yes, shell redirection does not work in this case.
In that case you should use
ProcessStartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput / .RedirectStandardError
and then you can read the output from
light.StandardOutput and light.StandardError
/Simon
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Peter Vestergaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Sorry I wasn't being clear.. I am using light in a c# app. And this is what
> is happening:
>
> Process light = new Process();
> light.StartInfo.FileName = ....WiX toolset\light.exe";
> light.StartInfo.Arguments = "\"" + OutputFolder +.....+ \WiXOutput.wixobj"
> +
> "\" " + "-out " + "\"" + OutputFolder + ..... + projectName + ".msi" + "\"
> "
> + ">build2.log " + "-ext WixUIExtension -loc " + "\"" + OutputFolder + @"\"
> + ...\Language.xml" + "\"";
> light.Start();
> while (!light.HasExited)
> {
> Application.DoEvents();
> Thread.Sleep(20);
> }
> When I debug and copy the light.StartInfo.Arguments string and paste it in
> the console, it works great. But not when I run my app. like I usually do
> it
> feels like it skips the candle and light process. It does not build
> anything
> and no log file is created... Maybe something to do with ">" char?? Or what
> do you think?
> Thank you in advance!
> Peter
>
> 2008/10/6 Phil Sayers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > anyone else received this message almost 10 times today?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Vestergaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 6:47 AM
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging
> >
> >
> > I am using the command line....
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Simon Dahlbacka
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> > > Or if you use votive (or othervise msbuild compatible project), you can
> > use
> > > the normal msbuild logging mechanism
> > >
> > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171470(VS.80).aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171470%28VS.80%29.aspx>
> > >
> > > /Simon
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Peter Vestergaard <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for your reply.
> > > > I can't get this to work with light. Could you give me an examble of
> > the
> > > > correct syntax?
> > > > -Peter
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Rob Hamflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > There's the traditional method of redirecting the output:
> > > > > candle <args> 1>stdout.txt 2>stderr.txt
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob
> > > > >
> > > > > >Peter Vestergaard wrote:
> > > > > > Hi.
> > > > > > Is there any way to log candle and light build errors and
> warnings
> > to
> > > a
> > > > > text
> > > > > > file?
> > > > > > Best regards
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > >
> > >
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