Yes, I did (the two actions actually live in the same dll), but I got it working. I can't remember how, exactly, but it was something with the names referenced in the attributes of the CustomAction tag. Now all I have to do is get my XmlConfig questions answered and I'm pretty much done.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF custom action questions Did you add a <Binary> element for each CA dll? On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Evans, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jason, this gets me most of the way to where I need. Let me see > if I understand this correctly: > > * I create two <CustomAction> elements in my WiX project, one for the > immediate custom action, one for the deferred. > > * Then, I schedule the immediate custom action using a <Custom> element > in my WiX project under the <InstallExecuteSequence> element. > > * In my C# code for the immediate custom action, I place a > session.DoAction() call using the name of my deferred CA in the Id > attribute of my <Custom> element. > > I've tried this with WiX 3.0.4214 and when I attempt to install the > resulting .msi, I get an error 2721 ("Custom Action foo not found in the > binary table stream") when the installer attempts to schedule the > deferred action. Looking in orca, everything looks right in the > CustomAction table, but I'm clearly missing something simple here. > > --Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason > Ginchereau > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:50 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF custom action questions > > 1. In your <InstallExecuteSequence>, you could schedule your CA relative > to the WixSqlExtension CA like this: > > <Custom Action="MySqlCA" After="InstallSqlData" ... > > You'll need to do the work in a deferred CA, because the WixSqlExtension > CAs do their work in the deferred phase. But it is a common pattern to > invoke (schedule) a deferred CA directly from an immediate CA, so in > that case you only need to author the immediate CA scheduling in WiX. > > 2. From an immediate CA, you can read the data from the Binary table > into either a Stream or a file: open a View on the Binary table, execute > the View, fetch the Record, and then call one of the Record.GetStream() > overloads. Then you'll need to pass this data to a deferred CA because > an immediate CA should not modify system state and a deferred CA cannot > read the MSI database. (And also because it needs to be after the > InstallSqlData CA as mentioned above.) To pass that data, fill a > CustomActionData object with the data and invoke the deferred CA with > session.DoAction(deferredActionName, actionData). Then from within the > deferred CA you can access that data as the session.CustomActionData > property. Finally, don't forget about rollback and uninstall! > > 3. A DTF CA DLL is authored in WiX exactly like an unmanaged CA DLL. You > need a <Binary> element for the DLL, a <CustomAction> element for each > CA entrypoint, and a <Custom Action=...> to sequence each call in > <InstallExecuteSequence>. When it comes to the MSI/WiX authoring, there > are no additional elements you need to worry about just because the CA > is managed or using DTF (other than perhaps a LaunchCondition to verify > .NET is available). > > Hope this helps. > > -Jason- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evans, Jim > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:24 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] DTF custom action questions > > My installation creates and then interacts with a SQL Server database. > Up until now, I've been able to do everything I need to do from WiX > using the standard extensions, but now I'm facing a problem for which I > need a custom action. > > > > I have to import some data into my database, but I need to modify it > based on information gathered during the installation. Here are my > questions: > > > > 1. How can I properly schedule my custom action to ensure it runs > after my other SqlScripts and SqlStrings have been run? > 2. How can I use data files (stored in the MSI with the <Binary> > element*) in my custom action? I don't want to actually install them on > the user's machine, just use them during the installation. > 3. I'm having a hard time getting my head around how to correctly > author and deploy a DTF custom action. Using Votive, I'm able to build > the CA assemblies properly, but what do I need to add in my WiX project > to make sure all of the elements are available to execute the custom > action? DTF.chm has a good enough sample of C# code that I can follow > the CA method creation, but can somebody point me to a sample fragment > that includes all of the elements necessary to get a DTF CA to run? > > > > * I'm not wedded to using them as Binary streams in the MSI; if somebody > has a better suggestion, please feel free to chime in. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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