Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn
Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Do you have any example about enabling logging of ExePackage in Burn chain?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0200 Subject: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn I have an exe setup package that I have to install in the chain of Burn, for this I have added an ExePackage.When the Burn setup is running I have the logs for each msi in the format [WidBundleName_Date]_[MSIPackageName].log, but I have no the log for the exe package, if I run the exe with this command line it create the log /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log.If I add this command args to the InstallCommand of the ExePackage it return and error when installing.So I have tried to set LogPathVariable in the ExePackage using the name of the log LogPathVariable=MyExe.log it doen't create any log file.How can I use this LogPathVariable ? I'd like to have the log on a file with the same naming convention used for the MSI package, how can I do this? -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn
Exe package logging would be dictated by the Exe. You could try passing /? To the exe to see what parameters it supports. From there, you can customize the parameters the bundle passes to the package to get the desired result. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Do you have any example about enabling logging of ExePackage in Burn chain?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0200 Subject: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn I have an exe setup package that I have to install in the chain of Burn, for this I have added an ExePackage.When the Burn setup is running I have the logs for each msi in the format [WidBundleName_Date]_[MSIPackageName].log, but I have no the log for the exe package, if I run the exe with this command line it create the log /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log.If I add this command args to the InstallCommand of the ExePackage it return and error when installing.So I have tried to set LogPathVariable in the ExePackage using the name of the log LogPathVariable=MyExe.log it doen't create any log file.How can I use this LogPathVariable ? I'd like to have the log on a file with the same naming convention used for the MSI package, how can I do this? -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn
If I run from cmd the ExePackage in silent mode, and suppress reboot, with this command line parameters it works/s /vREBOOT=ReallySupress /qn /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log but if I use this InstallCommand in the ExePackage the package return an error and doesn't installInstallCommand=/s /vquot;REBOOT=ReallySupress /qnquot; then I have found the LogPathVariable in the ExePackage, perhaps I must use this to enable logging, or what is this LogPathVariable made for? From: jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:15:46 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Exe package logging would be dictated by the Exe. You could try passing /? To the exe to see what parameters it supports. From there, you can customize the parameters the bundle passes to the package to get the desired result. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Do you have any example about enabling logging of ExePackage in Burn chain?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0200 Subject: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn I have an exe setup package that I have to install in the chain of Burn, for this I have added an ExePackage.When the Burn setup is running I have the logs for each msi in the format [WidBundleName_Date]_[MSIPackageName].log, but I have no the log for the exe package, if I run the exe with this command line it create the log /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log.If I add this command args to the InstallCommand of the ExePackage it return and error when installing.So I have tried to set LogPathVariable in the ExePackage using the name of the log LogPathVariable=MyExe.log it doen't create any log file.How can I use this LogPathVariable ? I'd like to have the log on a file with the same naming convention used for the MSI package, how can I do this? -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list
Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn
Hmm, Just a guess but... InstallCommand=/s /vquot;REBOOT=ReallySupress /qn /l*v [LogPathVariable]quot; And then if it fails, what does the bundle log show when it executes your ExePackage? What is the error code that is returned? It should log all the options passed to the package so we could track down the issue. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 4:02 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn If I run from cmd the ExePackage in silent mode, and suppress reboot, with this command line parameters it works/s /vREBOOT=ReallySupress /qn /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log but if I use this InstallCommand in the ExePackage the package return an error and doesn't installInstallCommand=/s /vquot;REBOOT=ReallySupress /qnquot; then I have found the LogPathVariable in the ExePackage, perhaps I must use this to enable logging, or what is this LogPathVariable made for? From: jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:15:46 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Exe package logging would be dictated by the Exe. You could try passing /? To the exe to see what parameters it supports. From there, you can customize the parameters the bundle passes to the package to get the desired result. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Do you have any example about enabling logging of ExePackage in Burn chain?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0200 Subject: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn I have an exe setup package that I have to install in the chain of Burn, for this I have added an ExePackage.When the Burn setup is running I have the logs for each msi in the format [WidBundleName_Date]_[MSIPackageName].log, but I have no the log for the exe package, if I run the exe with this command line it create the log /l*v %temp%\MyExe.log.If I add this command args to the InstallCommand of the ExePackage it return and error when installing.So I have tried to set LogPathVariable in the ExePackage using the name of the log LogPathVariable=MyExe.log it doen't create any log file.How can I use this LogPathVariable ? I'd like to have the log on a file with the same naming convention used for the MSI package, how can I do this? -- -- -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list
Re: [WiX-users] WiX vs NSIS
Hi, - Wix based on Windows installation technology(msi), which is controlled/managed by windows installer service. - Its Microsoft recommended installer building software which has built in support in windows. NSIS is not more than a wrapper over scripting language where as WIX/MSI is specifically designed to write installer for windows. - MSI installer files are simply database files, where as NSIS based installers are binary executable. Wix/msi based installer will support automatic rollback, uninstall, logging etc, where as in NSIS you have to write scripts for everything. - Various services like WMI, has built in support of MSI based installer, where as for NSIS based installer will be treated as a simple executable in it. - Microsoft visual studio has support of WIX toolkit, which makes development easy. - As your installer grow it becomes difficult to manage it using NSIS. We have initially NSIS based installer which was migrated to WIX after some time. MSI based installers are future of windows installation technology. Regards, Sanjay Rao On 4/17/2013 6:32 PM, Nick Miller wrote: Hey guys, thank you for all of your great responses. Allow me to provide a little background, over the past few weeks I have been learning Wix for a special project I worked on. I've gone through the tutorials, I've read the book by Nick Ramirez, and have been able to create a custom managed bootstrapper application. My company has many applications that use a few different installation technologies (mostly NSIS) and we are looking to standardize. I think Wix is awesome, and believe we should use it exclusively, so I guess my question is how do I sell this to the boss? Mind you, he is very technically proficient... -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 7:53 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX vs NSIS I'm obviously biased but non-declarative installation technologies like NSIS are a complete non-starter for me. I don't want to write scripts that install files then have to remember write more scripts to uninstall those files. I had a couple consulting gigs to convert setups from NSIS. It amazed me how much code they maintained to just do the above. The .wxs files were usually smaller and far easier to maintain. Script based installs are just the wrong way to solve the problem, IMHO. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Wesley Manning wmann...@dynagen.ca wrote: Last time I looked NSIS hasn't been updated since 2009. I also contemplated using NSIS. What attracted me to Wix is that it is based on MSI which (at the time) you needed to get app Windows certified. And that it is XML based which I knew. And the bootstrapper, burn, because I needed to install .net framework, drivers, etc. If you go with Wix I'll recommend the book: http://www.packtpub.com/windows-installer-xml-3-6-developers-guide/book. Bring you up to speed very fast on basics. Only thing it didn't have for me was how to install drivers, advertised shortcuts, and how to install certificates which I picked up on the internet and this mail group. Wes -Original Message- From: Nick Miller [mailto:nmil...@livetechnology.com] Sent: April 16, 2013 7:44 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] WiX vs NSIS Hi All, My company is evaluating two different Windows installer solutions, WiX and Nullsoft installer (NSIS). I was wondering if anyone has had experience with both, and could weigh in on the pros and cons, benefits, limitations, etc. Thanks, Nick -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
