Re: [WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land?

2010-05-28 Thread Sascha Beaumont
We define _USE_RTM_VERSION when compiling all custom actions (well, our lone CA) and include the following MS merge modules ... haven't come across any issues to date with many thousands of customers... although we might just be lucky ;) Merge Id=MS_Merge1

Re: [WiX-users] Wix expert required

2010-05-28 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Try http://www.robmensching.com/ :) On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Francesc Castells fcaste...@dgtexperts.com wrote: Hi, I was hoping to find a WIX expert to help me with my installer needs. I posted jobs at oDesk and Elance and I tried several developers and after several months and quite

Re: [WiX-users] Architectural advice needed

2010-05-28 Thread Rob Mensching
The problem is that the ICE isn't smart enough to tell that the conditions are mutually exclusive. It sounds like you have exactly what you want. You need to let the ICE warnings go. smile/ On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Thomas Due t...@scanvaegt.dk wrote: Hi, I think I need to supply a

[WiX-users] How to detect MSI database codepage at runtime?

2010-05-28 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
Hi WiX Community, Does anyone know if it is at all possible to get the MSI database codepage at runtime? The session.Database.CodePage throws exception... The MSDN says you should export tables (wtf???) in order to determine the codepage - that's probably why session.Database.CodePage fails from

[WiX-users] IniFile AddLine to root section

2010-05-28 Thread Jonas Kahlert
Hi there, I have an ini.-file that is not divided into sections. Looks like this: # Hostname of COSIMA de.docufy.cosima.ui.parts/cmshost=localhost # Port of COSIMA host de.docufy.cosima.ui.parts/cmsport=443 # Start XMetaL with tag-view de.docufy.xmetal.ui/startwithtags=true # switched to HTTPS

Re: [WiX-users] IniFile AddLine to root section

2010-05-28 Thread dB .
We had a similar problem and ended up writing a TemplateFile extension in http://msiext.codeplex.com. dB. @ dblock.org Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York -Original Message- From: Jonas Kahlert [mailto:jonas.kahl...@docufy.de] Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 7:34 AM To:

[WiX-users] How to update shared libraries in a consistent state?

2010-05-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi everybody, we've just encountered a problem with our WiX setup when using shared libraries. We have two installations: - first one is installing only one shared component SharedBase.dll - second one is installing two shared components SharedBase.dll and SharedAdvanced.dll The issue is, when

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect MSI database codepage at runtime?

2010-05-28 Thread Wilson, Phil
Unless I'm missing something, that's MsiGetSummaryInformation() and MsiGetSummaryInfoGetProperty() and associated Win32 functions, or the scripting Installer.SummaryInfo etc Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:y...@sitecore.net] Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010

[WiX-users] VSTO excel Add in for all users

2010-05-28 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi, We are facing installation problem for VSTO excel add in on Windows 2008 server The addin we are registering is available only for admin user and not for non admin user. We changed the registration key from HKCU to HKLM still the add ins are not available. Is any one faced same problem?

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect MSI database codepage at runtime?

2010-05-28 Thread Blair
There are two codepages in an MSI database: the database codepage, and the summary info codepage. They can be different, and there are circumstances where the valid values for each are different as well. The functions that Phil mentions retrieve the summary info codepage, not the database

Re: [WiX-users] VSTO excel Add in for all users

2010-05-28 Thread Bryan Reich
Which version of Office are you targeting? If it is Office 2003, it won't work. If it is Office 2007, HKLM VSTO add-ins were not supported when RTM shipped but were enabled later via an update (KB976477). Even if you have the update you have to explicitly enable HKLM registered VSTO add-ins by

Re: [WiX-users] VSTO excel Add in for all users

2010-05-28 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
I am using Office 2007. We found problem on Windows 2008 server after installing patch KB976477 excel not starts. I also created separate installer but it not installs the add in for all user. I am going to try HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General\EnableLocalMachineVST O = 1.

Re: [WiX-users] How to update shared libraries in a consistent state?

2010-05-28 Thread Blair
Unless you are using MSI 5.0 or higher, any/all files must be in the package involved in the installation transaction. So, the general rule would be to include SharedAdvanced.dll in both installations, but condition the component containing it to only install if the second package is (or is

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect MSI database codepage at runtime?

2010-05-28 Thread Wilson, Phil
That sounds like this rather strange procedure: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368277(VS.85).aspx To determine the code page of a database, call MsiDatabaseExport with hDatabase set to the handle of the database and szTableName set to _ForceCodepage. This exports a text file with

Re: [WiX-users] Orca reports strange filenames

2010-05-28 Thread Navid Azimi-Garakani
These are auto-generated shortnames. I suspect files whose length is greater than 8 will have these while those that confirm -- as is -- to 8.3 naming conventions will not. In other words, I do not think you have anything to worry about and this is expected. Good luck, Navid -Original

[WiX-users] Quick Question: common features in multiple installers

2010-05-28 Thread xxxxxx
Hi Wix users, before I sink time into authoring installers and testing, I am seeking your comments wether the following concept could work, or wether I have missed something. Assuming I have an INSTALLERA.msi, which consists of the features MAINFEATURE and DATA1 and DATA2, and another

Re: [WiX-users] Quick Question: common features in multiple installers

2010-05-28 Thread Blair
If you follow the component rules then yes: this should work. The contents of MAINFEATURE should be identical between INSTALLERA and INSTALLERB, including the directories used and the GUIDS of the included components, as well as the associated keypaths which must also be identical. -Original