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

Wed Feb 24 08:13:11 PST 2016

You haven't really done a very good of framing your problem.

Have you contacted the Add-In Express support team? Perhaps this is a known
problem with use of their product, or maybe you're using a newer WiX than
they've tested with.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Renaud Degeorges <
renaud.degeorges at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes I confirm
>
> I use add-in express.
> I tried to create from scratch the project and once i add the "project
> output" I get into this error.
>
> Cordialement,
> Renaud Degeorges
> +336 2434 3737
>
>
>
> 2016-02-24 17:01 GMT+01:00 sampat magi <ssmcs060 at gmail.com>:
>
> > 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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