OT, but I love that word...catastrophically. When functions in my code fail, I generally don't relate them to cataclysmic events. :-)
Can you post some snippets of the module so we can have a look, namely how the components are organized? Regards, //aj On 5/31/07, Mike Dimmick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The documentation for ImsmMerge2::Merge wasn't exactly helpful > (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369275.aspx): > > Return Value > The Merge function returns the following values. > E_FAIL The merge failed catastrophically. This indicates an operational > error, and is not the normal error return for a failed merge. > > Check that the path to the MSI and the path to the MSM are fairly short? > What does smoke say about the MSM? Can you open it with Orca? > > If you have an on-access virus scanner, try disabling it temporarily or > asking it not to scan on writing the file? > > -- > Mike Dimmick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DexterSinister > Sent: 31 May 2007 21:59 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Error while trying to build with Crystal Reports XIr2 > -Any ideas ? > > > I'm building an updated version of an installation package [only the Crystal > Reports merge modules > have changed at this point ...] and I'm getting the following error: > > light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a > call to a COM component. > > Exception Type: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException > > Stack Trace: > at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.IMsmMerge2.Merge(String feature, > String directory) > at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Binder.MergeModules(String > databasePath, Output output) > at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Binder.Bind(Output output) > at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Light.Run(String[] args) > > > Any thoughts on how to figure this out & fix it ... ? > > Thanks in advance, > > -dmm > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Error-while-trying-to-build-with-Crystal-Reports-XIr2- > --Any-ideas---tf3848848.html#a10901909 > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
