well we did this fine in WIX 2.0 so it shud be able to be done in WIX3.0 too Vasu
On 4 November 2010 16:00, Chris Lord <chris.l...@atterotech.com> wrote: > Vasu, > > If the additional application has its own installer then you have no > option except to use a bootstrapper as you can't start one installer > from within another (called chaining). > > Can't help with the second part I am afraid. > > Chris > > On 11/04/2010 11:46 AM, Vasu Chakkera wrote: > > Dear All, > > I am new to WIX and trying certain things.. I have successfully finished > > writing an installer that does most of the things.. > > I now have a situation where as a part of installation , i need to check > the > > presence of MathPlayer.exe in the system, and if it doesnt exist, then i > > need to install the Mathplayer.exe > > > > i also have another H2Reg.exe that i need to run anyway everytime with > - u > > command while installing > > and the same exe should be run with -r command while un installing.. It > all > > worked fine with wix 2.0 .. > > > > I am using wix3.0 now. > > > > I tried this > > > > > > <CustomAction Id="MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_MathPlayerSetupexe" > > ExeCommand="/Install"/> > > <CustomAction Id="H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_H2Regexe" ExeCommand="-r"/> > > <CustomAction Id="H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_H2Regexe" ExeCommand="-u"/> > > <!--<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" FileKey="FoobarEXE" > > ExeCommand="" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="yes" > > Return="asyncNoWait"></CustomAction>--> > > <CustomAction Id="LAUNCHREADMECUSTOM" Property="NOTEPAD" > > ExeCommand="[INSTALLDIR]\Readme.txt" Execute="deferred" > > Return="asyncNoWait"></CustomAction> > > > > > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > <Custom Action="MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM" > > After="InstallFinalize">(not MATHPLAYERFOUND) AND INSTALLMATHPLAYER AND > > $comp_MathPlayerSetupexe>2</Custom> > > <Custom Action="H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL" > > After="InstallFinalize"> $comp_H2Regexe>2 AND ( ( SEARCHFORVS7) OR > > (SEARCHFORVS8) OR (SEARCHFORVS9) )</Custom> > > <Custom Action="H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL" > > After="InstallFinalize"> $comp_H2Regexe=2 AND ( ( SEARCHFORVS7) OR > > (SEARCHFORVS8) OR (SEARCHFORVS9) )</Custom> > > > > > > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize"/> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > > > > > I ran and got the following error > > > > C:\Installer.wxs(1462) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM is a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > C:\Installer.wxs(1463) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL is a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > C:\Installer.wxs(1464) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL is > a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > > > > > > > > > > > any pointers or help regarding this will be highly appreciated. thanks > > ]Vasu[ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > > David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a > > Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your > > business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a > Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your > business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Vasu Chakkera Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd. Oxford www.vasucv.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
