Here's what I use as a custom action to install a COM+ component. The
same should work for a Windows Service, or anything else using InstallUtil
and an installer class.
<customaction action="General.install" type="1025"
source="InstallUtil" target="ManagedInstall" />
<customaction action="General.install.SetProperty"
type="51" source="General.install" target="/installtype=notransaction
/action=install /LogFile= "[#${General.id}]"
"[#VSDFxConfigFile]"" />
The General.id property is the FIle GUID for the assembly I want to
install. You will need to create explicit guids for each component and
file in your install set, and use forceid to set them for the file. By
default, the msi tasks will create a new GUid for each file as it adds it
to the component. The uninstall action is the same, but in the target you
change the action to uninstall.
You will also need to add the installutillib.dll and supporting files to
the install:
<!-- This section defines any binary files that are to be
stored in the installer database.
Binary files can be extracted during the install and
invoked to perform custom actions etc.-->
<binaries>
<!-- InstallUtilLib file. This is used for installing and
uninstalling COM+ components -->
<binary name="InstallUtil"
value="references/external/Microsoft/InstallUtilLib.dll" />
<!-- Install support file. Includes methods to check
Framework verison etc. -->
<binary name="MSVBDPCADLL"
value="references/external/Microsoft/dpca.dll" />
<!-- config file for InstallUtilLib -->
<binary name="VSDNETCFG"
value="references/external/Microsoft/dpapp.config" />
</binaries>
and a custom action to extract it:
<!-- Extracts the InstallUtilLib config configuration and
adds a property for it to the Property table-->
<customaction action="DIRCA_CheckFX" type="1"
source="MSVBDPCADLL" target="CheckFX" />
These isn't really much documentation on this unfortunately. I had to
work most of it out from building installs in Visual Studio (which used
InstallUtil) and then de-compiling them in Orca to see what was generated
to perform the custom actions.
HTH,
Bill
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08/10/2008 00:30
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi custom actions
Thanks for your reply.
I am not sure if I can implement your suggestion but as a workaround I
created a console application that the EntryPoint in the Main method as a
wrapper to my custom action.
So, my custom action changed for something like
<customactions>
<customaction action=" Installer1CustomAction"
type="2" source=" Installer1CustomActionBinary" target="Main" />
</customactions>
Now, the point is: Am able to reference other assemblies from my custom
action assembly?
Regards,
Fabricio Santanas
From: Bob Archer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 04:06
To: Santana, Fabricio; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net;
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Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi custom actions
According to MS the target for custom action type 1 is as follows:
Target
The DLL is called through the entry point named in the Target field of the
CustomAction table, passing a single argument that is the handle to the
current install session. The entry point name specified in the table must
match that exported from the DLL. Note that if the entry function is not
specified by a .DEF file or by a /EXPORT: linker specification, the name
may have a leading underscore and a "@4" suffix. The called function must
specify the __stdcall calling convention.
So, I would say that you need to put the name of the function in the DLL
to run. This is really for C/C++ dlls. Not sure if you can use this for a
.Net DLL… but you can try it.
Here is a list of custom action types and what the target is supposed to
contain.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372048(VS.85).aspx
BOb
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Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:18 PM
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net;
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi custom actions
Hey all,
I have a .net class library that I am trying to configure as a custom
action in my build script.
The classlibrary contains one InstallerClass that is declared like:
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Configuration.Install
<RunInstaller(True)> Public Class Installer1
Inherits System.Configuration.Install.Installer
Public Overrides Sub Install(ByVal savedState As IDictionary)
End Sub
End Class
In my build script I am configuring the custom action like:
<binaries>
<binary name=" Installer1CustomActionBinary"
value="${references.dir}\Installer1.dll" />
</binaries>
<customactions>
<customaction action=" Installer1CustomAction"
type="1" source=" Installer1CustomActionBinary"
target="**************************" />
</customactions>
<sequences>
<sequence type="installexecute"
action="Installer1CustomAction" value="6510" condition="NOT Installed" />
</sequences>
Where you read ************************* is exactly where I am not sure
what information to use.
What is the meaning of entry point for a net assembly?
Is it the namespace of the assembly, class name, method name, etc?
I have been trying several different values but the installer always
displays the error message:
Action 15:02:20: Installer1CustomAction.
Action start 15:02:20: Installer1CustomAction.
Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL
required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your
support personnel or package vendor. Action Installer1CustomAction,
entry: ******************, library: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI7B2.tmp
MSI (s) (04:60) [15:02:22:177]: Product: -- Error 1723. There is a problem
with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to
complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package
vendor. Action Installer1CustomAction, entry: **********************,
library: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI7B2.tmp
Action ended 15:02:22: SetupFrameworkPactualCustomAction. Return value 3.
Action ended 15:02:22: INSTALL. Return value 3.
Could you guys, please, provide me help on this issue.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Fabricio Santana
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