[WiX-users] Util CloseApplication PromtToContinue without Ignore

2015-05-20 Thread RonnyS
Hello I like to use the Util CloseApplication PromtToContinue to check whether the Internet Explorer is still open. But i don`t like the Ignore Button on this Dialog. The using of this Button makes me problems. How can i remove the Button or how can i cancel the installation if the Ignore Button

[WiX-users] Burn: Execute an exe?

2015-05-20 Thread Reuss, Matthias
Hello, I would like to call some executables from my Burn bootstrapper. I think that the ExePackage element is only meant for executables brought as a payload, not for executables already present on the target machine. So do you also recommend to implement such a custom-action-like call in the

Re: [WiX-users] How Wix bootstrapper uninstall msi package that has been upgraded

2015-05-20 Thread loonloon0625
hi Phill Hogland, thanks for your reply and explanation about MajorUpgrade. However are there any workaround for this situation ? and why burn unable uninstall upgraded msi ? because based of log I have see this: [0AB4:1B44][2015-05-20T12:33:49]i101: Detected package: DependencyA, state: Present,

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Prerequisite, Burn, and the ARP

2015-05-20 Thread Phill Hogland
I came across a different, but I suspect it might be a related issue, discussed in this thread http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/RollbackBoundry-Can-t-Upgrade-or-uninstall-bundle-td759.html . Frankly because of other responsibilities, I set this issue aside and

Re: [WiX-users] Deliver File With a Different Name

2015-05-20 Thread Griesshammer, Christoph (GE Healthcare)
Ah, thank you. I had tried ShortName but that didn't work. I should have gone further to just Name. What exactly is the difference between Name, ShortName, and LongName? Thank you, Christoph -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 19,

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Prerequisite, Burn, and the ARP

2015-05-20 Thread Colin Sim
Phil: there's absolutely no need to apologise. All forum users (I know I am) appreciate your input and time spent helping out on the forum. I'll need to look into this issue anyway as part of a project of mine (which I'll get back to soon I hope). I'll report back anything meaningful that I

Re: [WiX-users] Getting ProductVersion of an msi from wix

2015-05-20 Thread Phil Wilson
In that situation, and assuming you have a robust file versioning scheme, in all these cases you go ahaead and install the MSI anyway and: 1. Package versions of those files that have lower file versions and will therefore not update the existing higher versioned ones.Apply component rules, and

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Built-in Variable escape content

2015-05-20 Thread Rob Mensching
See if BAfunctions in wixstdba can get you what you want. If not, would need to create a new BA. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Tucaliuc Mihai .

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Prerequisite, Burn, and the ARP

2015-05-20 Thread Rob Mensching
IIRC, Burn should keep registration in ARP when the first non-permanent package is installed (aka: there is something Burn would do). A RollbackBoundary after the permanent packages *may* be necessary but my memory is fuzzy there. _

[WiX-users] Install specific version of package by Burn

2015-05-20 Thread Alexey Khrulev
Hello! I need to install VC11 runtime, but specific version: 11.0.61030.0. I implement it in this way: util:ProductSearch Guid=$(var.ProductGuidBsVC11) Result=state Variable=VC11ProductState / PackageGroup Id=VC11PackageGroup

Re: [WiX-users] MsiSetFeatureState doesn't seem to be working

2015-05-20 Thread Joel Budreau
Hmm, turns out that MsiSetFeatureState() won’t actually install a feature if the feature had it’s InstallLevel set to ‘0’ by the Condition table. Now, to find out if there’s a way to set a feature’s InstallLevel through a custom action… On May 20, 2015, at 7:40 PM, Joel Budreau

[WiX-users] MsiSetFeatureState doesn't seem to be working

2015-05-20 Thread Joel Budreau
Hey all, I’ve got a custom action that calls MsiSetFeatureState to set a feature (that’s initially set to InstallLevel=0 by the Condition table) to INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL. The custom action is an immediate action that’s scheduled after CostFinalize, but before InstallValidate. The custom action

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Built-in Variable escape content

2015-05-20 Thread Tucaliuc Mihai .
And it this case, how could I escape the values by hand? I was trying to create my own Bootstraper but i cannot use .NET for it since in production it may not be installed on every machine. Also I downloaded the source code for wixstdba with the attempt to modify it :D but I didn't get to far with

Re: [WiX-users] Deliver File With a Different Name

2015-05-20 Thread John Cooper
Historical. There was a time where you needed to track short name (for FAT) and long name (for NTFS). -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Integration Development Group | Enterprise Notification Service Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  66214 | Ext: 431050