Tried that, same error. Like I said in my email I've tried escaping it to no avail. If you want, you can take the test that Jamie created and see if you can get it to install with the double \\ :) I'll see if I can find the section on SF to file the bug.
-----Original Message----- From: Thom Leigh [mailto:t...@mondago.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there anyknownproblems with XPathexpressions in <XmlFile> custom action? If you're sure there's a bug, you can file it on the bug tracker on sourceforge. But there's no bug here. You simply need to use double-backslashes in the right way (no square-brackets). So your XmlFile node should look like: <util:XmlFile Id="FileChange" ElementPath="/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Proje ct/SSIS:DeploymentInfo/SSIS:PackageInfo/SSIS:PackageMetaData[\[]@SSIS:Na me='..\\SSIS\\GlobalExecutor.dtsx'[\]]" File="[#MyFile]" Action="setValue" Name="SSIS:Name" Value="GlobalExecutor.dtsx" /> I've tested this and it works. (on 3.5 Release version) -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Thomson [mailto:ja...@jamie-thomson.net] Sent: 09 February 2011 08:51 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there anyknownproblems with XPathexpressions in <XmlFile> custom action? ?Thanks for the help Pierson. For others, here is the repro that I put together: http://cid-550f681dad532637.office.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Misc/XmlFil eElementPath%5E_Repro.zip It attempts to install a file to c:\temp\XmlFile1.xml and then change a node in it. When I run the installer I get this error: http://cid-550f681dad532637.office.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Misc/XMLFil eElepmentPath%5E_repro%5E_errordialog.png To echo what Pierson said, please could someone let us know what we should do when discovering a bug (which we think this is)? Regards Jamie -----Original Message----- From: Pierson Lee (PIE) Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:38 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any knownproblems with XPathexpressions in custom action? After working offline with Jamie, we have found the source of the problem. It seems that in the search criteria for SSIS:Name, the '\' character is not liked. I have go through and tried escaping it with [\\] and it doesn't seem to help. If I remove the '\' characters it works fine. Where do I go to file a bug on this issue? -----Original Message----- From: Pierson Lee (PIE) [mailto:pierson....@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 1:12 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPathexpressions in <XmlFile> custom action? Your Xpath is very wrong then. I'll send you the updated path based on what you sent when I get back to my computer. On Feb 8, 2011, at 12:56, "Jamie Thomson" <ja...@jamie-thomson.net> wrote: > ?Sorry Pierson...that XML Snippet was slightly wrong (I'm not at home and > haven't got access to the original file so had to use a different file and > forgot to edit it). Here's the proper snippet (note significant difference > to what I posted before): > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> > <DeploymentModelSpecificContent> > <Manifest> > <SSIS:Project SSIS:ProtectionLevel="DontSaveSensitive" > xmlns:SSIS="www.microsoft.com/SqlServer/SSIS"> > <SSIS:DeploymentInfo> > <SSIS:PackageInfo> > > <SSIS:PackageMetaData > SSIS:Name="..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx"> > > </SSIS:PackageMetaData> > </SSIS:PackageInfo> > </SSIS:DeploymentInfo> > </SSIS:Project> > </Manifest> > </DeploymentModelSpecificContent> > </Project> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pierson Lee (PIE) > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 8:44 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with > XPathexpressions in custom action? > > I see the issue now. So your node is looking for SSIS:Name = > '..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx' where your xml file has SSIS:Name = > 'Package.dtsx' . it uses the ElementPath to find the exact node you want > to change. > > Try this: > > > <util:XmlFile Id="StageToWarehouseSSISPackageElementChange" > > ElementPath="/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Proje ct/SSIS:Packages/SSIS:Package[\[]@SSIS:Name='Package.dtsx'[\]]" > > File="[#StageToWarehouseProjectFile]" > Action="setValue" > Name="SSIS:Name" > Value="GlobalExecutor.dtsx" > Sequence="1" /> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jamie Thomson [mailto:ja...@jamie-thomson.net] > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:04 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPath > expressions in <XmlFile> custom action? > > ?Hi Pierson, > I thought about that but then, consider the error message: > >> Failed to find node >> "/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Project/SSIS:Pack ages/SSIS:Package[@SSIS:Name='..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx']" > > That's the XPath expression *after* it has escaped the square brackets > from: > >> "/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Project/SSIS:Pack ages/SSIS:Package[\[]@SSIS:Name='..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx'[\]]" > > In other words, the parsed ElementPath has produced the correct XPath > expression. Hence I doubt whether the problem is the '\' > > > > In answer to your earlier question, here is the XML file that I am > trying to change (edited to only show the part that I am attempting to > change): > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> > <DeploymentModelSpecificContent> > <Manifest> > <SSIS:Project SSIS:ProtectionLevel="DontSaveSensitive" > xmlns:SSIS="www.microsoft.com/SqlServer/SSIS"> > <SSIS:DeploymentInfo> > <SSIS:PackageInfo> > > <SSIS:PackageMetaData SSIS:Name="Package.dtsx"> > > </SSIS:PackageMetaData> > </SSIS:PackageInfo> > </SSIS:DeploymentInfo> > </SSIS:Project> > </Manifest> > </DeploymentModelSpecificContent> > </Project> > > > > > I need to change "Package.dtsx" into "..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx" > > Regards > Jamie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pierson Lee (PIE) > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 7:30 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPath > expressions in custom action? > > Actually I think I know what it is. You need to escape your \ with > another \ in your @SSIS:Name= section so it looks like > > [\[]@SSIS:Name='..\\SSIS\\GlobalExecutor.dtsx'[\]] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pierson Lee (PIE) [mailto:pierson....@microsoft.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:18 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPath > expressions in <XmlFile> custom action? > > I personally have had better success with the XmlConfig tag to do what > you are doing. > I would verify that the case and property value is correct. It is > loking for SSIS:Name= "..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx" in the SSIS:Package > element. > > Can you copy that block from your xml file you are attempting to edit > so we can see a comparison? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jamie Thomson [mailto:ja...@jamie-thomson.net] > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 7:03 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Are there any known problems with XPath > expressions in <XmlFile> custom action? > > ?Hi all, > I am trying to use <XmlFile> custom action to replace an attribute > value in an XML file. I have used an external tool to validate that my > XPath query is correct but I get an error: > > Failed to find node > "/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Project/SSIS:Pack ages/SSIS:Package[@SSIS:Name='..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx']" > > when I attempt to call my .msi. > > Here is my <XmlFile> element: > > <util:XmlFile Id="StageToWarehouseSSISPackageElementChange" > > ElementPath="/Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Proje ct/SSIS:Packages/SSIS:Package[\[]@SSIS:Name='..\SSIS\GlobalExecutor.dtsx '[\]]" > > File="[#StageToWarehouseProjectFile]" > Action="setValue" > Name="SSIS:Name" > Value="GlobalExecutor.dtsx" > Sequence="1" /> > > > Like I say, I have validated that the XPath is correct so does anyone > know if there is any known problem here? > > For extra info, the following XPath does NOT throw the same error: > /Project/DeploymentModelSpecificContent/Manifest/SSIS:Project/SSIS:Pac > kages/SSIS:Package > > so it seems to be having issues with the bit on the end that tries to > filter by attribute value. > > > Any advice much appreciated. > > thanks > Jamie > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) > Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. 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