[WiX-users] Run DB Scripts

Hi How can I run DBScripts during the installation process. I have seen an article which looks for SQLCMD.exe and calls the respective .SQL files . Is this the right way? Can anyone please point me to some pointers on the best practice to run DB Scripts. Regards Anweshi

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying Sharepoint WSP file

. smile/ On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Anu Dev queryl...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi I have a WSP which has to be deployed using the WIX installer. I am right now deploying this by running a batch file which deploys this WSP and activates the feature. And during uninstall will run another batch file

[WiX-users] WIX installer for Sharepoint deployment

 Hi Can anyone please let me know what is the best practice for deploying Sharepoint components. We are planning to have WIX installer for all our sharepoint projects. Please share your experiences in case you have worked on it earlier. Regards Anweshi

[WiX-users] Deploying File in GAC

HI   How to deploy a file in GAC using WIX? This is what I am using but no luck L   Directory Id=WindowsFolder     Directory Id=AssemblyFolder  /Directory   DirectoryRef Id=AssemblyFolder   Component Id=GACDeployment Guid=E7173CAB-E43F-4A07-99F7-774EF9B761E9     File Assembly=.net

[WiX-users] Deploying Sharepoint WSP file

Hi I have a WSP which has to be deployed using the WIX installer. I am right now deploying this by running a batch file which deploys this WSP and activates the feature. And during uninstall will run another batch file which will deactive the WSP and uninstalls it. Would like to know if this

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying File in GAC

Thank you so much removing that worked. From: Nick Ramirez nickra...@hotmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 6:22:31 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Deploying File in GAC Do you need the AssemblyApplication attribute? I've not

Re: [WiX-users] Fw: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

- From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:06 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Fw: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment - Forwarded Message From: Anu Dev queryl...@yahoo.com To: WIX wix-users

[WiX-users] WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

Hi Did anyone implement WIX Installer for deploying Sharepoint Components like WSP deployment etc. If you yes, please share the best practice. Currently i am calling the batch file which deploys WSP and activates the features from WIX. Regards Anweshi

[WiX-users] Fw: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment

- Forwarded Message From: Anu Dev queryl...@yahoo.com To: WIX wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wed, October 20, 2010 9:58:53 PM Subject: WIX installer for Sharepoint Components deployment Hi Did anyone implement WIX Installer for deploying Sharepoint Components like WSP

[WiX-users] WIX Error during transformation

Hi   One of my friend (in cc) is having an issue while transforming the XSLT to a WXS file.   XSLT transformation   ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? xsl:stylesheet version=1.0 xmlns:xsl=http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform;     xmlns:msxsl=urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt    

[WiX-users] Extending the exitsting Dialog set

Hi I would like to add a new dialog to the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR. I saw a method defined in this article http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/  Is this the only way to solve. Is there any method with which i can extend the behaviour of the default dialog

[WiX-users] Displaying Alerts!!!

Hi How to display a messagebox when the user navigates to dialog. I would like to have an alert when the user navigates to InstalDirDialog. I tried with custom script but not sure how I can use it. Regards Anu

Re: [WiX-users] How to change the installation to point to C:\

, November 2, 2009 10:56:18 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change the installation to point to C:\ What's special about the C: drive? Maybe you need the ROOTDRIVE or WindowsVolume property. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday

[WiX-users] How to change the installation to point to C:\

Hi   How to change the installation to point to C drive, rather than to programfiles or any other directory   Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ProgramFilesFolder   Is there any easy way to do it.   Regards Anweshi

Re: [WiX-users] WIX Upgrade

://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579(VS.85).aspx A more-or-less clear synopsis with details is here: http://documentation.installshield.com/robo/projects/installshield12helplib/ MajorMinorSmall.htm -Original Message- From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 9

[WiX-users] WIX Upgrade

Hi   Wanted to know if anyone of you have worked on the following scenario.   1.    Application is already installed on the client machine and he wants to upgrade to a new version. 2.    During this process, user is prompted to uninstall prior version and install the new version.   Rather than

[WiX-users] WIX + Uninstall existing Version and continue installing..

HI   Is it possible to uninstall the existing application and continue with the installation of the new version, when the installer is started. The default behavior is : It shows up “Another version of the application is already existing. Please uninstall from Add/Remove programs from Control

[WiX-users] Current Date

HI I want to store the Current Date in a the app.config file. Is there any constant available in WIX? Thank you Anweshi -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM)

[WiX-users] Hyperlink in EULA

Hi How can I insert Hyperlink in RTF file. This hyperlink is part of EULA and i am adding it in the WIX License Dialog Thank you Anweshi -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around

Re: [WiX-users] Current Date

Date Take a look in the MSI SDK Documentation, I think the properties are [Date] and [Time]. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com mailto:n...@x2systems.com From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Mon 20/04/2009 12:19 To: WIX

Re: [WiX-users] Current Date

Actually its taking the local format set on the machine.. I want to specify, particular format . Is there any way to do this... From: Anu Dev queryl...@yahoo.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent

[WiX-users] Write to a configuration file based on a condition

Hi   I am writing to a configuration file during installation. I want to write to the configuration based on selection of a radio button. Can anyone please let me know how this can be achieved   Thank you Anweshi 

[WiX-users] Uninstall does not work if SQL Server is installed...

HI   I am using WIX to generate an MSI. The problem is  with the uninstall option through the wizard. If any version of SQL server exists, it does not uninstall the application. But if sql server is not present it uninstalls successfully.  I can though go to add/remove programs and uninstall

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

, Crystal Reports 12. There may be others too. Is there something in the Wix MSBUILD tasks that can produce a Setup.exe to launch these pre-reqs? Regards Graham -- From: Anu Dev queryl...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42 PM

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

in my product MSI file? Thank you. -Original Message- From: Anu Dev [mailto:queryl...@yahoo.com] Sent: 04 March 2009 11:22 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 Hi Graham If you have all the Bootstrapper packages ready

Re: [WiX-users] How to change the installed config file after msi setup

Hi I had a similar kind of issue. You would get Access Denied exception only if you install in Program Files or in any other location where there are restricted permissions (this is mostly on Vista). If you try installing your applicaiton in C:\ see that it works perfectly. The problem is

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008

HI What prerequisites are you looking for... .NetFramework? Let me know.. I have worked on it and its quite easy to include them in WIX. Thank you Anweshi   From: Wilson, Phil phil.wil...@wonderware.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

[WiX-users] 64bit MSI with Registry Search

Hi I am developing a 64 bit MSI... I have specified the following line of code in Package Element.  Package Id={ED3C0658-E414-4fdc-ACBC-03FB3A6EE069} Description=Microsoft Entity Manager InstallerVersion=200 Compressed=yes Platform=x64 /   In all the RegistrySearch when I use Win64=Yes it does

[WiX-users] Problem with MSI and EXE

Hi Here is the problem I have: I using WIX project to generate a 64 bit MSI. I am using Clickonce Bootstrapper packages. So the WIX project creates SetUp.Exe and SetUp.MSI. The problem i have is When i run the SetUp.MSI alone it says that all the prerequisites are present (and yes they are

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrap x86 + x64 Framework v2?

Hi I had the similar issue.. In the bootstrapper Package I combined X86 and X64 together and that worked... Thank you Anweshi From: Ben Cheetham b...@softfooding.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:59:03 PM Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Help needed

Hi When you install Visual Studio on your machine you will have the Bootstrapper packages (like for .Net Franework , SQL Express etc) already created.. You can utilize them... they perform all the checks.. and if you need you can customize it Thank you Anweshi

Re: [WiX-users] allow user to specify a location

Hi Specify the below property  Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=TARGETDIR / Thank you Anu From: Naga Ram .C nagara...@symphony.cc To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:44:19 PM Subject: [WiX-users] allow user to specify a

[WiX-users] Passing Preprocessor Variable during build

Hi I have a preprocessor WIX variable defined in the WIX project. When I use Team build to build the solution i get an error that the preprocessor variable is not defined. How can i pass the preprocessor variable as a paramter during while running the build script. Thank you Anu