Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
This is probably not relevant but if you don't have access to SQL how do you expect any solution to work? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 19:11 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi Neil, Thanks, I already went to it, and even recommended to a few people. But, I cannot use it on my scenario since the MSI are deployed on servers without SQL installed. SQL is running in a different server where I don't have access. Thanks, Eitan - beginning to be frustrated -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:01 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF There is an alternative approach here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/executing-sqlcmd-from-wix.html that might be useful. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 18:53 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
What I meant is that the SQL Server is installed on a different machine. When using WIX's SqlDatabase element I can specify a remote SQL Server (i.e. current machine is just a client, while SQL is installed on a remote Data Server). The machine where the MSI is installed does not have the SQL client installed, therefore I cannot use sqlcmd.exe. On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Neil Sleightholm [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: This is probably not relevant but if you don't have access to SQL how do you expect any solution to work? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 19:11 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi Neil, Thanks, I already went to it, and even recommended to a few people. But, I cannot use it on my scenario since the MSI are deployed on servers without SQL installed. SQL is running in a different server where I don't have access. Thanks, Eitan - beginning to be frustrated -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:01 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF There is an alternative approach here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/executing-sqlcmd-from-wix.html that might be useful. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 18:53 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Hmm, yeah, sorry, I don't know of a hacked way around the scenario. -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:54 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
There is an alternative approach here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/executing-sqlcmd-from-wix.html that might be useful. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 18:53 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Hi Neil, Thanks, I already went to it, and even recommended to a few people. But, I cannot use it on my scenario since the MSI are deployed on servers without SQL installed. SQL is running in a different server where I don't have access. Thanks, Eitan - beginning to be frustrated -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:01 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF There is an alternative approach here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/executing-sqlcmd-from-wix.html that might be useful. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 19/11/2008 18:53 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Well, not good, not good, what would u suggest? A bright idea might save my day -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:02 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hmm, yeah, sorry, I don't know of a hacked way around the scenario. -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:54 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
I will help you. Chris On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Eitan Behar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, not good, not good, what would u suggest? A bright idea might save my day -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:02 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hmm, yeah, sorry, I don't know of a hacked way around the scenario. -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:54 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF I am trying to do the almost famous replaces on SQL Scripts before running them. I only have a few days to do that, and cannot get into writing a generic C++ as an add-on to the existing SQL Extensions. There are a bunch of SQL scripts, which I cannot modify, and they have a lot of replaceable %Parameters% I know it's ugly, but copy+pasting several 6K row scripts into SQLString elements is not an option. I will really appreciate, even more than usual, if there is a nice workaround at hand. Thanks, Eitan -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF You can't do that. The MSI is readonly. What are you trying to accomplish? -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Hi, I am trying to modify the MSI file at runtime, basically, I am running a DTF Custom Action (immediate, after InstallInitialize) that extract certain Binary files, modify them, and save them back into the MSI file. The problem is that I cannot save the files back to the binary table. I am using the sample provided with the DTF documentation: db = new Database(session[DATABASE], DatabaseOpenMode.Direct); ... session[DATABASE] gives me the actual msi file (from the Windows\Installer folder). But, I am getting an ugly error: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Database=C:\WINDOWS\Installer\e659b.msi Looks like the database is locked. Please, I would like to know if what I want to do is doable, and if yes, what is the correct approach? Thanks in advance, Eitan - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Heya Rob, I asked once before, but I guess I got lost in the crush... I have improvements to submit, where should I send them? I've added some things to heat, and I'd be willing to muck around in there a bit more if there are any serious issues pending. I also would like to make some changes to the Targets file for building Wix. I've talked about them before on the list, so it's nothing surprising... Just stuff to help build extensions. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. :-) Chris - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Derr, sorry, this was supposed to be just to Rob. :-D Chris On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Christopher Karper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heya Rob, I asked once before, but I guess I got lost in the crush... I have improvements to submit, where should I send them? I've added some things to heat, and I'd be willing to muck around in there a bit more if there are any serious issues pending. I also would like to make some changes to the Targets file for building Wix. I've talked about them before on the list, so it's nothing surprising... Just stuff to help build extensions. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. :-) Chris - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF
Very easy to get lost in the crush. Especially since only this week have I finally felt like I'm able to breathe again. Send the information to wix-devs. I'm *way* behind on processing data there. Make sure you've already signed the assignment agreement. -Original Message- From: Christopher Karper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:26 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying the MSI file at runtime using DTF Heya Rob, I asked once before, but I guess I got lost in the crush... I have improvements to submit, where should I send them? I've added some things to heat, and I'd be willing to muck around in there a bit more if there are any serious issues pending. I also would like to make some changes to the Targets file for building Wix. I've talked about them before on the list, so it's nothing surprising... Just stuff to help build extensions. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. :-) Chris - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
