I agree this is very much a .NET issue rather than WiX. Check out "How the Runtime Locates Assemblies", http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/yx7xezcf
Pay particular attention to the probing section, "Step 4: Locating the Assembly through Codebases or Probing", http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15hyw9x3 Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:18 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > As an update to my post below ... > > I enabled Assembly Binding Logging and according to the log file, windows > was not even checking the system path (%Path%) .. it just made some > checks in the current directory using probing search technique and then > seeing how it did not find anything, it threw the error. > > At this point, I don't think its so much of a Wix issue, rather an .NET > issue .. > unless somebody knows different. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:02 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > Ok, I've got the common file folder setup. > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles"> > > <Directory Id="CommonFilesFolder" Name="CommonFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="NWSHARED" Name="NW Shared"> > <Component Id="CommonFilesComponent" Guid="489E8A78-276B- > 4e70-A910-73B92E57C599"> > > <Environment Id="PATH" Name="PATH" Value="[NWSHARED]" > Permanent="yes" Part="last" Action="set" System="yes" /> > > Needed > files... > > > After the install, I echo %Path% and the does show the addition of the NW > Shared directory. The expected Dlls are in that directory. > > > My problem is when I launch the admin tool from its directory, an exception > is thrown stating it can't find a Dll that I know is in the path .. more > specifically > the NW Shared directory. The dll name is in the format > companyname.product family.application name. > Maybe the problem is obvious and I am just not seeing it ... > > > Rob > > > > > ********************************************************** > ********************** > The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be > subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the > attention > and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or > person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately. Unless you are the intended recipient > or his/her representative you are not authorized to, and must not, read, > copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:01 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > Oh, and there is a known property called CommonFilesFolder as documented > here. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367994%28VS.85%29.aspx > > So, makes it real easy to use. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:46 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > We place some of our shared files in C:\Program Files\Common Files\<our > company name> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:14 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files > > I've got a wix installer that installs a backend service and a front end to > control the backend service. > > The Admin front end is being placed in one directory and the service is being > placed in another directory. They have a few dlls that I would like to share > between them. > > My plan is to install the dlls to one directory and then have those dll be > seen > by the service and frontend. > > How would you do this ? > > Thanks ! > > Rob > > > ********************************************************** > ************** > ****** > The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be > subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the > attention > and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or > person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately. 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