I use lots of externals and fragments, and for my MSI prerequisite checks I
have each prerequisite in its own fragment. With this, I simply need to pull it
in via a PropertyRef and my MSI ensures the prerequisite is installed.
<Fragment>
<Condition Message="This application requires Microsoft SQL Server Compact
Edition 3.5. Please install Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 then run
this installer again.">
<![CDATA[Installed OR SQLSERVERCE35]]>
</Condition>
<Property Id="SQLSERVERCE35" Secure="yes"/>
<CustomAction Id="SQLServerCE35InstalledCA" BinaryKey="Prerequisites"
DllEntry="SQLServerCE35InstalledCA" Return="check" Execute="firstSequence" />
<InstallUISequence>
<Custom Action="SQLServerCE35InstalledCA" After="AppSearch">NOT
Installed</Custom>
</InstallUISequence>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="SQLServerCE35InstalledCA" After="AppSearch">NOT
Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Fragment>
I have 15 or so prerequisite fragments and a binary fragment within the same
file.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:27 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired
I've yet to see a case where real content didn't exist in a Fragment that could
be referenced. <smile/>
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Hoover, Jacob
<jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote:
> This smells like a need for a FragmentRef, which I currently work
> around with a Property in the fragment and a PropertyRef in the
> Product to pull in the fragment. Another possible option may be to
> reference a component/feature in your Product, but I haven't done much
> with wixlib's so I don't know if that is possible.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:01 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired
>
> If references are broken, the linker would tell you it couldn't find a
> symbol. I think your issue is the opposite. You don't have a reference
> any more. <smile/> Those DirectoryRef's look like they probably point
> back to the Product. What from the Product points into this Fragment?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Keeping in mind I discovered Wix about 2 weeks ago :-)
> >
> > I apologize for not completely understanding, wix is new and I am
> > still in that learning curve... Hopefully this snippet helps you
> > better understand my issue so I can better understand what is happening.
> >
> > As far as I know my references are correct and relatively straight
> > forward...
> >
> > My lib file contains one big fragment:
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix
> > xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
> > <?include ..\lInstaller\UserVariableNames.wxi ?>
> >
> > <Fragment Id='FragmentCoreInstall'>
> >
> > <!-- Copy files to desired location using components -->
> > <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY">
> > // bunch of files through individual components
> > </DirectoryRef>
> >
> > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder">
> > // Various application shortcuts to be moved out
> > </DirectoryRef>
> >
> > </Fragment>
> > </Wix>
> >
> > I then take this whole section (<DirectoryRef
> > Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder">) and copy it in Product.wxs right after
> > the directory section.
> > How do I know if the references are not broken?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> > Sent: February-20-2013 3:28 PM
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired
> >
> > References flow from the Product element down. Follow your references.
> > There isn't enough below to really know what is wrong.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hopefully this helps shed some light...
> > >
> > > In my Product.wxs I define a directory structure.
> > >
> > > In my lib I refer to the directory reference. "DirectoryRef"
> > >
> > > The component reference in the feature tag is set in the
> > > Product.wxs
> > >
> > > Directory Element from Product.wxs
> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> > > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
> > > <Directory Id='ManufacturerFolder'
> > > Name='$(var.UserManufacturerName)'>
> > > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"
> > > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"/>
> > > </Directory>
> > > </Directory>
> > >
> > > <!-- Step 1: Define the directory structure to where
> > > the items are to be located in the start menu -->
> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
> > > <Directory Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder"
> > > Name="$(var.UserStartMenuFolder)">
> > > <Directory Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"
> > > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"> </Directory>
> > > <Component Id="ApplicationShortcutUninstall"
> > > Guid="******">
> > > <RemoveFolder Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder"
> > > On="uninstall"/>
> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
> > > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="installed"
> > > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
> > > </Component>
> > > </Directory>
> > > </Directory>
> > >
> > > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
> > > </Directory>
> > >
> > > Snip it from the lib fragment... that I want to copy out in the
> > product.wxs
> > > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder">
> > > <Component Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Guid="***">
> > > <Condition>DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1</Condition>
> > > <Shortcut Id="desktopShortcut"
> > > Directory="DesktopFolder"
> > > Name="Application Something or other "
> > >
> > > Description="$(var.UserStartMenuApplicationDescription)"
> > >
> Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]MyBinary.exe"
> > > WorkingDirectory='APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY' >
> > > <Icon Id="DesktopIcon.exe"
> > > SourceFile="SomeIconFile.ico"
> > > />
> > > </Shortcut>
> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
> > > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]"
> > > Name="aaaaaaaaaaaaa
> > "
> > > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
> > > </Component>
> > > </DirectoryRef>
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> > > Sent: February-20-2013 3:04 PM
> > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired
> > >
> > > It all depends on what is in your Fragments and what is
> > > referencing
> what.
> > > My guess is by moving the Shortcut, you removed the reference to
> > > oen or more Fragments in you .wixlib.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Marc Beaudry
> > > <mbeau...@matrox.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a lib file that contains a bunch of files and a desktop
> > > > shortcut to one of the binaries. I then have my (product.wxs)
> > > > main installation XML file. My project has a reference to the
> > > > lib
> file.
> > > > It all compiles and links perfectly. (My MSI is perfectly
> > > > functional at this point)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > BUT:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If I remove the section that contains the info to create the
> > > > desktop shortcut and move it to the Product.wxs, everything
> > > > still compiles and links without errors, but the content of my
> > > > lib file is completely ignored. My msi goes from 30MB to 900KB.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Question: Should I be able to take the shortcut section out of
> > > > my lib file and put it in my main wxs file? The reason I want
> > > > to do this is the binary name installed will always be the same
> > > > but the name to the desktop shortcut is set later through a
> > > > variable in a WXI (The contents of the lib remain, but the
> > > > shortcut name can change depending on who builds the package)
> > > > file which is referenced in the product.wxs
> > > file.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hopefully this question is clear enough.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the Advice
> > > >
> > > > Marc
> > > >
> > > >
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