Ok. In the meantime could the docs be updated to note that the exit code will get remapped as a HRESULT to be presented to the user?
-----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2013 09:22 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "Asia" error The wixstdba doesn't provide such a mechanism today. You could write a custom BA to do it, or work with wix-devs to enhance the wixstdba to handle the scenario. On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Simon Stevenson <redw...@gmail.com> wrote: > 5100 is "General setup block", commonly we see it for a missing > prerequisite ( > > http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/11/28/return-codes-for-n > et-framework-3-0-setup.aspx > ) > > The problem is that at some point it re-maps the exit code to a > HRESULT, which gives a nonsensical error: http://imgur.com/L4UPcDO > > So my question is, why/how is the exit code being remapped? > > I first thought that maybe it was because I wasn't using the netfx4 > protocol, but changing that had no effect. My package is as follows: > <PackageGroup Id="NetFx40ClientRedist"> <ExePackage > DisplayName="Microsoft .Net 4 Client Framework" > InstallCommand="/q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]"" > RepairCommand="/q /norestart /repair /ChainingPackage > "[WixBundleName]"" > PerMachine="yes" > DetectCondition="NETFRAMEWORK40CLIENT" > Id="NetFx40ClientRedist" > Vital="yes" > Permanent="yes" > Protocol="netfx4" > Name="embed\SupportFiles\dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe"> > <ExitCode Value="0" Behavior="success"/> <ExitCode Value="1641" > Behavior="forceReboot"/> <ExitCode Value="3010" > Behavior="forceReboot"/> <ExitCode Behavior="error" /> </ExePackage> > </PackageGroup> > > It seems for the other values, they correctly map to HRESULTS that > have strings of the same meaning. But wouldn't any program that uses > custom exit codes mean that the error messages wouldn't match either? > > Is there any way I can specify the string for the error myself? > > > > On 13 June 2013 21:24, Ogrodowski, Sabine (ehem. Frauenhoffer) < > sabine.ogrodow...@haufe-lexware.com> wrote: > > > I usually received this message on windows server 2003 when the > > windows imaging component is missing... > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Juni 2013 16:19 > > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] "Asia" error > > > > IIRC, 5100 was their return code for restart required or something? > > They had some very strange return codes for a while. They are > > documented somewhere on MSDN, IIRC... but never easy to find. > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:56 AM, Simon Stevenson <redw...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > We are getting an error in some cases where we are installing .net > > > 4, and the user is presented with the message "Asia". After some > > > investigation it seems that the .net installer is returning exit > > > code 5100, but it is somehow being interpreted as a HRESULT which > > > happens to be the string "Asia". > > > > > > Has anyone seen this behaviour or have any idea why this is happening? > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---- > > > -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
