[WiX-users] Using Wix Bootstrapper to create multicomponent app installer

Hi all, I'm trying to use Wix Bootstrapper to create multicomponent installer. The set of necessary msi-packages depends on user preferences (like in MS SQL Server installer or Server Management Console when you add new component). I can write a shell on WPF to manage a list of this packages but

[WiX-users] CustomAction elevated not working

Hello, The following CustomAction is execute when the installer is ran but the executable is not elevated to admin level. Why is the CA not elevated? CustomAction Id=InstallXXX Impersonate=no Directory=INSTALL_ROOT ExeCommand='[INSTALL_ROOT]bin\MyExe --install' Execute=deferred

[WiX-users] Set Product version in Product.wxs file

Hi All, Below is my requirement: I have a Version.txt file kept under WixInstaller project and I have below text in Version.txt: BuildVersion=1.2.3.4 Now I have to read the above BuildVersion from the Version.txt and Update the value of Product Version in Product.wxs file. Something like below:

Re: [WiX-users] Set Product version in Product.wxs file

On 2/10/2014 5:48 AM, Chetan Rajakumar wrote: Hi All, Below is my requirement: I have a Version.txt file kept under WixInstaller project and I have below text in Version.txt: BuildVersion=1.2.3.4 Now I have to read the above BuildVersion from the Version.txt and Update the value of

[WiX-users] DO NOT install files during upgrade condition

Is it possible to NOT install a file during installation if doing an upgrade? I imagine a condition would cover this but not sure what conditions to apply. TIA, Brian If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction elevated not working

I do not know, but what is the requestedExecutionLevel in the manifest for 'MyExe'? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/CustomAction-elevated-not-working-tp7592486p7592489.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] Set Product version in Product.wxs file

I know this doesn't do exactly what you want but we use the product version of the actual EXE to assign the product version to the MSI. THis way we only need to update the project version and the installer version is automatically updated. Be sure to replace the items in with your info. FYI,

Re: [WiX-users] DO NOT install files during upgrade condition

Would this work? http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/component.html NeverOverwrite (YesNoType) If this attribute is set to 'yes', the installer does not install or reinstall the component if a key path file or a key path registry entry for the component already exists. The

Re: [WiX-users] DO NOT install files during upgrade condition

In general, all you do is create an updated version of the MSI for the upgrade but have the file the same version as in the previous one. There's no need for anything special - just put the same version file in both MSIs. If it's a data file, the update rules are a bit different but if it's data

Re: [WiX-users] XP Install Error 0x80070001 Access is denied

A log would very useful yes. Your custom action type is no impersonation, that means it will run with the system account on a per-machine install. So the XP case looks normal to me, assuming I've untangled all the details in this thread correctly. The anomaly is Windows 7 because, all other

Re: [WiX-users] Using Wix Bootstrapper to create multicomponent app installer

The contents and order of the chain is defined at build time, but your BA can control which packages from the chain are installed. See the Plan callbacks. -Original Message- From: Вадим Киселев [mailto:ksva...@mail.ru] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 3:34 AM To:

[WiX-users] Caching external language file with burn variable

Hi In my MBA I have an external resource only dll And I need to cache it for the modify sequence 1.Is there any size limitation for burn variable? 2.can I cache binary data,if not I assume I can cache xml file? if not,from MBA,can I find the cache folder? Thanks in advance -- View this

Re: [WiX-users] Caching external language file with burn variable

1. Really just memory. 2. Yes, Mark the variable persisted. 3. No. -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:tomer.d...@intergraph.com] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 10:35 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Caching external language file with burn variable Hi In

Re: [WiX-users] Caching external language file with burn variable

As a child to your BootstrapperApplicationRef elelment, use a Payload element (or a PayloadGroup or PayloadGroupRef element) to define the depend files that need to be cached and extracted to the temp folder with your mba. The name attribute defines the subfolder tree relative to where your mba

[WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on sub-bundles

Hi, Burn disables system restore on MSIs but it doesn't on Bundles it appears. I confirmed in the log. Would this be a feature request or bug? My main bundle installs three add-on bundles. It takes at least 1 to 2 minutes per bundle for system restore. I'd like to skip system restore since

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on sub-bundles

Feature request. Probably something to include with the BundlePackage feature request. -Original Message- From: Wesley Manning [mailto:wmann...@dynagen.ca] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:21 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on sub-bundles

Ok added it to that issue: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/3693/. Wes -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: February-10-14 5:23 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on sub-bundles

Looks like I haven't setup my ExePackages elements correctly. So you need to set a detect condition on ExePackage if it's a bundle and even if Protocol=burn is set? Just wanted to confirm. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: February-10-14

Re: [WiX-users] Managing dependencies to preprocessor extensions

Hi, any news on this issue? I'm having the same problem. Regards -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Managing-dependencies-to-preprocessor-extensions-tp7546435p7592508.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Set Product version in Product.wxs file

Hi Brian, I am doing this but I feel this is not the way to make the build automated because instead of changing the Product version in Product.wxs we have to change the assembly version of actual exe OR if we make the assembly version of actual exe to increment automatically then everytime we

Re: [WiX-users] Set Product version in Product.wxs file

Hi Dave, Can you please let me know what all changes you are making for this. Please let me know what code you are writing in python script, Is this Script placed in Wix Installer project? How you are setting command line parameters which u pass to candle/etc. Thanks and Regards, Chetan.

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on sub-bundles

Yes. That's the bulk of what the feature request is about. -Original Message- From: Wesley Manning [mailto:wmann...@dynagen.ca] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:45 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bundle doesn't disable system restore on

[WiX-users] Bundle of Bundles,possible?

Is it possible to chain several bundles in a single bundle such that each bundle will have ARP entry? I need to provide a unified UX for several products each of them use wix burn. -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] Read a value from a text file and use it in WIX source file

Hi All, I have a requirement wherein in i need to read a value from a text file located at D:\Project\ESI\Code\trunk\lastVersion.txt. This file contains a single line as below: 6.0.0 Build 3280 This 6.0.0 is basically the version . Now i want to read this value of version and use it in the

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle of Bundles,possible?

Yes. -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:tomer.d...@intergraph.com] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:46 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Bundle of Bundles,possible? Is it possible to chain several bundles in a single bundle such that each bundle will have

[WiX-users] Bootstapper and Software prerequisites

Hi, I am using Wix to write a setup for a product that requires several of the SQL 2008 Components (eg Native client and SMO). I used to do this using a bootstapper file and reference several product.xml files for the dependency I was installing. Now, using Wix 3.8, everything that I have

Re: [WiX-users] Managing dependencies to preprocessor extensions

I found out a solution. Just load manually the needed assembly (i.e My.Assembly.dll) in the extension constructor: Assembly.Load(My.Assembly); I've placed the assembly in the same location as the Extension.dll and it worked! Regards -- View this message in context: