[wix-users] Database Path during Installation

[Edwin Castro]

I assume these folders are not on the system where the MSI is getting
installed. If that really is the case, then you have to do everything. The
Windows Installer only installs resources it knows about on the local
system and the only standard custom actions provided by WiX that work on
remote systems are the SQL standard custom actions.

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Edwin G. Castro


On Mon, Jun 18, 2018, 04:58 Ven H via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> I have to create databases and then tables and other objects using MSI. For
> the Data and Log file path, there is a screen to capture and these are
> stored in 2 different properties and these values are also populated into
> the Registry using CA. When the MSI executes to create the DB, it gets
> these paths from Registry (logic is written into the sql file) and has to
> create the data and log files. But unfortunately, these folders don't seem
> to be getting created. For Application files, if a folder doesn't exist,
> MSI seems to be creating it on the fly, but not for database.
>
> So, I believe I have to create them manually and also rollback them during
> exceptions. Is this the correct understanding.
>
> Also, if I have to create them manually, at what stage should I be creating
> them and should I be using CA or some other way?
>
> If the Application also would use the same path and if it already finds
> that path, will there be any issue?
>
> Please help.
>
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