[WiX-users] wix.dll different?

2007-10-24 Thread koawmfot
for wix v3, build 3419, why is there a difference in the wix.dll that is installed with the msi and the version found in the zip file? if i install the msi to get the votive stuff and the xml references and stuff installed for VS, but then use binaries extracted into a temp directory to compile

Re: [WiX-users] WixShellExec CAQuietExec their options

2007-08-24 Thread koawmfot
processor, and execute the start command which has the option /D to specifiy the current dir. Rene -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of koawmfot *Sent:* Thu 8/23/2007 21:55 *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] WixShellExec CAQuietExec

Re: [WiX-users] WixShellExec CAQuietExec their options

2007-08-24 Thread koawmfot
processor, and execute the start command which has the option /D to specifiy the current dir. Rene -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of koawmfot *Sent:* Thu 8/23/2007 21:55 *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] WixShellExec CAQuietExec

[WiX-users] WixShellExec CAQuietExec their options

2007-08-23 Thread koawmfot
I need to lauch an executable at the end of my installation. currently i use the CAQuietExec function and launch the executable with its parameters and it is fine. the problem is that the command i execute creates a result text file. the file is supposed to be created in the application's

[WiX-users] heat switches, and other exe's

2007-08-10 Thread koawmfot
searching around i found that the -gg switch when passed to heat generates GUIDs for each component. this is a very nice little feature, and i wonder why it is undocumented with the /?. i was wondering if there are other undocumented switches for heat, as well as undocumented switches for the

Re: [WiX-users] advertising extensions

2007-07-30 Thread koawmfot
on this one. also, would this be two bugs or one if i were to file, and is this a bug in the documentation, or the compiler? thanks doug On 7/28/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: koawmfot wrote: i need to advertise a ffew file extensions so that self repair can kick off for some

[WiX-users] advertising extensions

2007-07-27 Thread koawmfot
i need to advertise a ffew file extensions so that self repair can kick off for some specific HKCU registry keys. the problem i have is that i am only adding an extension element and a MIME element, but no verb element, and that leaves the verb table out of the final MSI. now if i try and

[WiX-users] jet 4.0 msm's

2007-07-05 Thread koawmfot
microsoft provides an msm for MDAC, and the instructions on how to update it, here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320788. i atcually used that, and converted to a wixlib, and was hoping to do the same for JET. i was wondering if anyone had anything similar for JET 4.0 SP8. i know there are

[WiX-users] QTExec and WixUtilExtension

2007-06-27 Thread koawmfot
The infor below was posted on the mail list: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 wixca.dll QtExec Erlichmen, Shay Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:51:59 -0800 There is a documentation mistake in WiX3 chm, you need to replace the Id=wixca with Id=WixCA and remove the Binary element. Then you will need to add

[WiX-users] problem with serviceconfig

2007-06-05 Thread koawmfot
using v3.0.2911.0 i had no problem with the WixUtilExtension and ServiceConfig element. I just installed v3.0.3001.0 and now my msi dies when it gets to SchedServiceConfig. below is the relevent MSI log file information: Action start 13:26:37: SchedServiceConfig. MSI (s) (10!38)

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-02 Thread koawmfot
thanks for your help bob... On 5/2/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Light is a smart linker; it links in only the sections that are referenced. A section is a Product, Module, or Fragment (and probably Patch and PatchCreation, just to be pedantic). You can break up your authoring

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-02 Thread koawmfot
}\Version 2.0 mscomctl.ocx regA880A414284125A06201F7DBCBAAA4E4 0 CLSID\{1EFB6596-857C-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}\VersionIndependentProgID MSComctlLib.TabStrip mscomctl.ocx On 5/2/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: koawmfot wrote: Which version of WiX are you using? I believe that was changed

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-05-01 Thread koawmfot
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: koawmfot wrote: well, technically it isn't really a bug if the v2 difxapp.wixlib has different elements and schema references than it should in v3. True -- I'm not saying it'll get fixed.g WiX v3 added the concept of binary .wixlibs that can contain the files they ship, so

Re: [WiX-users] wixlib and extensions and msm's

2007-04-06 Thread koawmfot
well, technically it isn't really a bug if the v2 difxapp.wixlib has different elements and schema references than it should in v3. it is really just not an ap to date wixlib. unless what you are saying is that the WixDifxAppExtension.dll contains the v2 wixlib and that is why i need to