Thanks for explaining in detail :) I am now planning to write merge module in wix :)
Thanks, On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > VS Setup and Deployment projects is an absolutely awful toolset for > generating anything related to setup and/or deployments. > > Remember when Visual SourceSafe first came out over a decade ago, or am I > showing my age? At the time it was no good for all workgroups larger than > two people, and even for those smaller than that it was a > pain-in-the...@#!%@# (when it wasn't losing or corrupting your data). I > don't know how much it has improved (or not) over the years because I have > never used it since. > > VS Setup/Deployment Projects are at that (awful) stage now. That is why so > many people were so excited about the prospect of WiX shipping in-the-box in > VS2010. Unfortunately that isn't happening (although it did ship in the CTP) > but there are still serious problems with the kinds of code that VS > Setup/Deployment system produces. > > The MSM with the custom actions has a bug in the custom actions themselves. > Smoke isn't going to be able to determine what those problems are because it > doesn't exercise the custom actions. There is documentation in MSDN and on > the web regarding debugging custom actions. You are getting an error inside > of the InstallUtilLib.dll code library that your custom action is calling > into. Maybe an attached debugger will help you with that custom action. > > InstallUtilLib is used in making self-registration code. A strong > recommendation is to scrap self-reg code and use DTF (which ships with WiX) > to write self-contained custom actions to perform the parts of your > registration that can't be done with XmlConfig or any of the other actions > that WiX ships with. > > Do a search on any large search engine for the term "InstallUtilLib.dll". > The results are in the thousands. And many are people sharing their pain and > frustration. > > -----Original Message----- > From: cad [mailto:ankit.9...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:52 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Web setup using .msm > > Hi Blair, > > I did a smoke test (using smoke.exe) on the .msm(containing custom actions) > I got this result. > > It results into following error. > > > error SMOK0204 : ICE03: Table: Error Column: Error Missing specifications > in > _Validation Table (or Old Database) > error SMOK0204 : ICE03: Table: Error Column: Message Missing specifications > in _Validation Table (or Old Database) > > and resulting .msm (without custom actions) > > passes this test. > > Can you help me how can i fix this issue in .msm or any pointers how to > locate the problem. > I am the one who is creating the .msm using VS Merge Module and want to use > the same in web based wix set up. > > Thanks for reply. > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > > Who wrote the MSM? Ask them to fix the failing custom action, or at least > > determine why the custom action is failing, or how to determine why the > > custom action is failing. > > > > If the custom action that is failing is attempting self-registration, > this > > would be a good opportunity to get rid of that MSM and have what it was > > doing changed to not use self-registration. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cad [mailto:ankit.9...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:14 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Web setup using .msm > > > > Hi Blair, > > > > How do i do this checking in the referred .msm.? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > > > > It appears to be a failure in an action coming from your > > > HealthCheckMergeModule.msm. You will need to check with the author of > > that > > > MSM in order to diagnose that failure. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Asterisk [mailto:ankit.9...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:02 AM > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Web setup using .msm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Blair-2 wrote: > > > > > > > > Not sure, but InstallUtil* is Self-Reg (aka evil). Visual Studio's > > setup > > > > projects do several things that make deployment "easier" that > > invariably > > > > cause headaches later on when you have to service/maintain those > setups > > > > (including broken upgrades, orphaned resources, failed removals, > etc.). > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Asterisk [mailto:ankit.9...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:26 AM > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Web setup using .msm > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > > Please guide me to create a web setup (.msi). > > > > I have a .msm file created in visual studio merge module which > > basically > > > > does all the work. > > > > 1.It creates a virtual directory and deploys the web application. > > > > 2.It creates various performance counters and installs it. > > > > I want to refer it into a wix based setup(.msi refering to > > existing.msm) > > > > > > > > I have created a a web setup by refering to this existing .msm in VS > > 2008 > > > > and it works perfect. > > > > Can anyone help me to create same web setup by refering to the same > > .msm > > > > created in vs 2008 as merge module. > > > > > > > > When i refer it and create .msi , and run it gives me error "Error > > 1001. > > > > InstallUtilLib dll: Unknown error" while installing the web > > application. > > > > > > > > When i remove my custom actions as part of .msm and refer the same in > > wix > > > > web setup. it works fine. > > > > Can anyone help me put to put these custom actions as a part of .msm? > > > > Or i have to include these custom actions as a part of wix web setup? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance:) > > > > -- > > > > View this message in context: > > > > http://n2.nabble.com/Web-setup-using-msm-tp3815520p3815520.html > > > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > > > Come build with us! 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Register now! > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In log file i could find that the install sequence is gicing me > problem.. > > > > > > .... > > > > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:08:552]: Executing op: > > > InstallProtectedFiles(AllowUI=1) > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:08:552]: Executing op: > > > ActionStart(Name=_51E360DF_F34A_421D_A7AC_67C0A4676F95.commit,,) > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:08:583]: Executing op: > > > > > > > > > CustomActionSchedule(Action=_51E360DF_F34A_421D_A7AC_67C0A4676F95.commit,ActionType=3585,Source=BinaryData,Target=ManagedInstall,CustomActionData=/installtype=notransaction > > > /action=commit /LogFile= /targetvdir="" "C:\Program > > > Files\Setup\HealthCheck.Core.dll" "") > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:08:583]: Executing op: > > > ActionStart(Name=_5795ED8E_F94E_4E6D_8F5F_0CA4CFB131AD.install,,) > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:08:583]: Executing op: > > > > > > > > > CustomActionSchedule(Action=_5795ED8E_F94E_4E6D_8F5F_0CA4CFB131AD.install,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=ManagedInstall,CustomActionData=/installtype=notransaction > > > /action=install /LogFile= "C:\Program Files\Setup\HealthCheck.Core.dll" > > "") > > > MSI (s) (94:E0) [11:20:08:599]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: > > > C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI304.tmp, Entrypoint: ManagedInstall > > > MSI (c) (00:7C) [11:20:08:614]: Font created. Charset: Req=0, Ret=0, > > Font: > > > Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg > > > > > > Error 1001. Error 1001. InstallUtilLib.dll: Unknown error. > > > MSI (s) (94!84) [11:20:10:927]: 朁㿟 栗㿟⃰㿾 枸㿟︸ > > > Ĵ > > > 䍗㿥︸ > > > Ĩ > > > 䍻㿥︸ > > > Ā > > > MSI (s) (94:E0) [11:20:10:927]: Leaked MSIHANDLE (78) of type 790531 > for > > > thread 4740 > > > MSI (s) (94:E0) [11:20:10:927]: Note: 1: 2769 2: > > > _5795ED8E_F94E_4E6D_8F5F_0CA4CFB131AD.install 3: 1 > > > DEBUG: Error 2769: Custom Action > > > _5795ED8E_F94E_4E6D_8F5F_0CA4CFB131AD.install did not close 1 > MSIHANDLEs. > > > The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this > > package. > > > This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2769. > > The > > > arguments are: _5795ED8E_F94E_4E6D_8F5F_0CA4CFB131AD.install, 1, > > > Action ended 11:20:10: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:10:973]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is > 0 > > > MSI (s) (94:50) [11:20:10:973]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' > is > > 0 > > > > > > ...... > > > Any help what is going wrong here ..... > > > > > > my wxs looks like this > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > > > xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension";> > > > <Product Id="0966e1e2-7273-405d-9e4e-271615c43c41" Name="Setup" > > > Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Setup" > > > UpgradeCode="ef1e1f62-e28c-4630-b9c1-2e3680250f98"> > > > <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> > > > > > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > > > <Directory Id="InstallDir" Name="Setup"> > > > <Component Id='c_CustomActions' > > > Guid='45825D4E-C28C-4bae-9172-5BE8E84BB758'> > > > <File Id='ConfigFile' Name='IuConfig.xml' > > > Source='IuConfig.xml' Vital="yes" DiskId="1" /> > > > > > > > > > </Component> > > > <Merge Id='MyModule' Language='1033' > > > SourceFile='HealthCheckMergeModule.msm' DiskId='1' /> > > > > > > </Directory> > > > </Directory> > > > <Component Id='TestWebVirtualDirComponent' > > > Guid='CBAFF49F-4776-4058-BDBF-D7B62AA89C53'> > > > <iis:WebVirtualDir Id='TestWebVirtualDir' > Alias='TestHealthCheck' > > > Directory='InstallDir' WebSite='DefaultWebSite'> > > > <iis:WebApplication Id='TestWebApplication' > > Name='TestHealthCheck' > > > /> > > > </iis:WebVirtualDir> > > > </Component> > > > </Directory> > > > <iis:WebSite Id='DefaultWebSite' Description='Default Web Site'> > > > <iis:WebAddress Id='AllUnassigned' Port='80' /> > > > </iis:WebSite> > > > > > > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Setup" Level="1"> > > > <!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this > > > ComponentRef element and the > > > Component above in order to add resources to this installer. --> > > > <!-- <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" /> --> > > > <ComponentRef Id='TestWebVirtualDirComponent' /> > > > <ComponentRef Id='c_CustomActions' /> > > > <MergeRef Id='MyModule'/> > > > </Feature> > > > > > > > > > > > > <AdvertiseExecuteSequence> > > > <MsiPublishAssemblies/> > > > </AdvertiseExecuteSequence> > > > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > > > > > > <MsiPublishAssemblies/> > > > <MsiUnpublishAssemblies/> > > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > </Product> > > > </Wix> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > View this message in context: > > > http://n2.nabble.com/Web-setup-using-msm-tp3815520p3821022.html > > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Come build with us! 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