The problem I ran into when the installer didn't create the event source was a permission one. If your service has the adequate permissions, the service class can create the eventlog, however, most of my services run at a considerable lower privilege, and so I have to rely on the installer to create it.
John -----Original Message----- From: Chris Robison [mailto:chrisdrobi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:56 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows service event source You know what, I figured it out. That source doesn't have to do with installer at all. I just had to set the service name in code in the ServiceBase class for it to display correctly. Chris On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Chris Robison <chrisdrobi...@gmail.com>wrote: > So I have that in there, but the event items still show up as Service1 > in the event log. > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 7:58 PM, John H Bergman (XPedient) < > john.berg...@xpdnt.com> wrote: > >> I use something like this: >> >> >> <!-- Create the Event Log --> >> <util:EventSource Name='My Service EventLog' Log='My >> Service Eventlog ' >> >> EventMessageFile='[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]\EventLogMessages.dll' >> SupportsErrors='yes' >> SupportsWarnings='yes' >> SupportsInformationals='yes'/> >> >> >> >> .Net 2.0 also has the same DLL. >> >> >> >> If you have a custom Eventlog dll, created using the mc compiler, you >> could substitute that dll here, it would have to be compiled with the >> native C/C++ compiler though. >> >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:57 PM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; >> wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows service event source >> >> >> >> Take a look at: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_eventsource.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> An event source in windows is really just some registry entries. The >> EventSource extension is some compiler synatical sugar that simlifies >> >> authoring this. Your Installer class isn't needed and shouldn't be used >> >> as it increases the fragility of your MSI. >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> From: "Chris Robison" <chrisdrobi...@gmail.com<mailto: >> chrisdrobi...@gmail.com>> >> >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:00 PM >> >> >> >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto: >> wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> >> >> Subject: [WiX-users] Windows service event source >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm using the latest weekly build of Wix. The ServiceInstall feature >> >> >> >> doesn't create a properly named event source for the service. The >> event >> >> >> >> source for a service turns out to be Service1. The service installer >> built >> >> >> >> into .NET does it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------- >> >> -- >> >> >> >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >> >> >> >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >> >> >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> WiX-users mailing list >> >> >> >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-us...@lists.sourceforge.ne >> t> >> >> >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- >> >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >> >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure____________________________________ >> ___________ >> >> WiX-users mailing list >> >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-us...@lists.sourceforge.ne >> t> >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- >> This SF email is sponsosred by: >> Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
