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

[Mike Franchitti]

Here you go.


On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 11:56 AM Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you share logs?
>
> --
> 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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