Hello all, I've run into an issue when you make use of Microsoft's GUIDGen tool and paste a generated GUID from the tool into the makemsi files you will get a...
... I agree, unfortunately the Microsoft SDK documentation specifically says that lower case letters are invalid. I could convert them to upper case but then...
Hi, I noticed that you're using both a property and a macro by the same name. As Dennis mentioned, that's not going to give you the result you're looking for....
Hi, I installed MakeMSI yesterday and using the examples and have created and compiled some new MSIs OK. Problem is they always end up named TryMe.msi. Can't...
All but one of those .MM scripts will contain this "command": #define VER_FILENAME.VER TryMe.Ver Which tells it to use "TryMe.ver", this file tells it to name...
Hi, In your docs you state that any line starting with a ; is a comment/remark. Fine, excpet in your TryMe.ver file you have commented out the first 26 lines....
Hi, I will look at this when I get home (I couldn't locate that text with a short search), the version file documentation does say whats going on but perhaps I...
Hi, i'm using delphi and i need to reverse your instalation, the instalation uses msi ("Borland Delphi 7.msi"), i need this to personalize ide and recompile a...
Hi, ... It is not mine (just in case you really think it is)... ... software? ... There are a number of approaches, some of which don't require changes and so...
Hi, Ok, so I used this to create a perfectly good 'dex.msi' file. Clicking on the file will run and copy the icon to the 'all users\desktop' just like magic....
Hi, I am trying to delete a file called c:\scheduled.txt. From my reading, it would be assumed that "<$RemoveFile DIR="c:\scheduled.txt">" would be the syntax...
Hi, ... It will actually copy files to the EXACT directory you mentioned, whether or not that is correct for the all users desktop. ... Don't know about this...
Hi, Close, but gives this error; !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![ Fatal Error...
Hi, Thats the problem with any snippet, put code between: <$Component "RemoveSheduleFile" Directory_="<$AnyDir>" LM="Y"> And <$/Component> Bye Dennis Bareis...
I have made script which works fine on my computer. But when I execute it from another computer, which has the same version of MakeMSI installed, a strange...
Hi, Looks like a bug (probably mine), I won't be able to look at it for a week unless you can reproduce with a SELF CONTAINED and small script. Please zip...
Hi, Sorry, but I just can't seem to understand the syntax of the coding. So far, this is what I have; <$Component "RemoveSheduleFile" Directory_="<$AnyDir>"...
Hi, ... coding. So far, ... Directory_="<$AnyDir>" LM="Y"> ... This is a error reported by Windows Installer. It wants a particular format for the wildcard as...
Hi, I generated a msi package using Visual Studio .net I from that MSI, I made a Dump file Now, I try to build a MSI with that dump file and got this error ...
Hi, I have updated the Windows Installer error message so it looks like (I added "Note that Windows Installer requires that any letters be in UPPER case"): ...
Hi, Currently MSIDIFF can't be used to automatically generate something that MAKEMSI can use if it contains binary resources as it doesn't extract them, note...
Hi, I'm trying to understand this "MakeMSI" but I'm used to having some "intuitive" IDE like "Visual Basic," okay so I'm spoiled! To date I've only used the...
Hi, I have realized that I have already fixed that bug and it will be corrected in the 06.015 release I am putting together right now. Bye, Dennis ... -- ...
Hi Dennis, Thanks... You pointed me in the correct direction. I have 2 more questions... Under the "Package and Deployment Wizard" I could only compress one ...
... Since it looks like you have a directory tree with files placed in subdirectories, the easiest way is to just copy the whole tree to the target system...
First, Thank you! Your last reply "showed me the way!" I'm sorry to have bothered you, really! A suggestion though... Your help system however should tell...
Hi, I will try to update it to spell this and some other items out (I am constantly changing it based on questions and feedback) but its hard to cover all...