On 4/20/07, Mailinglist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello WiX-users, > > > > because we needed to use managed custom actions in our setup, I searched > around the net for a real solution to this. > > > > I found two projects ([1],[2]), that followed quite good ideas, but both > did not work out of the box or only under special circumstances. So I > combined them both to something working. > > > > Simply, we now use a custom action to start a C++ library, that hosts the > CLR, loads a specified assembly and calls a class that needs to implement a > small interface. From inside that class the installer context can be used to > fill properties, etc. > > > > Since the demo code package is 3 MB, I uploaded it to Rapidshare [3] as well > as to my blog [4]. > > > > Greetings, > > > > Oliver Friedrich > > Consultant - Software Solutions > > > > > > [1] "Hosting the CLR within a custom action" – Pablo M. Cibaro - > http://weblogs.asp.net/cibrax/archive/2005/04/11/399839.aspx > > [2] "Wrapping the Windows Installer 2.0 API" - > http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/msiinterop.asp > > [3] Rapidshare Download Link: > http://rapidshare.com/files/26953203/ManagedCustomActions.zip.html > > [4] Blogentry: http://www.forestwalk.de/?p=31 >
How does this work around the technical reason for managed custom actions not working that Rob Mensching blogged about recently? http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/04/19/Managed-Code-CustomActions-no-support-on-the-way-and-heres.aspx /Johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
