Uhh, that is a really bad error message. What is the command-line you are using to link?
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Brad DuBois <brad.dub...@gmail.com> wrote: > I apologize for the premature sending of the previous message. > > I'm currently riding the WiX learning curve and I have made some progress. > I have made a couple of .msi files that I have wrapped in a bootstrapper > application. The basic bootstrapper is working just fine so I am now > working on adding on some prerequisite installations where I have ran into > this LGHT0103 error. I have WiX 3.6 installed and I am using VS2008 to > build the bootstrapper. After adding the code to install DirectX I get the > following error in the Error List from VS: > > Error 2 The system cannot find the file '' with type ''. light.exe 0 1 > VideoToolBootstrapper > > I also took the command line and ran it in a CMD window and got slightly > more info: > light.exe : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file '' with type > ''. > > I have included my source below. I'm probably making some rookie mistake > but I can't seem to identify or locate anything on the internet that has > shed any light (pun intended!) on this issue I'm having. > > Any and all help is always appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Brad > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension"; > xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> > <!-- Preprocessor Definitions --> > <?define DirectXInstallCmd=/s ?> > <?define DirectXVersion=Version ?> > <?define RequiredDirectXVersion=4.09.00.0904 ?> > <Bundle Name="FoxBatInstallers" > Version="1.0.0.0" > Manufacturer="LMU" > UpgradeCode="B1F4449A-754F-4D43-87FB-DDC332B22EAD"> > <BootstrapperApplicationRef > Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense"> > <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication LogoFile="Bitmaps\FOXBAT > LOGO-63x63.png" LicenseFile="CustomEula.rtf" /> > </BootstrapperApplicationRef> > <Chain> > <MsiPackage EnableFeatureSelection="yes" > SourceFile="..\..\Sharkfin > > Plugins\Solutions\FoxBat\FoxBatInstaller\bin\Debug\en-us\FoxBatInstaller.msi" > Id="FoxBatInstallerMsi" > Name="FoxBat Installer" > LogPathVariable="FoxBatInstaller.log" > Visible="yes"/> > <MsiPackage EnableFeatureSelection="yes" > > SourceFile="..\VideoToolInstaller\bin\Debug\en-us\VideoToolInstaller.msi" > Id="VideoToolMsi" > Name="Video Tool Installer" > LogPathVariable="VideoToolInstaller.log" > Visible="yes"/> > <ExePackage Id="DIRECTXAUG2009" > DownloadUrl=" > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=6883"; > Name="..\..\Prerequisites\directx_aug2009_redist.exe" > DetectCondition="DirectXInstanceFound" > InstallCondition="NOT DirectXInstanceFound OR > DirectXInstanceFound AND DirectXInstanceVersion != > $(var.RequiredDirectXVersion)" > InstallCommand="$(var.DirectXInstallCmd)"> > <RemotePayload Description="DirectX August 2009 Distribution" > ProductName="DirectX August 2009 Distribution" > Version="4.09.00.0904" > Hash="563b96a3d78d6038d10428f23954f083320b4019" > Size="108279664"/> > </ExePackage> > </Chain> > <util:RegistrySearch Id="DirectXInstanceFound" > Root="HKLM" > Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX" > Value="$(var.DirectXVersion)" > Variable="DirectXInstanceFound" > Result="exists"/> > <util:RegistrySearch Id="DirectXInstanceVersion" > Root="HKLM" > Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX" > Value="$(var.DirectXVersion)" > Variable="DirectXInstanceVersion" > Result="value"/> > </Bundle> > </Wix> > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Brad DuBois <brad.dub...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm currently riding the WiX learning curve and I have made some > progress. > > I have made a couple of .msi files that I have wrapped in a bootstrapper > > application. The basic bootstrapper is working just fine so I am now > > working on adding on some prerequisite installations where I have ran > into > > this LGHT0103 error. I am using VS2008 to build the bootstrapper. I get > > the following error in the Error List from VS: > > > > Error 2 The system cannot find the file '' with type ''. light.exe 0 1 > > VideoToolBootstrapper > > > > I also took the command line and ran it in a CMD window and got slightly > > more info: > > light.exe : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file '' with type > > ''. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Java SE, Java EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, jQuery > and much more. 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