Somebody that knows DTF needs to jump in here - that's not my area. But you *do* need a custom action that sets the convoluted CustomActionData mechanism working. I assume that's what sets the dictionary item.
Without wishing to re-open the MSI-managed code bag of worms, I'd use a C++ custom action ;=) Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Volkov [mailto:volkov1...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:24 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed Thank you, Phil, I think I'm much close now due to your guidance. May be you can guide me a bit further. I use *session.CustomActionData["INSTALLDIR"]* to access this session property. However, I get this exception: Exception thrown by custom action: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException: *The given key was not present in the dictionary.* at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException() at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key) at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.CustomActionData.get_Item(String key) at ReportsInstaller.CustomActions.PostInstall(Session session) What would be my further step? Thank you so much, Alexander On 23 February 2010 16:02, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com> wrote: > That's DTF telling you that the session isn't available when deferred. I assume DTF has a CustomActionData mechanism for passing property values into your deferred custom action. > > Phil Wilson > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Volkov [mailto:volkov1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:49 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Triggering a Custom Action ONLY When All Files Have Been Deployed > > Thank you very much for your prompt response, Phil. > The thing is I pass some arguments into the custom action, and if I > use "deferred" the installation crashes and gets rolled back.The > Exception is "Cannot access session details from a non-immediate > custom action" > > Any input? > > Thank you very much, > Alexander > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
