Dear Dennis, I am far away from giving you any advice, but I think, that your excellent MakeMSI has one small blemish. By administrative installation generates...
If you install DLL, OCX files that are required (ie.MSWINSCK.OCX) How can you specify not to remove these when you uninstall as another app may use these Also...
Hi, ... See: http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/never_uninstall_resources.htm ... No it doesn't work and its amazing that they can't seem to fix it... Bye,...
Hi, ... I don't pretend to know everything so I'm happy to get feedback of all types. ... If a directory is created this way then its eventual installation...
I am attempting to use MakeMsi tool as part of our automated build process. I'm relatively new to the concept of windows installer, so I realize I'm probably...
Hello. I just wanted to get some feedback on the issue that I am seeing before I start hacking. And I hope I can help someone as well... I have a MSI package...
Hi, ... 3.5.1.0. ... new .msi Using the tryme.ver file as an example you would simply add another version entry to the ver file as you have done. Your trouble...
Hi, ... perform registration manually after it using the regsvr32.exe but only if I copy the OCX file first out of the created folder (%ProgramFiles(x86)%). I...
We are trying to create a shortcut. However, we can't seem to get makemsi to translate [INSTALLDIR] in the component section. We get this error: ~~~~~~ Rexx...
Hi, ... makemsi to translate [INSTALLDIR] in the component section. We get this ... Data\Mips\GenSum\gensumm.exe" KeyPath="Y" > ... Is the above commented line...
... I appreciate your patience. It sounds like (and if I emulate TRYMESHORTCUTS.MM), the file line should be: <$File SOURCE="gensumm.exe" KeyPath="Y" > which...
... That line is NOT creating a shortcut but telling MAKEMSI that you have a file available at build time which you would like installed when the msi is...
Hello I tried to setup MSI on 64 bit but its not working the actual problem is that although I set the ProgramFiles64Folder the installer ignore it and adds...
Hi, ... is that although I set the ProgramFiles64Folder the installer ignore it and adds c:\Program Files(x86)\my project the files compiled on 64 bit system. ...
Hello all! I'd like to call a custom macro with a dynamically assigned variable, but the statement "<$regDll.<??count>>" does not seem to function as intended....
Hi, ... but the statement "<$regDll.<??count>>" does not seem to function as intended. The error text says: 'Macro named "regDll.<??count" does not exist!'. Is...
Hi I did manage to create 64 bit install eventually. for anyone who needs this I'm attaching tryME64.mm example follow this steps 1) update to Microsoft...
Hi, I would like to let the user install the binaries where ever they like to install the binaries. How do I configure the XX.MM file for this? I use: ;---...
Hi, ... I am unsure what you mean by that (for starters files don't decide where they want to go...) as the install location of "TryMe.MM" (which you probably...
... Thanks Dennis for an excellent explination and software.. This was exactly what I was looking for. I will try to use the commandline installation for the...
Hi, ... You may want to do something along the lines of this so if they forget they get reminded: http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/z_available.htm CYA, ...
Hi list, this not really MAKEMSI releated, but maybe someone can help me nonetheless. I want to upgrade my installation using the MigrateFeatureStates action....
Hi, ... It certainly is possible and not only that but normally it won't have that "[DialogName]" text there at all! This means YOU are invoking the debug...
Can you help me debug a macro? I need one to return the input parameter text with with the '\' characters replaced with, say, '.' or '_'. I've defined the...
Hi, I'd rather have a small self contained (and minimal) example, however I can see a major problem: * The #DefineRexx command basically just defines a value...
... Thank you, Dennis. I'm guessing you meant "#evalute"? I don't see "#execute" in either the contents or the index of either MAKEMSI or PPWIZARD help files...
... I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out how to do this correctly. The attached working test case DemoOfMacroProblem.MM gives some idea of what I'd like...
... Just to follow up: There were a couple of problems with this macro definition. The main problem is that I had reversed the order of the parameters to the...
I'd like to create a Merge Module that will install as a subfolder of the parent MSI's INSTALLDIR. So far, it's not quite working as desired. The Merge...
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