In our current project, we had a number of situations where I had, for example, to add identical ControlConditions for a subset of Dialogs. I had my hands full...
The development process is all about speedy iterations! Suggestion #1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In using MAKEMSI, I have several times "wasted" a test iteration for two...
I appreciate this might be a more appropriate topic for the public.platformsdk.msi group but I would appreciate your views and whether I can adjust a security...
Hi, ... This is I believe a major design goal of Windows Installer technology... ... MAKEMSI will not limit what you can do with an MSI. It simply doesn't...
Hi, ... I can't tell but I can make it fail early and with a better message which I have now done it will be in the next release. For now you could create a...
Hi, ... You can use msidiff to get it back into "MAKEMSI" format if you wish. ... Rather than work backwards, if would be much similer to create a macro which...
I have an .MM file which provides the basic installation information for a program. The program comes in several flavours which are differentiated by the...
Hi, ... No I don't know what causes if (I will have to look into it) however I have a solution which worked for me when I had similar the other day. I will...
Hi, In case you haven't realised I have been making regular updates and I'm currently uploading the latest changes. This includes some suggestions and issues...
The MAKEMSI run produces a cabinet file which I presume is a necessary step before it is added back into the MSI database. My MSI database is currently over...
I note your error reports on the MSI forum! Here's another you can check and post: The MSI docs says that the entry for summary.security should be 2 for...
Hi, ... It is required as currently it is the only supported method. Other possibilities are one or more external cabs (I personally don't like) or all files...
Hi Dennis Thanks for your reply. I guess my question came from using IS Pro where one or more cabinet files is the norm. I was interested to find out how it...
Hi Dennis Two hassles with the MS-supplied template which I am sure you have noticed long ago! 1. Control Width > 370 (the Wizard width) The Controls...
Hi, ... I don't have much confidence but I'm giving it a go... ... I have noticed something a bit suss here before and I will report it as I have validated it...
Hi, ... I don't really know how it is "generally" done but I have my own ideas about what is best. ... Eventually I do wish to support multiple cabs for those...
Hi Dennis As per my suggestion, I have added the following line to PpWiz4MM.4mm call AddSummaryLine 'Completed at', NiceDateTime() in two places before the...
Hi, ... We must have got our wires crossed, I did not mean to say that you needed to update "PpWiz4MM.4mm". You would need to update the version for every...
Hi Dennis Your MakeMsi installation adds a system-wide entry called "Display MD5" in the dropdown menu which appears when you right-click a file in Windows...
Hi, ... Well you might wish to email it to someone or check it against a generate HTML report. ... I'll call this a anti-virus program bug :-) ... I think this...
Hi, There is an error in the Company.mmh file that you sent me. When setting up the "Complete" feature, the directory is set using "Directory". However, your...
... If ... In addition, the default is to be empty. This creates an installer which doesn't allow the user to change the location. I would prefer a default of...
Hi Dennis The <$MergeModule ...> macro works perfectly except for one module where I use the 'Dir' option. In am trying to merge the Microsoft-supplied msm for...
Hi, As people in the MAKEMSI may also have had this problem I am sending this there also.. ... The problem is that the "UISAMPLE" provided my MS does not...
Hi, ... Thanks for letting me know, I have added parameter validation to the "Feature" command and fixed the problem in the "company.mmh" header. Bye, Dennis ...
Hi, ... My first port of call for any problem or issue is generally (google groups): http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?num=30&as_miny=2001&as_ ...
Hi, ... Thank you. ... Please in future specify what "it doesn't work" means... What error messages etc. ... First off, you don't HAVE to use the higher level...
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