So I have that in there, but the event items still show up as Service1 in the event log.
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 7:58 PM, John H Bergman (XPedient) < john.berg...@xpdnt.com> wrote: > I use something like this: > > > <!-- Create the Event Log --> > <util:EventSource Name='My Service EventLog' Log='My > Service Eventlog ' > > EventMessageFile='[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]\EventLogMessages.dll' > SupportsErrors='yes' > SupportsWarnings='yes' > SupportsInformationals='yes'/> > > > > .Net 2.0 also has the same DLL. > > > > If you have a custom Eventlog dll, created using the mc compiler, you > could substitute that dll here, it would have to be compiled with the > native C/C++ compiler though. > > > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:57 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows service event source > > > > Take a look at: > > > > > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_eventsource.htm > > > > > > An event source in windows is really just some registry entries. The > EventSource extension is some compiler synatical sugar that simlifies > > authoring this. Your Installer class isn't needed and shouldn't be used > > as it increases the fragility of your MSI. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > From: "Chris Robison" <chrisdrobi...@gmail.com<mailto: > chrisdrobi...@gmail.com>> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:00 PM > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Windows service event source > > > > > > I'm using the latest weekly build of Wix. The ServiceInstall feature > > > > doesn't create a properly named event source for the service. The event > > > > source for a service turns out to be Service1. The service installer built > > > > into .NET does it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > This SF email is sponsosred by: > > > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF email is sponsosred by: > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure_______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
