Re: [WiX-users] Delete installation folder

2009-03-27 Thread sandun css
Hi, Thanks for the replies. I tried with both the approaches. But they remove only the installed fils. Logs and other generated files doesn't seem to removing. Sandun -- ___

Re: [WiX-users] http namespace reservation in WIX

2009-03-27 Thread Marcus Gelderie
It runs as immediate. I will try as deferred, though I would intuitively think that if it doesn't have the privileges running immediate, it won't haven them running deferred. Thanks Marcus -Original Message- From: Brian Rogers [mailto:rogers.br...@gmail.com] Sent: Donnerstag, 26. März

Re: [WiX-users] Help with localization

2009-03-27 Thread Arthur Curvello
Have you tried to add the en-us to the 'cultures to build' in project properties? These loc variables are really defined there? Arthur Curvello arthur.curve...@conv.com.br tel +55 21 2494-5476 cel +55 21 9762-4284 Confidencialidade: A informação contida nesta mensagem de e-mail, incluindo

Re: [WiX-users] http namespace reservation in WIX

2009-03-27 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Marcus, Intuition is not a strong suite when working with Windows Installer grin/ Deferred is run under the System context and is elevated. Immediate custom actions are generally used for setting values in the current MSI context and passing values to the deferred context and scheduling

Re: [WiX-users] noob/strategy questions

2009-03-27 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Bryan, For the complications that you face and the possible points of failure I would say that MSI would be the right choice in its ability to handle installations as a transaction (install, rollback, uninstall, commit). This might help you maintain a stable system state. Your

Re: [WiX-users] Source attribute of Media element

2009-03-27 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Daniel, This is not a WIX feature, so what you are trying to do is not how it is intended to be used. Please look at the documenation on the Media Table ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369801.aspx) which explains the correct use. If I am understanding the use correctly, it is

Re: [WiX-users] http namespace reservation in WIX

2009-03-27 Thread Marcus Gelderie
Well, deferred doesn't work either. Unfortunately I don't get any details on the exception that arises (I tried bringing up a message box with that information, without success). Windows logs won't show me anything other than installation failed either. A colleague just told me he had similar

Re: [WiX-users] http namespace reservation in WIX

2009-03-27 Thread Alex Ivanoff
I run my custom action to register namespaces as immediate. Works with no problem. Does your Package element has InstallPrivileges=elevated? -Original Message- From: Marcus Gelderie [mailto:t-mge...@microsoft.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:45 To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally Creating a directory tree

2009-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
phillip_sid...@dellteam.com wrote: The INSTALLLEVEL is set to 1000. I believe this fragment should only install the VoltFeedsDirStructure component group if the REGION=DAO, since the Condition will only reset the Level to 1 if it evaluates to true. Am I missing something? Depends on where

Re: [WiX-users] How to install difference registery according to property

2009-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
Frank Li wrote: wix always install C__SSHCLIENT_PLINK. Seem SSHRadio always is Plink althongh I choose OpenSSH at radio group. See http://www.joyofsetup.com/2007/05/30/feature-conditions-and-ui/. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] http namespace reservation in WIX

2009-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
Marcus Gelderie wrote: A colleague just told me he had similar problems when working with certificates within a custom action. Same pattern: code needs admin privileges, works fine when run in an elevated console app but won't work in a custom action. That means that the custom action

Re: [WiX-users] Help with localization

2009-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
Tripphippy wrote: I built a wixlib and link to it from a wixproj file. The contents of the wixlib is basically the UIExtension dialogs slightly modified for my purpose. Does it also include the .wxl files in WixUIExtension? They're needed to resolve the loc strings. -- sig://boB

[WiX-users] Conditional dialogs based on features

2009-03-27 Thread Arthur Curvello
How to show a dialog only when a specific feature is being installed? Eg: Sqlconfigfeature is being installed, so I’ll show the SqlOptionsDlg; if not I’ll just jump this dialog. Is it possible? Thanks, Arthur Curvello mailto:arthur.curve...@conv.com.br arthur.curve...@conv.com.br tel +55

Re: [WiX-users] noob/strategy questions

2009-03-27 Thread bryan costanich
You make good arguments for MSI, and i will second the transactional support, but as i dig deeper into the MSI offering, i'm starting to believe that it simply will not work for what i'm trying to do. - specifically, the msi from another msi problem that stefan pointed out (and i subsequently

[WiX-users] General Wix questions

2009-03-27 Thread Louis elston
From the tutorial.This toolset requires .NET Framework 1.1 and its Service Pack, and does not require any extra framework to be installed on the target system. Why just framework 1.1, Why not a more recent version? Are there problems with WiX that might be eliminated if using a higher version of

Re: [WiX-users] noob/strategy questions

2009-03-27 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Bryan, That is correct. It is always why I am suggesting, if possible on your timeline, to wait for Burn. It will allow you to do your custom UI in native (possibly managed) and develop it any way you would like. It would also allow for multiple packages (MSI and exe). It would support the

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally Creating a directory tree

2009-03-27 Thread Phillip_Sidari
I am passing REGION into MSIEXEC, not manipulating it with a UI element, so it is set well before the feature installation is evaluated. I am running verbose logging and I can see the REGION property is set and much further down in the log, the Feature is installed. Any ideas what I am doing

[WiX-users] Problem with radio buttons property

2009-03-27 Thread Tripphippy
?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Fragment UI Dialog Id=QuoteServerDlg Width=370 Height=270 Title=Select Quote Server Control Id=Next Type=PushButton X=236 Y=243 Width=56 Height=17 Default=yes

[WiX-users] Extract a file using custom action routine

2009-03-27 Thread Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation)
In my custom action routine, I need to extract one of the files present within the MSI to the Windows temp folder location? Is there any API to do that? I looked through msiquery.h, but couldn't find one. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta.