The Windows SDK has a utility called 'Orca' that can show you the raw tables in an MSI. I use it constantly to check Files tables when our developers claim something is missing from my installers.
You can probably find Orca in other places, but that's one place I know it resides. It might already be on your system. -Matt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Blankley Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:25 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in xml not being installed Below is the output from 2 files. It looks a little different than yours. The first is successfully installed when I run the msi/msp. The 2nd is not found on the installed media. Is there a way I can look inside the cab inside the msi to confirm that the "missing" file is indeed in the msi? Thanks. Dave MSI (s) (80:CC) [11:50:11:031]: Executing op: FileCopy(SourceName=MARKET_4.WMI|MarketDepthBkgrd.wmif,SourceCabKey=file 2279,DestName=MarketDepthBkgrd.wmif,Attributes=0,FileSize=800039,PerTick =32768,,VerifyMedia=1,,,,,CheckCRC=0,,,InstallMode=58982400,HashOptions= 0,HashPart1=-89917452,HashPart2=1694465066,HashPart3=1569586833,HashPart 4=299802530,,) MSI (s) (80:CC) [11:50:11:031]: File: I:\builder\WarlordOld\Warlord0.66\Pfiles\Warlord\Trade Images\MarketDepthBkgrd.wmif; Won't Overwrite; Won't patch; Existing file is unversioned and unmodified - hash matches source file MSI (s) (80:CC) [11:50:11:046]: Executing op: FileCopy(SourceName=CONFIR_1.WMI|confirm_input.wmif,SourceCabKey=file268 3,DestName=confirm_input.wmif,Attributes=0,FileSize=14079,PerTick=32768, ,VerifyMedia=1,,,,,CheckCRC=0,,,InstallMode=58982400,HashOptions=0,HashP art1=1644515610,HashPart2=1582559771,HashPart3=-1450576442,HashPart4=203 2300175,,) MSI (s) (80:CC) [11:50:11:046]: File: I:\builder\WarlordOld\Warlord0.66\Pfiles\Warlord\Trade Images\confirm_input.wmif; Won't Overwrite; Won't patch; Existing file is unversioned and unmodified - hash matches source file On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Chad Petersen wrote: > I've never seen a log file be inaccurate as to what happened. And I've > never seen a log file give the same info for files that are installed > versus not installed. Look for the logging of the Component. For the > Components that do not get installed does it say Action: Null? See the > example below of two identical files that are installed (Action: Local) > or not installed (Action: Null) depending on a condition I have set. > > MSI (s) (88:EC) [09:04:46:359]: Component: ExceptionReport1099rox; > Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Null > MSI (s) (88:EC) [09:04:46:359]: Component: ExceptionReport1098rox_26; > Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David > Blankley > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:58 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in xml not being installed > > Chad: Thanks for the suggestion. > Unfortunately, the files that fail to be newly incorporated spit out the > exact same info as files that were part of the original msi. > > What's also weird is that there seems to be no consistency to this. > Other > files are added fine (but not in that directory). > > dir names are unique. > > Other ideas? > Thanks, > Dave > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Chad Petersen wrote: > > > Anytime I have anything odd going on I always look to a verbose log > file > > first. > > > > MSIEXEC /L*v <name of log file> /I <name of msi file> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David > > Blankley > > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 7:04 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] Files in xml not being installed > > > > I have an existing msi and am building an updated msi and msp files. > > > > Sometimes, files that are new get found and correctly added to the > xml, > > but don't seem to get installed when I run the resultant msi or msp > > files. > > > > Any clues as to where to look to troubleshoot? > > > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > - > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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