The only access I make into the actual installation session in my custom action
is:
UINT uiStat = MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("INSTALLDIR"), _T(""), &valueBuff);
And
uiStat = MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("INSTALLDIR"), szValueBuf, &valueBuff);
Is a deferred action not allowed to access this?
-----Original Message-----
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:26 PM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
Then your custom action is likely attempting to access things in the
session/database that deferred actions are not allowed to access (tables,
most session properties, etc.).
If the custom action's inputs are simple session property reads you can try
creating a property called "LaunchFile" (named after your custom action)
that contains all the data your custom action needs before your custom
action is scheduled, and change your custom action to parse the data out of
just the "CustomActionData" property (which will be the name you must use to
access the property named after your custom action). Otherwise, you will
need an initial custom action that is "immediate" that performs all of the
database accesses and creates the property for the deferred action to use.
-----Original Message-----
From: Thode, Katelyn [mailto:katelyn.th...@guidancesoftware.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:35 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
Thanks for the responses. I have set the custom action to the following:
<Binary Id="loadDriver" SourceFile="MyCustomAction.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchFile"
BinaryKey="loadDriver"
DllEntry="wixTab1394"
Impersonate="no"
Execute="deferred"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchFile" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT
Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
In Orca, in the CustomAction table, the type is 3073, which indicates that
the custom action runs with no user impersonation at a scheduled point
within the script. When I test the installer on vista, once the
installation process reaches the custom action, it rollsback and the error
dialog appears. Also, when I run the installer in xp, the custom action
doesn't execute as it did with the previous custom action settings.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 3:48 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
The underlying issue is likely to be that UAC systems run impersonated
custom actions without elevation, even if you are an administrator. ON XP
your custom action would be running elevated with admin privs, but not on
UAC, and that's why Blair is telling you how to make it elevated.
Phil Wilson
-----Original Message-----
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 10:28 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
For starters, the action must be scheduled between InstallInitialize and
InstallFinalize, and must be marked as Execute="deferred" with Impersonate
set to "no". Of course, at that point, the custom action does not have
direct access to the database or most session properties.
This smells like "self-registration". The recommendation is to look more
deeply into ways to make your driver registration more "transparent" in
order to use code that has been more deeply tested for upgrades, repairs,
rollbacks, removals, patching, etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Thode, Katelyn [mailto:katelyn.th...@guidancesoftware.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:50 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
I did look at DifxApp, but for this particular application, I feel it would
be best to use the application launched from the custom action being called
for reasons that I won't go into as they are specific to the particular
application. Is there a way to give the custom action the necessary
privilege to install drivers?
-----Original Message-----
From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 10:40 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
Not sure what your logging problem would be, but I suspect that your custom
action does not have the necessary privilege to install drivers.
Have you looked at DifxApp?
-----Original Message-----
From: Thode, Katelyn [mailto:katelyn.th...@guidancesoftware.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:17 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Custom Action not running
I am in the process of testing my installer on different operating systems.
The installer was created using 32-bit XP. Everything works as expected and
the Custom Action is run. The exit dialog states that the application has
been installed. When I try running the installer on 32-bit Vista, all the
components get installed, but the custom action is not run. In this case,
the exit dialog states that the installation ended prematurely due to an
error. I tried to enable logging, but no log files were created. Any tips
as to how to correctly enable logging or as to what might be causing this
issue?
The following is my custom action code:
<!-- Install Driver Using Custom Action -->
<Binary Id="loadDriver" SourceFile="MyCustomAction.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchFile"
BinaryKey="loadDriver"
DllEntry="wixTab1394" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchFile" After="InstallFinalize">NOT
Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
This DLL launches a program that installs device drivers. As expected, on
32-bit XP, the device driver is installed, whereas on Vista the installation
exits before the custom action is run.
Thanks,
Katelyn
Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and
confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible
for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the
message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and
confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible
for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the
message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
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).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and
confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible
for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the
message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and
confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible
for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the
message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone?
Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
