Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset

Hello all,

I'm building a setup program and a merge module using Wix.
In my merge module I am referencing "ProgramFilesFolder" - I want to
install something in Program Files\Common Files\MyCompany.In my main
setup program I am also referencing "ProgramFilesFolder" - I want to
install something in Program Files\MyCompany\MyProduct. Same story for
"CommonFilesFolder" and "CommonAppDataFolder".
In my main setup I reference the module defined by my MSM having
parent DirectoryRef Id="CommonAppDataFolder".
When I build the setup program I get ICE82 warnings like: light.exe :
warning LGHT1076: ICE82: This action ProgramFilesFolder.4970B713_F7C
B_4D61_B40B_4612256BA1FC has duplicate sequence number 1 in the table AdvtExecut
eSequence.
When I look inside AdvtExecuteSequence, AdminUISequence,
AdminExecuteSequence, InstallExecuteSequence, InstallUISequence they
all define : CommonFilesFolder.MSM_GUID, ProgramFilesFolder.MSM_GUID,
CommonAppDataFolder.MSM_GUID all having sequence 1.

Can you please tell me if there is someting wrong with what I've done
and how should I do it correctly in order to avoid this warning ?

Regards,
Cristian.

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Hi, I am trying to install a WIX-built MSI package to network users using
Windows Server 2003's Group Policy Object Editor. I can publish to a user
and assign to a computer, but cannot assign to a user - the OS does not
display any sort of message and nothing appears in Add and Remove Programs.
Is there something that I can do in WiX to resolve this, maybe a property
that I need to set? (I'm not sure if this is relevant to WiX, but thought it
was worth a try). Thanks. 
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Hi list

I have the same problem as Kevin Burton in thread [Remove a section
using XmlFile] several months ago. Since I am not able to solve it
(even after reading the thread again and again) I am asking the same
question again.

I am using Wix

Consider following xml file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<dpInst>
  <search>
    <subDirectory>DirOne</subDirectory>
    <subDirectory>DirTwo</subDirectory>
  </search>
  <suppressAddRemovePrograms/>
  <quietInstall/>
</dpInst>

I want to remove the line "<subDirectory>DirTwo</subDirectory>" from
the file.

The following code does not work:
<File Id='XmlSettings' Name='dpinst.xml' DiskId='1' />
<XmlConfig Id='RemoveOneLine'
                       File='[#XmlSettings]  '
                       Action='delete'
                       ElementPath='//dpInst/search'
                       VerifyPath='subDirectory[/[].="DirTwo"[/]]'
                       On='install'
                       Sequence='1'
                       />

I have already tried several other combinations of ElementPath and
VerifyPath values with no success.
Interesting is that the property ExecXmlConfig (CustomActionData for
ExecXmlConfig action) is even not set (in the log file). If I use
XMLConfig to add some lines the ExecXmlConfig property is filled
with some data.

Is it possible that the Action='delete' and On='Install' is invalid
combination?

Any help is appreciated.

regards

Stefan

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Thanks!

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up_id=3D105970

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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:bob@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:49 PM
To: Sriram Vasudevan
Cc: wix-users@...
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Checkbox on exit dialog

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Sriram Vasudevan wrote:=20

I am using properties WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALTEXT and
WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT to show a checkbox in the finish
dialog that gives an option to the user to start our program on finish.

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However, this does not take effect when the user installs some features,
and then adds new features. When thenuser adds new features, the
ExitDialog does not show the checkbox.

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Is there a way to show checkboxes, and optional texts in the ExitDialog
on installation of features after the initial install?


The optional controls are shown only during initial installation, not
during maintenance. It'd be fairly straightforward to add support for
modify and reinstall operations too. Please file a feature request at
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Can anybody point me to instructions for:

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(1)     Associating an icon to a particular file type

(2)    Launching the application to which that file type is associated
when the icon is double-clicked

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John Hancock (HSG) wrote:
>
> From what I've been reading it sounds like a missing dependency 
> problem, but running depend.exe on the DLL on the installation machine 
> didn't reveal any errors.
>

Another possibility is an incorrectly exported function. How are you 
declaring/exporting the function?

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After creating and running the msi using us-english .wxl file,i see that the
cancel text in the window while removing from add/remove programs has been
replaced with German as in the screenshot ,
http://www.nabble.com/file/p12403977/uninstall.jpg even when i do not user
german .wxl file while linking.How do i fix this issue?

NB:I have created german version of the msi earlier.
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Cool cool, I've found a work around so all is well.

Thanks for the help chaps

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> I notice with most other things that are left running the installer=20
> tells you to close them before it can proceed with the uninstallation,

> indeed under vista it does this very thing for the process in
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> Does anyone know why this is not the case for XP/2000/2003 ?=20

See the MSI SDK doc for "Restart Manager." It's a Vista feature that's
not available before Vista/Server2008.

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Thanks!

I suppose I can filter the delete query with the property name?

I have never interacted with the MSI-database before but I have looked at
the database functions in the MSI Api and I have a general idea of how to do
this BUT if anyone have a c++ code sample to share I would be very, very
grateful.

/Hans


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> md5hans wrote:
>> Is there a way to clear an msi-table from the c++ code? 
> 
> Execute a DELETE query on the table.
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Thanks a lot!!!

One more question -

Have you any idea about InstallAware 7. This package is also used for creating installation package. Which one is better to use InstallAware or WiX2.0.

Thanks!!
Veerendra

Karthik Krishnan <vulcan3d@...> wrote: Adding wix-users back to the thread.

To answer your last question first, I know of no real way of telling what tool created the .MSI, except perhaps if Installshield has placed references in the Registry table of the .MSI. You might see things like "Installshield_InstallDriver) 

If all you have is the .MSI to work from, you're in for a bit of work. Get the platform SDK, install Orca, open up the .MSI and inspect it. This should give you an idea of what to work towards, and a reference point to examine the output from dark. You can actually edit the .MSI within Orca, but you might want to do some reading first. 

You might end up having to recreate some of the work. If the .MSI contains custom actions, those can be extracted and re-incorporated into your project, and if there are a lot of files, well, I'd just install it, copy the files to a different place, and point my .wxs at them. 

Personally, I've made the switch to WiX v3, as none of the open bugs affect any of my projects. If this is your first time with Wix, I'd suggest v2, there are excellent tutorials and plenty answered questions in the mailing lists' archive. As Bob said in another email, Wix v2 is a low risk option, Wix v3 is medium risk. 

K

On 8/24/07, V K Gangwar <gangwar_vk@...> wrote: 
Thanks Karthik,

I have few more doubts.

I have .msi package with all .dll and .exe files.
I have to add some more features in existing .msi package.
What approach I should follow and what version of WiX tool I should use? 

What I did - 
I downloaded WiX 3.0 binaries nad votive3.0. Using dark I got my .wxs file (with few warnings, as I already mentioned), Now I am going throw the .wxs file and trying to understand this.

Is my approach is right? Otherwise there is a better way to comeout from my problems. 

One more thing that how one will know that particular .msi is build from WiX tool only. As I know that there are so many tools to create a .msi file.

Thanks!!
Veerendra



Karthik Krishnan < vulcan3d@...> wrote:  I don't think Dark has been completely updated for use with  WiX v3 yet. You might have better luck with v2.

That being said, I've never trusted the output from Dark for anything other than a reference point to begin work from.  


 On 8/22/07, V K Gangwar <gangwar_vk@...> wrote:  Dear All,

First time I am using WiX. I am working on wix-3.0.2925.0-binaries. I am using WiX with MS Visual Studio 2005.

I have a .msi file which I have decompiled using   dark.exe decompiler and got a .wxs file. Again I tried to build this .wxs file with my application code. Now I am getting errors.
What should I do? Is there any version mismatch problem. I have to add some patch with my wix binaries because I read that   wix3.0 is  not stable. 
I also got few warnings while decompile the .msi file. Following are the warnings.
Please help me. 


 
        

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Hi All,=20
      Sorry the code was not Accompanied in the previous mail... I am
using Wix3.0 I have created a new Dialog using the code shown below .=20

<UIRef Id=3D"WixUI_Mondo" />=20

                <UI>=20
                        <Dialog Id=3D"InstallDlg1" Width=3D"370"
Height=3D"270" Title=3D"[ProductName] [Setup]" NoMinimize=3D"yes">=20

                                <Control Id=3D"Title" Type=3D"Text" =
X=3D"15"
Y=3D"10" Width=3D"350" Height=3D"15" Transparent=3D"yes" =
NoPrefix=3D"yes">=20
                                        <Text>[DlgTitleFont]Please enter
the UserName and Password for the My Database setup.</Text>=20
                                </Control>=20
                                <Control Id=3D"UserNameEdit" =
Type=3D"Edit"
X=3D"35" Y=3D"75" Width=3D"200" Height=3D"18" Property=3D"SQLUSER" =
Text=3D"{80}" />=20
                                <Control Id=3D"UserName" Type=3D"Text"
X=3D"35" Y=3D"50" Width=3D"50" Height=3D"10" TabSkip=3D"no">=20
                                        <Text>User Name</Text>=20
                                </Control>=20
                                <Control Id=3D"PasswordEdit" =
Type=3D"Edit"
X=3D"35" Y=3D"145" Width=3D"200" Height=3D"18" Property=3D"SQLPASSWORD"
Text=3D"{80}" />=20
                                <Control Id=3D"Password" Type=3D"Text"
X=3D"35" Y=3D"120" Width=3D"50" Height=3D"10" TabSkip=3D"no">=20
                                        <Text>Password</Text>=20
                                </Control>=20

                                <Control Id=3D"Install" =
Type=3D"PushButton"
X=3D"304" Y=3D"243" Width=3D"56" Height=3D"17" Default=3D"yes" =
Text=3D"Install now">

                                        <Publish Event=3D"NewDialog"
Value=3D"ProgressDlg" />=20
                                        <Publish Event=3D"EndDialog"
Value=3D"Return" />=20
                                </Control>=20
                        </Dialog>=20

                        <TextStyle Id=3D"DlgFont8" FaceName=3D"Tahoma"
Size=3D"8" />=20
                        <TextStyle Id=3D"DlgFontBold8" =
FaceName=3D"Tahoma"
Size=3D"8" Bold=3D"yes" />=20
                        <TextStyle Id=3D"VerdanaBold13" =
FaceName=3D"Verdana"
Size=3D"13" Bold=3D"yes" />=20

                        <AdminUISequence />=20

                </UI>=20

    I am using this code in the main Wix file. At a certain place I am
referring to InstallDlg1  using the element=20
    <Show Dialog=3D"InstallDlg1"
After=3D"WelcomeEulaDlg">INSTALLDATABASE</Show>=20

But this gives me an error stating=20

        The primary key 'LicenseAccepted' is duplicated in table
'CheckBox'.  Please remove one of the entries or rename a part of the
primary key to avoid the collision.
C:\delivery\Dev\wix\src\ext\uiextension\wixlib\WelcomeEulaDlg.wxs 10 1
MyDeployment=20

Any Help related to this would be appreciated=20
       Thanks in Advance.=20
Regards=20
Chandan.=20

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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:bob@...
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:37 AM
To: Chandan Koushik
Cc: wix-users@...
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Primary Key LicenseAccepted duplicated in table
CheckBox

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chandan Koushik wrote:

> <UIRef Id=3D"WixUI_Mondo" />

> ...

>     I am using this code in the main Wix file. At a certain place I am

> referring to InstallDlg1  using the element

>     <Show Dialog=3D"InstallDlg1"=20

> After=3D"WelcomeEulaDlg">INSTALLDATABASE</Show>

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> But this gives me an error stating=20

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>         The primary key 'LicenseAccepted' is duplicated in table
'CheckBox'.=20

> Please remove one of the entries or rename a part of the primary key
to

> avoid the collision. =20

>  =20

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WixUI_Mondo uses WelcomeDlg and LicenseAgreementDlg; WelcomeEulaDlg has=20

its own license control and LicenseAccepted checkbox. You need to create


a custom dialog set to insert your dialog.

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James Fagan wrote:
> Then, I would use this property in my wix ServiceInstall task as an
> argument to the Start option.
>   

The MSI ServiceInstall table doesn't support using properties.

> Could I change the condition of the StopService,
> DeleteService,CreateService, and StartService actions to not run if it's
> one of my upgade installs?
>   

Yes. The action names you want are:

StopServices <stopservices_action.htm>

DeleteServices <deleteservices_action.htm>

InstallServices

StartServices <startservices_action.htm>


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Roger Lipscombe wrote:
> Are <Property> searches sequenced to make even this possible?
>   

It's possible to write a compiler extension that would hook in with a 
custom action to set a property at runtime. I'm not aware of any such 
extensions/custom actions yet -- but if you wanted to contribute one, 
that'd be great.<g>

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