I haven't looked at the history of WcaInitialize() but the latest public version fails if it can't find/parse the Version resource of the DLL.
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Krehl [mailto:tim.kr...@shavlik.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What can cause WcaInitialize to fail? It does not have a version resource. I also noticed that even on a working system running with /l*vx or /lvoicewarmupx the install log never contains the logging of ::WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "Working on MyCA"); I had assumed this would always be logged and not seeing this line I assumed the WcaInitialize was failing. I am looking into the option that the custom action work it failing which seems a lot more probable. Not sure why logging isn't occurring. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > Does your CA DLL have a VERSION resource? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Krehl [mailto:tim.kr...@shavlik.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:00 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What can cause WcaInitialize to fail? > > Yes it is being called in DllMain > > switch (ul_reason_for_call) > { > case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: > ::WcaGlobalInitialize(hModule); > break; > > case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: > ::WcaGlobalFinalize(); > break; > } > > Thanks, > > Tim > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > wrote: > > > Did you call WcaGlobalInitialize() in your DllMain()? > > > > /******************************************************************** > > WcaGlobalInitialize() - initializes the Wca library, should be > > called once per custom action Dll during > > DllMain on DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH > > > > ********************************************************************/ > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Fangren <tim.kr...@shavlik.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hoping someone can shed some light on WcaInitialize. > > > > > > I have a WiX based installer that works on hundreds of different > > machines, > > > but on a couple it appears that WcaInitialize is failing. The log > entry > > > after WcaInitialize is not written to the logs even with verbose > logging. > > > What conditions can cause this call to fail? I've been unable to dig > up > > > documentation on what this call does exactly or expected return values. > > > > > > Code example: > > > > > > HRESULT hr = ::WcaInitialize(install, "MyCA"); > > > if (FAILED(hr)) > > > { > > > return ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE; > > > } > > > > > > ::WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "Working on MyCA"); > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tim > > > -- > > > View this message in context: > > > > > > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/What-can-cause > -WcaInitialize-to-fail-tp5213865p5213865.html<http://windows-installer-xml-w ix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/What-can-cause-WcaInitialize-to-fail-tp52138 65p5213865.html> > > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > > > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > > > lucky parental unit. 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