[wix-users] COM Object exception

[Alex Tuppen]

That makes sense, is it possible to pass information from an MSI back to
bootstrapper for the GUI?

On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 at 19:53 Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
wrote:

> You could create a MSI with your configuration in it and put it in the
> chain after the MMA MSI.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Alex Tuppen
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 1:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] COM Object exception
>
> Are there any options if the MSI I am installing is not one that I have
> made? I looked at custom actions but I can't run those in the bundle
> itself. Basically I am just installing the MMA and then configuring it to
> point to Azure where the actual work is done (hence why I am not installing
> anything that i have written).
>
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 at 17:54 Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com>
> wrote:
>
> > A BA should not try to implement any configuration changes.  You might
> > look at using a DTF CA in a chained MSI or as there is a similar
> > PowerShell script posted in the following link then consider using the
> Wix PSExtension.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of
> > Alex Tuppen <alex.tuppen at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 10:37:54 AM
> > To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> > Subject: [wix-users] COM Object exception
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if there is anything that I need to do to be able to
> > use a COM object from within a custom bootstrapper. I have the same
> > COM object working outside the bootstrapper but no matter what I try
> > it always throws an exception when the bootstrapper tries to use it.
> >
> > The COM object in question is for the Microsoft Monitoring Agent and
> > is registered when the MMA is installed. I am attempting to use it
> > with the following code:
> >
> >         public async Task<string> ConfigureOMSAgent()
> >         {
> >             return await Task.Run(() =>
> >             {
> >                 try
> >                 {
> >                     // Load COM object
> >                     Bootstrapper.Engine.Log(LogLevel.Verbose, "Loading
> > ManagementServiceConfiguration COM object");
> >
> > AgentConfigManagerLib.ManagementServiceConfiguration
> > mgmntSrvCnfg = new
> AgentConfigManagerLib.ManagementServiceConfiguration();
> >                     // Configuring MMA as OMS agent
> >                     Bootstrapper.Engine.Log(LogLevel.Verbose,
> > "Configuring MMA as OMS agent");
> >                     mgmntSrvCnfg.AddCloudWorkspace(WorkSpaceID,
> > WorkSpaceKey);
> >                     // Return empty string indicating success
> >                     return string.Empty;
> >                 }
> >                 catch (Exception e)
> >                 {
> >                     ErrorThrown(e.Message);
> >                     return e.Message;
> >                 }
> >             });
> >         }
> >
> > Any help will be amazing!
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alex
> >
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