Re: [WiX-users] Setting environment variable: PATH

Was this on a server version of Windows? I had a problem like this once, and so did another poster, but I don't think we ever got to the bottom of it. Rob Reddy, Mallikarjun (GWM-CAI) wrote: Hello All, appreciate your help on this as I tried everything possible. I am setting PATH

[WiX-users] Set version information for files

Hi is there a good way to add version information for a file element? our build prozess should add this information for all files where it is needed. Throndorin -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Set-version-information-for-files-tp2421014p2421014.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Installer for an WebProject

Thanks for your answer. One more question: Can i check for an installed IIS on the target machine? Von: Rob Mensching [...@wixtoolset.org] Gesendet: Freitag, 27. Februar 2009 13:51 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re:

[WiX-users] How to change one default textual contents?

Hi guys, I need to change the Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard at the end of the installation to some other text. How do I do it? Please note this is not localization but editing of some default text. While I am at it, I wanna ask how do I get all the string IDs and their

Re: [WiX-users] Set version information for files

Doesn't WiX add this for you? Rob Throndorin wrote: Hi is there a good way to add version information for a file element? our build prozess should add this information for all files where it is needed. Throndorin

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

Hi Graham If you have all the Bootstrapper packages ready with you then here is code to include them in your WixProject. Open the WixProj file. Add the following : !-- include the name of your

Re: [WiX-users] Set version information for files

Oh sorry I should explain more detailed :) I need this information in the xml files, because I write a tool that check that all files and registry keys exists, the installed assemblys work, com work and so on I check against the wix xml files I know it is not really a check against the

Re: [WiX-users] Set version information for files

Than you may want to look at f...@defaultversion. You could pass in the value to use with a preprocessor value. Rob Throndorin wrote: Oh sorry I should explain more detailed :) I need this information in the xml files, because I write a tool that check that all files and registry keys

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

Wow, that looks very useful. I've never really used Wix (yet), can you tell me, does this product a Setup.exe as well as the usual product MSI file? Or are the Bootstrapper files included in my product MSI file? Thank you. -Original Message- From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Set version information for files

Many thanks I will try this Rob Hamflett wrote: Than you may want to look at f...@defaultversion. You could pass in the value to use with a preprocessor value. Rob -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Set-version-information-for-files-tp2421014p2422812.html

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

Hi Graham When you build your WIX Project it generates Setup.exe and SetUp.MSI. SetUp.exe runs all the prerequisites and then automatically runs SetUp.MSI which installs your applicaiton. If you just run SetUp.MSI then it just installs only your application. GenerateBootStrapper Element

Re: [WiX-users] Setting environment variable: PATH

Yes Rob. It is on Win2k3. -Original Message- From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:43 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting environment variable: PATH Was this on a server version of Windows? I had a problem like

[WiX-users] Conditions based on XML Search

I see there is a RegistrySearch, FileSearch, DirectorySearch, AppSearch .. and even an IniFileSearch. Is there such a thing as XMLFileSearch? I'd like to do some conditional processing based on XML. Any solutions out there? - Troy

Re: [WiX-users] DTF Session object properties

Thanks! I look forward to hearing what you see with GetCost. If anyone else is looking to query basic feature info I copied what I did below. It's pretty straight forward but maybe it'll save someone some time. private class Feature { public string Id; public string

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling RemoveExistingProducts after InstallExecute

Bob Arnson wrote: Backup can be done as an immediate custom action, so you don't need a deferred CA: Just read the configuration data into custom action data and schedule a deferred CA just before InstallFinalize to write it back. I appreciate that response. However, I don't want solving

Re: [WiX-users] InstallExecute not defined?

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Bob Arnson b...@joyofsetup.com wrote: Simon Dahlbacka wrote: If I do that I'm greeted with an ICE63 Warning        Some action falls between InstallInitialize and RemoveExistingProducts. Using Before=InstallFinalize? Which action is scheduled

[WiX-users] Having Problems Creating a Simple PreProcessor Extension

I'm trying to create a basic preprocessor extension that will do simply what Peter blogged about http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2007/04/27/wix-functional-preprocessing.aspx here (i.e. the functional preprocessing blog). I've tried to follow the steps in the WiX help to create my own

Re: [WiX-users] Having Problems Creating a Simple PreProcessor Extension

Did you follow these steps first? http://wix.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/wix/wix/src/chm/html/extension_development_simple_example.htm?view=markup Brian Rogers Intelligence removes complexity. - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:11 AM, jnewton jonathan.new...@ni.com

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: How to copy a directory(folder) recursively

Thanks Bob for your reply. I appreciate it. It's sad to learn MS doesn't support it. I'll see if I could use a CustomAction and a DLL to do the work. Thanks again. /Brian __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on

Re: [WiX-users] InstallExecute not defined?

As I suggested, you should try PublishProduct, InstallExecute, REP, InstallFinalize. That's generated by at least one tool that I know of and doesn't generate an ICE63 error when I validate it. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Simon Dahlbacka [mailto:simon.dahlba...@gmail.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Having Problems Creating a Simple PreProcessor Extension

Yeah, I followed that tutorial which is in the help. Right after I posted, I figured out how to do it. I just didn't understand how to properly use the EvaluateFunction method. All is well now Thanks Brian Rogers wrote: Did you follow these steps first?

[WiX-users] ExecXmlFile help

Hi, I need to schedule a xml file modification on “ INSTALL “ and “ MODIFY ” only, but EXECXMLFILE and SCHEDCMLFILE seems to exec only on INSTALL Tried to sched them this way: Custom Action=SchedXmlFile After=InstallFiles![CDATA[NOT Installed OR (NOT REMOVE AND NOT REINSTALL AND

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

Hi Graham, We use Inno Setup as our bootstrapper. Inno Setup is a free, open source software(http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php). Here are the reasons: 1. If using Microsoft's bootstrapper, there will be two files generated: one exe file and one MSI. For us, however, we sale our software

Re: [WiX-users] Conditions based on XML Search

troy hostetter wrote: I see there is a RegistrySearch, FileSearch, DirectorySearch, AppSearch .. and even an IniFileSearch. Is there such a thing as XMLFileSearch? Not in WiX today. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] How to change one default textual contents?

Bob Lim wrote: I need to change the Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard at the end of the installation to some other text. How do I do it? Please note this is not localization but editing of some default text. Same thing: Override the en-us loc string to change the string

Re: [WiX-users] InstallExecute not defined?

Simon Dahlbacka wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Bob Arnson b...@joyofsetup.com wrote: Simon Dahlbacka wrote: If I do that I'm greeted with an ICE63 WarningSome action falls between InstallInitialize and RemoveExistingProducts. So that's the literal

Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling RemoveExistingProducts after InstallExecute

Scott, James (TSG RD - Fort Collins) wrote: I appreciate that response. However, I don't want solving my immediate problem to get in the way of actually learning about what is going on. Sorry, I don't have any extra information. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] ExecXmlFile help

Arthur Curvello wrote: I need to schedule a xml file modification on “ INSTALL “ and “ MODIFY ” only, but EXECXMLFILE and SCHEDCMLFILE seems to exec only on INSTALL It runs when the component it's tied to is being installed or reinstalled. There's no way to make it run in other cases. You

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: How to copy a directory(folder) recursively

Brian Young wrote: It's sad to learn MS doesn't support it. I'll see if I could use a CustomAction and a DLL to do the work. If the list of directories is known, you don't need to do that. If it's not, you can write a custom action to write rows to the MoveFile table to do the copying.

Re: [WiX-users] Having Problems Creating a Simple PreProcessor Extension

Actually, the one last issue I can't figure out is if its required to override the EvaluateFunction method. From the link I mentioned http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/dterrell/archive/2009/01/12/extending-wix-preprocessing-a-how-to-with-reflection.aspx earlier , it doesn't appear you have to

[WiX-users] Custom Action Type 18 starts behind main install window

I have a GUI custom action type 18. How do I make it start in foreground? Or better yet, is there a way to make it modal to main install window? -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco,

[WiX-users] Possible strange behavior of INSTALLDIR in WiX 3

I'm fairly new to WiX and am trying to do use merge modules for the first time (I'm fluent in InstallShield, but want to move away from it). Anyway, I'm trying to have my merge module create a couple of environment variables at install time, both of which will have [INSTALLDIR] as part of its

[WiX-users] WiX 2.0 schema gone!

Is anyone having the same problem? I cannot view the WiX schema page any more at wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_index.htm. It just brings up an empty page with some header images. Did it move to a new address, or are they forcing us to use wix 3 schema from now? This problem started from

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Type 18 starts behind main install window

This may or may not help you but at least it covers the subject: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2009/02/20/9435239.aspx A clue there is to use a hidden mouse to click your window to bring it to the front. Or your app could flash it's taskbar icon to get the user's attention. I

[WiX-users] Failed to write data to metabase key. (-2147023584 /LM/W3SVC/1/ )

I am trying to assign a certificate to a website during the installation and I am getting the error: Failed to write data to metabase key. (-2147023584 /LM/W3SVC/1/ ) I've tried the following versions of WIX: 3.0.5027.0, 3.0.4805.0, 3.0.4513.0 and I get the same error with any version.

[WiX-users] [Fwd: Failed to write data to metabase key.(-2147023584/LM/W3SVC/1/ )]

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Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Type 18 starts behind main installwindow

The custom action is a very complex database installer, so MsiProcessMessage is not going to help. So I take it there is no way to make this app modal? -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 19:00 To: General discussion

[WiX-users] Dynamically Inserting Custom Tables Before WiX Performs Preprocessing

I would like to be able to dynamically add custom tables to my WiX source file. I have a variety of MSIs that all need these custom tables and I would like to catch the WiX compilation phase right before it expands all the variables values and insert these tables. For example, if I detect a

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0 schema gone!

DONG LEE wrote: I cannot view the WiX schema page any more at wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_index.htm. Known bug, fixed for the next build. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Open Source Business