date:20090514

All,

 

I have just downloaded and installed WiX v3 for my Visual Studio 2008. I
am able to create a WiX project, but I can't seem to get a basic
Product.wxs file compilable. Can anyone point me to a very simple sample
Product.wxs file that I can use to get just a successful build? Thanks!
-Pan

 

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Re: [WiX-users] Absolute beginner need help!

Try this:
http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/wix-script-for-major-upgrade
s.html

Neil

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Subject: [WiX-users] Absolute beginner need help!

All,

 

I have just downloaded and installed WiX v3 for my Visual Studio 2008. I
am able to create a WiX project, but I can't seem to get a basic
Product.wxs file compilable. Can anyone point me to a very simple sample
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-Pan

 

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Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I changed to a single ServiceControl element and it still failed. I was
wondering whether I am doing this right, I am modifying the new install
but I was wondering if the problem is the original install that is being
replaced - does anyone know which install is throwing up the File in
use dialog?

Neil

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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 18:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I am using MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable which according to the docs
Disables interaction of the package with the Restart Manager. Windows
Installer uses the FilesInUse Dialog. - I am suspecting that it might
mean that is disable use of MsiRMFilesInUse not the Restart Manager.

The Wait value is 1 (yes)
ServiceControl Id=StopZzzService Name=zzzSvc Stop=both
Remove=uninstall Wait=yes / 

I wonder if this is relevant, I have 2 ServiceControl entries for each
service because I only want to wait for stop not start. I will try
removing one and see what happens.

Neil

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Sent: 12 May 2009 17:42
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Some settings of MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL disable the MsiRMFilesInUse
dialog, the docs are clear on that, and don't turn off the entire
files-in-use detection.  Did you use Disable or DisableShutdown? 

What's the Wait value in your ServiceControl element?  I'd expect to see
a log entry saying that the service will be stopped due to a service
control action before the files are updated, and I'm wondering if it
wants the Wait value to wait for the service to stop, otherwise the
service process might still be running when its files need updating. 

Phil Wilson 

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To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Even with it disabled I still think it is used. From the log:

MSI (s) (AC:38) [16:52:55:648]: RESTART MANAGER: Disabled by
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL property; Windows Installer will use the
built-in FilesInUse functionality.

Then a bit later:

MSI (s) (AC:D4) [16:53:05:170]: RESTART MANAGER: Detected that
application with id 3092, friendly name 'zzz Service', service short
name 'zzzSvc', of type RmService and status 1 holds file[s] in use.

Neil

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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I disabled restart manager in 2 ways, with the property
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL set to Disable and by removing the
MsiRMFilesInUse dialog but I still get the FileInUse dialog. I think
that means it is not directly attributable to restart manager. I did
find a KB article that said that WI 4.5 fixed a file in use problem with
case sensitivity of service names but I am using 4.5 on both systems
(and 5.0 on Windows 7).

I am not sure where to go from here, any help much appreciated.

Neil

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 16:11
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

The difference between Vista and XP is the RestartManager. IIRC, there 
are a few things you can do to suppress the RestartManager usage via 
MSIRM type properties... that might get you closer.

Neil Sleightholm wrote:
 When I run a major upgrade install on Windows Vista or later the files
 in use (or restart manager) dialog is displayed for the two services I
 am installing, this doesn't happen on Windows XP (Windows Installer
 v4.5). The services are controlled by the ServiceControl element and
 listed in the ServiceControl table.



 The dialog isn't needed as the services are stopped by the install but
 only after the InstallValidate action. I thought of moving the
 StopServices action but that can't be moved before InstallValidate
which
 is where it would need to go.



 Does anyone know why this is happening? Is there any way to stop this
 dialog being displayed for services on Vista?



 Thanks



 Neil



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Re: [WiX-users] Cross-Feature dependencies

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Ridd


On 14 May 2009, at 01:04, Rob Mensching wrote:

 Yes. Features are a tree but Components can be duplicated throughout
 as leaves as you want. In the end, a Component is installed as long as
 one of its Features is installed.

Thanks, that seems to work.

It does feel a little confusing to now have a top-level Feature in my  
Feature tree that apparently only exists to provide the  
ConfigurableDirectory attribute. There's an argument for splitting off  
the setting of the configurable directories into another UI screen, I  
guess.

Cheers,

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[WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Ridd

Is there any good way of checking exactly what features and components  
of a package actually got installed by a user?

I was expecting to find some evidence of their GUIDs in the registry  
somewhere, but none of them seem to be present despite things  
seemingly being installed.

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Re: [WiX-users] FW: Using a binary key from external merge module in Wix 3

2009-05-14 Thread Eric St . John

Hello Mukesh,
Have you tried setting SuppressModularization=yes on the binary element of your
merge module?

-Eric
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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:54:20 +0800
Subject: [WiX-users] FW: Using a binary key from external merge module in
Wix 3

I have an external merge module (say External.msm) which I am referencing in
my installer. In Binary table of External.msm I have an entry (say
externEntry).

I have a fragment (say FragmentX) written to define this merge module using
Merge element.
I have another fragment written that define a feature consuming this
mergemodule using MergeRef element.

I have another merge module (Mymodule.msm) written which defines a custom
action with its BinaryKey attribute set to value as externEntry. Mymodule.msm
is defined in the FragmentX.

When the code was in wix v1 things built fine. But, in v3 I am getting an
error Unresolved reference to symbol 'Binary:externEntry in section
'Module:Mymodule'.

What should I do to resolve this issue ?

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Re: [WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after installation

2009-05-14 Thread Eric St . John

A quick search turned up this KB, not sure if it will
help.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180548
-Eric

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 16:16:26 -0500
From: bphilp...@sqlsentry.net
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after installation

When I do a fresh install I'm using a bootstrapper to launch the msi
with admin rights so I can perform a LogonUser call in order to validate
the account used during the execution phase for the service. I want to
do that validation up front so I don't get an error during the execution
phase which would roll back the whole install. Everything works fine
except today I noticed if I go to change in Add/Remove programs it
doesn't elevate. So, when I go to the UI page where I enter in the
credentials I get an error that I can't impersonate because I don't have
those privileges with my current token.

Is there a way to elevate upon change in add/remove programs? Is there a
better way to do the account validation to begin with?

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Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

2009-05-14 Thread Eric St . John

One solution I have seen implemented is to write an immediate custom action
that runs before RemoveExistingProducts, queries the registry table for
registry path and name, reads the values for keys in the table, and overwrites
the value column of the registry table for the in memory database. This can be
scoped by making a custom table that identifies which registry rows to migrate.
This is essentially the same mechanism as the the registry search except you
are required to write the registry search code yourself.
This isn't actually a better solution, just different. It might be more
maintainable and performant than all the registry searches and properties if
you have a lot of registry values, but its a custom action so it will likely
have bugs :).
-Eric

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 15:56:08 -0500
From: alex.ivan...@shavlik.com
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

This is what I am doing. I hoped there was a better way.

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Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 14:43
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

Alex,

Use the Registry Search to read the values into Properties before the
upgrade, and use the Properties to write the registry settings.

Michael

From: Alex Ivanoff [alex.ivan...@shavlik.com]
Sent: Thursday, 14 May 2009 12:34 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

Is it possible to preserver registry settings on major upgrade and only
delete it on uninstall?

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Re: [WiX-users] Installing fonts

What version of the WiX toolset are you using? That shouldn't happen.

Kim Gybels wrote:
 I always get the is a Font and must be installed to the
 FontsFolder-warnings.


 
 The fonts need to be installed in the directory with Id=FontsFolder.
 I was doing this correct. The problem, however, is that I was doing
 this from a mergemodule. WiX applies modularization to the the
 directory Id, causing this warnings.

 Can I suppress the modularization on the directory id?

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Re: [WiX-users] Select Target Path outside Merge Module

You'd have to refer to the Directory/@Id (that is in ALL CAPS, of 
course) with the Module GUID attached as well.

stephan o'farrill wrote:
 Hi,
 Is it possible to select the install path (with UI) for one of the
 directories in a merge module (containing several directories) from
 the enclosing WiX3 product installer script?
 If yes, how do I have to define the property outside the merge module
 to be able to reference it inside the referring merge module in order
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Re: [WiX-users] Questions on Why WiX Installer Combines the VSAddIns into One MSI

It will remove them if you do a major upgrade. The old cached package
is used for uninstall (that would have the VS2005 support) and the new
package won't (so VS2005 support won't get added). That's one, of
several, reasons we only do major upgrades in the WiX MSI.

jnewton wrote:
I've been looking over the WiX setup code which is used to create the WiX
Toolset installer and had a best practice question regarding putting all
support for Visual Studio versions into one MSI. WiX supports VS2005 and
VS2008 and installs addins all in the same MSI. I'm actually in the same
boat where my company has support for VS2005 and VS2008 addins but they are
currently implemented in two separate MSIs. Now, I would like to move them
into one MSI just like the Wix installer. However, my one concern is that in
the future, if for example we decide to deprecate VS2005 support, we have
the following issues:

Anyway, I just wanted to see if the Wix team thought about this and if so,
how are you planning on addressing questions 2) above.

[WiX-users] Certificates and IIS

2009-05-14 Thread Schaff, Stephen

I have a wix project that creates a website.  The certificate that that
website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to.
Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the
existing installer?  (I can do this step manually, but I would rather
have the installer do it).

Failing that, is there somewhere I can see a good example of how to 
install a certificate.  (for someone who does not know much about 
certificates.)  

I can see the certificate (when I click View Certificate in IIS) 
and I have access to the .cer file.  Can I get enough info from that
to install the certificate?

Stephen

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Re: [WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after installation

2009-05-14 Thread Brooke Philpott

I'm currently using LogonUser. If I were to use SSPI I think I could
validate the account, but I also need to impersonate the user. The
reason is the service uses a connection string and I want to encrypt the
connection string using the data protection api (DPAPI). So, I log in as
the service account, impersonate, make sure I can connect to the
database with that account, create the connection string, encrypt it
using DPAPI, then revert to the original context. It works fine except
for the fact that I need the SE_TCB_NAME privilege and from what I can
tell unless you run elevated that privilege is not granted. When I do
add/remove programs and do change, I don't get a UAC prompt, and the
Immediate Actions are definitely not running under an elevated user
context, which I need them to do.

I could side step the issue completely if anyone has any good ideas for
transferring database logon credentials to the service account (we have
to support sql auth credentials from the service to our database).

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To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after
installation


A quick search turned up this KB, not sure if it will
help.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180548
-Eric

 Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 16:16:26 -0500
 From: bphilp...@sqlsentry.net
 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
 Subject: [WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after
installation
 
 When I do a fresh install I'm using a bootstrapper to launch the msi
 with admin rights so I can perform a LogonUser call in order to
validate
 the account used during the execution phase for the service. I want to
 do that validation up front so I don't get an error during the
execution
 phase which would roll back the whole install. Everything works fine
 except today I noticed if I go to change in Add/Remove programs it
 doesn't elevate. So, when I go to the UI page where I enter in the
 credentials I get an error that I can't impersonate because I don't
have
 those privileges with my current token.
 
  
 
 Is there a way to elevate upon change in add/remove programs? Is there
a
 better way to do the account validation to begin with?
 
  
 
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Re: [WiX-users] checking for existing directory at runtime

AppSearch happens very early in the install process so it is only useful 
to initialize Properties. The UI interaction happens later.

Michael Faden wrote:
 Hi

 maybe this question is not really new, but I haven't found an answer yet..

 In my installation dialog, the user has to enter the path to a EXE. When
 the user entered the value, I'd like to check, whether it really exists:

 Property Id=SEARCHFOREXE 
 DirectorySearch Path=[PATHTOEXE] Depth=0 Id=FindExe
   FileSearch Name=MyApp.exe/
 /DirectorySearch
   /Property
 .
 Publish Dialog=PathsDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog
 Value=InstallDirDlg1/Publish
 Publish Dialog=PathsDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog
 Value=VerifyReadyDlg1/Publish
 Publish Dialog=PathsDlg Control=Next Event=SpawnDialog
 Value=RegAsmErrorNOT  SEARCHFOREXE/Publish
 ..
 UI
   Dialog Id=PathsDlg Width=370 Height=270
 Title=[ProductName] !(loc.Setup_title)
 ...
 Control Id=Path1Label Type=Text X=20 Y=60 Width=290
 Height=13 Text=!(loc.PathsDlg_label1): /
 Control Id=Path1 Type=Edit X=20 Y=72 Width=320
 Height=18 Property=PATHTOEXE Text=60
 ToolTip=!(loc.PathsDlg_path1Help)/

 Control Id=BottomLine Type=Line X=0 Y=234 Width=370
 Height=0 /
 Control Id=Next Type=PushButton X=236 Y=243 Width=56
 Height=17 Default=yes Text=!(loc.WixUINext) /
 Control Id=Back Type=PushButton X=180 Y=243 Width=56
 Height=17 Text=!(loc.WixUIBack) /
 Control Id=Cancel Type=PushButton X=304 Y=243
 Width=56 Height=17 Cancel=yes Text=!(loc.WixUICancel)
   Publish Event=SpawnDialog Value=CancelDlg1/Publish
 /Control
  /Dialog
 /UI

 No matter what I enter for PATHTOEXE, I always get the same result.
 Obviously the property 'SEARCHFOREXE' is only evaluated once at compile
 time.
 Is there anybody out there, who can help me that?


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Re: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?

There is a whole portion of the MSI API dedicated to answering those 
questions. It is even automatable (available to script).

Chris Ridd wrote:
 Is there any good way of checking exactly what features and components
 of a package actually got installed by a user?

 I was expecting to find some evidence of their GUIDs in the registry
 somewhere, but none of them seem to be present despite things
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Re: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?

2009-05-14 Thread Alex Shevchuk

I don't have ready to use solution, but
http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/06/30/from-msi-to-wix-part-17
-windows-installer-automation-interface-part-2.aspx may give you a good
starting point, if that's what you want.

Alex


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Subject: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?

Is there any good way of checking exactly what features and components  
of a package actually got installed by a user?

I was expecting to find some evidence of their GUIDs in the registry  
somewhere, but none of them seem to be present despite things  
seemingly being installed.

Cheers,

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Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 64

Thanks, Neil. How do I define the preprocessor? I'm getting the error: 

Undefined preprocessor variable '$(var.Version)'.

I see that preprocessor variables are defined in the project properties
when I right-click the project in the solution explorer, but shouldn't
these variables be predefined? What do I have to enter in the Define
preprocessor variables and/or Define WiX variables inputs? Thanks,
Pan

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:03:49 +0100
From: Neil Sleightholm n...@x2systems.com
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Absolute beginner need help!
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
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Try this:
http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/wix-script-for-major-upgrade
s.html

Neil

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All,

 

I have just downloaded and installed WiX v3 for my Visual Studio 2008. I
am able to create a WiX project, but I can't seem to get a basic
Product.wxs file compilable. Can anyone point me to a very simple sample
Product.wxs file that I can use to get just a successful build? Thanks!
-Pan

 

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:05:25 +0100
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Cross-Feature dependencies
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On 14 May 2009, at 01:04, Rob Mensching wrote:

 Yes. Features are a tree but Components can be duplicated throughout
 as leaves as you want. In the end, a Component is installed as long as
 one of its Features is installed.

Thanks, that seems to work.

It does feel a little confusing to now have a top-level Feature in my  
Feature tree that apparently only exists to provide the  
ConfigurableDirectory attribute. There's an argument for splitting off  
the setting of the configurable directories into another UI screen, I  
guess.

Cheers,

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Subject: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
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Is there any good way of checking exactly what features and components  
of a package actually got installed by a user?

I was expecting to find some evidence of their GUIDs in the registry  
somewhere, but none of them seem to be

Re: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Ridd


On 14 May 2009, at 16:53, Alex Shevchuk wrote:

 I don't have ready to use solution, but
 http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/06/30/from-msi-to-wix-part-17
 -windows-installer-automation-interface-part-2.aspx may give you a  
 good
 starting point, if that's what you want.

Thanks Alex (and Rob) that looks just what I want. I shall point our  
QA people at the above URL and back away fast :-)

Cheers,

Chris

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[WiX-users] Preprocessor variable var.Project.TargetFilePath

I have the following component in my Product.wxs file for my WiX
project:

 

Component Id=ProductComponent
Guid=17e13748-8d44-47f6-b020-66d29f8a84fe

File Id=InstallationTarget.exe

 
Source=../../InstallationTarget/bin/Debug/InstallationTarget.exe/Fil
e

  /Component

 

My question is, I want to use a preprocessor variable, i.e.
$(var.MyApp.TargetFilePath) for the 'Source' attribute of the 'File'
element above. In Votive 3.0, is var.Project.TargetFilePath a built-in
preprocessor? How do I define this in the project properties? Thanks!
-Pan

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Re: [WiX-users] Certificates and IIS

I don't think the current CustomActions let you reference an installed 
certificate. However, you can just add the Certificate element under 
your Component and reference it by your WebSite and it should work. The 
WiX.chm reference should have the bits and pieces to put it together 
since I don't have an example ready.

Schaff, Stephen wrote:
 I have a wix project that creates a website.  The certificate that that
 website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to.
 Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the
 existing installer?  (I can do this step manually, but I would rather
 have the installer do it).

 Failing that, is there somewhere I can see a good example of how to
 install a certificate.  (for someone who does not know much about
 certificates.)

 I can see the certificate (when I click View Certificate in IIS)
 and I have access to the .cer file.  Can I get enough info from that
 to install the certificate?

 Stephen

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Re: [WiX-users] Select Target Path outside Merge Module

2009-05-14 Thread stephan o'farrill

Thanks Rob,

I just needed to be convinced again to keep trying (after I thought I
was through all possible combinations):
Now I replaced - with _ in the GUIDs and viola!

BTW. having a Guid attribute in a Module element is deprecated in WiX3
- using the Guid from the Package instead does not work though.)

Thanks,
Stephan.


On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org wrote:
 You'd have to refer to the Directory/@Id (that is in ALL CAPS, of
 course) with the Module GUID attached as well.

 stephan o'farrill wrote:
 Hi,
 Is it possible to select the install path (with UI) for one of the
 directories in a merge module (containing several directories) from
 the enclosing WiX3 product installer script?
 If yes, how do I have to define the property outside the merge module
 to be able to reference it inside the referring merge module in order
 to set the target folder?

 thanks,
 Stephan


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[WiX-users] Custom MergeModules

2009-05-14 Thread MacDiarmid, James D


Should I be registering COMPlus/Non-ComPlus DLLs in a custom merge
module?  When I use Heat to extract the registry settings, and add them
to the respective component, an error is caught on the setting for
HelpDirectory parameter. It's set using the SystemFolder keyword.



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[WiX-users] How to get OnExit status in custom action using DTF

2009-05-14 Thread Shawn Dwyer

If I schedule a custom action for OnExit, is there an easy way from inside
the custom action to determine if it was being called for OnExit=success,
error, or cancel?  It seems like this is simple but for some reason it
escapes me.

For example if I wanted one exit dialog that showed the install status


Custom Action=ShowCompleteForm OnExit=error /

Custom Action=ShowCompleteForm OnExit=cancel /

Custom Action=ShowCompleteForm OnExit=success /



[CustomAction]

public static ActionResult ShowCompleteForm(Session session)

{

ActionResult ar = ActionResult.Success;

  try

  {

using (CompleteForm form = new CompleteForm(*INSERT_STATUS_HERE*))

{

  form.ShowDialog();

}

}

  catch (Exception ex)

  {

session.Log(ex.ToString());

ar = ActionResult.Failure;

  }

  return (ar);

}



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Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 64

In the sample it is defined at the top of the file ?define Version =
1.0.0 ? - do you have that in your code?

Neil

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Thanks, Neil. How do I define the preprocessor? I'm getting the error: 

Undefined preprocessor variable '$(var.Version)'.

I see that preprocessor variables are defined in the project properties
when I right-click the project in the solution explorer, but shouldn't
these variables be predefined? What do I have to enter in the Define
preprocessor variables and/or Define WiX variables inputs? Thanks,
Pan

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:03:49 +0100
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Absolute beginner need help!
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Try this:
http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/wix-script-for-major-upgrade
s.html

Neil

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To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Absolute beginner need help!

All,

I have just downloaded and installed WiX v3 for my Visual Studio 2008. I
am able to create a WiX project, but I can't seem to get a basic
Product.wxs file compilable. Can anyone point me to a very simple sample
Product.wxs file that I can use to get just a successful build? Thanks!
-Pan

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:05:25 +0100
From: Chris Ridd chrisr...@mac.com
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Cross-Feature dependencies
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
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On 14 May 2009, at 01:04, Rob Mensching wrote:

 Yes. Features are a tree but Components can be duplicated throughout
 as leaves as you want. In the end, a Component is installed as long as
 one of its Features is installed.

Thanks, that seems to work.

It does feel a little confusing to now have a top-level Feature in my  
Feature tree that apparently only exists to provide the  
ConfigurableDirectory attribute. There's an argument for splitting off  
the setting of the configurable directories into another UI screen, I  
guess.

Cheers,

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:08:17 +0100
From: Chris Ridd chrisr...@mac.com
Subject: [WiX-users] Post-installation - what got installed?
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Re: [WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Rogers

Hey Jesper,

That is good news. It might be worth you adding this example to
SourceForge.net for others to find if you have a moment.

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=105970atid=654188

Glad to hear all else is working well for you.

Thanks,

Brian Rogers
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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:01 AM, jballe j...@visionpeople.dk wrote:

Hey Brian,

The problem is solved by changing the installScope, sorry for the
inconvenience.
So I won't file a bug, but thank you for noticing.

Best regards,
Jesper

Brian Rogers wrote:

Hey Jesper,

Can you file a bug for this? Tomorrow is the last night to fix bugs on
heat.exe. Please give me the full Component/ element or better yet the
.tlb itself so I can duplicate.

Thanks,

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[WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that can be installed

I found that the Publish event  AddLocal and Remove can set the feature to 
install or not to install, but it doesn't completely remove the feature from 
the list of features.

What I need to do is remove the feature entirely, so that the customer doesn't 
even see it. As it is, they can still change it to install locally if they want 
to, which should be allowed... Is there another event type to completely remove 
the feature from the feature set?

Any help would be appreciated!



Control Id=Next Type=PushButton X=236 Y=243 Width=56 Height=17 
Default=yes Text=Next

Publish Event=DoAction Value=SetUsername Order=11/Publish

Publish Event=DoAction Value=SetPassword Order=21/Publish

Publish Event=AddLocal Value=LibraryFeatureLIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 
1/Publish

Publish Event=Remove Value=LibraryFeatureLIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 
0/Publish

Publish Event=AddLocal Value=CalendarAdminFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 
1 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

Publish Event=Remove Value=CalendarAdminFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 0 
OR LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

Publish Event=AddLocal Value=CalendarFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 1 AND 
LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

Publish Event=Remove Value=CalendarFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 0 OR 
LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

Publish Event=AddLocal Value=DashboardAdminFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 
1 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

Publish Event=Remove Value=DashboardAdminFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 
0 OR LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

Publish Event=AddLocal Value=DashboardFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 1 
AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

Publish Event=Remove Value=DashboardFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 0 OR 
LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

/Control

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Where is the WiX.chm documentation? I can't seem to find it on the site.
-Pan

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   2. Re: Certificates and IIS (Rob Mensching)
   3. Re: Select Target Path outside Merge Module (stephan o'farrill)
   4. Custom MergeModules (MacDiarmid, James D)
   5. How to get OnExit status in custom action using DTF (Shawn Dwyer)
   6. Re: WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 64 (Neil Sleightholm)


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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 09:48:15 -0700
From: Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Preprocessor variable
var.Project.TargetFilePath
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
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That variable comes from the project system. If you look at the 
command-line to candle.exe during the build, you'll see it (and may 
other things) passed in as the -D switch.

You've asked a couple basic questions about the preprocessor.  Have you 
read the WiX.chm documentation?

Hu, Pan wrote:
 I have the following component in my Product.wxs file for my WiX
 project:



 Component Id=ProductComponent
 Guid=17e13748-8d44-47f6-b020-66d29f8a84fe

 File Id=InstallationTarget.exe



Source=../../InstallationTarget/bin/Debug/InstallationTarget.exe/Fil
 e

   /Component



 My question is, I want to use a preprocessor variable, i.e.
 $(var.MyApp.TargetFilePath) for the 'Source' attribute of the 'File'
 element above. In Votive 3.0, is var.Project.TargetFilePath a
built-in
 preprocessor? How do I define this in the project properties? Thanks!
 -Pan

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 pan...@eds.com





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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 09:52:30 -0700
From: Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Certificates and IIS
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I don't think the current CustomActions let you reference an installed 
certificate. However, you can just add the Certificate element under 
your Component and reference it by your WebSite and it should work. The 
WiX.chm reference should have the bits and pieces to put it together 
since I don't have an example ready.

Schaff, Stephen wrote:
 I have a wix project that creates a website.  The certificate that
that
 website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to.
 Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the
 existing installer?  (I can do this step manually, but I would rather
 have the installer do it).

 Failing that, is there somewhere I can see a good example of how to
 install a certificate.  (for someone who does not know much about
 certificates.)

 I can see the certificate (when I click View Certificate in IIS)
 and I have access to the .cer file.  Can I get enough info from that
 to install the certificate?

 Stephen

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[WiX-users] How to guide is always blank

I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on shortcuts:
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm

 

It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it does
is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
browser. -Pan

 

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Re: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank

2009-05-14 Thread Shawn Dwyer

Pan - They are all blank for me as well

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:

 I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on shortcuts:
 http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm



 It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
 instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it does
 is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
 Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
 browser. -Pan



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 pan...@eds.com




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Re: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank

2009-05-14 Thread Curtis Jewell

It's blank for now.  There was a hiccup uploading the updated
documentation when the last build was released. It'll be fixed at the
time the next build is released.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 14:15 -0400, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:
 I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on shortcuts:
 http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm
 
  
 
 It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
 instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it does
 is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
 Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
 browser. -Pan
 
  
 
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 pan...@eds.com 
 
  
 
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Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 67

2009-05-14 Thread Shawn Dwyer

*Where is the WiX.chm documentation? I can't seem to find it on the site.
*
After installing Wix it can be found here:
%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer XML v3\doc\WiX.chm

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:

 Where is the WiX.chm documentation? I can't seem to find it on the site.
 -Pan

 Pan Hu, Application Engineer  |   EDS - HP |  202-414-8528  |
 pan...@eds.com


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   1. Re: Preprocessor variable var.Project.TargetFilePath
  (Rob Mensching)
   2. Re: Certificates and IIS (Rob Mensching)
   3. Re: Select Target Path outside Merge Module (stephan o'farrill)
   4. Custom MergeModules (MacDiarmid, James D)
   5. How to get OnExit status in custom action using DTF (Shawn Dwyer)
   6. Re: WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 64 (Neil Sleightholm)


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 Message: 1
 Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 09:48:15 -0700
 From: Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org
 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Preprocessor variable
var.Project.TargetFilePath
 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
 Message-ID: 4a0c4b4f.2040...@wixtoolset.org
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

 That variable comes from the project system. If you look at the
 command-line to candle.exe during the build, you'll see it (and may
 other things) passed in as the -D switch.

 You've asked a couple basic questions about the preprocessor.  Have you
 read the WiX.chm documentation?

 Hu, Pan wrote:
  I have the following component in my Product.wxs file for my WiX
  project:
 
 
 
  Component Id=ProductComponent
  Guid=17e13748-8d44-47f6-b020-66d29f8a84fe
 
  File Id=InstallationTarget.exe
 
 
 
 Source=../../InstallationTarget/bin/Debug/InstallationTarget.exe/Fil
  e
 
/Component
 
 
 
  My question is, I want to use a preprocessor variable, i.e.
  $(var.MyApp.TargetFilePath) for the 'Source' attribute of the 'File'
  element above. In Votive 3.0, is var.Project.TargetFilePath a
 built-in
  preprocessor? How do I define this in the project properties? Thanks!
  -Pan
 
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  pan...@eds.com
 
 
 
 
 
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 Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 09:52:30 -0700
 From: Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org
 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Certificates and IIS
 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
 Message-ID: 4a0c4c4e.5070...@wixtoolset.org
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

 I don't think the current CustomActions let you reference an installed
 certificate. However, you can just add the Certificate element under
 your Component and reference it by your WebSite and it should work. The
 WiX.chm reference should have the bits and pieces to put it together
 since I don't have an example ready.

 Schaff, Stephen wrote:
  I have a wix project that creates a website.  The certificate that
 that
  website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to.
  Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the
  existing installer?  (I can do this step manually, but I would rather
  have the installer do it).
 
  Failing that, is there somewhere I can see a good example of how to
  install a certificate.  (for someone who does not know much about
  certificates.)
 
  I can see the certificate (when I click View Certificate in IIS)
  and I have access to the .cer file.  Can I get enough info from that
  to

Re: [WiX-users] Custom MergeModules

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Rogers

Hey Jim,

In general merge modules should be avoided. Unless you have clients of your
product which will be integrating your merge module it is better to use
.wixlib files internally to allow for shared components across multiple
packages.

What error are you getting in heat?

Thanks,

Brian Rogers
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http://icumove.spaces.live.com


On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM, MacDiarmid, James D 
james.macdiar...@eds.com wrote:


 Should I be registering COMPlus/Non-ComPlus DLLs in a custom merge
 module?  When I use Heat to extract the registry settings, and add them
 to the respective component, an error is caught on the setting for
 HelpDirectory parameter. It's set using the SystemFolder keyword.



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Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 69

In the meantime, where can I turn for guidance on how to create
shortcuts for the installer? -Pan

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   3. Re: How to guide is always blank (Curtis Jewell)
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Subject: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank
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I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on shortcuts:
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm

 

It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it does
is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
browser. -Pan

 

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57:07 -0400
From: Shawn Dwyer shawn.o.dw...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Message-ID:
83f5eb7a0905141157u100b1b22g235cf4b2613fc...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Pan - They are all blank for me as well

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:

 I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on
shortcuts:
 http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm



 It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
 instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it
does
 is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
 Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
 browser. -Pan



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 pan...@eds.com






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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:59:45 -0600
From: Curtis Jewell lists.wix-us...@csjewell.fastmail.us
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Message-ID: 1242327585.1991.1315503...@webmail.messagingengine.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

It's blank for now.  There was a hiccup uploading the updated
documentation when the last build was released. It'll be fixed at the
time the next build is released.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 14:15 -0400, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:
 I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on
shortcuts:
 http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm
 
  
 
 It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
 instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it
does
 is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
 Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
 browser. -Pan
 
  
 
 Pan Hu, Application Engineer  |   EDS - HP |  202-414-8528  |
 pan...@eds.com 
 
  
 


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Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

2009-05-14 Thread Chuck

Success!

Alex Shevchuk wrote:
 OK, here is the problem.  Upgrade/@Id must have the same value as
 Product/@UpgradeCode.

Thank you, Alex. That was the problem. FindRelatedProducts is working and
only one entry exists in the Add or Remove Programs table after the
installation of the new version. Now, along with Do not change the Product
UpgradeCode, I have Verify that the Product UpgradeCode is identical to
the Upgrade ID in my upgrade checklist.

My gratitude goes also to Phil, Stephen and Michael. In this exchange I have
uncovered other problems in my installer.

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Re: [WiX-users] How to guide is always blank

All of the content there is in the WiX.chm. Grab that, in the meantime.

Curtis Jewell wrote:
 It's blank for now.  There was a hiccup uploading the updated
 documentation when the last build was released. It'll be fixed at the
 time the next build is released.

 On Thu, 14 May 2009 14:15 -0400, Hu, Pan pan...@eds.com wrote:
   
 I'm trying to access the following URL for a how-to-guide on shortcuts:
 http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm



 It always gives me blank pages, no matter what link I click on. For
 instance, when I click Files, Shortcuts and Registry link all it does
 is make this link disappear, and nothing is pulled up for me to read.
 Please advise if this is just blank or could this be an issue with my
 browser. -Pan



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 pan...@eds.com



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 Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK
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 processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com
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Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that can be installed

Not sure, but it sounds like you want to Condition the Feature.

David Bartmess wrote:
 I found that the Publish event  AddLocal and Remove can set the feature to 
 install or not to install, but it doesn't completely remove the feature from 
 the list of features.

 What I need to do is remove the feature entirely, so that the customer 
 doesn't even see it. As it is, they can still change it to install locally if 
 they want to, which should be allowed... Is there another event type to 
 completely remove the feature from the feature set?

 Any help would be appreciated!



 Control Id=Next Type=PushButton X=236 Y=243 Width=56 Height=17 
 Default=yes Text=Next

 Publish Event=DoAction Value=SetUsername Order=11/Publish

 Publish Event=DoAction Value=SetPassword Order=21/Publish

 Publish Event=AddLocal Value=LibraryFeatureLIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 
 1/Publish

 Publish Event=Remove Value=LibraryFeatureLIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 
 0/Publish

 Publish Event=AddLocal Value=CalendarAdminFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 
 1 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

 Publish Event=Remove Value=CalendarAdminFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 
 0 OR LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

 Publish Event=AddLocal Value=CalendarFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 1 
 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

 Publish Event=Remove Value=CalendarFeatureCALENDARENTITLEMENT = 0 OR 
 LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

 Publish Event=AddLocal Value=DashboardAdminFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT 
 = 1 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

 Publish Event=Remove Value=DashboardAdminFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 
 0 OR LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

 Publish Event=AddLocal Value=DashboardFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 1 
 AND LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 1/Publish

 Publish Event=Remove Value=DashboardFeatureDASHBOARDENTITLEMENT = 0 
 OR LIBRARYENTITLEMENT = 0/Publish

 /Control

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Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-14 Thread Wilson, Phil

If you have an MSI log for the upgrade, I think the log will show the 
FilesInUse around the InstallValidate action that's in the 
RemoveExistingProducts section of the log where the old version is being 
uninstalled if it's the uninstall. I think I've seen FilesInUse being shown 
there before - exactly where is your RemoveExistingProducts sequenced? 

Phil Wilson 

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:03 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I changed to a single ServiceControl element and it still failed. I was
wondering whether I am doing this right, I am modifying the new install
but I was wondering if the problem is the original install that is being
replaced - does anyone know which install is throwing up the File in
use dialog?

Neil

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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 18:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I am using MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable which according to the docs
Disables interaction of the package with the Restart Manager. Windows
Installer uses the FilesInUse Dialog. - I am suspecting that it might
mean that is disable use of MsiRMFilesInUse not the Restart Manager.

The Wait value is 1 (yes)
ServiceControl Id=StopZzzService Name=zzzSvc Stop=both
Remove=uninstall Wait=yes / 

I wonder if this is relevant, I have 2 ServiceControl entries for each
service because I only want to wait for stop not start. I will try
removing one and see what happens.

Neil

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Sent: 12 May 2009 17:42
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Some settings of MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL disable the MsiRMFilesInUse
dialog, the docs are clear on that, and don't turn off the entire
files-in-use detection.  Did you use Disable or DisableShutdown? 

What's the Wait value in your ServiceControl element?  I'd expect to see
a log entry saying that the service will be stopped due to a service
control action before the files are updated, and I'm wondering if it
wants the Wait value to wait for the service to stop, otherwise the
service process might still be running when its files need updating. 

Phil Wilson 

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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:03 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Even with it disabled I still think it is used. From the log:

MSI (s) (AC:38) [16:52:55:648]: RESTART MANAGER: Disabled by
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL property; Windows Installer will use the
built-in FilesInUse functionality.

Then a bit later:

MSI (s) (AC:D4) [16:53:05:170]: RESTART MANAGER: Detected that
application with id 3092, friendly name 'zzz Service', service short
name 'zzzSvc', of type RmService and status 1 holds file[s] in use.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 16:35
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I disabled restart manager in 2 ways, with the property
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL set to Disable and by removing the
MsiRMFilesInUse dialog but I still get the FileInUse dialog. I think
that means it is not directly attributable to restart manager. I did
find a KB article that said that WI 4.5 fixed a file in use problem with
case sensitivity of service names but I am using 4.5 on both systems
(and 5.0 on Windows 7).

I am not sure where to go from here, any help much appreciated.

Neil

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 16:11
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

The difference between Vista and XP is the RestartManager. IIRC, there 
are a few things you can do to suppress the RestartManager usage via 
MSIRM type properties... that might get you closer.

Neil Sleightholm wrote:
 When I run a major upgrade install on Windows Vista or later the files
 in use (or restart manager) dialog is displayed for the two services I
 am installing, this doesn't happen on Windows XP (Windows Installer
 v4.5). The services are controlled by the ServiceControl element and
 listed in the ServiceControl table.



 The dialog isn't needed as the services are stopped by the install but
 only after the InstallValidate action. I thought of moving the
 StopServices action but that can't be moved before InstallValidate
which
 is where it would need to go.



 Does anyone know why this is happening? Is there any way to stop this
 dialog being displayed for services on Vista?



 Thanks



 Neil



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Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that can be installed

I have put conditions on the feature, but the problem is that the deciding 
variable is taken from input from a custom action that checks entitlements for 
each feature. This has to be done after the user enters a valid URL to login to 
(and possibly a username/password if the first attempt fails).

This means that the variables that set features to be removed aren't set until 
the UI sequence, way after the CostFinalize phase, which is where I read that 
the feature set is composed. If I could reset the feature set during the UI, 
that would be what I need...


-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:36 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that 
can be installed

Not sure, but it sounds like you want to Condition the Feature.

David Bartmess wrote:
 I found that the Publish event  AddLocal and Remove can set the feature to 
 install or not to install, but it doesn't completely remove the feature from 
 the list of features.

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Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that can be installed

Yeah, makes sense. Bummer.

David Bartmess wrote:
 I have put conditions on the feature, but the problem is that the deciding 
 variable is taken from input from a custom action that checks entitlements 
 for each feature. This has to be done after the user enters a valid URL to 
 login to (and possibly a username/password if the first attempt fails).

 This means that the variables that set features to be removed aren't set 
 until the UI sequence, way after the CostFinalize phase, which is where I 
 read that the feature set is composed. If I could reset the feature set 
 during the UI, that would be what I need...


 -Original Message-
 From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org]
 Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:36 PM
 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that 
 can be installed

 Not sure, but it sounds like you want to Condition the Feature.

 David Bartmess wrote:
   
 I found that the Publish event  AddLocal and Remove can set the feature to 
 install or not to install, but it doesn't completely remove the feature from 
 the list of features.
 

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[WiX-users] WiX/MSI and CeAppMgr.exe (WinCe Application Manager)

2009-05-14 Thread Tom Kazimiers

Hi there,

as part of my WiX 3 setup the CeAppMgr.exe is looked up and executed.
This application is used to install software on windows CE devices (like
Windows Mobile 5/6, etc.). To do so one has to call CeAppMgr.exe with an
ini file and the user should get the information that software is beeing
installed on his or her mobile device.
If I try this on the command line everything works fine. CeAppMgr.exe
starts and begins to install the prvided ini (and thus the CAB-) file.
The same done in WiX/MSI leads to a message box, coming from
CeAppMgr.exe, that the sofware (the ini/cab) will be installed as soon
as my mobile device gets connected again. The strange thing is: In both
versions (command line and MSI) the mobile device is connected all the time.

So, have you previously encountered this problem or have an idea what is
going on? I want that CeAppMgr.exe behaves, when called from a MSI,
execatly like when it is called from the command line.

In WiX the relevant parts are (ignore the custom action conditions):

!--CeAppMgr.Exe Lookup--
Property Id='SEARCH_CEAPPMGR'
RegistrySearch Id=CeAppMgrSearch32 Root=HKLM Type=raw
  Key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\CEAPPMGR.EXE Win64=no/
/Property

!-- define the LaunchCeAppMgr_Install-Custom action --
CustomAction Id='LaunchCeAppMgr_Install'
Property='SEARCH_CEAPPMGR' ExeCommand='[CESetupFolder]PDAAufmaß.ini'
Return='ignore' Impersonate='no' Execute='deferred' /

   !-- Schedule the custom actions--
InstallExecuteSequence

   !-- launch CeAppMgr.exe install only when we make an
installation but not when we remove the product --
Custom Action='LaunchCeAppMgr_Install'
Sequence='4400'![CDATA[PDAFeature=3 Or PDAFeature=4]]/Custom

!-- launch CeAppMgr.exe without ini parameter only when we
remove the product --
Custom Action='LaunchCeAppMgr_Deinstall'
Sequence='4401'![CDATA[PDAFeature=2]]/Custom
/InstallExecuteSequence

Is there anything wrong?

Regards, thanks in advance,
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Re: [WiX-users] WiX/MSI and CeAppMgr.exe (WinCe Application Manager)

2009-05-14 Thread Alex Shevchuk

Well, your custom action is deferred, no-impersonate, which means that it
will be run under Local System credentials.  Local System, albeit very
powerful, has some limitations, like no access to network, etc.
You can try to set Impersonate=yes.

Alex




-Original Message-
From: Tom Kazimiers [mailto:2voo...@gmx.de] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:07 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] WiX/MSI and CeAppMgr.exe (WinCe Application Manager)

Hi there,

as part of my WiX 3 setup the CeAppMgr.exe is looked up and executed.
This application is used to install software on windows CE devices (like
Windows Mobile 5/6, etc.). To do so one has to call CeAppMgr.exe with an
ini file and the user should get the information that software is beeing
installed on his or her mobile device.
If I try this on the command line everything works fine. CeAppMgr.exe
starts and begins to install the prvided ini (and thus the CAB-) file.
The same done in WiX/MSI leads to a message box, coming from
CeAppMgr.exe, that the sofware (the ini/cab) will be installed as soon
as my mobile device gets connected again. The strange thing is: In both
versions (command line and MSI) the mobile device is connected all the time.

So, have you previously encountered this problem or have an idea what is
going on? I want that CeAppMgr.exe behaves, when called from a MSI,
execatly like when it is called from the command line.

In WiX the relevant parts are (ignore the custom action conditions):

!--CeAppMgr.Exe Lookup--
Property Id='SEARCH_CEAPPMGR'
RegistrySearch Id=CeAppMgrSearch32 Root=HKLM Type=raw
  Key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\CEAPPMGR.EXE Win64=no/
/Property

!-- define the LaunchCeAppMgr_Install-Custom action --
CustomAction Id='LaunchCeAppMgr_Install'
Property='SEARCH_CEAPPMGR' ExeCommand='[CESetupFolder]PDAAufmaß.ini'
Return='ignore' Impersonate='no' Execute='deferred' /

   !-- Schedule the custom actions--
InstallExecuteSequence

   !-- launch CeAppMgr.exe install only when we make an
installation but not when we remove the product --
Custom Action='LaunchCeAppMgr_Install'
Sequence='4400'![CDATA[PDAFeature=3 Or PDAFeature=4]]/Custom

!-- launch CeAppMgr.exe without ini parameter only when we
remove the product --
Custom Action='LaunchCeAppMgr_Deinstall'
Sequence='4401'![CDATA[PDAFeature=2]]/Custom
/InstallExecuteSequence

Is there anything wrong?

Regards, thanks in advance,
Tom


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Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

My RemoveExistingProducts is scheduled after InstallValidate and I see
the FilesInUse in InstallValidate.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] 
Sent: 14 May 2009 20:47
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

If you have an MSI log for the upgrade, I think the log will show the
FilesInUse around the InstallValidate action that's in the
RemoveExistingProducts section of the log where the old version is being
uninstalled if it's the uninstall. I think I've seen FilesInUse being
shown there before - exactly where is your RemoveExistingProducts
sequenced? 

Phil Wilson 

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:03 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I changed to a single ServiceControl element and it still failed. I was
wondering whether I am doing this right, I am modifying the new install
but I was wondering if the problem is the original install that is being
replaced - does anyone know which install is throwing up the File in
use dialog?

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 18:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I am using MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable which according to the docs
Disables interaction of the package with the Restart Manager. Windows
Installer uses the FilesInUse Dialog. - I am suspecting that it might
mean that is disable use of MsiRMFilesInUse not the Restart Manager.

The Wait value is 1 (yes)
ServiceControl Id=StopZzzService Name=zzzSvc Stop=both
Remove=uninstall Wait=yes / 

I wonder if this is relevant, I have 2 ServiceControl entries for each
service because I only want to wait for stop not start. I will try
removing one and see what happens.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 17:42
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Some settings of MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL disable the MsiRMFilesInUse
dialog, the docs are clear on that, and don't turn off the entire
files-in-use detection.  Did you use Disable or DisableShutdown? 

What's the Wait value in your ServiceControl element?  I'd expect to see
a log entry saying that the service will be stopped due to a service
control action before the files are updated, and I'm wondering if it
wants the Wait value to wait for the service to stop, otherwise the
service process might still be running when its files need updating. 

Phil Wilson 

-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:03 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Even with it disabled I still think it is used. From the log:

MSI (s) (AC:38) [16:52:55:648]: RESTART MANAGER: Disabled by
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL property; Windows Installer will use the
built-in FilesInUse functionality.

Then a bit later:

MSI (s) (AC:D4) [16:53:05:170]: RESTART MANAGER: Detected that
application with id 3092, friendly name 'zzz Service', service short
name 'zzzSvc', of type RmService and status 1 holds file[s] in use.

Neil

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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 16:35
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

I disabled restart manager in 2 ways, with the property
MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL set to Disable and by removing the
MsiRMFilesInUse dialog but I still get the FileInUse dialog. I think
that means it is not directly attributable to restart manager. I did
find a KB article that said that WI 4.5 fixed a file in use problem with
case sensitivity of service names but I am using 4.5 on both systems
(and 5.0 on Windows 7).

I am not sure where to go from here, any help much appreciated.

Neil

-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] 
Sent: 12 May 2009 16:11
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

The difference between Vista and XP is the RestartManager. IIRC, there 
are a few things you can do to suppress the RestartManager usage via 
MSIRM type properties... that might get you closer.

Neil Sleightholm wrote:
 When I run a major upgrade install on Windows Vista or later the files
 in use (or restart manager) dialog is displayed for the two services I
 am installing, this doesn't happen on Windows XP (Windows Installer
 v4.5). The services are controlled by the ServiceControl element and
 listed in the ServiceControl table.

 The dialog isn't needed as the services are stopped by the install but
 only after the InstallValidate action. I thought of moving the
 StopServices action

Re: [WiX-users] Custom MergeModules

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Rogers

Hey James,

That issue can be resolved by adding, under your main Directory block, a
Directory Id=SystemFolder/. See if the below works for you. Basically
the [SystemFolder] is referencing a property which is a directory. If your
main directory block doesn't have it, then you will see that error.

Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir
   Directory Id=SystemFolder /
/Directory

Hope that helps,

Brian Rogers
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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:21 PM, MacDiarmid, James D 
james.macdiar...@eds.com wrote:


 Hi Brian,

 Ok.. Thanks for the info. I guess I'm still unclear or was unclear on
 how I should be building my installer. I'm still flying blind where as
 I'm trying different things to see what works best. I was using
 WixAware, and now that I've pulled away from that I'm finding that there
 are a lot of changes due to out dated keywords and all.

 Oh, Heat wasn't giving me the error. That part was fine.  It wasn't
 until I copied the component block of code out of the fragment that Heat
 generated, into the directory section of my merge module. I was getting
 the error during the rebuild and it was hiccuping on the SystemFolder
 value for the HelpDirectory keyword in the registry information for the
 file I was adding to the componient.


 Jim

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 From: Brian Rogers [mailto:rogers.br...@gmail.com]
 Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:13 PM
 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom MergeModules

 Hey Jim,

 In general merge modules should be avoided. Unless you have clients of
 your product which will be integrating your merge module it is better to
 use .wixlib files internally to allow for shared components across
 multiple packages.

 What error are you getting in heat?

 Thanks,

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 On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM, MacDiarmid, James D 
 james.macdiar...@eds.com wrote:

 
  Should I be registering COMPlus/Non-ComPlus DLLs in a custom merge
  module?  When I use Heat to extract the registry settings, and add
  them to the respective component, an error is caught on the setting
  for HelpDirectory parameter. It's set using the SystemFolder keyword.
 
 
 
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Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that can be installed

I saw in an article that someone had made a call to CostFinalize in a vbscript 
custom action.

Does any know how to do that? I'm not a vbscript guru by any means, but if I 
could call this on a DoAction on a button, it should reset the feature levels 
like I want to do.

Thanks!

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:03 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of features that 
can be installed

Yeah, makes sense. Bummer.

David Bartmess wrote:
 I have put conditions on the feature, but the problem is that the deciding 
 variable is taken from input from a custom action that checks entitlements 
 for each feature. This has to be done after the user enters a valid URL to 
 login to (and possibly a username/password if the first attempt fails).

 This means that the variables that set features to be removed aren't set 
 until the UI sequence, way after the CostFinalize phase, which is where I 
 read that the feature set is composed. If I could reset the feature set 
 during the UI, that would be what I need...


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 From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org]
 Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:36 PM
 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Trying to remove features from list of 
 features that can be installed

 Not sure, but it sounds like you want to Condition the Feature.

 David Bartmess wrote:
   
 I found that the Publish event  AddLocal and Remove can set the feature to 
 install or not to install, but it doesn't completely remove the feature from 
 the list of features.
 

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Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

2009-05-14 Thread Ingo Koch

Chuck schrieb:
 Success!
 
 Alex Shevchuk wrote:
 OK, here is the problem.  Upgrade/@Id must have the same value as
 Product/@UpgradeCode.
 
 Thank you, Alex. That was the problem. FindRelatedProducts is working and
 only one entry exists in the Add or Remove Programs table after the
 installation of the new version. Now, along with Do not change the Product
 UpgradeCode, I have Verify that the Product UpgradeCode is identical to
 the Upgrade ID in my upgrade checklist.

I guess that this is a common newbie error, I'm new to Wix too and I made the
same mistake a few days ago. I costed me about an hour to figure it out and my
template for new scripts now includes defines for the UpgradeCode and some other
 values:

!-- The upgrade code (must be the same for Product UpgradeCode / and Upgrade
Id /
The upgrade code must not be changed during the life cycle of the product!
Otherwise the Installer will add an additional entry into Add/Remove Software 
--
?define UpgradeCode=YOUR-GUID-HERE?
...
and

Product Id=$(var.ProductCode)
   Name=$(var.ProductName)
   Language=$(var.ProductLanguage)
   Version=$(var.ProductVersion)
   Manufacturer=$(var.Manufacturer)
   UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode)
...
Upgrade Id=$(var.UpgradeCode)
...

That way I hopefully don't make the same mistake twice (building an installer is
not really my every day business)

BTW: Is there anything like a tutorial about building Managed Custom Actions
with the DTF? Or some real life examples?

Regards,
Ingo



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[WiX-users] Where can I find a list of events for subscribe action?

I'm trying to write my own feature selection dialog, and can't find the list of 
events that can be used through the subscribe element.

Can anyone point me to a doc or web URL that lists these? Google has been 
worthless, and it may be because it doesn't exist...


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Re: [WiX-users] Certificates and IIS

2009-05-14 Thread Schaff, Stephen

Rob,

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction on this.  I did not even
know that wix.chm existed (I have only been using wix since February).
With that I was able to get it working.

Thanks again and thanks for making Wix happen.  I love it!

Stephen

Here is my Example for those who may follow after:
Under my website:
iis:Certificate Id=MyCert Name=MyCertName StoreName=root
StoreLocation=localMachine BinaryKey=Certificate.Binary /

Under Project:
Binary Id=Certificate.Binary SourceFile=$(var.CertificatePath) /

$(var.CertificatePath) is a setup to point to my .cer file.

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Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:53 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Certificates and IIS

I don't think the current CustomActions let you reference an installed 
certificate. However, you can just add the Certificate element under 
your Component and reference it by your WebSite and it should work. The 
WiX.chm reference should have the bits and pieces to put it together 
since I don't have an example ready.

Schaff, Stephen wrote:
 I have a wix project that creates a website.  The certificate that
that
 website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to.
 Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the
 existing installer?  (I can do this step manually, but I would rather
 have the installer do it).

 Failing that, is there somewhere I can see a good example of how to
 install a certificate.  (for someone who does not know much about
 certificates.)

 I can see the certificate (when I click View Certificate in IIS)
 and I have access to the .cer file.  Can I get enough info from that
 to install the certificate?

 Stephen

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