[wix-users] Sub-Folders not updating install location correctly
Joel Budreau
joel.budreau at gmail.com
Wed Sep 30 22:19:36 PDT 2015
Not sure if this is what you’re running into, but the Directory table is processed during the CostFinalize action. Likely, your dialog that accepts the user’s paths is getting displayed after the CostFinalize action has already populated all the Directory table properties with their resolved paths. The program and local data paths will update correctly because they have no sub directories referenced.
- Joel
> On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Aaron Brookes <aaron at jayhawksoftware.com> wrote:
>
> I am having trouble getting my installation to work correctly. In my
> installation, the user needs to select 3 paths, the Program Installation
> folder, the Local data folder, and the Server data folder. The Local and
> Server data folders can be shared, or separate folders depending on the
> user. I have got the install to allow to select all three folders, and the
> properties are getting updated, but for some reason, it is not updating the
> sub-folders of my Server data folder. However, both the Program install and
> the Local data folders are updating correctly, and I am totally stumped as
> to what is happening. If anyone can help I would sincerely appreciate it.
>
>
>
> I am including copies of the WXS files as well as the relevant portion of
> the log file to help to try to determine what the problem is.
>
>
>
> I am assuming that the user is performing a full UI install, at the present
> point in time. I may allow for Minimal UI and Administrative installs
> later, but I need to get it working with the Full UI currently. I removed
> all GUIDs from the files and inserted "YOUR_GUID_HERE" instead. I also
> anonymized the folder names. I have attached the section of the install log
> showing where the local data folder path was updated, but the server data
> sub-folders were not, at the end of the message.
>
>
>
> WIX_UICustom:
>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
>
> <Fragment>
>
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
>
>
>
> <UI Id="WixUI_Custom">
>
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
>
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
>
> <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes"
> />
>
>
>
> <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
>
>
>
> <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
>
> <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog"
> Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next"
> Property="_InstallDirBrowserProperty" Value="PROGRAMFOLDER"
> Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next"
> Property="_LocalJSDDirBrowserProperty" Value="DATAFOLDER"
> Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next"
> Property="_ServerJSDDirBrowserProperty" Value="SERVERDATAFOLDER"
> Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="MyInstallDirDlg" Order="2">NOT Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MyInstallDirDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MyInstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="MyInstallDirDlg" Order="1">WixUI_InstallMode =
> "InstallComplete"</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">WixUI_InstallMode = "Repair" OR
> WixUI_InstallMode = "Remove"</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="1">WixUI_InstallMode = "Update"</Publish>
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
>
>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton"
> Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
>
> </UI>
>
> </Fragment>
>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
> The relevant portion of my Directories.wxs:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
>
> <Fragment>
>
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
>
> <Directory Id="DATAFOLDER" Name="My_Data">
>
> <Component Id="DataFolderComponent" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE"
> KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no" Transitive="no" Win64="no"
> Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder/>
>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="DataFolderRegistry" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE">
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\My Software"
> Name="Data_Location" Action="write" Type="string" Value="[DATAFOLDER]"/>
>
> </Component>
>
> <Directory Id="LOGSFOLDER" Name="Logs">
>
> <Component Id="LogsFolderComponent" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE"
> SharedDllRefCount="no" KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no"
> Transitive="no" Win64="no" Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder/>
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="SERVERDATAFOLDER" Name="My_Data">
>
> <Component Id="ServerDataFolderRegistry" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE">
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\My Software"
> Name="Server_Data_Location" KeyPath="yes" Action="write" Type="string"
> Value="[SERVERDATAFOLDER]" />
>
> </Component>
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="SERVERUPDATESFOLDER" Name="Updates">
>
> <Directory Id="AUTOLAUNCHERUPDATEFOLDER" Name="Auto Launcher">
>
> <Component Id="ALUpdateFolder" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE"
> KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no" Transitive="no" Win64="no"
> Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder />
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory Id="AUTOUPDATERUPDATEFOLDER" Name="Auto Updater">
>
> <Component Id="AUUpdateFolder" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE"
> KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no" Transitive="no" Win64="no"
> Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder />
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory Id="AUTODOWNLOADERUPDATEFOLDER" Name="Auto Downloader">
>
> <Component Id="ADUpdateFolder" Guid="YOUR_GUID_HERE"
> KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no" Transitive="no" Win64="no"
> Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder />
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
>
> <Directory Id="PROGRAMFOLDER" Name="My Program Software">
>
> <Component Id="MyFolder" Guid=" YOUR_GUID_HERE "
> SharedDllRefCount="no" KeyPath="yes" NeverOverwrite="no" Permanent="no"
> Transitive="no" Win64="no" Location="either">
>
> <CreateFolder />
>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="MyFolderRegistry" Guid=" YOUR_GUID_HERE ">
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\My Software"
> Name="Program_Location" Action="write" Type="string"
> Value="[PROGRAMFOLDER]"/>
>
> </Component>
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="AUTOLAUNCHERFOLDER" Name="Jayhawk Auto Launcher">
>
> <Directory Id="AUTOLAUNCHERICONSFOLDER" Name="Icons"/>
>
> </Directory>
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="AUTOUPDATERFOLDER" Name="Auto Updater" />
>
>
>
> <Directory Id="AUTODOWNLOADERFOLDER" Name="Auto Downloader" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> . . . . .
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Fragment>
>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
> MyInstallDirDlg.wxs:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
>
> <Fragment>
>
> <UI>
>
> <Dialog Id="MyInstallDirDlg" Width="370" Height="270"
> Title="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlg_Title)" TrackDiskSpace="yes">
>
> <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="192"
> Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
>
> <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="248"
> Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)">
>
> <Subscribe
> Event="SelectionNoItems" Attribute="Enabled" />
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton"
> X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes"
> Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
>
> <Publish
> Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap"
> X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no"
> Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
>
> <Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0"
> Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
>
> <Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0"
> Y="234" Width="370" Height="2" />
>
> <Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25"
> Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes"
> Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgDescription)" />
>
> <Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6"
> Width="210" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes"
> Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgTitle)" />
>
>
>
> <Control Id="InstallLocationLabel" Type="Text" X="10" Y="50"
> Width="345" Height="10" Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgInstallLocationLabel)">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="InstallLocation" Type="PathEdit" X="10" Y="67"
> Width="281" Height="20" Property="_InstallDirBrowserProperty"
> Indirect="yes">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="InstallBrowse" Type="PushButton" X="296" Y="69"
> Width="66" Height="17" Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgBrowse)">
>
> <Publish Property="_BrowseProperty"
> Value="[_InstallDirBrowserProperty]" Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SpawnDialog"
> Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SetTargetPath"
> Value="[_BrowseProperty]" Order="3">1</Publish>
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> <Condition
> Action="disable">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
>
>
> <Control Type="Line" Id="LineDivider1" Width="370"
> Height="2" X="0" Y="108" />
>
>
>
> <Control Id="LocalJSDLocationLabel" Type="Text" X="10"
> Y="114" Width="345" Height="10"
> Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgLocalJSDLocationLabel)">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="LocalJSDLocation" Type="PathEdit" X="10"
> Y="131" Width="281" Height="20" Property="_LocalJSDDirBrowserProperty"
> Indirect="yes">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="LocalJSDBrowse" Type="PushButton" X="296"
> Y="133" Width="66" Height="17" Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgBrowse)">
>
> <Publish Property="_BrowseProperty"
> Value="[_LocalJSDDirBrowserProperty]" Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SpawnDialog"
> Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SetTargetPath"
> Value="[_BrowseProperty]" Order="3">1</Publish>
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> <Condition
> Action="disable">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
>
>
> <Control Type="Line" Id="LineDivider2" Width="370"
> Height="2" X="0" Y="172" />
>
>
>
> <Control Id="ServerJSDLocationLabel" Type="Text" X="10"
> Y="178" Width="345" Height="10"
> Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgServerJSDLocationLabel)">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="ServerJSDLocation" Type="PathEdit" X="10"
> Y="195" Width="281" Height="20" Property="_ServerJSDDirBrowserProperty"
> Indirect="yes">
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> <Control Id="ServerJSDBrowse" Type="PushButton" X="296"
> Y="197" Width="66" Height="17" Text="!(loc.MyInstallDirDlgBrowse)">
>
> <Publish Property="_BrowseProperty"
> Value="[_ServerJSDDirBrowserProperty]" Order="1">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SpawnDialog"
> Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
>
> <Publish Event="SetTargetPath"
> Value="[_BrowseProperty]" Order="3">1</Publish>
>
> <Condition
> Action="hide">Installed</Condition>
>
> <Condition
> Action="disable">Installed</Condition>
>
> </Control>
>
> </Dialog>
>
> </UI>
>
> </Fragment>
>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Install Log:
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:06:51: WelcomeDlg.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action start 11:06:51: WelcomeDlg.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:06:51: WelcomeDlg. Dialog created
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:374]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3:
> _RemoveFilePath
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
> CostingComplete property. Its current value is '0'. Its new value: '1'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: BindImage
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ProgId
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3:
> PublishComponent
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: SelfReg
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Extension
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Font
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Class
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Icon
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: TypeLib
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:14) [11:06:51:389]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:53:749]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
> _InstallDirBrowserProperty property. Its value is 'PROGRAMFOLDER'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:53:749]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
> _LocalJSDDirBrowserProperty property. Its value is 'DATAFOLDER'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:53:749]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
> _ServerJSDDirBrowserProperty property. Its value is 'SERVERDATAFOLDER'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:53:749]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:53:749]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4:
> SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2898
>
> (UNKNOWN) Info 2898.For WixUI_Font_Title textstyle, the system created a
> 'Tahoma' font, in 0 character set, of 14 pixels height.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:06:53: MyInstallDirDlg. Dialog created
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:54:249]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:54:749]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:55:249]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:55:749]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:56:264]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:56:764]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:57:030]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
> _BrowseProperty property. Its value is 'DATAFOLDER'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:06:57:046]: Note: 1: 1402 2:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
> r 3: 2
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:06:57: BrowseDlg. Dialog created
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:01:249]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
> DATAFOLDER property. Its current value is 'c:\My_Data\'. Its new value:
> 'c:\My_Data2\'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:01:327]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
> LOGSFOLDER property. Its current value is 'c:\My_Data\Logs\'. Its new value:
> 'c:\My_Data2\Logs\'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:01:327]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:01:811]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:02:311]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:02:811]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:03:311]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:03:811]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:04:311]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:04:811]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:05:249]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying
> SERVERDATAFOLDER property. Its current value is 'c:\My_Server_Data\'. Its
> new value: 'c:\My_Server_Data3\'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:05:311]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:07:05: VerifyReadyDlg. Dialog created
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:05:842]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:70) [11:07:06:342]: Note: 1: 2727 2:
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action ended 11:07:06: WelcomeDlg. Return value 1.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:342]: Doing action: ProgressDlg
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:342]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:07:06: ProgressDlg.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action start 11:07:06: ProgressDlg.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:07:06: ProgressDlg. Dialog created
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action ended 11:07:06: ProgressDlg. Return value 1.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:358]: Doing action: ExecuteAction
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:358]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action 11:07:06: ExecuteAction.
>
> (UNKNOWN) Action start 11:07:06: ExecuteAction.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:358]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
> SECONDSEQUENCE property. Its value is '1'.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:405]: Grabbed execution mutex.
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:405]: Incrementing counter to disable
> shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
>
> (CLIENT) MSI (c) (58:A4) [11:07:06:405]: Switching to server:
> PROGRAMFOLDER="c:\Program Files (x86)\My Program Software\"
> DATAFOLDER="c:\My_Data2\" LOGSFOLDER="c:\My_Data2\Logs\"
> SERVERDATAFOLDER="c:\My_Data3\"
> AUTOLAUNCHERUPDATEFOLDER="c:\My_Data\Updates\Auto Launcher\"
> AUTOUPDATERUPDATEFOLDER="c:\My_Data\Updates\Auto Updater\"
> AUTODOWNLOADERUPDATEFOLDER="c:\My_Data\Updates\Auto Downloader\"
> AUTOLAUNCHERFOLDER="c:\Program Files (x86)\My Program Software\Auto
> Launcher\" AUTOLAUNCHERICONSFOLDER="C:\Program Files (x86)\My Program
> Software\Auto Launcher\Icons\" AUTOUPDATERFOLDER="C:\Program Files (x86)\My
> Program Software\Auto Updater\" AUTODOWNLOADERFOLDER="C:\Program Files
> (x86)\My Program Software\Auto Downloader\" TARGETDIR="c:\"
> SERVERUPDATESFOLDER="c:\My_Data\Updates\"
> CURRENTDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\system32" CLIENTUILEVEL="0"
> CLIENTPROCESSID="3416" USERNAME="TestUser" SOURCE
>
>
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