I have looked at the sample program in C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2009\Samples\WindowsInstaller\Managed Custom Actions\C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2009\Samples\WindowsInstaller\Managed Custom Actions, and I read the documentation on it that someone had created. I can follow much of it, but what to also know how to do a DTF Managed custom action. This all being new to me (C#, DTF), I need a little more than I have found, or, I need to better understand it. Right now I am looking to convert a small installer that uses Vbscript to basically find and read and modify files on the disk, get and if possible set properties, etc. I am pretty sure that I can figure out the C# code to do this, I am just not aware of how to get the Installshield MSI project to work with it.
Is there an example (with documentation also if possible), that shows DTF Managed CA's being called from an InstallShield 2009 MSI project? Would you use the same settings as above when creating the custom action in the IDE? What exactly would you have to do in VS 2008, is it just a matter of including the "using Microsoft.DeploymentWindowsInstall", and manually putting in "[CustomAction]", or do you need to have installed xyz on your system, and have added something to Visual Studio? Looking at http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2008/05/deployment-tools-foundation-dt f-custom.html is not intuitive to me. Things like "We can fix this though by running a postbuild step with a DTF utility called MakeSfxCA.exe." totally loose me...I have to do this? Thanks Lou -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:16 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no subject) Louis- I've seen your posts on Acesso Community and I know you've read my blog articles on the subject. If there's any additional help you need, feel free to email me with specific questions and I'll try to fill in the missing gaps for you. Thanks, Chris Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Louis elston <louels...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Louis elston <louels...@comcast.net> > Subject: [WiX-users] (no subject) > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 1:38 PM > Using the help in Deployment tools Foundation, Development > guide, deployment > tools, Inventory..."the tree on the left is self > explanatory"...what tree? > > Is there an example anywhere of a Installshield MSI that > calls a DTF Managed > CA (documenting what has to be done in the Installshield > IDE), along with > the c# source code\dll, etc ???. While somewhat new to > C#, I am experience > with Installshield, with a small sample I think that I can > figure out the > rest. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
