Hmm, am I going to have to access these via a C++ component or homemade wrapper, or is there an existing .net wrapper?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Ginchereau Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:55 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where are binaries in MSIs from WiX? All binary streams including the "hidden" streams can be accessed from code via the _Streams table: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372919.aspx Orca doesn't show it, but the table is queryable with MSI SQL like any other table. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Brenton Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:46 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where are binaries in MSIs from WiX? Can these streams be accessed from an extension dll/customaction? It could give some real convenient features and full installer control that way. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Sinclair Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:44 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where are binaries in MSIs from WiX? Is there any other way to get the .cab out of the .msi? (I know about NTFS file streams, but this must be something else.) Unfortunately dark gets an exception when extracting the files from our MSI, and even from the Wix-3.0.4318.0.msi. It's ok without the /x option. This is dark.exe version 2.0.5805.0 (from both WiX 2 and WiX 3 (not the latest WiX 3)) Is it useful/appropriate to submit this as a bug? I'm guessing it's maybe something specific to my WiX installation, because presumably dark is working for other people. This is what dark says: F:\b2\depot\dev\alan\ctxprodcodes\temp > dark /x f:\bin Wix-3.0.4318.0.msi wix.xml Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Decompiler Version 2.0.5805.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. Wix-3.0.4318.0.msi dark.exe : error DARK0001 : Could not find file 'f:\bin\extract\1\lt0x6ngl.con'. Exception Type: System.IO.FileNotFoundException Stack Trace: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.File.InternalCopy(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean overwrite) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessFileTable(XmlWrite r writer, String component, String keyPath, String componentPathShort, String componentPathLong) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessComponentRecord(Xm lWriter writer, String directory, String rootPathShort, String rootPathLong, Record record) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessComponentTable(Str ing directory, String rootPathShort, String rootPathLong) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessDirectoryTable(Xml Writer writer, String parent, String parentPathShort, String parentPathLong) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessDirectoryTable(Xml Writer writer, String parent, String parentPathShort, String parentPathLong) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessDirectoryTable(Xml Writer writer, String parent, String parentPathShort, String parentPathLong) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.ProcessProductElement(Boo lean writeDocumentElements) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.Decompile(String inputPath, String outputPath) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Dark.Run(String[] args) Thanks -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:32 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where are binaries in MSIs from WiX? Alan Sinclair wrote: > In the past I've found CAB files in the MSI's Binary table, and used > Orca to extract the CAB, then used Windows Explorer to get at the > contents. But the MSIs produced by the WiX toolset on a project I've > inherited don't have a CAB visible anywhere. The binaries are > definitely inside the MSI, though --the Wise Installation Studio > manages to extract > them-- so how do I get at them? > Embedded cabs are stored as a stream in the .msi. You can use the Dark tool in WiX (or admin installs) to extract the files. > Also, MSIs I've worked with before can be installed in Admin mode > (msiexec /a ...) but with these MSIs, there's only a "Finished" > dialog, and it took me a while to find that the files had been > installed to Y:\ What do I need to do to make Admin installs manageable from a WiX MSI? > The built-in UI doesn't have support for admin-image directory selection, but you can use the command line to specify properties like TARGETDIR. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
