You're right.drvutil.dll is from APC SDK.Could you give me any sample or a link which demonstrate the implementation method you are talking about?
Christopher Painter wrote: > > Is drvutil.dll your own DLL or are you using a third party dll? Googling > the name seems to imply that it might be from an APC SDK and in that case > it's very unlikely to follow Type 1 standard call declaration. You > would have to create a wrapper CA that invoke the APC DLL and pass the > result back to an MSI property. InstallShield has this built in as a > generic `standard dll` story but WiX does not. If it is your CA then I > assume you are already exporting your DLLfx per Type 1 specs. > > Brian Simoneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The installer extracts the dll to the temporary location in order to > call the custom action and then deletes the temp file. The actual error > is in calling the custom action or in the custom action itself. > > -Brian Simoneau > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anidil > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:24 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action to call a method in DLL > > > I have a customaction as follows which invokes the "IsUPSPresent" > function > inside drvutil.dll. > > > Id="caIsUPSPresent" > DllEntry="IsUPSPresent" Return="check" /> > > > > > > As i see in the verbose MSI logs, installer seems to have accessed "DLL: > C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8342.tmp" instead of the actual dll specified, > and > the MSI end up in install failure. > > Am i missing somethig here? > I have searched for the file "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8342.tmp" but > could > find anything as such. > > Here are the log snippet: > > MSI (s) (B4:84) [17:39:25:363]: Doing action: caIsUPSPresent > Action start 17:39:25: caIsUPSPresent. > MSI (s) (B4:60) [17:39:25:379]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: > C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8342.tmp, Entrypoint: IsUPSPresent > MSI (s) (B4:1C) [17:39:25:379]: Generating random cookie. > MSI (s) (B4:1C) [17:39:25:394]: Created Custom Action Server with PID > 2212 > (0x8A4). > MSI (s) (B4:48) [17:39:25:488]: Running as a service. > MSI (s) (B4:EC) [17:39:25:737]: Hello, I'm your 32bit Impersonated > custom > action server. > Action ended 17:39:25: caIsUPSPresent. Return value 3. > Action ended 17:39:25: INSTALL. Return value 3. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Custom-action-to-call-a-method-in-DLL-tf4606851.ht > ml#a13154574 > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > --------------------------------- > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Custom-action-to-call-a-method-in-DLL-tf4606851.html#a13212615 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
