Oh that's it?
S easy!
From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:12 PM
To: Jeff MacDuff
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
Sorry could you point me
in the
propertys section at all.
Do I need to further define the property some how?
From: Jeff MacDuff
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:32 AM
To: 'Bob Arnson'
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Oh that's
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
2. For the custom action I am using this: CustomAction
Id=GetPublicPicturesFolder Property=PublicPicturesDir
Value=[%public%]\Pictures /
Leave off the trailing % sign. See Formatted in the SDK for the syntax
details. The property id also needs to match the
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
Custom Action=PublicPicturesDir After=CostFinalize / ß in
InstallUISequence Only
It needs to be in InstallExecuteSequence.
Also I looked in the wix help file and I don't see a Formatted as a
topic ?
Sorry, I didn't mention -- it's in the Windows SDK (and on MSDN
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
I have some existing code that calls MsiSetProperty() ... couldn't I
just call that, set a property, and then use that property with the MSI?
No code is necessary. CustomAction/@Property,@Value creates a type 51 CA
which does exactly what you need.
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sig://boB
Sorry could you point me in the right direction.. never used type 51 ?
From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:41 AM
To: Jeff MacDuff
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Jeff
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
Sorry could you point me in the right direction.. never used type 51 ?
You need to define the custom action:
CustomAction Id=Foo Property=MYDIRECTORY Value=[%variable]\Bar /
then schedule it:
InstallExecuteSequence
Custom Id=Foo After=CostFinalize /
: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:40 PM
To: Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Here is the log entry:
MSI (c) (44:78) [13:58:30:775]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying ALLUSERS
property. Its current value is '2
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Here is the log entry
Jeff MacDuff wrote:
Does anyone else have a method to install to a directory that isn't a
named directory?
Surely I can somehow set the path based on environment variable? Is
there a expand method within wix?
Use a custom action. @Property/@Value formats the value so you can use
Any help?
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MacDuff
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:22 AM
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Subject: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
I need to install some sample content into the
Jeff:
If it's in the following list, you can use it relatively easily.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa372057.aspx
The directory structure would look something like what is below (just the
beginning, you should be able to fill in the rest.
Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'
folder is there another way to expand the
variable?
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:03 PM
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Jeff:
If it's
:* Monday, November 27, 2006 12:03 PM
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Jeff:
If it's in the following list, you can use it relatively easily.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa372057.aspx
The directory
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 1:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
My other idea: try a verbose install on vista (my vista vm isn't
running right now, or I'd try it for you). Take a look at the
properties at the end
listed at all.
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My other idea: try a verbose install on vista
, 2006 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Try specifying l*v instead of lv.
Dana
On 11/27/06, Jeff MacDuff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok I ran the verbose install like this:
msiexec /i foo.msi /lv foo.txt however I
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 14:04
To: Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Ok that worked, I now see all the propertys However there is no property
set
standard folders provided by the Vista shell?
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 14:04
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Ok that worked, I now
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
No I don't off the bat. but I know that users\public\pictures is one of em
:-)
I will send some offline email and see if I can dig it up. no promises.
From: Rob Mensching
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM
To: Jeff
:19 PM
To: Jeff MacDuff; Rob Mensching; 'Dana Gutride';
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Is this not the place that MyPicturesFolder maps to if you're doing a
per-machine install?
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Mike Dimmick
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Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
I've been considering the need to create a standard CustomAction to
process all the new standard directories on Vista. It sounds like we'll
need to do that. Jeff, do you have a pointer to the documentation that
points
Jeff, are you doing a per-machine or a per-user install?
From: Jeff MacDuff
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 15:14
To: Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Looks like Windows SDK: KnownFolders.h has
It should be per machine... is there a good way to tell?
From: Rob Mensching
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:24 PM
To: Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
Jeff, are you doing a per-machine
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
It should be per machine... is there a good way to tell?
From: Rob Mensching
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:24 PM
To: Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify
Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir
It should be per machine... is there a good way to tell?
From: Rob Mensching
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:24 PM
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