Hi, In my setup suite; I have the following files, all living on a network share :
ClientSetup.exe ( a Wix Bundle ) PreReqs.exe ( a Wix Bundle ) Main.msi ( Wix msi ) MyStuff.ini When ClientSetup.exe is run - WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO IS - it calls an internal msi ( ie compressed into exe ) which in turn calls a VB.NET custom action which reads the MyStuff.ini file and sticks a couple of entries into Properties ( reason why I use CA, is because Wix can't read ini files that aren't in the windows folder ), which the MSI then sticks into a new ini file under windows eg C:\Windows\MyStuff.ini. The next package in the ClientSetup.exe chain is the PreReqs.exe ( not compressed ) - this installs loads of stuff and also adds it's own entries into C:\Windows\MyStuff.ini ( obviously via another internal msi ). Then the Main.MSI is run and it READS entries from C:\Windows\MyStuff.ini and uses them in it's launch conditions. Now if I was to run each of the packages ( exe & msi ) contained within ClientSetup.exe manually ( or by commenting the others out ) then they all work fine; and the windows ini file is created and contains the relevant entries based on which exe/msi I ran. BUT - if I run them all in the above order via the ClientSetup.exe chain ( ie non of them commented out ), then the C:\Windows\MyStuff.ini is not actually created - by ANY of the packages (?!?!?) and thus the Main.msi doesn't install, because its launch conditions fail. Does anyone know why this might happen ? My WiX suite - is SO close to been finished, but this last issue has really stumped me !! Cheers & thanks in advance, Chris. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiX-Burn-Chain-multiple-packages-writing-to-same-ini-file-tp7599148.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
