Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-30 Thread Richard
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aris Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have been using managec C++ CA's coded in Visual Studio 2003 for > installs. IMO, you might as well just use native C++ at that point. > Well, you get the picture. One wrinkle, the VC 2005 requires linking to the

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-30 Thread Aris Green
I have been using managec C++ CA's coded in Visual Studio 2003 for installs. You create a .NET dll and use unmanaged exports .e.g __declspec(dllexport) int __stdcall MyCustomAction(MSIHANDLE hInstall); All your logic is in the installation package and you don't have to leave a carcass behind with

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-30 Thread Mike Dimmick
MAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sankaranarayanan Sent: 30 October 2007 18:36 To: Richard; WiX Users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll I use custom action for the following operations 1) Read XML Config file and set installer properties 2)

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-30 Thread Sankaranarayanan
o: WiX Users Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 30 October, 2007 10:03:10 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sankaranarayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am using Managed Custom Action [...] What is

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-30 Thread Richard
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sankaranarayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am using Managed Custom Action [...] What is your custom action doing? The MSDN documentation leads people to believe that they need managed custom actions for all sorts of things that the standard actions and

[WiX-users] Managed Custom Action using InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-10-29 Thread Sankaranarayanan
Hi All, I am using Managed Custom Action as details in http://blogs.msdn.com/josealmeida/archive/2004/11/08/253831.aspx This approach works like a charm but I didn't quite like the idea of packaging InstallUtilLib.dll file in MSI. Is there a way to use the InstallUtilLib.dll present in the cl