Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling CreateFolders under AdminExecuteSequence (repost)

2009-03-11 Thread Bob Arnson
martin lavelle wrote: > The Microsoft reference on the CreateFolders Actions says "The installer > creates folders both for components that run locally and run from source". > Doesn't this mean CreateFolders is officially approved for use during Admin > Installations? No. I think you're still

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling CreateFolders under AdminExecuteSequence (repost)

2009-03-11 Thread martin lavelle
The Microsoft reference on the CreateFolders Actions says "The installer creates folders both for components that run locally and run from source". Doesn't this mean CreateFolders is officially approved for use during Admin Installations? (See below for link) If the AdminExecuteSequence is in

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling CreateFolders under AdminExecuteSequence (repost)

2009-03-10 Thread Bob Arnson
martin lavelle wrote: > My intention is to create empty folders during an Admin Installation. That's not how an admin installation works: It's essentially just your source media laid out. MSI enforces restrictions on actions in the AdminExecuteSequence table; see "Suggested AdminExecuteSequence

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling CreateFolders under AdminExecuteSequence (repost)

2009-03-10 Thread martin lavelle
My intention is to create empty folders during an Admin Installation. The deployed application can be ran by multiple users from a network location, or be deployed locally, and the application requires empty folders in both scenarios. I'm sorry if that was not clear. In my opinion the produ

[WiX-users] Scheduling CreateFolders under AdminExecuteSequence

2009-03-09 Thread martin lavelle
Hi, I wish to schedule CreateFolders to run in the AdminExecuteSequence, as I am deploying program whose behaviour is effected by empty folders. To quote from MSI documentation (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368052(VS.85).aspx) "The installer creates folders both for components that