When I last regasmed anything, I was using Wix2 and the tallow tool but the process should apply to heat too.
Regasm /regfile doesn't create type lib, so use tlbexp to create a type lib. Use <typelib> elements to register the type lib. Use regasm /regfile to create a registration file. Use heat to convert the registration file to <registryvalues> in wix source code. In the wix source code, replace any codebase (or other) paths with the [SOMEPROPERTY] syntax. (Normally, you'd set the paths to [#DLL File ID].) Ideally you should harvest from a machine that's as clean as possible. You can set SOMEPROPERTY at install time to the full dll path. -----Original Message----- From: Christian Hausknecht [mailto:chauskne...@beracom.de] Sent: 29 August 2012 16:44 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] To regasm or to not regasm... Hello folks, me again :-D The next problem I must solve requires some experience that I do not have, so I hope I can get good advice as usual from here :) Base problem is quite easy: I need to register some DLLs during installation process. But my initial situation is like this: I do not install the DLLs on the local system! They are already located in a mounted net drive (is it called like this in the Windows-World?). The proper location can be different on every system, so one might have access to it like this "X:\foo\bar\bin\MyDLL.dll" some other might have a different drive name. So the path to the dll differs. My question is now: Is it possible to use ``heat`` to harvest the information *once* from the build-server and integrate them into my wix-project as usual? That is the way Rob mentioned here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1397481 But is that an option for my situation? Is the path something that affects the registration? And is it possible just to keep some parts (e.g. TypeLib-Part?!?) from the heat-output, as I do not want to install the dll locally? So can I just "register" the dlls with wix or is there always an installation process on top? And if so, what "parts" do I need? If all else fails I think I just have to call ``regasm`` from a CustomAction - that should not be the problem to implement. But as Rob mentioned, it is perhaps not a good solution. So if it is possible to solve this with "plain" wix, I would definitely appreciate that. I hope it is understandable for you, sorry my English is not so good :( If something is still confusing or not sufficiently explained, please let me know. If not, please help me :) Best regards, Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Hausknecht Entwicklung BeraCom Beratung und Software-Entwicklung GmbH & Co. KG Weidestr. 134, 22083 Hamburg T: +49 (0)40 547 241 - DW F: +49 (0)40 547 241 - 60 M: chauskne...@beracom.de<mailto:chauskne...@beracom.de> http://www.beracom.de ============================================= Kommanditgesellschaft: Sitz Hamburg, RG Hamburg, HRA 90932 Persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: BeraCom Beratung und Software-Entwicklung GmbH Sitz Hamburg, RG Hamburg, HRB 64844 Geschäftsführer: Arno Schaefer, Britta Kahlfuss Diese E-Mail ist vertraulich und exklusiv für den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Weiterleitung oder Kopieren, auch auszugsweise, darf nur mit ausdrücklicher schriftlicher Einwilligung des Absenders erfolgen. In jedem Fall ist sicherzustellen, dass keinerlei inhaltliche Veränderungen erfolgen. Der Absender ist von der Richtigkeit dieser Mail zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Erstellung überzeugt. Er und/oder sein Unternehmen übernimmt jedoch keine Haftung für ihre Richtigkeit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
