[WiX-users] problem with details

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Hello

  After working with WiX for over a week, I hit a wall - what defeated me i=
s not complexity or lack of ideas how to do given thing, but details in cod=
e. Should work, but doesn't, and I have no idea why.

  I) First problem lies in enviroment variables. I want to overwrite everyt=
hing during reinstall - it works correctly when I set variables from comman=
d line ("/famus"), but it doesn't work when I'm doing it internally. I set =
values, I even set in in system, so I can observe them through "regedit32.e=
xe", but it doesn't seems to affect program any. I already tried many combi=
nation of parameters, setting only "REINSTALLMODE" etc. Nothing seems to wo=
rk.
  By the way - there is one more something strange thing too: Installer doe=
sn't seem to notice any missing/modified files, unless it's first file in a=
 list.

  II) Second problem is SOURCEDIR property. From *.msi documentation I know=
, that it should point on directory where *.msi file currently being execut=
ed is stored. No such luck - when I tried to use is, best I got is "cannot =
open network location" message.

  III) Custom action executing a file. What I'm doing wrong? File exist, ac=
tion exist, and is in set sequence list - and I'm getting message, that Win=
dow Installer couldn't execute a file.

  IV) Any ideas how to search *.ini file that is outside windows directory?=
 I tried to simple copy it here, but installer is checking properties first=
 and copying files second. Is there a way to "refresh" property value?

  Could you please answer with fragments of code? It's details, that I have=
 problem with, I'm probably making some obvious mistakes, but I myself seem=
s to be unable to catch them. Speaking about it, is there any good way to f=
ind reasons behing such non-working section of code? I'm already using "orc=
a.exe" validating fuctions and "dark.exe" to debug changes made in Orca to =
see how it applies in WiX.

  OK, here is complete, exemplary not-exactly-working fragment of code I'm =
working on:

<?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi">
  <Product Name=3D"!example"
   Language=3D"1033"
   Id=3D"4AA22F5D-D457-4A58-99FB-56AFF7FFD2CC"
   Manufacturer=3D"me"
   Version=3D"1.0.0">
    <Package Id=3D"6697CCC3-B351-4DCE-820E-DEAC87F57A2A"=20
     Keywords=3D"Installer,MSI,Database"
     Description=3D"example"
     Comments=3D"none"
     Manufacturer=3D"ja"
     InstallerVersion=3D"200"
     Languages=3D"1033"
     Compressed=3D"yes"
     SummaryCodepage=3D"1252" />

    <Property Id=3D"INIVALUE">
      <IniFileSearch Id=3D"IniSearch"
       File=3D"ini2.ini"
       Type=3D"registry"
       Section=3D"General"
       Key=3D"Build" />
    </Property>
    <Property Id=3D"INIPATH_SRC" Value=3D"SOURCEDIR" />
    <Property Id=3D"INIPATH_DES" Value=3D"c:\2\" />
    <Property Id=3D"TEST_EXE" Value=3D"c:\2\" />

    <Media Id=3D"1" EmbedCab=3D"yes" Cabinet=3D"Examp.cab"/>

    <Directory Id=3D"TARGETDIR" Name=3D"SourceDir">
      <Directory Id=3D"ProgramFilesFolder" Name=3D"PFiles">
        <Directory Id=3D"INSTALLDIR" Name=3D"exampl" LongName=3D"Example Pr=
ogram">
          <Component Id=3D"CoreFiles" Guid=3D"B081FEDE-736F-541C-26EA-BA101=
5D31B37">
            <!--...-->
            <File Id=3D"ini_file1" Name=3D"ini1.ini" src=3D"ini1.ini" DiskI=
d=3D"1" />
            <File Id=3D"ini_file2" Name=3D"ini2.ini" LongName=3D"ini2.ini" =
src=3D"ini2.ini" DiskId=3D"1" />
            <IniFile Id=3D"inifilechange" Action=3D"addTag" Name=3D"ini1.in=
i" Directory=3D"INSTALLDIR" Key=3D"BuildNumer" Value=3D"[INIVALUE]" Section=
=3D"Build" />
            <Environment Id=3D"TestEnvironment1"
             Action=3D"set"
             Name=3D"REINSTALL"
             Part=3D"last"
             System=3D"yes"
             Value=3D"ALL"/>
            <Environment Id=3D"TestEnvironment2"
             Action=3D"set"
             Name=3D"REINSTALLMODE"
             Part=3D"last"
             System=3D"yes"
             Value=3D"amus"/>
            <CopyFile Id=3D"copy_ini"
             Delete=3D"yes"
             SourceProperty=3D"INIPATH_SRC"
             DestinationProperty=3D"INIPATH_DES"
             SourceName=3D"APSys.ini"
             DestinationName=3D"APSys.ini"
             DestinationLongName=3D"APSys.ini"/>
          </Component>
        </Directory>
      </Directory>

      <Directory Id=3D"WindowsFolder" Name=3D"." SourceName=3D"Windows">
        <Component Id=3D"IniFile" Guid=3D"B281CEDE-746F-591C-22EA-BAD015D31=
B37">
          <File Id=3D"ini_interbuild" Name=3D"ini2.ini" LongName=3D"ini2.in=
i" src=3D"ini2.ini" DiskId=3D"1" />
        </Component>
      </Directory>
    </Directory>

    <Feature Id=3D"DefaultFeature" Level=3D"1">
      <ComponentRef Id=3D"CoreFiles"/>
      <ComponentRef Id=3D"IniFile"/>
    </Feature>

    <CustomAction Id=3D"CopyIni" Property=3D"TEST_EXE" ExeCommand=3D"databa=
se.exe" />

    <UI>
      <AdminUISequence>
      </AdminUISequence>
      <InstallUISequence>
      </InstallUISequence>
    </UI>

    <AdminExecuteSequence />
    <InstallExecuteSequence>
      <Custom Action=3D"CopyIni" Before=3D"InstallFinalize" />
      <MoveFiles Sequence=3D"1550" Suppress=3D"no" />
      <RemoveFiles Sequence=3D"1525" Suppress=3D"no" />
      <RemoveExistingProducts After=3D"InstallFinalize" />
    </InstallExecuteSequence>

    <CustomTable Id=3D"MoveFile">
      <Column Id=3D"FileKey" Type=3D"string" Width=3D"72" PrimaryKey=3D"yes=
" />
      <Column Id=3D"Component_" Type=3D"string" Width=3D"72" />
      <Column Id=3D"SourceName" Nullable=3D"yes" Localizable=3D"yes" Type=
=3D"string" Width=3D"255" />
      <Column Id=3D"DestName" Nullable=3D"yes" Localizable=3D"yes" Type=3D"=
string" Width=3D"255" />
      <Column Id=3D"SourceFolder" Nullable=3D"yes" Type=3D"string" Width=3D=
"72" />
      <Column Id=3D"DestFolder" Type=3D"string" Width=3D"72" />
      <Column Id=3D"Options" Type=3D"int" Width=3D"2" />
      <Row>
        <Data Column=3D"FileKey"><![CDATA[Abcd]]></Data>
        <Data Column=3D"Component_"><![CDATA[IniFile]]></Data>
        <Data Column=3D"SourceName" />
        <Data Column=3D"DestName" />
        <Data Column=3D"SourceFolder"><![CDATA[INIPATH_SRC]]></Data>
        <Data Column=3D"DestFolder"><![CDATA[INIPATH_DES]]></Data>
        <Data Column=3D"Options"><![CDATA[1]]></Data>
      </Row>
    </CustomTable>
  </Product>
</Wix>

Thank you.
Jakub Pilecki
jpi...@po...