I'm a little confused by this requirement. Are you saying you won't know where the files you want to delete exist? How is a CustomAction going to know any better?
Curtis Jewell wrote: > I should have specified that I was assuming that there was no way to > know what the additional files were named or where they were located - > which would be logical for logging directories. > > I was told (I think by you) that to do that, it required a CA to tell > Windows Installer what additional files to delete. > > If the file names are known, of course, then RemoveFile tags should be > added as appropriate. > > --Curtis > > On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:33 -0700, "Rob Mensching" <r...@wixtoolset.org> > wrote: > >> Why do you need a CustomAction? RemoveFiles is a standard action and >> will handle rollback for you. >> >> Curtis Jewell wrote: >> >>> If the folder has files in it the MSI didn't put there, it won't get >>> deleted unless you have a custom action delete the files first (or tell >>> Windows Installer to do so) >>> >>> If you want source for such a custom action, try >>> http://svn.ali.as/cpan/trunk/Perl-Dist-WiX/src/ClearFolderCA/ClearFolderCA/ClearFolderCA.cpp >>> >>> If not, I'm puzzled. >>> >>> --Curtis >>> >>> On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:53 +0530, "Natarajan, Thangaraj (MLITS)" >>> <thangaraj_natara...@ml.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have some issue in Removing the Folder during uninstallation. Please >>>> Find the Wix script below. >>>> >>>> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> >>>> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="BACS_ID_Reservation_Interface"> >>>> <Component Id="COMP1" >>>> Guid="AC12D5D4-7AF0-4919-BDD7-3708C8C129E5"> >>>> <File Id="f3" Name="Import_BACS_Reservation_New.dtsx" >>>> DiskId="1" Source="Import_BACS_Reservation_New.dtsx" /> >>>> </Component> >>>> <Component Id="GRES1" >>>> Guid="A8D20EDF-5423-4C46-9B14-E1B0E6020FB1"> >>>> <File Id="f1" Name="DTSRUN_BACS_ID_Reservation_LoadData.bat" >>>> DiskId="1" Source="DTSRUN_BACS_ID_Reservation_LoadData.bat" /> >>>> <File Id="f2" Name="Import_BACS_Reservation_New.dtsConfig" >>>> DiskId="1" Source="Import_BACS_Reservation_New.dtsConfig" /> >>>> </Component> >>>> </Directory> >>>> <Directory Id="MLVARIDRESERVATIONDATAFILEPATH" >>>> Name="DataFilePath"> >>>> <Component Id="DataFolder" >>>> Guid="CD61421E-970C-4317-AC67-85225DA0FEC0"> >>>> <CreateFolder Directory="MLVARIDRESERVATIONDATAFILEPATH" /> >>>> <RemoveFolder Id="DeleteDataFileFolder" >>>> Directory="MLVARIDRESERVATIONDATAFILEPATH" On="uninstall" /> >>>> </Component> >>>> </Directory> >>>> <Directory Id="MLVARIDRESERVATIONLOGFILEPATH" Name="LogFilePath"> >>>> <Component Id="LogsFolder" >>>> Guid="4BBE30A7-43D0-45ae-A1C0-F2FE28A6BCE8"> >>>> <CreateFolder Directory="MLVARIDRESERVATIONLOGFILEPATH" /> >>>> <RemoveFolder Id="DeleteLogFileFolder" >>>> Directory="MLVARIDRESERVATIONLOGFILEPATH" On="uninstall" /> >>>> </Component> >>>> </Directory> >>>> </Directory> >>>> >>>> <Property Id="MLVARIDRESERVATIONDATAFILEPATH" Value="E:\ID >>>> Reservation\SSIS Package\DataFile" /> >>>> <Property Id="MLVARIDRESERVATIONLOGFILEPATH" Value="E:\ID >>>> Reservation\SSIS Package\LogFile" /> >>>> >>>> >>>> Actually it is creating the Folders on installation. But fails to remove >>>> the Folder on unistallation. Please help me out in resolving this issue, >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Thangaraj N >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Curtis Jewell >>> swords...@csjewell.fastmail.us >>> >>> %DCL-E-MEM-BAD, bad memory >>> -VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears >>> >>> [I use PC-Alpine, which deliberately does not display colors and pictures >>> in HTML mail] >>> >>> > -- > Curtis Jewell > swords...@csjewell.fastmail.us > > %DCL-E-MEM-BAD, bad memory > -VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears > > [I use PC-Alpine, which deliberately does not display colors and pictures in > HTML mail] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
