Re: [WiX-users] Error code 1631

Bahar Shah wrote: I am sure about the error code. I am pasting the actual install log entry Action ended 15:42:08: LaunchAgentUI. Return value 1631. Custom actions can return any UINT value. Check what values your CA returns. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org

Re: [WiX-users] Any idea what might cause this 1603 error or how to figure it out?

Joe Kaplan wrote: A snip of the log (with options varp) at that spot looks like this: Do you get anything more with '/l*v!' instead? -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to

Re: [WiX-users] Vista -Error in SchedServiceConfig

Bahar Shah wrote: How is that then I can install even though I am a normal user on WinXp and not on Vista? Like I said, it could be a Vista bug. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to

Re: [WiX-users] MSBuild Tasks

Neil Sleightholm wrote: I have raised a request, id 1544363. Thanks. Could you let me know where the patch and assignment agreement is? That was (patch) and (assignment agreement). See http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2004/04/14/112970.aspx for details. -- sig://boB

Re: [WiX-users] Vs extensions - looking for an overview of the Help* elements

Hugues Valois wrote: I noticed the new VS extensions recently, but haven't been able to find any announcement, documentation or samples on those (except for the schema docs). I'm looking for an overview of the functionality provided by the various Help elements, so I can determine if it will

[WiX-users] CheckBox control malfunction

Hi List, I am using a CheckBox control on ExitDlg inviting the user to open a readme file. The problem is that this CheckBox appears only if the user hovers the mouse over the area where the CheckBox resides. If I change the sequence of the ExitDlg to become a WelcomeDlg, the CheckBox

[WiX-users] Some questions about XmlFile element

My installer should work with XML file which can (or not) exist. 1) Can XmlFile create new XML file if it does not exist ? 1) Is possible do not overwrite existing XML attributes, but create if not exists ? -- Alexander Biryukov

[WiX-users] Ct: CheckBox control malfunction

Actually there's a repaint message which fails every time the Dialog gets focus. Whatever control is on over a large bitmap - no matter if it's CheckBox, PushButton - the bitmap will appear first and the control will appear after the user hovers the mouse over that area. And even when the

[WiX-users] AddValidReference missing?

I am trying out the most recent release of WiX 3.0 (3.0.2023.0) When I attempt to compile, I get an error that says, error CS0117: 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.CompilerCore' does not contain a definition for 'AddValidReference' I looked in the Object Browser and found

[WiX-users] Stop IIS on uninstall

All How to I ensure that IIS gets stopped on and uninstall. I'm installing a site (web service)and also a windows service. The windows service uses the web service that I installed and the windows service is started on install. When uninstalling, the web services bin directory and its contents

[WiX-users] Failed to locate connection for merge

Hi all, I have an installation that is including several merge modules (some are ours, some are written by MS). Now, I'm trying to add another called VaultMessages, and light is throwing the following error: light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Failed to locate connection for merge: VaultMessages.dll

[WiX-users] Web.Config

Hi. Does anyone know how to modify a web.config file? I have a page in a setup where I want to let the user to change the language of the application that he wants to install and I have to modify the web.config file to do that. Please give me a hint. Thanks in advance.

Re: [WiX-users] AddValidReference missing?

Weve changed the APIs for extensions in WiX 3.0. Please take a look at CompilerCore.cs to get an idea of whats now available. Specifically, for simple references, we now track source line information so that error messages can not only tell you that a referenced item is unavailable but

Re: [WiX-users] Failed to locate connection for merge

What version of WiX are you using (the exact version)? That looks like a bug weve fixed already. Thanks, Derek From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ludlow Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:09 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] How to put '\' in the customaction as it is ?

Thanks for the suggestion, but doing that caused the failure of schtasks With 1631 error. Thanks for the quot; suggestion. But fixing the backslash in square brackets fixed the issue. CustomAction Id=CleanupTaskInstall Directory=CompDir Return=asyncNoWait ExeCommand=' schtasks.exe /Create /RU

Re: [WiX-users] WcaAddTempRecord with ScrollableText

Thank you very much! This is exactly what I wanted! However now I'm having trouble trying to get public properties from the MSI because of string conversions. I'm so lost. Here's a snippet of my code: { DWORD lengthOfGettingStuff; LPWSTR

Re: [WiX-users] Stop IIS on uninstall

What I did was I had a bat file that was installed with my package. My custom action refered to the FileKey of that bat file and inside the bat file all I had was iisreset /stop. Unfortunately, it's really ugly because a command prompt pops up. John Hidey (The C# Junkie) wrote: All How to

[WiX-users] WIX 3.0: File name problems

Using WIX 3.latest:It seems that it doesn't like files that are not dlls: I keep on getting this error when trying to 'light' it up...this used to work in 2.x btw:C:\Projects\Atlas.Validation.Installers\ValidationMSI.wxs(19) : error LGHT0132 :The assembly file

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 3.0: File name problems

Please download the latest weekly release. I believe I caught and fixed that bug on Tuesday. Derek From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Davis Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 12:18 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

[WiX-users] Copying files to an existing directory structure

I created an installer package to install an application to the ProgramFilesFolder but I also need to copy some additional files to an existing directory on the server which will be entered in by the installer on a dialog box. For example I need to copy the following files to

Re: [WiX-users] Stop IIS on uninstall

John: Does IIS have to be stopped or is it acceptable to simply stop the Website in IIS. Our install creates the Website, Application Pool, etc. with the Website items created in a stopped status. Upon completion of the install, we go into IIS and start the Website. Uninstall removes the

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 3.0: File name problems

AndI found out that my developer was pointing to the wrong schema...using an outdated version of an .wxs file.:)Thanks DerekOn 8/24/06, Derek Cicerone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please download the latest weekly release. I believe I caught and fixed that bug on Tuesday.

Re: [WiX-users] Stop IIS on uninstall

What I've done in the past is just include a ServiceControl element in the component: ServiceControl Id=iis5ServiceControl Name=w3svc Start=both Stop=both / You might change the Start and Stop attributes to get what you want. I was installing an ISAPI filter. The schema might be a little

Re: [WiX-users] Web.Config

Hi, I use the XMLFile Element to do this. I also set the path the the web.config using a [#fileid] property. Michael -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Petrut Andrei Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 2:56 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

[WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

Is there a recommended way to verify that a specific component is installed in the GAC as a pre-requisite for an install? All I'm seeing right now is a FileSearch, and that seems a little hack-ish (since the structure of the GAC is supposedly opaque). Thanks,Kevin

[WiX-users] Custom Action Call to WcaGetProperty stopped working

Heres is my problem in custom action WcaInitialize(hInstall, MyDLL) WCHAR *wcSource=new WCHAR[255]; hResult = WcaGetProperty(LSOURCEDIR, wcSource); This funciton return 0, but nothing is put into wcSource Its like the property doesn't exist so I checked the log and there is a property SOURCEDIR

Re: [WiX-users] Any idea what might cause this 1603 error or how to figure it out?

Joe Kaplan wrote: Nope, nothing much more interesting (although I like those log flags and may use those from now on). '/l*v' is full detail. Adding the '!' causes the file to get flushed after every line; it slows down logging (sometimes a lot) but it guarantees the order's as correct as

Re: [WiX-users] Ct: CheckBox control malfunction

Calin Iaru wrote: Actually there's a repaint message which fails every time the Dialog gets focus. Whatever control is on over a large bitmap - no matter if it's CheckBox, PushButton - the bitmap will appear first and the control will appear after the user hovers the mouse over that area.