Yeah I do that in my installer too. You shouldn't need to write your own custom action for that. I use XmlFile, but you can also use XmlConfig I believe.
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Oliver [mailto:ste...@one-slip.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:06 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Custom Action I am trying to update an xml file with information that is input by the user. My custom action displays a dialog to collect the information. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Sam [mailto:s...@clearviewecm.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:49 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Custom Action Sorry I forgot you lose access to the session in the deferred script. I'm not really clear on what you are trying to accomplish with the second CA. Are you trying to update a value in an appconfig file with the value of [INSTALLDIR]? If so I would suggest using the XmlFile or XmlConfig elements in wix. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Oliver [mailto:ste...@one-slip.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:32 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Custom Action I tried running deferred. Here is the result Exception thrown by custom action: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InvalidHandleException: The handle is invalid. at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Session.GetTargetPath(String directory) at WhiteNoise.SecureNOW.CustomAction.CustomActions.ConfigureStorage(Session session) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object parameters, CultureInfo culture) at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.CustomActionProxy.InvokeCustomActi on(I nt32 sessionHandle, String entryPoint, IntPtr remotingDelegatePtr) -----Original Message----- From: Scott Sam [mailto:s...@clearviewecm.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Custom Action Are you custom actions executing deferred? No changes are made to the system until the deferred mode. So the files won't be installed on the system until the deferred sequence. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Oliver [mailto:ste...@one-slip.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:46 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Problem with Custom Action I am writing a couple of managed custom actions. In the first action I need to access an assembly that is installed to the GAC via a merge file as part of the install. The problem is that the assembly does not seem to be available until the installer has completed. <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="CAConfigureTecSecEnv" After="InstallFinalize">Not REMOVE</Custom> <Custom Action="CAConfigureStorage" After="InstallFiles">Not REMOVE</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> Before the method in the custom action executes I get the error, "Could not load file or assembly.". After the install completes I can see that the assembly has been successfully installed but can't access while the installer is running. In the second action I'm trying to read a configuration file that is installed as part of the installation and modify it and write it back to the install directory. I locate the file using. string pathAppConfig = Path.Combine(session.GetTargetPath("INSTALLDIR"), Util.Constants.APP_CONFIG); which gives the path I'm expecting to see. The same kind of problem occurs as in the first. I get a "File not found." error. I've made the assumption that sequencing the action to run After InstallFiles means that all files have been installed to the target directory and are available. It looks like that is not the case. So my question is this, When do files and/or assemblies that are being installed become available to be used in a custom action? Thanks for the assistance. Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. 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