Tried type 34 CA. It was throwing error 1721 'A program required for installer could not be run' so using Binary table back.
Regards, Aparna Karkare -----Original Message----- From: Gabriel Ivanes [mailto:g...@fastmail.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:17 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Related to Sequences [TestReg]tab.reg => [INSTALLFOLDER]tab.reg INSTALLFOLDER shouldn't be empty to be created or you need to use CreateFolder's table (http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/com-expression-syntax-miscellanea/creating-directories) Any need to import reg.exe in binary table ? Why not using CA 34 ? (http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/02/21/from-msi-to-wix-part-5-custom-actions.aspx) Le Mer 23 Janvier 2013, à 10:09, Karkare,Aparna a écrit : > My installer makes changes in registry. Before that it should take back > up of registry in a .reg file. It is doing all this but with few > problems. > > If I store the reg back up file in program files folder then it is saved > there through below code: > > > <Binary Id="reg" SourceFile="C:\WINDOWS\system32\reg.exe"></Binary> > > <CustomAction Id="CA_reg" BinaryKey ="reg" Execute="deferred" > ExeCommand="EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet > Explorer\TabbedBrowsing" > "[ProgramFilesFolder]tab.reg""></CustomAction> > > > But If I try to save it in the Install folder then it is not saved, > rather install folder itself is not getting created. See the code below: > > <Binary Id="reg" SourceFile="C:\WINDOWS\system32\reg.exe"></Binary> > > <CustomAction Id="CA_reg" BinaryKey ="reg" Execute="deferred" > ExeCommand="EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet > Explorer\TabbedBrowsing" > "[TestReg]tab.reg""></CustomAction> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="CA_reg" > Before="ProcessComponents">NOT Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > <Fragment> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="TestReg" > /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Fragment> > > > What am I missing? Do I have to specify Directory in the custom action? > Or is it happening because of sequencing problem? I have tried > After="InstallInitialize" too. May be the custom action is getting > executed before the Install folder could get created but then when > installation is finished I don't see the Install folder too. > > Basically I want the reg. back up to be stored inside my install folder. > Please guide me. > > > Regards, > Aparna Karkare > > > ============================================================================== > This communication, including attachments, is confidential, may be > subject to legal privileges, and is intended for the sole use of the > addressee. Any use, duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this > communication, other than by the addressee, is prohibited. 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