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Hi, ... proper behavior and ... Oops, I meant to take that out before sending it to you :-) It was there to prevent expansion of the macro at the appropriate ...
Dennis Bareis
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May 23, 2009
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2494
Hi, I'm trying to port a 32-bit installer to 64 bit, and am very, very close. The only problem left to solve is that the installer is supposed to invoke one of...
Kevin Keane
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May 26, 2009
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Hi, ... close. The only problem left to solve is that the installer is supposed to invoke one of the newly-installed 64-bit executables. This fails, apparently...
Dennis Bareis
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May 26, 2009
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... Yes, I read those two. They helped tremendously with resolving my other 64-bit problems; without those two, I wouldn't be anywhere near where I am now. Two...
Kevin Keane
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May 26, 2009
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hey Dennis  I am working for the first time with MAKEMSI. Can u pls tell me how do i g about it since i am new to this technology. also i am working on a...
Shobhit Suvarba
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May 26, 2009
8:20 am
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... Please read/follow: http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/quickstart.htm That will build a simple msi containing two or more files. Let me know if you...
Dennis Bareis
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May 26, 2009
8:22 am
2499
I have to include two deploy files in a single exe command and those files have to be be located as per a location provided by the user. these files should be...
Shobhit Suvarba
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May 27, 2009
1:52 am
2500
Hi, ... Just noticed something else I have't documented on the 64 bit page and that is the "64BitScript" custom action attribute. Try that, let me know how it...
Dennis Bareis
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May 27, 2009
11:32 pm
2501
... Just to follow up: It seems to work now with a few further changes that seem a bit odd. The sample code in MAKEMSI Installs... -> Samples Installed by...
dancingguy2000
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Jun 2, 2009
12:44 am
2502
Hi, ... that seem a bit odd. The sample code in ... I don't want it to use "TARGETDIR"! ... the Directory table that conforms, as near as I can tell, to the...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 3, 2009
9:26 am
2503
... I agree with you, as what I've done disagrees also with own my reading of the doco. The best sense I can make of it is that the doco is probably assuming...
dancingguy2000
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Jun 3, 2009
7:49 pm
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It seems that MAKEMSI v09.153 now expects MSIDIFF to be installed, or at least that MSIDIFF_DIR be defined, because of the missing, trailing '?' in the new...
dancingguy2000
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Jun 3, 2009
10:11 pm
2505
Hi, ... The retargetting solution I previously supplied worked didn't it? Except that you had an extra dir? If so a directory "alias" should resolved that...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 4, 2009
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2506
Hi, ... ;;Empty to disable ... I missing something? No that is what I should have done and I am releasing a new version now to make that change. Thanks for...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 4, 2009
8:46 am
2507
In the help file, I see that we should be able to use the FileFind command to check if a directory exists: <$FileFind File="" Property="SOMEDIR"...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 19, 2009
7:13 am
2508
Hi, ... package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2228." ... change the File="" to File="test.txt", it works ok -- and the...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 19, 2009
7:57 am
2509
... Replacing your new find.mmh file in the MAKEMSI directory worked. I really appreciate your timely response (and fix!) BTW: I'm running XP Pro service pack...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 19, 2009
10:04 am
2510
I am having problems changing the default install directory at run time. If I modify the TryMe.MM file (after the #include "ME.MMH") to include the following: ...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 19, 2009
2:46 pm
2511
... I also tried removing the quotes from ^[SOMEDIR]^ and got the following error: Location : line 36 of "C:\Program Files\MakeMsi\Samples\TryMe\Create MSI...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 19, 2009
3:00 pm
2512
... time. ... PrimaryFolder="Y"> ... Files\MakeMsi\Samples\TryMe\Create MSI Installers\TryMe.MM" ... CHANGE="\" PrimaryFolder="Y"> ... Parent=^^[SOMEDIR]^^> ...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 20, 2009
12:27 am
2513
That syntax change will still generate an error at the validation step: Location : line 11 of "C:\Program Files\MakeMsi\Samples\TryMe\Create MSI...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 20, 2009
4:08 am
2514
Hi, ... Directory_Parent, Key(s): INSTALLDIR ... PrimaryFolder="Y"> ... The error message is telling you to look at the "Directory" table, so using orca: ...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 20, 2009
4:56 am
2515
Hi, ... collect these into a new "tip" in the ... Hopefully this new page helps: ...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 20, 2009
5:40 am
2516
... ok. I used orca to modify the MSI. I added a new row in the Directory table with SOMEDIR in the Directory field and SourceDir in the DefaultDir field -- I...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 20, 2009
6:39 am
2517
Hi, ... scripts and get it to build (even with errors), then modify the MSI file to correct any errors. MAKEMSI will save us a lot of time in getting the MSI...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 20, 2009
6:48 am
2518
... I see now. I added the code from your previous link before the FindFile command: <$Property "SOMEDIR" Persist="Y" PersistHow="PRODUCT FOREVER"> ...
Rob Pilotte
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Jun 20, 2009
6:54 am
2519
Dear MakeMSi users, I have a question not about MakeMSI. I have written the DLL and I can reguister it on computer manually using GACUTIL. But I need to...
itkin
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Jun 23, 2009
9:14 am
2520
Hi, ... Does this help?: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/makemsi/message/2185 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370063(VS.85).aspx This is the MSI...
Dennis Bareis
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Jun 24, 2009
12:15 am
2521
Is there any way to prevent the "Run from Source" option from being available to the user during installation? I've tried LocalOnly for components and features...
pasincbob
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Jun 30, 2009
2:12 pm
2522
Hi, ... Sorry for the slow reply but I'm on holidays and haven't got as much internet access as I'd like... Local only on components should ensure exactly...
Dennis Bareis
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