[WiX-users] Feature installation condition

Hi all. Forgive me if this has been covered before, but I can find no information in the archives. I am using wix v3 (through visual studio), which admittedly may not be the best way to learn but it does seem to have a more inclusive feature set. I am trying to do a conditional reboot,

Re: [WiX-users] CustomUI change install path not possible?

Bob Arnson wrote: That looks fine but the sequencing you give in an earlier message means that any directory chosen by the user will be overwritten by your DirectorySet custom action. You want to add a condition -- NOT TARGETDIR -- so it doesn't run if the user has already specified one in the

[WiX-users] update Default Web Site

Hello! I`d like to know can I modify properties of the existing Default Web Site using wix. If I try WebDirProperties Id=DefaultSiteProperties AnonymousAccess=no Execute =yes Read=yes Script=yes WindowsAuthentication=yes / DirectoryRef Id=INSTALLDIR Component Id=CIIS DiskId=1

[WiX-users] minor Updates

Hi everyone, I quite new to Wix and I'm using Wix V3. I've looked around for a solution to my problem but I can't find anything maybe you will be able to help me. So here's the problem: Is there a way to perform a minor update without having to add on the command line REINSTALL=ALL

[WiX-users] light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Index was outside the bounds of the array.

Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Linker version 2.0.5325.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Index was outside the bounds of the array. Exception Type: System.IndexOutOfRangeException Stack Trace: at

[WiX-users] updating properties

I'm trying to update a property from a PushButton. So, in my project file I have: Property Id=MyProperty MyDefaultValue /Property , and in a dialog I have: Control Id=MyEdit Type=Edit X=45 Y=85 Width=220 Height=18 Property=TXT.VALUE Text={80} / Control Id=Next Type=PushButton

Re: [WiX-users] updating properties

Try giving the property name all capitals, i.e., MYPROPERTY. Rennie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Ward Sent: 17. juli 2007 13:32 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] updating properties I'm trying

[WiX-users] InstallExecuteSequence: checking mode

I have an InstallExecuteSequence block, within which I currently run actions depending on whether the installation is installing or removing. I'd like to extend the installing condition to include the Change/Repair modes that are available in the maintenance dialog. I'm trying this but with no

Re: [WiX-users] How to call a .dll from wix with arguments?

Thank you very much. Very good documents. Understood what needs to do. Thanks again. Srini Ian Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Srini, The idea is that you don't explicitly pass any arguments to the function call (the only argument being the MSI handle that get's set by

[WiX-users] Creating a service using WIX

I get the following error while running the .msi created by using the following code to create a service using WIX.GService.exe is the service exe file.I've copied installutillib.dll,GService.exe to the wix-binary folder(folder where candle.exe and light.exe exists)and created a service.xml file

Re: [WiX-users] Checkbox that won't check or un-check

On 7/16/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Palmer wrote: Microsoft certainly doesn't like to make things easy do they? I assume though that if someone in the WMF group clued in to using MSI that they might also have the foresight to provide a merge module for the

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a service using WIX

I get the following error while running the .msi created by using the following code to create a service using WIX.GService.exe is the service exe file.I've copied installutillib.dll,GService.exe to the wix-binary folder(folder where candle.exe and light.exe exists)and created a service.xml

Re: [WiX-users] Feature installation condition

Take a look at the Conditional Statement Syntax http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012.aspx featureId must be compared to a numeric value depending on what you are trying to determine. For example, the feature would be set to install if featureId = 3, where 3 is INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL.

Re: [WiX-users] CustomUI change install path not possible?

Mailinglist wrote: Even if the directory changed by the user is overwritten, why are only the directorys of that one msm in user given path and all other files and dirs in the overwritten one. If the custom action overwrites the directory, it should overwrite it for all msm, shouldn' t it?

Re: [WiX-users] Checkbox that won't check or un-check

Scott Palmer wrote: I've only used merge modules to install shared components like the VC8 runtime. I assume that merge modules would update all products in the case of machine-wide shared components like that. Patches target specific products so they can't be used to let Microsoft, for

Re: [WiX-users] Feature installation condition

Lawrence wrote: InstallExecuteSequence ScheduleReboot After='InstallFinalize'(featureId)/ScheduleReboot /InstallExecuteSequence I get an error saying that a ';' was expected. First, you need to compare the feature action state to some value. 3 means being installed locally. Second,

Re: [WiX-users] minor Updates

Frédéric Viollet wrote: Is there a way to perform a minor update without having to add on the command line REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus ??? No. If you want to be able to double-click a package to get an upgrade, it's got to be a major upgrade MSI package or a bootstrapper .exe that

Re: [WiX-users] InstallExecuteSequence: checking mode

Craig Ward wrote: I have an InstallExecuteSequence block, within which I currently run actions depending on whether the installation is installing or removing. I'd like to extend the installing condition to include the Change/Repair modes that are available in the maintenance dialog.

Re: [WiX-users] How to refer to an env.var for install location?

Onur Simsek wrote: I am writing a plugin and I need help in getting an environment variable's value and install my plugin to that directory. My env.var is % AppinstallDir%. This variable contains the full path of the application. So I am accessing to the value using

Re: [WiX-users] InstallExecuteSequence: checking mode

You don't need to use square brackets in the condition because properties are automatically resolved. -Brian Simoneau -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Ward Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:24 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] minor Updates

Bob Arnson a écrit : Frédéric Viollet wrote: Is there a way to perform a minor update without having to add on the command line REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus ??? No. If you want to be able to double-click a package to get an upgrade, it's got to be a major upgrade MSI package or a

Re: [WiX-users] How to refer to an env.var for install location?

thanks for the reply. I assume using a custom action to set a value of the install directory is easy:) Thanks again Onur On 7/17/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Onur Simsek wrote: I am writing a plugin and I need help in getting an environment variable's value and install my plugin

[WiX-users] i need help on this. i posted it earlier also.i m unable to resolve this error

Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Linker version 2.0.5325.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Index was outside the bounds of the array. Exception Type: System.IndexOutOfRangeException Stack Trace: at

[WiX-users] install dir in merge modules

Hi everyone, I've got a question about merge modules. I've written a merge module and I would like the files of the merge module to install themselves in the directory that the user selects while installing the main package. Example: *Merge Module: Program Files My Product bin

[WiX-users] one installer launches another

I know this has been asked before, but is there still no way to launch another installer from another. Apparently, for msxml60, Microsoft has abandoned the merge module approach and is only distributing an msi which they recommend you launch silently from you current installer. I would

Re: [WiX-users] one installer launches another

You have to use a bootstrapper, you don't have to write one. Take a look at the GenerateBootstrapper task or dotNetInstaller or NSIS. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:31 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] How to call a .dll from wix with arguments?

I followed the first example and I am not getting the value into a control. Here is what I did: Binary Id='WixLicense' src='wix_license_dll.dll'/ CustomAction Id=SetCDKey Property=CDKEY Value=[PIDKEY] / CustomAction Id='create_license_file_from_cdkey' BinaryKey='WixLicense'

Re: [WiX-users] light.exe : error LGHT0001 : Index was outside the bounds of the array.

That's really not a very helpful message, is it? Could you post the command line you passed to light? Does this always happen with all installers or is this only happening with one? Does it still occur with an older version of WiX? (e.g. 2.0.5213.0, available from

Re: [WiX-users] minor Updates

Doesn't a patch effectively turn into a minor upgrade, or have I misunderstood this? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 17 July 2007 15:42 To: Frédéric Viollet Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

[WiX-users] How to call an exe

I really fed up working with .dll as there is no debug available. Now I created an .exe with the same code. From the command line the usage is as folows: write.lic.exe 61177-1128925439-1187326800 9.0 I need to pass the CD-Label key in the first argument and the version as second

Re: [WiX-users] How to call an exe

Binary Key - takes a binary tag with a dll/exe and will run it without extracting/installing it (the Binary is only valid at installtime) File key - an extracted file that you need to access at install time also. This file will also be available after installation as per your file tag. From:

Re: [WiX-users] How to call an exe

But how should I call an exe with arguments?. Any Idea. I serached on web and could not find proper documents. Please anybody know help. Srini Pierson Lee (Volt) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:*

Re: [WiX-users] How to call an exe

I think I will use Binarykey as this file is only needed at install time which generates an unique license file. After that the purpose is nill for this file. Srini But how should I call an exe with arguments?. Any Idea. I serached on web and could not find proper documents.

Re: [WiX-users] How to call an exe

I see you've already gone down the exe path somewhat, but I would like to point out that you can debug MSI DLLs - just not via the debugger (albeit maybe you can, as the links below made mention of info in MSI.chm, but I believe it is meant to be a lot of effort). You need to rely on other

[WiX-users] Reboot during Copying Files stage

Hi all, Has anyone seen this Windows Installer behavior before? 1) Launch installer, proceed to Copying Files stage. 2) Reboot computer in the middle of copying files 3) Relaunch installer again. 4) Installer will freeze for awhile in the EULA screen (and sometimes it freezes to death). The

Re: [WiX-users] How to call an exe

Ian Stevenson wrote: I see you've already gone down the exe path somewhat, but I would like to point out that you can debug MSI DLLs - just not via the debugger (albeit maybe you can, as the links below made mention of info in MSI.chm, but I believe it is meant to be a lot of effort). It's

Re: [WiX-users] problem scheduling custom actions

Scott Sam wrote: So I did the sn -Vr *,36e4ce08b8ecfb17 thing, then I built wix using the make.bat file. I still couldn't just throw in the files that I had changed, so I uninstalled WiX and reinstalled it using the wix3.msi file created when I built wix. That worked on the machine I had

Re: [WiX-users] Failed to run msi in Vista. How can make CA DEP compatible?

Please keep /wix-users/ on the thread. Hao Liu wrote: When I run the msiexec 4.0 on vista to install the msi, I found the process running as a medium-level process instead of high-level process, and I even could not create application folder under C:\Program Files, and also it did not have

Re: [WiX-users] minor Updates

Frédéric Viollet wrote: Ok.Thanks. Is there a documentation somewhere on how to use the setupexe bootstrapper? Not really, no. Here's the command line I use to build one: %WIX%\setupbld -out %DIR%\foo.exe -mcsp %DIR%\foo.msi -setup %WIX%\setup.exe Publish Dialog=ResumeDlg Control=Install

Re: [WiX-users] minor Updates

Mike Dimmick wrote: Doesn't a patch effectively turn into a minor upgrade, or have I misunderstood this? Generally, patches are run from a bootstrapper to get a better UI experience but it's possible to use them as a double-clickable minor upgrade, yes. Minor upgrades are just new

Re: [WiX-users] Reboot during Copying Files stage

Man, Shirley wrote: The workaround is, before launching installer, manually remove the folder with files that have been installed with previous installation. Here is the verbose log of the second install attempt. Notice there is a 38 second hang at the line : MSI (c) (44:78) [16:43:58:779]: