Re: [WiX-users] Reinstalling with different MSM's...

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
That still sounds as if you're adding and removing components from features. You'll need to do a major upgrade for that. If you really want to add e.msm's contents in a minor upgrade (which I wouldn't really recommend) you need to add a new child feature of an existing feature and attach the me

Re: [WiX-users] error using fileshare

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
Error 123 (listed in the first error message) is ERROR_INVALID_NAME: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect." It doesn't like something about the folder name. I'm not sure if the directory you're trying to share has to already exist at the point that you create the sha

Re: [WiX-users] Why is my conditional statement not working

2007-05-16 Thread Stefan Pavlik
Hi Venkatesh, The use of Condition element is different. You can use it in: a) inside Component element (that is probably what you want) ... the component will be installed if the condition is evaluated to true b) inside the Feature element: the Feature Level will

Re: [WiX-users] Registry key creation in 64bit machine.

2007-05-16 Thread jagath pabolu
Mike, I have already placed Win64='yes' in the component tag. FileType But, it is not working. Any other alternative way??? -Jagath Pabolu Mike Dimmick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {be

[WiX-users] Why is my conditional statement not working

2007-05-16 Thread Venkatesh
I ahve a radio button where user selects a version of productUnicode Or ASCI) depending upon I need to install a different binary. I am using condition statement under feature. Looks like it is not working for me. I donot know what I am doing wrong here. Please help me. Code as follows:

Re: [WiX-users] Problem using Action attribute on Custom element

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Fischer
FYI, I was able to figure out how to use CAQuietExec by searching through the mailing list archive. Thanks, Kevin From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [WiX-users] Problem using Action attribute on Custom elementDate: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:17:37 -0600 Actually th

Re: [WiX-users] Reinstalling with different MSM's...

2007-05-16 Thread Rory Clark
Thanks for the reply, though I suppose I should've been a been clearer. Each merge module contains files and is its own component, like this: * a.msm directory 1 file-a1.txt file-a2.txt * b.msm

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3 setupbld.exe question

2007-05-16 Thread Alec Siu
Hi Rob, Copying and pasting from an e-mail from Carolyn Napier who had a look at our logs relating to this issue: 8< Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:\EHS\alec\dev\CTEB.tmp MSI (s) (F0:14) [14:19:26:471]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (s)

[WiX-users] Pre-select from multiple INSTALLDIR's?

2007-05-16 Thread Matthew Janulewicz
I have a need to have different default install paths based on a variable that's set by the user choosing a radio button in a previous dialog. Has anyone tried something like this? I can't seem to figure it out. It seems that INSTALLDIR always defaults to whatever I have it set to in my struct

Re: [WiX-users] error using fileshare

2007-05-16 Thread jrcolons
Mike Dimmick-2 wrote: > > 'Everyone' is not a member of the domain but is a Windows well-known SID. > The CA code in WiX 3.0.2813.0 handles "Everyone" directly. I think, based > on > my reading of the code, that you should omit the User/@Domain parameter. > > -- > Mike Dimmick > Mike: Th

Re: [WiX-users] error using fileshare

2007-05-16 Thread jrcolons
Mike Dimmick-2 wrote: > > 'Everyone' is not a member of the domain but is a Windows well-known SID. > The CA code in WiX 3.0.2813.0 handles "Everyone" directly. I think, based > on > my reading of the code, that you should omit the User/@Domain parameter. > > -- > Mike Dimmick > Mike: Th

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional statement?

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
Note that for actions, in the UI and execute sequences, the conditions are simply the inner text of the action's element. For example, see . Conditions are commonly contained within a block. This is simply because the greater-than and less-than operators have a different meaning to XML. The .

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional statement?

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
Thank for your help. I know you are just trying to be consistent but when setting the property (Build in this case). Do you have to escape it with CDATA? If the value you are setting the property to is 0? What if I want to conditionally set a property? If the value is empty or null then I w

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional statement?

2007-05-16 Thread Trevor Clifton
You want the Condition element Which can also check a property such as my Build property This is how I declare the property that is checked in the condition. Check the docs to see what elements can have conditions: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_x

Re: [WiX-users] Reinstalling with different MSM's...

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
I'm assuming that you're installing the MSMs as files i.e. they're for your end-users to use to build their own installers, therefore the fact that they are MSMs is not relevant. The component rules say you're not allowed to change the makeup of a component. If all these MSMs are in one compone

[WiX-users] Conditional statement?

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
I have only found which is a preprocessor instruction. Is there an equivalent runtime conditional statement? If the installer clicks on a button I record the fact by setting a property. I want to be able to test for the values of this property and a conditional like statement seemed to be what I

[WiX-users] Setting Folder ACL Permissions

2007-05-16 Thread sysax
I need to create a "ProductName" folder in the c:\ProgramData\CompanyName\ProductName path under Vista and make its readable and writeable by all users (by default Windows Vista allows only the user who created the file to edit the file). In my case, the product.ini file that will be placed in thi

[WiX-users] Reinstalling with different MSM's...

2007-05-16 Thread Rory Clark
We've hit an interesting scenario in our work where we're not seeing one of the MSM's getting applied in a re-install scenario. We start off with some.msi that contains the following merge modules: * a.msm * b.msm * c.msm * d.msm Some.msi now lays down all of the merge m

Re: [WiX-users] Problem using Action attribute on Custom element

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Fischer
Actually that was the complete error message: candle.exe(0,0): Error CNDL0001: Cannot set column 'Action' with a null value because this is a required field. Julie hit upon the solution in another reply. I needed to add an "Id" attribute to the CustomAction Property="QtExecDeferred" listed below

Re: [WiX-users] error using fileshare

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
'Everyone' is not a member of the domain but is a Windows well-known SID. The CA code in WiX 3.0.2813.0 handles "Everyone" directly. I think, based on my reading of the code, that you should omit the User/@Domain parameter. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mail

Re: [WiX-users] License RTF not used?

2007-05-16 Thread jrcolons
There's a completely different method in WiX 3.0. 3.0 permits substitution of data in the compiled .wixobj/.wixlib files at link (light) time. Specify -dWixUILicenseRtf=path-to-license-file on the light command line. This is definitely a FAQ. -- Mike Dimmick _ Although I'm not havi

[WiX-users] error using fileshare

2007-05-16 Thread jrcolons
I'm trying to create a repository where everyone in the domain have full control. Here's the code I've tried: That's the first time I do something similar to that, I used wix documentation to do some "assessed guessing"... then I got these er

Re: [WiX-users] Registry key creation in 64bit machine.

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
Set Component/@Win64='yes'. -- Mike Dimmick _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jagath pabolu Sent: 16 May 2007 13:42 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Registry key creation in 64bit machine. Hi, We are trying to create

Re: [WiX-users]

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
>From which I deduce that you're writing a 32-bit installer and installing on a 64-bit machine. A 32-bit application will see the keys as you have written them. -- Mike Dimmick _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Burton Sent: 16 May 2007 13:57 T

Re: [WiX-users] License RTF not used?

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Dimmick
There's a completely different method in WiX 3.0. 3.0 permits substitution of data in the compiled .wixobj/.wixlib files at link (light) time. Specify -dWixUILicenseRtf=path-to-license-file on the light command line. This is definitely a FAQ. -- Mike Dimmick _ From: [EMAIL PR

Re: [WiX-users] License RTF not used?

2007-05-16 Thread Rennie Petersen
I know nothing about WiX 3, but here's how I do it with WiX 2, which may help: http://www.merlinia.com/mdt/WiXTutorial3.msl If the Common Public License text is being shown it sounds like you have not actually replaced the file in the input to the WiX project... Rennie _

[WiX-users] Patch upgrade etc.

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
Here is the scenario. We do the initial installation. Then little if any of the "properties" (there are about 10 that basically define the app, server name(s), user name, SMTP server, etc.) change. But the code changes so we "release" with new features and bug fixes fairly regularly. I want to bui

[WiX-users] License RTF not used?

2007-05-16 Thread Mark Rendle
Using 3.0.2420, no matter what I do, the license.rtf file is ignored and the Common Public License text is used. I've removed the License Dialog from the UI completely for the time being, but is this a known issue or am I missing something or what? Cheers, Mark Computer Software Group Plc |

Re: [WiX-users] Problem using Action attribute on Custom

2007-05-16 Thread Julie Campbell
I edited the original e-mail to put the elements on different lines only. Try adding an Id attribute to the CustomAction element that sets the property, i.e., Id='SetProp_QtExecDeferred'. Also, set execution of this to 'immediate'. You also need to call this custom action within the InstallExecu

Re: [WiX-users]

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
Sorry, I think I answered my own question. There is a node called Wow6432Node that seems to be automatically inserted in the path. My registry entries were under there. Thanks again. Kevin - This SF.net email is spo

Re: [WiX-users]

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
The actual code looks like: . . . Do you think I have a syntax problem? Like I said, I look in the log file and it appears to be writing values to the registry but using regedit I don't see any entries. Kevin From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R

[WiX-users] Registry key creation in 64bit machine.

2007-05-16 Thread jagath pabolu
Hi, We are trying to create a registry key using Wix for 64 bit targeted installation as below FileType . FileType.xyz.1 .. But, registry key is getting created under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\" instead of native 64bit hive. Is the

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction = .VC Runtime Dependency?

2007-05-16 Thread Chris.Rowland
Running depends on a problem machine is just showing me issues with MSJAVA.DLL and MPR.DLL. The depends FAQ makes me think they aren't really issues to be concerned with. Also, building statically, I don't know of a machine that it does work on. I have only been testing on my development XP m

Re: [WiX-users]

2007-05-16 Thread Rennie Petersen
I've written a bit about using the element here: http://www.merlinia.com/mdt/WiXTutorial1.msl (near bottom of page). Are you looking in the right place? (HKLM vs. HKCU?) The element has to be inside a element. The registry entry should automatically be removed when the Component is uninstal

[WiX-users] Naturopathic Medicine Database - 1 million records - 72, 000 emails

2007-05-16 Thread Fernando truancy
Brand new just finished extracting last night ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE DATABASE Over 1 million records and 72,000 emails in the following categories: * Nutritionists * Naturopathy * Naturopathic Schools * Naturopathic Remedies * Naturopathic Physicians * Naturopathic Medicine * Naturopath Diet *

[WiX-users]

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Burton
I am trying to use the task and I look in the log file during installation and it seems to be executing but when I look at the actual registry the keys and values are missing. Is the full key path automatically created or should I initially create the registry path? Related to this, how do I speci

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.0 on Vista doesn't run some custom actionswhenUAC is enabled

2007-05-16 Thread nig.pepper
Thanks guys, I'll have a play around with your suggestions and post back. I did add the Execute="deferred" and Impersonate="no" but this didn't work on first attempt. Setting @Execute="commit" caused it to call but the action but it still failed. I'll get back with my results. Regards, Nigel

Re: [WiX-users] Force a delta patch to be created

2007-05-16 Thread Bob Arnson
Jason Smart wrote: > If the only differences between two files is that fact that they've been > recompiled, surely the delta patch would create a smaller .msp file? Generally true. There's some overhead in the delta patch itself, of course, and binaries other than executables might not "delta-