[wix-users] The harvest type was not found in the list of loaded Heat extensions.

Wed Feb 24 08:01:05 PST 2016

I think he is using add-in express...
On Feb 24, 2016 9:27 PM, "Walter Dexter" <wfdexter at gmail.com> wrote:

> I looked in the current defect database. Appears to be
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/3902 (as well as the one that
> was opened 2 days ago and closed) and is not resolved.
>
> The sourceforge version of the defect has some notes about work-arounds.
>
> Renaud, "Heat" is the piece of the WiX tool that "harvests" the files from
> the project to create the installer. You could probably just go ahead and
> create your installer from scratch and get it to work.
>
> Personally I use VS for development but do my packaging with WiX, Gvim, and
> a batch file and my version control at the command line. But, you know, I'm
> old and set in my ways and I just can't get used to GUI tools for some of
> that.
>
> Good luck. I'm sure nobody would mind if you dug into the source and
> figured out how to fix the apparent defect - except probably your boss, of
> course.
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Walter Dexter <wfdexter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Here's another user who had the same issue -
> >
> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Error-The-harvest-type-was-not-found-in-the-list-of-loaded-Heat-extensions-td7581770.html
> >
> > There's also mention of it at
> >
> http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2010/06/wix-reg-file-heat-extension.html
> >  when Neil Sleightholm was adding registry harvesting to Heat.
> >
> > Finally there was a defect over here
> > https://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/3199/ that reports this error. I
> can't
> > tell what its state is since I'm not familiar with the WiX defect
> tracking
> > systems/protocols.
> >
> > I'd guess the error output routine tacks "HEAT" onto an error number, so
> > it's probably error 321 in the source.
> >
> > Renaud, despite using Visual Studio, I barely understand it. I'd suggest
> > you use procmon to see what it's trying to do, then report back. There's
> > probably some file failing to open.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I did a search of the wix 3.10.2.2516 source, but I did not find " The
> >> harvest type was not found " or " The harvest type was not found in the
> >> list of loaded Heat extensions " or " HEAT0321", etc.  If you are using
> >> something that is not part of the WiXtoolset maybe the author has some
> >> insight into what that error means.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Renaud Degeorges
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7:33 AM
> >> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [wix-users] The harvest type was not found in the list of
> >> loaded Heat extensions.
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Thank you for your help.
> >>
> >> I use a wix extension pluggin on Visual studio 2013, I don't even know
> >> what is an harvest type :( My project is a desktop application written
> in
> >> .NET
> >>
> >> I can give you the command line executed, if it's help :
> >>
> >> C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.10\Bin\Heat.exe project
> >> MyVisualStudioProject.csproj -pog Binaries -projectname MyProjectName
> -sw
> >> -gg -sfrag -out "obj\Debug\Harvested XML\_MyProjectName.xml"
> >>
> >> Windows Installer XML Toolset Toolset Harvester version 3.10.2.2516
> >> Copyright (c) Outercurve Foundation. All rights reserved.
> >> heat.exe(0,0): error HEAT0321: The harvest type was not found in the
> list
> >> of loaded Heat extensions
> >>
> >> I have no more clue to debug.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cordialement,
> >> Renaud Degeorges
> >> +336 2434 3737
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2016-02-24 12:38 GMT+01:00 Magi, Sampattakumar S <
> >> Sampattakumar.Magi at in.unisys.com>:
> >>
> >> > What is the harvest type are u using with heat?
> >> > directory/file/project/payload/reg/website??
> >> >
> >> > Sam
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> >> > Behalf Of Winter,Stijn S. de
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 5:06 PM
> >> > To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> >> > Subject: Re: [wix-users] The harvest type was not found in the list of
> >> > loaded Heat extensions.
> >> >
> >> > Hello Renaud,
> >> >
> >> > No idea what the error is, can you provide more information please?
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Stijn de Winter
> >> > ________________________________________
> >> > Van: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> namens Renaud
> >> > Degeorges <renaud.degeorges at gmail.com>
> >> > Verzonden: woensdag 24 februari 2016 9:42
> >> > Aan: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> >> > Onderwerp: Re: [wix-users] The harvest type was not found in the list
> of
> >> >       loaded Heat extensions.
> >> >
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > could you help me?
> >> >
> >> > Renaud
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2016-02-23 9:53 GMT+01:00 Renaud Degeorges <
> renaud.degeorges at gmail.com
> >> >:
> >> >
> >> > > Hello,
> >> > >
> >> > > I use Wix toolset 3.10 with visual studio 2013.
> >> > > I get this error without any other information, when I build the
> >> > > setup project. could you help me?
> >> > > I don't know where to find.
> >> > >
> >> > > thank you
> >> > >
> >> > > Renaud
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
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