[WiX-users] XmlConfig issue with Repair

2014-09-15 Thread Adam Kadzban
Hi guys, I have an installer that's taking a password as input, and with that password creating an encrypted connection string. I'm using XmlConfig elements to dynamically insert the encrypted string into the application's config file. Install is working fine but Repair is creating an encrypted

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

2014-04-05 Thread Adam Kadzban
... of course, my memory could be off as well. ___ FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Adam Kadzban [mailto:mightyshorta...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

2014-04-04 Thread Adam Kadzban
settings in the wix setup deployment Carter Quoting Adam Kadzban mightyshorta...@gmail.com: I don't see how a checkbox will help with my problem. I have an application installed in folder X. I want to run the installer and change the application to be installed to folder Y. On Thu

[WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

2014-04-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
. Is there a better way to do this? Or am I missing another piece? I was digging around the source of the other UI templates and didn't see anything. Thanks, Adam Kadzban -- ___ WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

2014-04-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
is checked, the PROPERTY = True and the Feature gets installed, else PROPERTY = False, and the component is left out. Example: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/files_and_registry/check_the_version_number.html Carter Quoting Adam Kadzban mightyshorta...@gmail.com: I've got

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

2014-04-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
earlier. Carter On Thursday, April 03, 2014 09:50:37 PM Adam Kadzban wrote: Thanks for the reply Carter, but I'm not using the Feature Tree. The WixUI_InstallDir template is just Welcome - License - InstallDir - VerifyReady - Complete. There's only one feature to this application, I just

[WiX-users] Restrictions on managed CAs for DTF

2014-02-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
Hey guys, I'm running into some really strange behavior with managed Custom Actions (C#) and DTF's compilation (?) of them. I've made a few WIX installers before, all with C# Custom Actions, and never run into this before, so I think I've covered all the basics and it's got me really scratching my

Re: [WiX-users] How do to configure a Windows service to Restart the Service upon failure?

2012-12-17 Thread Adam Kadzban
To add to what Nick said, here's what I have. It works in WiX 3.5: ServiceInstall Id=InstallMyService ... util:ServiceConfig ServiceName=MyService FirstFailureActionType=restart SecondFailureActionType=restart ThirdFailureActionType=restart ResetPeriodInDays=1 RestartServiceDelayInSeconds=60 /

Re: [WiX-users] Running an Exe

2012-09-04 Thread Adam Kadzban
What's the error you're getting? You might also have the path to the exe wrong in the Binary tag. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Nick Ramirez nickra...@hotmail.com wrote: Does the .exe get run at all? The ExeCommand should be the parameters passed to the executable. -- View this message

Re: [WiX-users] debug a C++ Custom Action Project in VS 2010

2012-07-31 Thread Adam Kadzban
In C# I have often used System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch(). If you have Visual Studio installed it pops up a box asking if you want to attach or not. -Adam On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Steven Bone sb...@pobox.com wrote: For DebugBreak() to work you need to be attached to the windows

[WiX-users] Preferred method of reading multiple values from the registry into one property

2012-07-30 Thread Adam Kadzban
I've got an installer with a couple features, and they can either all be installed on one machine or on multiple machines. The features write values to the registry to auto-populate properties on upgrades, however some of the features use the same properties (database location, for example). What

Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property

2012-03-15 Thread Adam Kadzban
Alec, As far as I know, you can't set the log file location inside WIX because you need to tell msiexec where to write the log file to before actually starting the MSI. You need some sort of bootstrapper that calls msiexec with the logging options. I've used IExpress in the past, but I think

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing file in MSI before it's installed

2012-01-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
You could include the file as a Binary, then have a custom action call it: Binary Id=MyEXE SourceFile=..\MyFile.exe / CustomAction Id=DoMyThing BinaryKey=MyEXE Execute=deferred / -Adam On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Kevin Hebert ke...@legendary-immersion.com wrote: I have an sslConnect

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing file in MSI before it's installed

2012-01-03 Thread Adam Kadzban
. Hopefully. On 1/3/2012 12:24 PM, Adam Kadzban wrote: You could include the file as a Binary, then have a custom action call it: Binary Id=MyEXE SourceFile=..\MyFile.exe / CustomAction Id=DoMyThing BinaryKey=MyEXE Execute=deferred / -Adam On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Kevin

Re: [WiX-users] Action state not set during modify?

2011-10-26 Thread Adam Kadzban
based on these properties. -- John M. Cooper -Original Message- From: Adam Kadzban [mailto:mightyshorta...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Action state not set during modify? Well

Re: [WiX-users] Hard-coding a log file location (with Burn?)

2011-10-26 Thread Adam Kadzban
I've used IExpress in the past to wrap an MSI in an EXE - this lets you specify a log file location. I've been meaning to take a look at Burn to see if there is a better way to accomplish this - from what Rob says it looks like the only thing to do would be have the bootstrapper app copy the

[WiX-users] Action state not set during modify?

2011-10-25 Thread Adam Kadzban
I'm got an installer working off a modified version of the Mondo UI (wix 3.5) that has three different features, and each feature has a custom dialog screen that gathers information on how to configure those features. When the installer is run in maintenance mode as a change/modify, I want the

Re: [WiX-users] Action state not set during modify?

2011-10-25 Thread Adam Kadzban
Message- From: Adam Kadzban [mailto:mightyshorta...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:26 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Action state not set during modify? I'm got an installer working off a modified version of the Mondo UI (wix 3.5) that has three

Re: [WiX-users] Action state not set during modify?

2011-10-25 Thread Adam Kadzban
, though, which confuses me. But given that, is there another way I can accomplish what I'm trying to do? -Adam On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Adam Kadzban mightyshorta...@gmail.comwrote: Action state is supposed to be set during CostFinalize, which happens before my dialogs in the UI sequence

[WiX-users] Overwriting FileCost for Feature

2011-10-20 Thread Adam Kadzban
I have a Feature that, when selected, kicks off a Custom Action that goes and downloads files from a network location to the local machine. Because these files aren't put down by the installer, they aren't taken into account during the FileCost stage, so on the CustomizeDlg screen (provided with

Re: [WiX-users] Extract MSIs from Burn generated EXE

2011-10-20 Thread Adam Kadzban
I think you could also run the executable and grab the MSI out of the temp folder. On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Hoover, Jacob jacob.hoo...@greenheck.comwrote: I believe you can just use BundleName.exe /layout -Original Message- From: shruthi02 [mailto:shru...@live.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] Overwriting FileCost for Feature

2011-10-20 Thread Adam Kadzban
That does exactly what I wanted! Thanks so much. -Adam On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:05 PM, JesseBearden jesse.bear...@oce.com wrote: I haven't used it myself, but I was researching it for a future piece. I believe that ReserveCost may be what you're looking for: