This one triggered me:
This way I can pass username information into the SQL script as an
MSI property.
How do you do that? That is something I find could be very very useful
to me, not only username information, but all sorts of information that
could be useful during database creation, or
Here's an example of how I create the user login for a database depending if
the database is on the same server as the web application or a different server
Some of the security stored procs I am using are obsolete in SQL2008 though
(this was built for SQL2000)
SqlDatabase Id=DBSQL1
Hi
I'm creating a custom action that reads values from a custom table.
I want to specify a filename as we do in xmlconfig using [#foo.txt] or using
properties [INSTALLDIR]foo.txt.
I'm using DTF to create the Custom Action. How can I parse the value from
the custom table to get the Final full
how can I test sql server connection before installation?
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server :___
O win mode
O sql mode
user :__
pass:__
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Regards,
Selvakumar B
Can we create a Patch for the specific set of files?
There might be lot of files changed. But I need Patch only for a
specific component.
Can I do it?
Thanks Regards,
Srivardhan.
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Hello Community,
I am trying to decompile an msi build with visual studio 2008 - team edition,
using dark.exe.
The command I am running is as follows:
dark.exe -x . -v -o product.wxs Presentations.Setup.msi
The output that I get is below:
Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Decompiler version
Thanks, that did the trick OK.
-Original Message-
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: 06 October 2009 22:45
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unable to use Xpath expressions
XMLFile uses the msxml3 engine that was released before
Cool, thanks.
/Thomas
-Original Message-
From: Michael Osmond [mailto:mosm...@baytech.com.au]
Sent: 7. oktober 2009 08:11
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQLServer Users/Logins
Here's an example of how I create the user
Hi all,
I have a custom dialog that lists all the SQLServer database instances
on the network which take the form
[MachineName]\[SqlInstance] in the dropdown.
On the same form I have a edit box which will hold the full connection
string. What do I need to do so that when the user selects
As an aside, is it better to use XmlConfig? Does that use Xpath by default?
Thanks.
Pan
-Original Message-
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: 06 October 2009 22:45
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unable to use Xpath
Thanks for the reply Phil,
Sorry did reply sooner I missed your reply, I assumed my message went
missing. It seems that the service I am attempting to start expect an
event source to be created before it will run - another issue I'm having
with WIX 2.0, I can't set an event source up. The error
Hello
How I can remove a folder Logs both all enclosed files and folders? For a
moment of compilation i don't know names of files and a folders containing
in a folder Logs.
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...however i still seem to have an issue on vista:
StartServices: Service: ISRM_S
Error 1920. Service 'ISRM_S' (ISRM_S) failed to start. Verify that you
have sufficient privileges to start system services.
MSI (s) (7C:AC) [07:56:43:674]: I/O on thread 4088 could not be
cancelled. Error: 1168
MSI
If you know the format then of the name then you can do something like this:
Directory Id=Log Name=Log
Component Id=remLogFiles Guid=GUID_HERE
RemoveFile Id=remLogFiles Name=sndbs*.log
LongName=sndbs-??-??.log On=uninstall /
/Component
Component Id=remLogFolder Guid=GUID_HERE
Directory Id=Logs Name=Logs
Component Id=DeleteLogs DiskId=1 Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE
RemoveFile Id=DeleteLogs Name=* On=both/
RemoveFolder Id=DeleteLogsDir On=both/
/Component
/Directory
Works for me. Remember to add the Component to a Feature it should
I have an XML configuration file which is shared across a number of
applications. My install appends to the this file OK, but when I uninstall it
deletes the config file rather than just removing the elements that were
inserted by the install. A snippet of the install code:
util:XmlConfig
Hi All,
I've read the How To in the WiX documentation on this, but I am
confused. My application is typically installed by administrator, yet
students need to be able to log on and use it, so it makes sense to make
the installer perMachine. The example of how to create a shortcut,
however,
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_component.htm
Put SettingsXmlFile in it's own Component set 'Permanent=yes' on
that Component. It'll never be removed then.
I sincerely doubt XMLConfig is deleting your XML file during uninstall.
If you put a file on the machine during install,
I would have to refresh my memory on the entire history, but IIRC it was
something like this:
XmlFile was developed first, and simply wraps the msxml3 interface as much
as is practical in an environment such as this one. It was possibly done
without knowing the full history of the msxml evolution
Alternately, if you want the file removed when all sharing programs have
been removed, make sure that the config file is the keypath of the component
that installs it AND that the same component GUID is used in each of the
products. Then the file will be kept for until the last remaining program
The ICE wants shortcuts in components with HKCU registry keypaths because it
is possible to remove the ALLUSERS value from your installation from the
commandline even if it is present in the Property table (making your
installation per-user instead of per-machine, even if that breaks other
things
Sure. That is what PatchFamilies are all about.
-Original Message-
From: Sunkesula, Srivardhan [mailto:srivardhan.sunkes...@netapp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:59 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Patch for specific files?
Can
Contribute code to WixIISExtension?
I opine that this would qualify for a bug request.
-Original Message-
From: Bojan Ivanovic [mailto:bojan.ivano...@aricent.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:29 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Problem with
Thanks for sharing this with us. I think it may just be what I'm looking
for.
Which stored procs are not in SQL2008? From what I can tell they are
still there, but have been marked for deprecation in future versions of
SQLServer.
Dominique.
-Original Message-
From: Michael Osmond
Hello, I'm very new to WiX and Windows Installers in general. I'm
writing an installer that's a new add-on for an existing product. The
existing product has an XML file that I need to update. The new
installer uses XmlFile setValue to rename a specific attribute in that
XML file upon installation.
Sorry, noob question, but I can't figure it out.
How do you create a shortcut to a file in a merge module? I have a common set
of components that need installed in two contexts: one, as a standalone, and
the other, as part of a larger application. I am putting the common components
in a merge
Dominique
I think your right that the SPs are still in 2008, I tested this yesterday on
2008, it looks okay.
Michael
From: Dominique Louis [dominique.lo...@amxeurope.com]
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 4:10 AM
To: General discussion for Windows
Dominique,
You should really use the following in SQL Server 2008 to avoid additional
rework once these are deprecated:
Instead of sp_addlogin use CREATE LOGIN...
Instead of sp_grantdbaccess use CREATE USER...
To check if the server login exists, run the following:
SELECT 1 FROM
Farooq
Thanks for that
Michael
From: Farooq Mahmud (Hotmail) [farooq...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 7:44 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating SQLServer Users/Logins
There are a couple of ways to do this:
1. Write a custom action that connects to the database and runs a basic
SELECT query. Schedule the CA before LaunchConditions or when the Test
button is clicked.
2. Use SqlDatabase and SqlString elements to connect to the database and run
a basic SELECT
It looks like all the Permission flavors don't honor the inheritance
setting. I ended up writing custom actions that appended the required
permissions to the existing set of permissions on the file system and
registry objects.
-f
-Original Message-
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Hi -
In order to add Conditions to allow installing my application only on certain
Operating Systems I am using WiX’s Condition-Element. When I add the first four
conditions, the installer builds successfully:
!-- Vista SP2 or above --
!-- XP SP3 or above --
!-- Windows Server 2003 SP2 or
You will want to test this, but:
!-- Verify not an Unknown OS --
Condition Message=$(var.ProdName) is not supported on this version of
Operating System.
![CDATA[VersionNT=501 OR VersionNT=502 OR VersionNT=600 OR
VersionNT=601]]
/Condition
!-- Verify Vista SP2 or above --
I have a custom action that takes user information and writes a
configuration file. My two questions are:
1. How can I put a condition on the custom action to only write if
when a specific feature is selected for installation?
2. Do I have to create another custom action to remove this
Brett,
For #2, if the file is being installed by a Component then the file will be
removed on uninstall like any other file.
For #1, use the feature-condition syntax shown at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012(VS.85).aspx. Note that for
this to work the CA must be scheduled after
In my setup, I need to create a shortcut to my application executable on the
desktop. I am doing the following:
Component Id='SSComponentMyApp' Guid='B52F5FD8-6699-4816-BCAB-D9D7B4C88A42'
File Id='SSFileMyApp' Name=MyApp.exe' DiskId='1' Source ='MyApp.exe'
Shortcut Id=SSLinkMyApp
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