Could you please tell more about the custom action to delete a directory tree. I am currently using a C++ custom action to delete directory structure on uninstall. But i love to use a custom action with roll-back stuff.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Rob Mensching<r...@wixtoolset.org> wrote: > Ahh, you want to delete a directory *tree*. That is not supported > natively by the Windows Installer. There is a CustomAction out there > that will do this correctly (with rollback and all that good stuff). Bob > is getting it set up. > > Curtis Jewell wrote: >> Let me try and express it better: >> >> The files I want to delete are under a certain directory that the MSI >> sets up to place them in, but could have any name, and be in (created by >> my program) subdirectories of that directory, and that's the only thing >> I know about them. >> >> They would be useless without the program, and in fact, need to be >> deleted upon upgrade (due to calling convention changes - some of the >> files are sent as source code and compiled to match the version of the >> program) and could be intermingled with files the MSI installs. >> >> In that case, the CA can assume anything under that directory that isn't >> already being deleted by the MSI is fair game to be deleted. >> >> "Scorched earth" uninstall, it is, but that's the requirement, at least >> in my case. I don't know about the original poster, but I figured I'd >> offer my CA that I'm open-sourcing as an example that he could use. >> >> --Curtis >> >> On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:32 -0700, "Rob Mensching" <r...@wixtoolset.org> >> wrote: >> >>> 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, >>>>>>> >> -- >> 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
