[WiX-users] Permission/PermissionEx(?) Append

2014-05-08 Thread ferdi.oeztuerk
Hello, someone please provide me an working example of appending permissions (in this case registry) Tried several things now (with WiX v3.9) and nothing worked for me, either during build Append attribute is unknown and without the attribute on target machine it overwrites existing

[WiX-users] Error installing VSTO from MS web-site

2014-05-08 Thread Verbuk, Artem
Hi guys I have a setup that installs the following components: Winforms application, Console application, VSTO add-in for EXCEL The code of the installer is as follows: Bundle Name=$(var.ProductName) Version=1.0.0.0 Manufacturer=bla-bla-bla

Re: [WiX-users] Error installing VSTO from MS web-site

2014-05-08 Thread darbid
You are using a general link from Microsoft to download VSTO. This link does not download a specific version it downloads the most recent version of VSTO. Check it out because now VSTO is 10.0.50325. Thus you will also need to get the Hash number for this version. -- View this message in

Re: [WiX-users] Error installing VSTO from MS web-site

2014-05-08 Thread Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)
Or - get the specific VSTO version you built your bundle against and either embed it in the bundle or provide your own download link -Original Message- From: darbid [mailto:davidbo...@gmx.de] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 2:28 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re:

[WiX-users] upgrade not working

2014-05-08 Thread kurt.jen...@us.ophiropt.com
Have a new installation that refuses to upgrade. On each new release the installer complains. That Another version of this product is already installed... Below is the Product.wxs file. Build and install this version, change BGProductVersion to 1.11.5241.1234, build and install, Another

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade not working

2014-05-08 Thread David Watson
If you want to do a major upgrade, ditch the upgrade elements for a MajorUpgrade one, change the product Id to *. Be aware that the MSI only pays attention to the first three parts of the product version, but in this example it should upgrade. -Original Message- From:

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade not working

2014-05-08 Thread kurt.jen...@us.ophiropt.com
I did not know about MajorUpgrade. That should solve my problem. Thank you. -Original Message- From: David Watson [mailto:dwat...@sdl.com] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 10:20 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgrade not working If you want to do

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade not working

2014-05-08 Thread David Connet
You can use the UpgradeVersion elements if you want (I do - I have different error messages for same-version and new-version already installed). The key is that the product id must change. What DavidW suggests (*) works nicely. DaveC From:

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-08 Thread dysert
Thanks, Pavankonduru. May I ask, where does the word CustomActionData come from that's used to index into Session? Is it derived from the value of the BinaryKey? Is it a constant? Or what? -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-08 Thread dysert
1. Task Kill because I was not aware of the WiX util CloseApplication. It's not in the book. Do you know of additional online documentation that is a more complete reference for WiX? 2. I'm not deleting the same program I'm installing. My installation replaces a program (which was not done via

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-08 Thread Pavan Konduru
CustomActionData is the place holder for the data that you pass to your deferred custom action. When you make your custom action immediate, you can access properties directly in your custom action and retrieve them in you C# custom action by : string location = session[INSTALLFOLDER]; One can

Re: [WiX-users] Permission/PermissionEx(?) Append

2014-05-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
Can you show what markup you're using now? That would make it easier to troubleshoot. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Permission-PermissionEx-Append-tp7594590p7594613.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] torch create transform

2014-05-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
As far as I know, a transform file is a file used during the patch-making process, but can't be used directly to perform a transform. It needs to be joined with a patch file. The patch file has the knowledge of what the transform applies to. Without it, I don't think Windows would know what to do

Re: [WiX-users] RemoveFolderEx really slow on large folders

2014-05-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
Is it getting hung up on something? When you uninstall with logging, does the log show anything happening that takes a long time around where it calls RemoveFiles? -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Testing Wix FirewallException element logging question.

2014-05-08 Thread Nick Ramirez
For code suggestions, you can post to the wix-devs mailing list. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Testing-Wix-FirewallException-element-logging-question-tp7594455p7594616.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

[WiX-users] Problems using Wix Toolset 3.8 in Visual Studio 2013

2014-05-08 Thread Ken Morley
I installed Visual Studio 2013 Professional and then downloaded and installed Wix Toolset 3.8. From within VS - Help - About , I see Windows Installer XML Toolset 3.8.1128.0. If I choose New - Project, I see the Windows Installer XML node with seven different options like Setup Project, etc.