[wix-users] how to call a c# custom action from a dll which is installed along with the product

[Hoover, Jacob]

You can run an exe at the end of your install, but if the exe is modifying machine state then you might want to reconsider.  If you are doing your changes outside of the InstallExecute sequence, or via custom actions, you risk breaking the transactional nature of a Windows Installer package.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of MANO MANO
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] how to call a c# custom action from a dll which is installed along with the product

my installer has this c# dll, the code require some supporting dlls to me present at the same location in order to work. I was trying to see how to do it. Obviously i have seen how to run an exe that is installed in the machine so i thought may be i can call a CA from a dll that was deployed by the product.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
wrote:

> It's not impossible to do, but it would be a challenge.  You would 
> have to create a custom app domain to be able to load an assembly from 
> an arbitrary location. It would also have to be setup to run very late 
> in the installation process, and it would be difficult to get it right 
> (as far as roolback/uninstall).
>
> Is there a reason you can't have a stand-alone CA assembly?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
> Behalf Of MANO MANO
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 10:14 AM
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> Subject: [wix-users] how to call a c# custom action from a dll which 
> is installed along with the product
>
> Hello,
>
> i am trying to call a c# function from a C# dll which is installed 
> along with the product. Can anyone help me in guiding me how to do it? 
> Everywhere i could see the dll is being referenced by adding it to the 
> binary table, but in my case i wanted to call the managed code custom 
> action from the dll which is deployed along with the product.
>
> thanks in advance
>
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> *regards,*
> *Mano*
>
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