I run dark against my MSI, and I get an exception. Ive tracked it down a
bit, and I find that if I delete particular ros in the AppSearch table, I
can get dark to work. Please find an attached MSI that demonstrates the
problem. Its 4Mg - Sorry its so big!!
Heres the output from dark
C:\junk>dark junk.msi junk.wxs
Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Decompiler Version 3.0.3621.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved.
junk.msi
C:\junk\junk.msi : warning DARK1060 : The _InstallValidate table is being
decomp
ble.
C:\junk\junk.msi : warning DARK1060 : The _Required table is being
decompiled as
C:\junk\junk.msi : warning DARK1060 : The _Sequence table is being
decompiled as
dark.exe : warning DARK1065 : The AdvtUISequence table is not supported by
the W
it has been deprecated by the Windows Installer team. Any information in
this t
ut of the decompiled output.
C:\junk\junk.msi : warning DARK1060 : The Cabs table is being decompiled as
a cu
C:\junk\junk.msi : warning DARK1066 : The PatchPackage table is not directly
sup
oolset because it belongs in a patch (msp) file. This table can be
indirectly c
patch creation (pcp) file using WiX, then using PatchWiz to create a patch
(msp)
tion in this table will be left out of the decompiled output.
dark.exe : error DARK0001 : Object reference not set to an instance of an
object
Exception Type: System.NullReferenceException
Stack Trace:
at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.FinalizeSearchTables(TableC
at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.FinalizeDecompile(TableColl
at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.Decompile(Output
output)
at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Dark.Run(String[] args)
Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
to
bject.
at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.FinalizeSearchTables(TableC
at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.FinalizeDecompile(TableColl
at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Decompiler.Decompile(Output
output)
at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Dark.Run(String[] args)
at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Dark.Main(String[] args)
If I open the MSI with Orca, then delete a row from the AppSearch table
LABELINKINSTALLDIR AppFile5
then all is well.
I suspect that the problem might be somehow related to the fact that
AppFile5 refers to a second row in the DrLocator table:
AppFile5 AppFile5SigFile 2
AppFile5SigFile [ProgramFilesFolder] 2
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