[wix-users] Error while setting predefined variables

Anil Kumar kpanilkumar.mca at gmail.com
Thu Feb 25 22:54:24 PST 2016


Hello Everyone,
Can anyone help me in fixing this issue.

Thanks

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:18 PM, Anil Kumar <kpanilkumar.mca at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
> I have checked the MSI using orca. I didnt find any entry for these
> variables(ProgramFilesFolder, CommonFilesFolder, etc...).
>
> I am not sure why these variables are missing, do I have to add it
> anywhere?
>
>
> fyi.. I have a script which will define installation location during
> runtime. Due to this issue, installation is happening in user's directory
> only([LocalAppDataFolder]).
>
>     <SetProperty Id="WIXUI_PERMACHINE_INSTALLDIR"
> Value="[ProgramFilesFolder]DS\$(var.Product_Name)" Before="CostInitialize"
> />
>     <SetProperty Id="WIXUI_PERUSER_INSTALLDIR"
> Value="[LocalAppDataFolder]DS\Programs\$(var.Product_Name)"
> Before="CostInitialize" />
>
> Thanks
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:55 AM, Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com>
> wrote:
>
>> These are MSI errors (and not WiX variables, although there may be a
>> related variable in the wix code).  The following link explains the error
>>
>> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa372835(v=vs.85).aspx
>>
>> The directory entry '[2]' does not exist in the Directory table.  So "2:
>> ProgramFilesFolder " is not defined in the Directory table.  I am probably
>> not the one to interpret this but I would look at the MSI package with orca
>> or something like that.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
>> Behalf Of Anil Kumar
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:19 PM
>> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
>> Subject: [wix-users] Error while setting predefined variables
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am getting below error while setting WIX predefined variables. I am not
>> modifying these predefined variables through WIX script. It was working
>> properly, not sure why all of sudden I started getting this error. Can
>> anyone guide me in fixing this issue.
>>
>>
>> MSI (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Note: 1: 2727 2: ProgramFilesFolder MSI
>> (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Error setting paths ProgramFilesFolder: 1:
>> 2727 2: ProgramFilesFolder
>> MSI (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Note: 1: 2727 2: CommonFilesFolder MSI
>> (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Error setting paths CommonFilesFolder: 1:
>> 2727 2: CommonFilesFolder
>> MSI (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Note: 1: 2727 2: ProgramFiles64Folder MSI
>> (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Error setting paths ProgramFiles64Folder:
>> 1: 2727 2: ProgramFiles64Folder
>> MSI (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Note: 1: 2727 2: CommonFiles64Folder MSI
>> (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: Error setting paths CommonFiles64Folder: 1:
>> 2727 2: CommonFiles64Folder
>> MSI (c) (30:78) [00:21:45:820]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ALLUSERS property.
>> Its value is '2'.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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