bump,
anyone know how adding a bootstrapper could cause comboboxes to freeze on a
custom ui dialog?
cheers,
barry
barry wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am having a strange problem with my installer.
> Basically i have an installer for a c# com office addin. It uses a custom
> UI that has a combo box on it.
>
> The combobox sets a public property loglevel which has a default value of
> 1:
> <Property Id="LOGLEVEL" Value="1" />
>
> my custom UI code is as follows:
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
> <UI>
> <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9"
> Bold="yes" />
>
> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="TARGETDIR" />
> <Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="BrowseDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
> <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
> <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
> <DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
> <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
>
> <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog"
> Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="UserInputDlg">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="UserInputDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="UserInputDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="UserInputDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
>
> <Dialog Id="UserInputDlg" Width="370" Height="270"
> Title="[ProductName] Setup">
> <Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200"
> Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes"
> Text="{\WixUI_Font_Title}Installation Configuration" />
> <Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280"
> Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Enter the following
> information to configure your installation" />
> <Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370"
> Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
> <Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370"
> Height="0" />
>
> <Control Id="LogLevelLabel" Type="Text" X="30" Y="62" Width="90"
> Height="13" Text="Logging Level:" />
> <Control Id="LogLevelText" Type="ComboBox" X="130" Y="60"
> Width="70" Height="15" Property="LOGLEVEL" TabSkip="no" ComboList="yes"
> Sorted="yes" >
> <ComboBox Property="LOGLEVEL">
> <ListItem Text="Error" Value="0" />
> <ListItem Text="Info" Value="1" />
> <ListItem Text="Debug" Value="2" />
> </ComboBox>
> </Control>
> <!--
> <Control Id="IsTestingLabel" Type="Text" X="30" Y="95" Width="90"
> Height="13" Text="Testing Mode:" />
> <Control Id="IsTestingText" Type="ComboBox" X="130" Y="93"
> Width="70" Height="18" Property="ISTESTING" TabSkip="no" ComboList="yes"
> Sorted="yes" >
> <ComboBox Property="ISTESTING">
> <ListItem Text="Yes" Value="1" />
> <ListItem Text="No" Value="0" />
> </ComboBox>
> </Control>
> -->
> <!--
> <Control Id="DocsUrlLabel" Type="Text" X="30" Y="128" Width="90"
> Height="13" Text="Document Upload URL:" />
> <Control Id="DocsUrlText" Type="Edit" X="130" Y="126" Width="170"
> Height="18" Property="DOCSURL" Text="47" />
> -->
> <Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370"
> Height="0" />
> <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56"
> Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Next" />
> <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56"
> Height="17" Text="Back" />
> <Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56"
> Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="Cancel">
> <Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
> </Control>
> </Dialog>
> </UI>
>
> This works fine when i build the msi and run it. My combobox works as you
> would expect and the public propery is set correctly based on user choice.
> http://www.padraiglarkin.com/temp/clicked_msi.jpg click here for
> screenshot
>
> The problem is that when I add a bootstrapper to the installation the
> combobox becomes locked. I click on the setup.exe. My bootstrapped
> components get installed and then the installer runs. When it get to my
> custom combobox screen only the default value appears and when you click
> to expand the combobox nothing happens.
> http://www.padraiglarkin.com/temp/clicked_setup.jpg click here for
> screenshot
>
> I added the bootstrapper by inserting the follolowing code into the
> wixproj file as I have done for previous installers:
> <ItemGroup>
> <BootstrapperFile Include=" Microsoft.Windows.Installer.3.1">
> <ProductName>Windows Installer 3.1</ProductName>
> </BootstrapperFile>
> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0">
> <ProductName>.NET Framework 2.0</ProductName>
> </BootstrapperFile>
> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Office.PIA.XP">
> <ProductName>Office XP Interop Assemblies</ProductName>
> </BootstrapperFile>
> </ItemGroup>
> <Target Name="Bootstrapper" Inputs="$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName)"
> Outputs="$(OutDir)\Setup.exe" Condition=" '$(OutputType)'=='package' ">
> <GenerateBootstrapper ApplicationName="Case Study Prerequisites"
> ApplicationFile="$(TargetFileName)"
> BootstrapperItems="@(BootstrapperFile)" ComponentsLocation="Relative"
> OutputPath="$(OutputPath)" Culture="en-US" />
> </Target>
> <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" />
> <PropertyGroup>
> <BuildDependsOn>$(BuildDependsOn);Bootstrapper</BuildDependsOn>
> </PropertyGroup>
>
> The only difference i could see with this was that in the wixproj file
> there was no "builddependson" line
> <BuildDependsOn>$(BuildDependsOn);Bootstrapper</BuildDependsOn>
> the last time i added a bootstrapper i replaced thias line. In my
> wixprojfile for theis installer this line was missing so I just inserted
> the bootstrapper code.
>
>
> If anyone copuld point me in the right direction i would be very grateful
> as i have lost a lot of time trying to track down this problem
>
> Kind Regards,
> Barry
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