<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder" Name="ProgramFiles">
<Directory Id="Us" Name="Company">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="LogonTimerService"></Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
Directory Ids are always MSI session Properties, so don't allow them to
conflict.
> From: twh...@ent.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 17:07:53 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install
>
> The goal is to set the installation directory to C:\Program Files\Ent Federal
> Credit Union\ProductName
>
> This produces a build error:
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"
> Name="ProgramFiles">
> <Directory Id="Manufacturer" Name="Company">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION"
> Name="LogonTimerService"></Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> Error 2 ICE99: The directory name: Manufacturer is the same as one of
> the MSI Public Properties and can cause unforeseen side effects.
>
> I found somewhere that using a custom action I could set a directory value
> using the [Manufacturer] property.
> Is there another way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:34 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install
>
> Why are you setting TARGETDIR with a custom action? This is not usually a
> good practice, and overriding TARGETDIR is usually reserved for activities
> like admin installs. If you want to set up a variable InstallLocation, there
> are much better patterns to follow to achieve this.
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Build & Install Engineer - ESA
> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227
> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011
> jocoo...@jackhenry.com
> www.jackhenry.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony White [mailto:twh...@ent.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:24 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install
>
> >From the log file it seems my custom action that sets the TARGETDIR is the
> >thing throwing the error:
>
> Action 16:03:18: SetTARGETDIR.
> Action start 16:03:18: SetTARGETDIR.
> MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:18:241]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying TARGETDIR
> property. Its current value is 'C:\'. Its new value: 'C:\Program Files\Ent
> Federal Credit Union\'.
> MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:18:241]: Note: 1: 1324 2: ? 3: 1 MSI (c) (58:18)
> [16:03:18:241]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:18:241]:
> Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` =
> 1324 Error 1324. The folder path '?' contains an invalid character.
> MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:23:420]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (c) (58:18)
> [16:03:23:420]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error`
> WHERE `Error` = 1709 MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:23:420]: Product:
> LogonTimerService -- Error 1324. The folder path '?' contains an invalid
> character.
>
> Action ended 16:03:23: SetTARGETDIR. Return value 3.
> MSI (c) (58:18) [16:03:23:422]: Doing action: FatalError
>
>
> <CustomAction Id="SetTARGETDIR" Directory="TARGETDIR"
> Value="[ProgramFiles64Folder][Manufacturer]" Return="check" />
> <InstallUISequence>
> <Custom Action="SetTARGETDIR" After="CostFinalize" />
> </InstallUISequence>
>
> So then the question is. Why does adding the EventSource node cause the
> custom action to fail?
> I'm going to get another log with the EventSource removed and see what is
> different.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:45 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install
>
> So, what does NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64 evaluate to from the install log?
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Build & Install Engineer - ESA
> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227
> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011
> jocoo...@jackhenry.com
> www.jackhenry.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony White [mailto:twh...@ent.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:37 PM
> To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net'
> Subject: [WiX-users] adding event source during install
>
> I would like to add this node to my component, to make sure a specific event
> source exists:
> <util:EventSource
> Log="Application"
> Name="LogonTimer"
>
> EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64]EventLogMessages.dll" />
>
> I have these also:
> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK20" />
> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64" /> <PropertyRef
> Id="NETFRAMEWORK40FULL" /> <PropertyRef
> Id="NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64" />
>
> Just in case adding more of them would make the problem go away.
> And this:
> xmlns:util="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension&k=B%2B6yjDIOl%2FIBFdn7TPTJ1w%3D%3D%0A&r=YFkUslLBsKTVopesyo1A5w%3D%3D%0A&m=i9T88zrG0Ae6T%2BrQJNzojxCMwh8Zn88M36g7zy93G4c%3D%0A&s=d4af28933ca92a0227b24ff2b3b8cfc56b3211014a888e74f31ef5f020c14fc4";
>
> The project builds, but as soon as the msi runs it throws an error "The
> folder path '?' has an invalid character" (well duh, ? is invalid) If I
> comment this EventSource node out, the installer runs just fine.
> I have tried
> EventMessageFile="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll",
> but even that gives the same message.
> I've googled until my googler is sore, can't discover what is wrong.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
>
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