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New Post: Problems Adding Msiext-Reference

dblock — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:56 GMT

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New Post: Add dlls to WiX msi base Installer

dblock — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:43 GMT

New Post: Add dlls to WiX msi base Installer

gberisha — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:11:52 GMT

I am currently making an Outlook addin in Visual Studio 2012, i create an Installer for my project, but in order for my addin to work on the client computers i also need to add the SharePoint Foundation (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21786) dll’s, but when I try to add them from my C:\Windows\assembly folder to the WiX msi base installer Project\References - (by right clicking and pressing add Reference), I get the following error “A reference to [filepath] could not be added. Please make sure that the file is accessible, and that it is a valid WiX reference.“
Do you know what I can do ?
thanks a lot for your help!

PS: on Stackoverflow a user suggested :You need to add the files to Product.wxs
but when i open the file all i see is code, and by simply rightclicking it i don't see an Option which says "add dll" (i know I'm a terrible beginner, but I am also really desperate for this Help, i hope you can relate :) )

THANKS!

New Post: Problems Adding Msiext-Reference

gberisha — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:39 GMT

Hi dblock,
I am currently suffering from the same Problem (i have WiX 3.7),
i have SharePoint Foundation(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21786) installed on my machine and in order for my Little Outlook addin to work on my Clients Computers, they Need those dll's too,
so i manage (WiX msi base installer Project\References - add Reference ) to the C:\Windows\assembly Folder so i can add my dll's
i want to add them to the Project so when i deploy it and it becomes a Setup, the Setup Automatically adds the dll's (this is possible with WiX Reference add right?).
Since I'm a beginner, I'd be happy for any Kind of help, thanks a lot in advance!

New Post: MSSQLDatabase and Components

dblock — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:09:47 GMT

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New Post: MSSQLDatabase and Components

europhreak — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:05:57 GMT

I get the same error. what is the fix?

This is my product.wxs content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
     xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension"
     xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
     xmlns:sql="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/SqlExtension"
     xmlns:DataSource="http://schemas.appsecinc.com/wix/DataSourceExtension">
    
	<Product Id="*" Name="MySetup2" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Hewlett-Packard Company" UpgradeCode="bf1da750-c2fe-4026-9d2b-9d291a61a8b5">
		<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />

		<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
		<MediaTemplate />

		<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MySetup2" Level="1" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
			<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
            <!--<ComponentRef Id="Web.config" />-->
            <!--<ComponentRef Id="MvcApplication4.dll" />-->
            <ComponentRef Id="StartMenuFolder" />
            <!--<ComponentRef Id="IISApplication" />-->
            <ComponentGroupRef Id='MvcApp'/>
            <!--<ComponentRef Id='SqlComponent' />-->
            <ComponentRef Id='MSSQLDatabaseMsiComponent' />
		</Feature>
        <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" />

        <Binary Id="CreateTableScript"  SourceFile="c:\Temp\MyDb.sql" />
        
        <!-- Specify UI -->
        <UIRef Id="MyWebUI" />
 
    	<!-- .NET Framework 3.0 SP 1 must be installed -->
		<Property Id="FRAMEWORKBASEPATH">
			<RegistrySearch Id="FindFrameworkDir" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework" Name="InstallRoot" Type="raw"/>
		</Property>

        <DataSource:ODBCConnection Id="DemoSQLServerConnection" ConnectionString="[ODBC_CONNECTION_STRING]" />
        
	</Product>

    
	<Fragment>
		<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
            <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
                <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="MySetup2" >
                    <!--<Component Id="Web.config" Guid="2ED81B77-F153-4003-9006-4770D789D4B6">
                        <File Id="Web.config" Name="Web.config" Source="$(var.SolutionDir)MvcApplication4\Web.config" DiskId="1" KeyPath="yes" />
                        <util:XmlFile Id="AppSettingsAddNode" File="[INSTALLDIR]Web.config" Action="createElement" ElementPath="/configuration/appSettings" Name="add" Sequence="1" />
                        <util:XmlFile Id="AppSettingsKeyAttribute" Action="setValue" File="[INSTALLDIR]Web.config" ElementPath="/configuration/appSettings/add" Name="key" Value="AddedDuringInstall" Sequence="2" />
                        <util:XmlFile Id="AppSettingsValueAttribute" Action="setValue" File="[INSTALLDIR]Web.config" ElementPath="/configuration/appSettings/add" Name="value" Value="This text was added during installation." Sequence="3" />
                    </Component>
                    <Directory Id="binFolder" Name="bin">
                        <Component Id="MvcApplication4.dll" Guid="7FC6DA37-12E5-463d-8E7E-08F73E40CCF2">
                            <File Id="MvcApplication4.dll" Name="MvcApplication4.dll" Source="$(var.SolutionDir)MvcApplication4\Bin\MvcApplication4.dll" DiskId="1" KeyPath="yes" />
                        </Component>
                    </Directory>-->

                </Directory>
                
                <Directory Id="MyWebAppStartMenuFolder" Name="SimpleWebApp">
                    <Component Id="StartMenuFolder" Guid="B3AEC4C4-3F8E-4865-B87A-B750533776B5" >
                        <util:InternetShortcut Id="SimpleWebAppShortcut" Name="SimpleWebApp" Target="http://localhost/SimpleWebApp/Default.aspx" Directory="MyWebAppStartMenuFolder" />
                        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveStartMenuFolder1" On="uninstall"/>
                        <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="SOFTWARE\torresdal.net\SimpleWebApp\SimpleWebAppShortcut">
                            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="Default Value"/>
                        </RegistryKey>
                    </Component>
                </Directory>
                
			</Directory>

            <!--<Component Id="SqlComponent" Guid="C50999A0-02FD-42d5-9F65-7375318DD328">
                <sql:SqlDatabase Id="SqlDatabase" 
                                Database="[DB_NAME]" 
                                Server="[DB_SERVERNAME]" 
                                CreateOnInstall="yes" 
                                DropOnUninstall="yes" 
                                User="SQLUser">
                    <sql:SqlScript Id="CreateTableScript" ExecuteOnInstall="yes" BinaryKey="CreateTableScript" />
                </sql:SqlDatabase> 
                <util:User Id="SQLUser" Name="[DB_USER]" Password="[DB_PASSWORD]" />  
            </Component>-->

            
            
            <Component Id="MSSQLDatabaseMsiComponent" Guid="0FEAF4B6-7065-47e2-A403-E94A4B176772">
                <CreateFolder/>
                <DataSource:MSSQLDatabase Id="MSSQLDemoDatabase" Name="DemoDatabase" ConnectionId="DemoSQLServerConnection"
                  CreateOnInstall="yes" DropOnUnInstall="no" CheckIfExists="yes">
                    <DataSource:ODBCExecute Id="MSSQLDemoDatabase_CreateSchema" ExecuteOnInstall="yes"
                     BasePath="[INSTALLLOCATION]" Type="SqlServer" File="MyDb.sql">FirstInstall</DataSource:ODBCExecute>
                </DataSource:MSSQLDatabase>
            </Component>
            
            
        </Directory>
        
	</Fragment>

	<Fragment>
        <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
            <!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
            <!-- <Component Id="ProductComponent"> -->
            <!-- TODO: Insert files, registry keys, and other resources here. -->
            <!-- </Component> -->
        </ComponentGroup>
	</Fragment>
</Wix>

New Post: 1.3 Beta on github?

dblock — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:11:42 GMT

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New Post: 1.3 Beta on github?

allong — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:17:58 GMT

Is there any reason why 1.3 won't work with WiX 3.7? When I try to add WixCommonUiExtension.dll via the Add Reference dialog box, it says that a reference could not be added, and to make sure "that it is a valid WiX reference". When I try to use it via the command line (with the -ext switch), it fails with "error LGHT0144: The extension 'C:\...\WixCommonUiExtension.dll' could not be loaded because of the following reason: Could not load file or assembly 'f:///c:\...\WixCommonUiExtension.dll' or one of its dependencies. Operation is not supported. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131515)".

Do I need to downgrade to WiX 3.5 for MsiExt 1.3 to work?

New Post: 1.3 Beta on github?

dblock — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:51 GMT

1.3 has been released, http://dblock.github.com/msiext/

New Post: Template Files Remove On Uninstall

PingCrosby — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:09:19 GMT

Just an update for those who may have a similar problem I fixed my issue by setting the Target property to the Source property to edit the file inline without installing an intermediate template file by simply setting the Target to the Source. This also allows the uninstaller to remove the file.

An example is worth a thousand words so..

New Post: Template Files Remove On Uninstall

PingCrosby — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:26 GMT

How can i remove the templated file on uninstall. In the example below "MyFile.ini" is left behind. The same happens when you run the msiTemplateFiles uninstall

The SystemTools.xsd states that the "Target" is optional for the template file, but if I omit it the compile fails telling me that it is not optional is this correct?. To get intellisense I had to go to the source code directory and manually pull of the xsds.

      <xs:attribute name="Target" type="xs:string" use="optional">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>Target file to be written. When omitted, the source file is processed in-place and overwritten.</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
      </xs:attribute>



I am using Wix3.5 and MsiExt1.3 beta - i tried google code and google groups but they were empty and it seems that is the only place people are posting.

PS thanks for the work you have done - its really uselfull

New Post: MSSQLDatabase and Components

dblock — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:36:16 GMT

Is the component within a Directory? Which version of Wix?

New Post: MSSQLDatabase and Components

analogj — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:56:58 GMT

I have a component with the following structure:

<Component Id="MSSQLDatabaseComponent" Guid="MY-GUID-HERE">

      <DataSource:MSSQLDatabase Id="MSSQLDatabase" Name="[RUNTIME_DATABASE_NAME]" ConnectionId="SQLServerConnection"
      CreateOnInstall="yes" DropOnUnInstall="yes" CheckIfExists="yes">
        <DataSource:ODBCExecute Id="MSSQLDatabase_CreateSchema" ExecuteOnInstall="yes"
         BasePath="[INSTALLLOCATION]" Type="SqlServer" Sql="Schema.sql" >FirstInstall OR Upgrading</DataSource:ODBCExecute>
      </DataSource:MSSQLDatabase>
    </Component>

I;m getting an error: The Component/@Direcotr attribute was not found; it is required. And I cant seem to get rid of it, no matter what I do. Ive tried creating a directory inside, as well as adding keyvalue to the Component, but nothing works.

Any help would be appreciated.

New Post: 1.3 Beta on github?

dblock — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:12:45 GMT

The code is the same as on CodePlex right now with a few changes to make it GIT compatible. The latest 1.3 build that's on CodePlex (http://msiext.codeplex.com/releases/view/65032) is wix 3.5, use that.

1.3 is as stable as 1.2, so far only bug fixes and small features went in. The code has excellent test coverage, so I'd have very high confidence in it.

New Post: 1.3 Beta on github?

analogj — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:10:58 GMT

I had a question regarding the status of the Github version of the code. On this site it says that version 1.3 beta supports wix 3.0, and hopefully 3.5-3.6 . On github the codebase version is only 1.2, and I'm unsure if it will work with my wix 3.6 project.

Also how would you rate the stability of the 1.3 beta? What are the weakest/least tested extension methods? Could it be used in production? Is there a timeframe for wix 3.6 support?

New Post: Oracle Support?

fwopkins — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:20:54 GMT

Don't worry, this problem is redundant now. This is no longer a requirement for my installer.

New Post: Oracle Support?

dblock — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:41:05 GMT

Examine the MSI log for a more detailed error above this one. Maybe copy-paste it here?

New Post: Oracle Support?

fwopkins — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:08:04 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to set up an Oracle database in my installer. I am working of the ODBC_Connect example but I am not having any luck. I am using the connection string "Driver=Microsoft ODBC for Oracle;Server=localhost:1521/database;Uid=system;Pwd=system". This is failing and an msi log file generates:

Action ended 14:45:52: ODBC_Connect. Return value 3.
DEBUG: Error 2896: Executing action ODBC_Connect failed.
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2896. The arguments are: ODBC_Connect, ,

However, the strange thing is that I can connect with the ODBQ.exe tool using the same connection string so I don't see the problem.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

New Post: Issue with ServiceCredDlg

dblock — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:32:27 GMT

The first problem is that to do this kind of check you need to be an administrators. So the MSI has to run within a bootstrapper that elevates its UI. You should get a better error, vs. a failing msi, so it may be worth filing a bug.

The IMPERSONATE_PASSWORD property should be hidden by default. Easy workaround in your WIX source by adding it with hidden=true, I'd appreciate a patch though.

New Post: Issue with ServiceCredDlg

TrevorSeward — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:08:38 GMT

Property(C): CA_ERROR = 0x80070542 - CheckTokenMembership failed: 0x80070542

Ok that is why the MSI is failing.

I also noticed that the IMPERSONATE_PASSWORD property, by default, is in logged in the clear.

EDIT: The error is due to my MSI not elevating prior to the installation, so it doesn't have the correct permissions in order to impersonate the selected account and validate the password.