[wix-users] v4: Using the WixUI extension

[Sean Hall]

I assume you're running into
https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6536

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 10:30 AM Frederik Carlier via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm continuing my wix v4 preview journey.  I'm able to build a .msi
> package, and would now like to add the minimal Wix UI to my installer.
>
> My .wxs file looks like this:
>
> <Wix xmlns=http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs xmlns:ui=
> http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/ui>
>   <Package Name="..." Manufacturer="..." Version="$(var.Version)"
> UpgradeCode="...">
>     [...]
>     <ui:WixUI Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
>   </Package>
> </Wix>
>
> I always get the following error message when trying to compile with wix:
> error WIX0200: The Package element contains an unhandled extension element
> 'WixUI'.  Please ensure that the extension for elements in the '
> http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/ui' namespace has been provided.
>
> I have tried the following:
>
>   *   Installing the WixUI extension via wix extension add
>   *   Passing the path to the WixToolset.UI.wixext.dll library via the
> -ext argument
>   *   Passing the path to the WixToolset.UI.wixext.nupkg NuGet package via
> the -ext argument
>
> Anything else I can try?
>
> Frederik.
>
>
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