Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.5 - Unresolved reference to symbol 'Property:ApplicationFolderName'
Hi again, For more information: the error only appears when I show the dialog before the WelcomeDlg. If I show the dialog before the ProgressDlg for example, it builds correctly... This doesn't work (see error messages + warnings in previous message): InstallUISequence ?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ? Show Dialog=SqlServerPrerequisitesDlg Before=WelcomeDlgNOT DTSDIR.X64/Show ?else? Show Dialog=SqlServerPrerequisitesDlg Before=WelcomeDlgNOT DTSDIR/Show ?endif? /InstallUISequence While, this works without any error/warning: InstallUISequence ?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ? Show Dialog=SqlServerPrerequisitesDlg Before=ProgressDlgNOT DTSDIR.X64/Show ?else? Show Dialog=SqlServerPrerequisitesDlg Before=ProgressDlgNOT DTSDIR/Show ?endif? /InstallUISequence There must be some bug which tries to load the WixUI_Advanced when referencing WelcomeDlg inside the InstallUiSequence? I'll test with that to ensure that it's correctly working, but at least, it builds without problems. Let me know if I'm doing something wrong... Thank you, Omar Le 05/04/2012 14:25, Omar a écrit : Hi, I'm updating to Wix 3.5 (I think I used WiX 3.0 before, but I need support for VS 2010). But I now have problems with my current installer. I'm using a custom UI (sorry for long code...): - ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension; Fragment UI Id=WixUI_Enesys TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Normal FaceName=Tahoma Size=8 / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Bold FaceName=Tahoma Size=8 Bold=yes / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Bigger FaceName=Tahoma Size=12 Bold=yes / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Title FaceName=Tahoma Size=9 Bold=yes / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Error FaceName=Tahoma Size=8 Bold=yes Blue=0 Green=0 Red=255/ Property Id=DefaultUIFont Value=WixUI_Font_Normal / Property Id=WixUI_Mode Value=Enesys / DialogRef Id=ErrorDlg / DialogRef Id=FatalError / DialogRef Id=FilesInUse / DialogRef Id=MsiRMFilesInUse / DialogRef Id=PrepareDlg / DialogRef Id=ProgressDlg / DialogRef Id=ResumeDlg / DialogRef Id=UserExit / Publish Dialog=EnesysExitDialog Control=Finish Event=EndDialog Value=Return Order=9991/Publish Publish Dialog=WelcomeDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=LicenseAgreementDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=LicenseAgreementDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=WelcomeDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=LicenseAgreementDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=CustomizeDlg Order=2LicenseAccepted = 1/Publish Publish Dialog=CustomizeDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=MaintenanceTypeDlg Order=1WixUI_InstallMode = Change/Publish Publish Dialog=CustomizeDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=LicenseAgreementDlg Order=2WixUI_InstallMode = InstallCustom/Publish Publish Dialog=CustomizeDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=ShortcutDlg Order=11/Publish Publish Dialog=ShortcutDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=CustomizeDlg Order=11/Publish Publish Dialog=ShortcutDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=VerifyReadyDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=VerifyReadyDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=ShortcutDlg Order=1WixUI_InstallMode = InstallCustom/Publish Publish Dialog=VerifyReadyDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=CustomizeDlg Order=2WixUI_InstallMode = Change/Publish Publish Dialog=VerifyReadyDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=MaintenanceTypeDlg Order=3WixUI_InstallMode = Repair OR WixUI_InstallMode = Remove/Publish Publish Dialog=MaintenanceWelcomeDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=MaintenanceTypeDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=MaintenanceTypeDlg Control=ChangeButton Event=NewDialog Value=CustomizeDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=MaintenanceTypeDlg Control=RepairButton Event=NewDialog Value=VerifyReadyDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=MaintenanceTypeDlg Control=RemoveButton Event=NewDialog Value=VerifyReadyDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=MaintenanceTypeDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=MaintenanceWelcomeDlg1/Publish /UI UIRef Id=WixUI_Common/ /Fragment /Wix - Like that it works correctly I don't have any error. But I also have a custom error Dialog that is displayed if some necessary things are not installed on the workstation. Here it is : - ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?include Definitions/VersionDef.wxi ? Fragment UI Dialog Id=SqlServerPrerequisitesDlg Width=270 Height=105 Title=[ProductName] Setup Control Id=ErrorText Type=Text X=48 Y=15 Width=205 Height=60 TabSkip=no Transparent=yes NoPrefix=yes TextSQL Server $(var.SqlVersion) Integration Services was not detected on this computer. Please install Integration Services before installing [ProductName]./Text /Control Control Id=ErrorIcon Type=Icon X=15 Y=15 Width=24 Height=24 ToolTip=!(loc.ErrorDlgErrorIconTooltip) FixedSize=yes IconSize=32 Text=!(loc.WaitForCostingDlgIcon) /
Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To...
Just a few more remarks on #2 below in case someone cares. We too do not use VS for all the stuff installed by our WiX-created installers (one part of our stuff is a legacy application library of sorts which interoperates via execute and exit codes); in fact we use (e.g.) candle and light behind the scenes of a simplified graphical builder that we've created: one need not use the VS projects at all in such a case. No editor needed, which is part of the point: we want to fix some of the details for our environment and remove the complication of having to remember to redo it every installer. This is proving to be quite useful, though we are still working on details. While I'm on the subject, my bosses are likely to ask: under what circumstances are candle and light likely to use lots of CPU or memory (for some value of lots)? Does anyone have any thoughts on this? (Our installers are going to be tiny enough that I don't think it matters, but I figured I'd anticipate anyway since the hosting of the installer builder thing I mentioned will likely be with other tools.) Keith Douglas Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-951-4405 Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-1966 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada -Original Message- From: Ian Brooke [mailto:ianbro...@hotmail.com] Sent: April-09-12 11:39 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To... Thanks for your replies. I've started reading the book that Neil mentions but have a three early questions: 1. The book specifically states that Visual Studio 2005/2008 is required - I assume that is only for Votive and there is no reason that I cannot use WiX without VS? 2. Question 1 aside, I do have VS2008 but this particular project does not use it - it's a legacy VB6 app. However, can I use VS2008 to create a wxs for that project i.e. can I use VS as a glorified wxs editor and make use of it's intellisense etc without it knowing anything about the project? If not, can anyone recommend an editor? 3. I've confused myself somewhat on the Package element of Product, specifically the InstallerVersion attribute. I have no idea what minimum version of msiexec I require (if indeed I have any version requirements - how would I know?). Can I omit this element and what are the consequences? To expand, the app is installed on many different versions of Windows (from XP to Win7), if I cannot omit the element what value should I specify (I most certainly do not want to require people to upgrade their version of msiexec)? Many thanks Ian -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:10 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To... There is also a WiX book that would point you in the right direction https://www.packtpub.com/wix-a-developers-guide-to-windows-installer-xml/book Neil -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 06 April 2012 05:59 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To... Have you read the tutorial: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/tutorial ? It's pretty good. On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ian Brooke ianbro...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm new to this package so please excuse my lack of knowledge and please keep any explain simple! I basically have three questions but I will describe my situation first... I need to produce an installer/uninstaller for a new version of a Windows legacy application. This app is in use on hundreds of computers around the world on an at home basis so I have no ability to interact with the computers and everything needs to be automatic and as foolproof as possible as all users are non-technical. Some users of this installer will be new, others have an existing (old) version of this app but they cannot uninstall it as that would remove certain files they need to retain. The existing version has no guid's but it is simple to detect when and where it is installed as it creates a registry key pointing to the exe. If a version already exists then as part of the install I need to do two things (as well as install the new files!) - (1) remove an entry in Add/Remove programs, (2) remove a Start Menu folder (and it's sub-items). Both of these I assume would require Admin privs. So, the 3 questions 1. How would I do those two things in WiX? 2. At uninstall time I need to automatically delete a file that the program has created in the application folder, OR, I need to be sure the Application folder (under Program Files(x86) ) and sub-folders are removed whether or not they are empty. How would I go about this? 3. Finally, I having
Re: [WiX-users] custom actions in a Bootstrapper
Ok, thank you ! then, can we use a Variable element in our Bundle, to to modify a variable in our packages ? (what we would like to do is to assign a variable DownloadUrl to some of our packages) And i have seen examples of registry search in order to set a Variable value, but is it possible : - to get a value through command line ? (according to the mail archive it wasn’t possible before 3.6RC0) - to get a value from an xml file ? (through the util extension, or any other possible way) Thank you very much in advance Stéphane -Message d'origine- De : Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Envoyé : samedi 7 avril 2012 04:42 À : General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Objet : Re: [WiX-users] custom actions in a Bootstrapper No such thing. Bundle's chain packages. Bundles also have variables and can search the machine for stuff to assign to variables. There is no such thing as a custom action in a Bundle. On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 9:10 AM, PAES Stephane stephane.p...@cegedim.frwrote: Hello I would like to add a custom action in a Burn Bootstrapper, but I can't find out how it has to be done. Indeed, I should ask a Custom element, which can only be created in AdminExecuteSequence, AdminUISequence, AdvertiseExecuteSequence, InstallExecuteSequence, or InstallUISequence ; and those elements can only be created in Fragment, Include, Module, or Product. I haven't found any example for such a situation yet .. how should I add my custom action ? Thank you very much in advance Stéphane -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Use NetFxExtension properties in other conditions
Hi, I'm trying to get Wix 3.5 to handle .NET version checks a bit more elegantly than the how-to suggests. The following works perfectly, displaying NOT #1 if it's been installed: (I altered the CDATA to get it to be displayed) PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK40FULL/ PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK20/ PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORKINSTALLROOTDIR/ Condition Message=This application requires .NET Framework 4.0. [NETFRAMEWORK40FULL] bang[CDATA[NETFRAMEWORK40FULL]] /Condition Condition Message=This application requires .NET Framework 4.0. NOT [NETFRAMEWORK40FULL] bang[CDATA[Not NETFRAMEWORK40FULL]] /Condition When I use this it doesn't work. I do get the dialog but with only empty property values. The MsiNetAssemblySupport correctly displays its value. PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK40FULL/ PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK20/ PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORKINSTALLROOTDIR/ UIRef Id=CheckFrameworkTest / UI Id=CheckFrameworkTest Dialog Id=FrameworkDlg4test Width=260 Height=75 Title=[ProductName] NoMinimize=yes Control Id=Message4test Type=Text X=10 Y=10 Width=240 Height=40 Text=dir: [NETFRAMEWORKINSTALLROOTDIR] - v4: [NETFRAMEWORK40FULL] - v2: [NETFRAMEWORK20] - MsiNetAssemblySupport: [MsiNetAssemblySupport] / Control Id=Cancel4test Type=PushButton X=50 Y=52 Width=56 Height=17 Cancel=yes Text=Cancel Publish Event=SpawnDialog Value=CancelDlg1/Publish /Control /Dialog InstallUISequence Show Dialog=FrameworkDlg4test Sequence=1 / /InstallUISequence /UI All properties are suddenly empty. I originally found out when I used NETFRAMEWORK40FULL in a condition inside the Show Dialog and always got the dialog. The wix.chm literally says: Once the property is referenced you can use it in any WiX condition statement. so it's got to be possible. Does anyone have any clue what I'm doing wrong here? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Use-NetFxExtension-properties-in-other-conditions-tp7453544p7453544.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection
I have a need to install files into the System32 folder on a x64 system. The installer seems to be redirecting everything to the SysWOW64 folder no matter what I try. Is there a way to do this? Chris -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection
Is your installer marked as a 64 bit installer? I would assume not as it is redirecting you to the 32 bit system folder. I believe you need to make both a 32 bit MSI and a 64 bit MSI. Jacob -Original Message- From: Chris Robison [mailto:chrisdrobi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection I have a need to install files into the System32 folder on a x64 system. The installer seems to be redirecting everything to the SysWOW64 folder no matter what I try. Is there a way to do this? Chris -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection
Heath's article probably applies http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2008/01/15/different-packages-are-required-for-different-processor-architectures.aspx Phil W -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:55 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection Is your installer marked as a 64 bit installer? I would assume not as it is redirecting you to the 32 bit system folder. I believe you need to make both a 32 bit MSI and a 64 bit MSI. Jacob -Original Message- From: Chris Robison [mailto:chrisdrobi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Disabling System32 folder redirection I have a need to install files into the System32 folder on a x64 system. The installer seems to be redirecting everything to the SysWOW64 folder no matter what I try. Is there a way to do this? Chris -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/en/legal/default.aspx. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Can't install 3.6RC0
I download the .EXE and run it as administrator, click the Install button (or patch if you prefer), and the gear just spins and spins. Almost no network traffic is happening while I wait. Any ideas? -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
