I have to spawn an exe as a custom action that I have complete control
over. I am using the CAQuietExe to do this. I need to log some info when
this runs to the install log. Is this possible?
My first thought was to pass the MSIHANDLE to the exe but I do not know if
this is per-process which
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Sent: 15 June 2011 15:54
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] logging
Hi David,
I am not expert in candle and light but I believe that redirection in DOS
with %COMSPEC% \c if the function will expand
environment variables.
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From: David Amey [mailto:da...@creative-engine.co.uk]
Sent: 20 June 2011 14:06
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] logging
Hello Martin,
Thank you
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] logging
Something like this may help:
http://blog.crankybit.com/redirecting-output-to-a-file-in-windows-batch-scripts/
David Amey wrote:
Hello All
Can someone please explain how I can turn
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] logging
Hi Dave,
Thank you for this link.
I have been trying to implement it into my calls, but sadly it does not seem
to work.
I have tried the redirecting with a simple cmd call and it works fine.
However I am creating an automation process using autoit, and im not sure
Hello All
Can someone please explain how I can turn logging on during the candle and
light calls, as I have errors that I need to correct.
I am automating the calls, which causes the command prompt to close very
quickly after the code has been run.
Thanks in advance.
PS thank you Tonny
Something like this may help:
http://blog.crankybit.com/redirecting-output-to-a-file-in-windows-batch-scripts/
David Amey wrote:
Hello All
Can someone please explain how I can turn logging on during the candle and
light calls, as I have errors that I need to correct.
I am automating the
, 2010 7:52 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging while uninstalling from Control Panel
On 8/6/2010 3:13 PM, Ivo Beltchev wrote:
I think you can edit the registry (via custom action or another way)
to set WindowsInstaller to 0, and change UninstallString
On 8/6/2010 3:13 PM, Ivo Beltchev wrote:
I think you can edit the registry (via custom action or another way) to
set WindowsInstaller to 0, and change UninstallString to MsiExec.exe /x
{blah} /l*v C:\q.txt.
No, ARP ignores that string.
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Hello All,
If the user uninstalls an application from Control Panel, is it possible to
provide an uninstallation log file somehow for the uninstallation process?
If so, how would I provide that log file name and location?
Please advise.
Thanks,
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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging
: Friday, August 06, 2010 4:05 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging while uninstalling from Control Panel
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+enable+windows+installer+logging
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With MSI 4.0 and above, you can use the MsiLogging property.
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Hi Pally,
That's not what I am looking for. I have already done that search and I know
how that works.
I want
Hello!
I was wondering,
how can i log stuff within a deferred custom action, since i can't use
session.Log?
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Why not? You can use Session.Log() in deferred CA as well.
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From: Stelios Kyprou [mailto:stelios.kyp...@formicary.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 13:05
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging in deferred CA
Hello
I am attempting to log the installation of a package I created. When I run the
following command line:
msiexec.exe /I C:/comp/code/libdbg/tfuInstaller.msi /l*v C:/Documents and
Settings/name/My Documents/tfuInstaller.txt
I get an error message that states:
This installation package could not
Perhaps Windows path separators (\) in the paths?
From: Thode, Katelyn [mailto:katelyn.th...@guidancesoftware.com]
I am attempting to log the installation of a package I
created. When I run the following command line:
msiexec.exe /I C:/comp/code/libdbg/tfuInstaller.msi /l*v
Thanks for the response. That appears to have been the issue.
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From: Jeremy Farrell [mailto:jfarr...@pillardata.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:03 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging Error
Perhaps Windows
, 2010 9:33 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging information
Hi,
Thanks for reply. Actually I want to register our com exe. We are using heat
to create the .wxs file. It contains the information about class and interface
ids but still it is not registering. We
Hi,
I am running following custom action which runs /RegServer command.
File Id='distributeserver' Name=DISTRIBUTESERVERFILE src=f:\Program
Files\Ambit ALM 6\ALMEngine\distributionserver.exe
/
CustomAction Id='DISTRIBUTESERVERCUSTOMACTION'
FileKey='distributeserver'
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Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:53 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging information
Hi,
I am running following custom action which runs /RegServer command.
File Id='distributeserver' Name=DISTRIBUTESERVERFILE
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging information
Hi
Windows Installer doesn't support logging the console output of command you
execute through a custom action.
Consider using CAQuietExec to execute your custom action. That will do two
things
.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?
Sorry, I meant my Product.wxs (or any other wix xml source). Generally I
would just like to have something printed to the log if I did:
msiexec /i myinstaller.msi /l* install.log
I would like to do something like this:
Component Guid=SOME-GUID-HERE
Is it possible to log something to the installer log file from the XML
definition?
Thanks,
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Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:15 AM
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Subject: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?
Is it possible to log something to the installer log file from the XML
definition?
Thanks,
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Is it possible to log something
02, 2009 11:15 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?
Is it possible to log something to the installer log file from the XML
definition?
Thanks,
slide
, December 02, 2009 6:09 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?
Sorry, I meant my Product.wxs (or any other wix xml source). Generally I
would just like to have something printed to the log if I did:
msiexec /i myinstaller.msi /l
this message almost 10 times today?
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I am using the command line
On Mon, Oct 6
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To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging
, October 06, 2008 6:47 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging
I am using the command line
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Simon Dahlbacka
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Or if you use votive (or othervise msbuild
Hi.
Is there any way to log candle and light build errors and warnings to a text
file?
Best regards
Peter
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There's the traditional method of redirecting the output:
candle args 1stdout.txt 2stderr.txt
Rob
Peter Vestergaard wrote:
Hi.
Is there any way to log candle and light build errors and warnings to a text
file?
Best regards
Peter
If you're looking for a quick non-debugger method, property
changes are still logged. It may be a hack, but calling
MsiSetProperty(hMSI, _T(LOGME), _T(...)) is effective.
Michael,
That's a nice workaround - I like it.
Cheers,
John
Or if you use votive (or othervise msbuild compatible project), you can use
the normal msbuild logging mechanism
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171470(VS.80).aspx
/Simon
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Peter Vestergaard [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Thanks for your reply.
I can't get
I am using the command line
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Simon Dahlbacka
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Or if you use votive (or othervise msbuild compatible project), you can use
the normal msbuild logging mechanism
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171470(VS.80).aspx
/Simon
On
Thanks for your reply.
I can't get this to work with light. Could you give me an examble of the
correct syntax?
-Peter
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Rob Hamflett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's the traditional method of redirecting the output:
candle args 1stdout.txt 2stderr.txt
Rob
For one product my light command is this:
light -nologo -sw1044 DBS.wixobj SN_COMMON_PATH.wixobj
Add_Common_Bin_To_Path.wixobj -loc
Common\CommonSettings\Common-E.wxl -loc English.wxl -out DBS.msi
You would then tag the redirection stuff on the end like this:
light -nologo -sw1044 DBS.wixobj
Thanks for your assistance. It does however not work for me...
my command is: C:\Projects\...\WiXOutput.wixobj -out
C:\Projects\...\Installer.msi -ext WixUIExtension -loc
C:\Projects\...\Language.xml 1out.txt 2err.txt
2008/10/6 Rob Hamflett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For one product my light command is
You haven't actually called light on your command line. Have you registered
the .wixobj file
extension with light or something?
Rob
Peter Vestergaard wrote:
Thanks for your assistance. It does however not work for me...
my command is: C:\Projects\...\WiXOutput.wixobj -out
anyone else received this message almost 10 times today?
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From: Peter Vestergaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 6:47 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging
I am using the command line
Yeah, Windows Installer doesn't let it work. Why? Some
message processing issue inside them. I think this is
documented in some small print somewhere.
PS: Please don't shoot the messenger. smile/
Of course not. I had half guessed it was something like this anyway. I guess
it's a matter
This is how I generally do it (message box/attach debugger) -- although
you can of course do your own logging.
You could probably even trigger it off of a property passed on the
MSIEXEC command line.
John Hall wrote:
Yeah, Windows Installer doesn't let it work. Why? Some
message processing
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:13 AM, John Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, Windows Installer doesn't let it work. Why? Some
message processing issue inside them. I think this is
documented in some small print somewhere.
PS: Please don't shoot the messenger. smile/
Of course not. I had
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Michael Urman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you're looking for a quick non-debugger method, property changes
are still logged. It may be a hack, but calling MsiSetProperty(hMSI,
_T(LOGME), _T(...)) is effective.
Another option is to call OutputDebugString
In my installer I have some C++ custom actions that log to the main MSI log
file using MsiProcessMessage. I'm now writing a CA that is executed on a button
press in the UI as the user leaves the feature selection dialog. However, none
of my debug output is appearing in the log.
Is there a
01, 2008 02:05
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging from a Custom Action during the UI phase
In my installer I have some C++ custom actions that log to the main MSI log
file using MsiProcessMessage. I'm now writing a CA that is executed on a button
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was able to resolve my build errors by defining everything missing
myself (to /**/ ).
I read that they might be defined by default in VS05, but not in VS03
(what I'm using.)
Did you rebuild wcautil.lib? I'm not sure whether you're going to run
into problems
As in /MD instead of /MT?
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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 12:08 PM
To: Rowland, Chris
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
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, April 27, 2007 9:58 AM
To: Wilson, Phil
Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
On 4/27/07, Wilson, Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As an easy test, install the VC support redist for VS 2005 on a
test system and see if your custom action
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Phil
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To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
I find it hard to believe they put a refresh up there on April 10th that
is not for SP1, but you're right, it's
2007 17:50
To: LEMIRE, JOHN; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
There is a tool out there called depends.exe that does this *and* provides
a spiffy tree that shows all the dependencies your code has. I use this
tool *all the time* to figure out
or version incompatibility?
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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:53 AM
To: Rowland, Chris
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, I
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To: Simon Dahlbacka; Wilson, Phil
Cc: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
After installing Visual Studio 2005 SP1, the WinSxS Merge Modules will
be available
: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:20 PM
To: Rowland, Chris; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
If you are writing a C++ custom action, then the WcaLog function in
wcautil will write to the install log or show you how to do it yourself.
-Brian Simoneau
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Thanks, that looks like what I wanted.
I'm having trouble linking everything correctly though, and I get a ton
of errors in wcautil.h
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I was able to resolve my build errors by defining everything
missing
for your help. Google doesn't reveal much on this subject
:-(
From: Brian Simoneau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:58 PM
To: Rowland, Chris; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
You have
2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
Thanks for the continuing advice. I'm still not seeing any log
out put though. I've commented out the guts of my CA, so now I have
just
__inout /* ? */
#define __in_bcount(THING) /* ? */
From: Brian Simoneau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Rowland, Chris; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
That code looks
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It's an immediate CA. I tried wrapping my strings with _T() but
_T is not defined
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Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
_T is a macro defined in tchar.h. I believe this was included in
earlier Visual Studios because my custom actions were originally written
in VS2003. It looks like __out and others are defined in sal.h.
-Brian Simoneau
:-)
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:57 PM
To: Rowland, Chris; WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
Was the error in the custom action itself? If so, then you can
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Yeah, the error was in the custom action. (It returned
name...
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Yeah, the error
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
That code looks the same as what I am using except that I have _T() around my
strings. Are you running your custom action immediate or deferred?
-Brian Simoneau
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
_T is a macro defined in tchar.h. I believe this was included in earlier
Visual Studios because my custom actions were originally written in VS2003. It
looks like __out and others are defined in sal.h.
-Brian
for the CustomAction. When is
it being scheduled?
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Yeah, the error was in the custom
Is there any way to write a message to the install log from a custom
action?
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: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:08 PM
To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
Is there any way to write a message to the install log from a
custom action?
Chris Rowland* Software Engineer * SunGard
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Subject: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
Is there any way to write a message to the install log from a custom action?
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if it overcomes this
shortcoming...
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Mensching
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by the
ExitOnXxx macros in WiX CusotmActions.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LEMIRE, JOHN
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:15 PM
To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging in a custom action
Note huge caveat that ::MsiProcessMessage() doesn't
Dana Gutride wrote:
When the already installed version was created, were those
uninstall custom actions included in it? The installed MSI
is called to handle the uninstall sequence, any changes you
make to your uninstall sequence will only affect the new
installers you create.
As far
I have a product that needs to run custom actions
when uninstalling. This works.
However, when trying to install a major upgrade
on an already installed version the older version
is properly found (i.e. I get something like
MSI (s) (3C:DC) [09:51:36:582]: PROPERTY CHANGE:
Adding
Are you sure you're looking at the right property? I mean,
NEWERVERSIONDETECTED is a strange property name for the detection of an
*older* version.
That said, the uninstall of the old version should be in the log, masrked
with (N) for nested as opposed to (c) for client side and (s) for server
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