Is the entry point exposed properly? Either through a definition file, or I
think the other way is
through a pragma.
Rob
Chris Bardon wrote:
> I'm trying to create a custom DLL that sets an installer property that
> the user can then modify, so I tried starting with a simple example:
>
> extern "C" UINT __stdcall TestFn(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
> {
> MsiSetProperty(hInstall,TEXT("AGENTID"),TEXT("AgentID from
> DLL"));
> return ERROR_SUCCESS;
> }
>
> I can compile/link the DLL just fine, and then I refer to it in my Wix
> source like so:
>
> <Binary Id="TestCA" SourceFile="..\$bin\CustomActionDLL.dll" />
> <CustomAction Id="TestCustom" BinaryKey="TestCA" DllEntry="TestFn"
> Return="check" Execute="immediate" />
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> <RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallFinalize' />
> <Custom Action="TestCustom" After="ValidateProductID"/>
> </InstallExecuteSequence>
>
> When I run the installer though, the property doesn't seem to be set by
> the action, and if I check the trace, nothing in the log seems to even
> indicate that the custom action ran. Is there something else that I
> need to do to get a custom DLL to be called?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
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