qualisystems.com] Sent: 24 January 2012 08:23 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch Hi, I tried replacing the * with the UpgradeCode Guid. Still the same errors... I must say the erros seem

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
[mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch The product code and the upgrade code are 2 different things. Don't mix them up. You can get the product code from

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
... -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch The product code and the upgrade code are 2 different things. Don't

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
table. The patch itself will contain cabinets for the altered files using the media cabinet name. -Original Message- From: tome...@qualisystems.com [mailto:tome...@qualisystems.com] Sent: 24 January 2012 13:01 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch That would invalidate the MSI if you don't keep the relevant tables up to date too. Its not a recommended practice - do a proper build instead. I've not built a patch targeting an unpacked MSI but I

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
rather than by looking at the code so you can see what's actually been generated. -Original Message- From: tome...@qualisystems.com [mailto:tome...@qualisystems.com] Sent: 24 January 2012 14:00 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch I

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:18 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch I don't think your problems are related to patch building. I think your second MSI

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-24 Thread tomer.c
- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:18 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch I don't think your problems are related to patch building. I think your second

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

2012-01-23 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
with a zero length file if necessary. -Original Message- From: tome...@qualisystems.com [mailto:tome...@qualisystems.com] Sent: 22 January 2012 06:41 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch Hi, Thanks for the replay, you are right

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