Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question
As I said I'm not clear on the details having never tried it, but your invalid handle error suggests that you are not using an immediate custom action to do this. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:54 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question Hi Phil, Thanks for your response. Do you recommend editing the record filed at runtime with the required value or creating a new record with the required value at runtime? Are there any issues with modifying a record field at runtime? When I call the MsiRecordSetString function, it returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE. I know that my view is valid - because MsiDatabaseOpenView returns success. So I am wondering if I should just create records or attempt to modify the existing record. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:18 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question That works only when the corresponding field in the MSI is Formatted type. It may work if you update the in-memory MSI file with the required value prior to the CreateShortcuts action. I have no experience of doing this, but vaguely recall people using this technique. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 10:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question Hi, In the Shortcut table of the msi, I want to use a property (ST_NAME) for the Name column. The shortcut I am creating is shortcut to an IIS Virtual directory. The setup could change this location based on user input, so I want the shortcut name to reflect this change. I am finding that if I put [ST_NAME] in the Name column of the shortcut table, the msi creates a shortcut called [ST_NAME]. It doesn't resolve the property. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks! Uma- -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention Research study explores the data loss prevention market. Includes in-depth analysis on the changes within the DLP market, and the criteria used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these DLP solutions. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51385063/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice
Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question
Hi Phil, Thanks for your response. Do you recommend editing the record filed at runtime with the required value or creating a new record with the required value at runtime? Are there any issues with modifying a record field at runtime? When I call the MsiRecordSetString function, it returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE. I know that my view is valid - because MsiDatabaseOpenView returns success. So I am wondering if I should just create records or attempt to modify the existing record. Thanks! Uma- -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:18 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question That works only when the corresponding field in the MSI is Formatted type. It may work if you update the in-memory MSI file with the required value prior to the CreateShortcuts action. I have no experience of doing this, but vaguely recall people using this technique. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 10:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question Hi, In the Shortcut table of the msi, I want to use a property (ST_NAME) for the Name column. The shortcut I am creating is shortcut to an IIS Virtual directory. The setup could change this location based on user input, so I want the shortcut name to reflect this change. I am finding that if I put [ST_NAME] in the Name column of the shortcut table, the msi creates a shortcut called [ST_NAME]. It doesn't resolve the property. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks! Uma- -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention Research study explores the data loss prevention market. Includes in-depth analysis on the changes within the DLP market, and the criteria used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these DLP solutions. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51385063/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question
That works only when the corresponding field in the MSI is Formatted type. It may work if you update the in-memory MSI file with the required value prior to the CreateShortcuts action. I have no experience of doing this, but vaguely recall people using this technique. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Uma Harano [mailto:uhar...@esri.com] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 10:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcuts question Hi, In the Shortcut table of the msi, I want to use a property (ST_NAME) for the Name column. The shortcut I am creating is shortcut to an IIS Virtual directory. The setup could change this location based on user input, so I want the shortcut name to reflect this change. I am finding that if I put [ST_NAME] in the Name column of the shortcut table, the msi creates a shortcut called [ST_NAME]. It doesn't resolve the property. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks! Uma- -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
