[wix-users] Write custom message in WIX log file

[Stein Inge Åsmul]

>From a custom action? Though not from WiX, I hope it is OK to link to good
content: Writing to the Log File from a Custom Action
<https://resources.flexera.com/web/pdf/archive/msi_writing_to_the_log_file.pdf>.
This
is from Flexera (makers of Installshield), but it covers logging from
different types of custom actions in general as well as their proprietary
ways.

There may be better ways to do this from managed code that I haven't used
(I stay away from managed code CAs).

Come to think of it, aren't there built-in constructs in the WiX custom
action templates for this (logging)? I am on Linux right now and can't
test. I will have a look later. Or just install the visual studio
integration(s) and create a new test project yourself?

http://wixtoolset.org/releases/ (get the appropriate WiX Toolset Visual
Studio Extension according to your Visual Studio version - see a bit down
the page).

2018-07-20 17:42 GMT+02:00 Elena Aralla via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>:

>
> Hi,
>
> is there any way to write custom messages in the default WIX log?
>
> The best thing would be to write a custom log file, but it seems to me
> that it's not possible, right?
>
> Thank you, Elena.
>
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