[wix-users] Need some help fixing this Burn script...

[Edwin Castro]

Can you share logs?

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Edwin G. Castro


On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 8:15 AM Mike Franchitti <
mfranchitti at redshift-tech.com> wrote:

> Edwin,
>
> Thanks a lot - I am now using the DetectCondition & InstallCondition
> properly.
>
> My script is still trying to execute installers in the chain multiple
> times. To be specific - it asks me to install Gazepoint, Consensys, etc...
> two times during a single run of the burn installer...
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 10:43 AM Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Logs are very helpful in determining what the bundle is doing. Here are
>> some general comments instead...
>>
>> I think you use DetectCondition to determine if a package is installed.
>>
>> I think you use InstallCondition to decide whether to install a package
>> that is not installed.
>>
>> For example, I use DetectCondition to determine if an ExePackage is
>> already installed *but* I use InstallCondition to install the 32-bit
>> package on a 32-bit OS and the 64-bit package on a 64-bit OS.
>>
>> MsiPackage can already determine if an MSI is already is installed so you
>> probably do not need the RegistrySearch for it. I use InstallCondition with
>> MsiPackage to install the 32-bit package on a 32-bit OS and the 64-bit
>> package on a 64-bit OS.
>>
>> --
>> Edwin G. Castro
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019, 06:49 Mike Franchitti via wix-users <
>> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The following script is not working correctly, and I am not sure how to
>>> proceed - if someone could take a look and provide some feedback I'd
>>> appreciate it...
>>>
>>> My target is to get this working on Windows 10.
>>>
>>> Here are the problems I've seen so far:
>>>
>>>    - The generated .exe tries to run some of the installers listed in the
>>>    chain multiple times.
>>>    - The Sparkwave installer (which works on it's own) fails to run if
>>> it's
>>>    placed AFTER the CDM installer with errors related to verifying it's
>>> hash.
>>>    (If I place the Sparkwave installer BEFORE the CDM installer in the
>>> chain
>>>    it works correctly)...
>>>    - The CDM installer appears to run all the way through, but upon click
>>>    the final "finish" button in that installer the Burn script fails
>>>    with Error 0x80070001. I think this is related to it's attempt to run
>>> the
>>>    same installers multiple times...
>>>
>>> Here is my script:
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>>> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="
>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
>>>   <Bundle Name="Bootstrap" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Bootstrap"
>>> UpgradeCode="537641ca-e876-4bcb-8d57-c6cdc8940c84">
>>>     <BootstrapperApplicationRef
>>> Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" />
>>>
>>>     <util:FileSearch
>>>       Id="SearchForGazepoint"
>>>       Path="[ProgramFilesFolder]Gazepoint\Gazepoint\bin\Gazepoint.exe"
>>>       Variable="GazepointFound"
>>>       Result="exists" />
>>>
>>>     <util:FileSearch
>>>       Id="SearchForConsensys"
>>>
>>>
>>> Path="[ProgramFilesFolder]Shimmer\ConsensysPRO\Consensys_v1.5.0\Consensys.exe"
>>>       Variable="ConsensysFound"
>>>       Result="exists" />
>>>
>>>     <util:RegistrySearch
>>>       Id="SearchForFTDI"
>>>       Root="HKLM"
>>>       Key="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\FTDIBUS"
>>>       Result="exists"
>>>       Variable="FTDIFound"/>
>>>
>>>     <util:RegistrySearch
>>>       Id="SearchForSparkwave"
>>>       Root="HKCU"
>>>       Key="Software\Spark Neuro\Sparkwave"
>>>       Result="exists"
>>>       Variable="SparkwaveFound"/>
>>>
>>>     <Chain>
>>>       <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx472Redist"/>
>>>       <ExePackage Id='GazepointControl'
>>> SourceFile="../../ExternalSoftware/Gazepoint_5.3.0.exe" Vital='yes'
>>> PerMachine='yes' InstallCondition='NOT GazepointFound'/>
>>>       <ExePackage Id='Consensys'
>>> SourceFile="../../ExternalSoftware/Setup.exe" Vital='yes'
>>> PerMachine='yes'
>>> InstallCondition='NOT ConsensysFound'/>
>>>       <MsiPackage Id='Sparkwave' SourceFile='Sparkwave.msi' Vital='yes'
>>> InstallCondition='NOT SparkwaveFound' Visible='yes'
>>> DisplayInternalUI='yes'></MsiPackage>
>>>       <ExePackage Id='SerialPortDriver'
>>> SourceFile="../../ExternalSoftware/CDM21228_Setup.exe" Vital='yes'
>>> PerMachine='yes' InstallCondition='NOT FTDIFound'/>
>>>     </Chain>
>>>   </Bundle>
>>> </Wix>
>>>
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