[WiX-devs] [ wix-Bugs-1506008 ] WixUI_InstallDir generates error 2819

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Bugs item #1506008, was opened at 2006-06-14 12:41
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Category: wixui
Group: v3.0
Status: Closed
Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matthijs van der Vleuten (zr40)
Assigned to: Bob Arnson (barnson)
Summary: WixUI_InstallDir generates error 2819

Initial Comment:
When using WixUI_InstallDir, clicking Change on the
Destination Folder dialog generates 'an unexpected
error' with error code 2819. This does not happen with
WixUI_Mondo.

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>Comment By: Bob Arnson (barnson)
Date: 2006-09-30 03:56

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WIXUI_INSTALLDIR is a simple property whose value is the
name of an all-uppercase directory. No custom action
required. (WixUI_Advanced is another dialog set that's
currently still in development.) 

Which version of WiX are you using? Recent builds have a
PropertyRef so you get an error if you don't define it.

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Comment By: Terry Denham (terrydenham)
Date: 2006-09-29 23:30

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Doing some reading it seemed like I needed to define the 
WIXUI_INSTALLDIR property. I went this route by adding the 
property and setting up a custom action, but this still 
failed.

Next I did a search for WIXUI_INSTALLDIR in the wixlib 
directory and see that in WixUI_Advanced.wxs there is the 
property definition with a value of APPLICATIONFOLDER but 
I was using INSTALLDIR as my application root directory.

So I changed my directory id to APPLICATIONFOLDER and 
compiled and run again but I get the same 2819 error.

I'm using Votive 3.0/ VS2005 if that has any bearing.

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Comment By: Terry Denham (terrydenham)
Date: 2006-09-29 22:47

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I've been able to reproduce this error. I've created a 
simple single file install and tried to use the 
WixUI_InstallDir element

<UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />

It builds fine, but when I run it I get an error 

The installer has encountered an unexpected error 
installing this package. This may indicate a problem with 
this package. The error code is 2819.

If I change the package to use WixUI_Mondo it runs without 
error.

I changed it back to WixUI_InstallDir and ran the 
installer using msiexec with the log option. This reports 
the following error condition:

Action 17:25:50: LicenseAgreementDlg. Dialog created
DEBUG: Error 2819:  Control Folder on dialog InstallDirDlg 
needs a property linked to it
The installer has encountered an unexpected error 
installing this package. This may indicate a problem with 
this package. The error code is 2819. The arguments are: 
InstallDirDlg, Folder, 
MSI (c) (98:B4) [17:25:55:860]: Product: Telligent Patch 
Generation Tool (SQLPatch) -- The installer has 
encountered an unexpected error installing this package. 
This may indicate a problem with this package. The error 
code is 2819. The arguments are: InstallDirDlg, Folder, 

Opening the InstallDirDlg.wxs file the Folder control 
looks like this :

<Control Id="Folder" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="100" 
Width="320" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" 
Indirect="yes" />

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Comment By: Bob Arnson (barnson)
Date: 2006-06-21 02:26

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Feel free to reactive the bug if you run into problems with
2.0.4221.0 or 3.0.1821.0 or later.

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Comment By: The Mad Butcher (mad_burcher)
Date: 2006-06-16 08:35

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In WiX.chm do a search for WIXUI_INSTALLDIR.
I took me also some time before i found it in the chm 
file :-)

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Comment By: Bob Arnson (barnson)
Date: 2006-06-15 14:17

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WIXUI_INSTALLDIR must be a property, not a directory. See
WiX.chm for details. So it looks like:

<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
  <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
    <Directory Id="TESTFILEPRODUCTDIR" Name="WIXTEST"
LongName="Test File">
      <Component ...>
      </Component>
    </Directory>
  </Directory>
</Directory>

<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="TESTFILEPRODUCTDIR" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />

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Comment By: Matthijs van der Vleuten (zr40)
Date: 2006-06-15 07:32

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No, I was using INSTALLDIR, as recommended by the WiX
Tutorial. Setting it to WIXUI_INSTALLDIR generates an error:
error LGHT0205 : ICE18: KeyPath for Component: 'Environment'
is Directory: 'WIXUI_INSTALLDIR'. The Directory/Component
pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

By the way, where is WIXUI_INSTALLDIR documented?

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Comment By: Bob Arnson (barnson)
Date: 2006-06-14 17:29

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Have you set WIXUI_INSTALLDIR to the directory you want the
dialog to control? If not, you need to do so. If so, please
attach a verbose log because I can't reproduce it with the
current WiX build.

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