[wix-users] COM Object exception

[Hoover, Jacob]

Define information?  If you are using burn, normally the BA would collect any configuration information and pass it to the MSI as a property. If you are talking about feedback from the install progress and messages, then yes. If you are using DisplayInternalUI then no.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Alex Tuppen
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 3:38 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] COM Object exception

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
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> 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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