Using VS.Net 2003 .Net framework 1.1 SP1
Our installation project calls a Custom Action dll to perform post install
actions. It fails if the .msi file is launch from a directory that contains
spaces, such as:
My Install Folder\SetupDir
The exception thrown is:
Exception occurred while initializing the installation:
System.IO.FileN otFoundExceptio n: File or assembly name and, or one of its
dependencies, was not found
In the custom action project, I've overridden both Install and Commit. The
commit section is the method that does the actual work. We placed message
boxes at the top
of each function to attempt to see where the failure occurred. We see the
"Reached Install" message but not the Commit. By attaching to the process
I've also confirmed that the call to base.Install(st ateSaver) is called and
does not throw the exception. So somewhere after base.Install(st ateSave)
and the entry into Commit the error mentioned above is thrown. If the .msi
is launched from MyInstallFolder \SetupDir all is fine. Not sure where to go
with this at this point. Help would be appreciated.
public override void Install(IDictio nary stateSaver)
{
MessageBox.Show ("Reached Install");
base.Install (stateSaver);
}
public override void Commit(IDiction ary savedState)
{
MessageBox.Show ("Reached Commit");
base.Commit (stateSaver);
rest of code....
} 3 7279
Some additional info that appears to be causing the problem. In the
installation project, if you right-click on the project name select
View->Custom Actions then view the properties for the Primary output in the
Commit Folder I've specified /InstPath=[OriginalDatabas e] in the
CustomActionDat a property. If I remove it all is well. The problem is I
need to know the folder that the .msi launched from and don't know another
way to get it.
"Eric" <ms********@noe mail.nospam> wrote in message
news:eF******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl... Using VS.Net 2003 .Net framework 1.1 SP1
Our installation project calls a Custom Action dll to perform post install actions. It fails if the .msi file is launch from a directory that contains spaces, such as:
My Install Folder\SetupDir
The exception thrown is:
Exception occurred while initializing the installation: System.IO.FileN otFoundExceptio n: File or assembly name and, or one of its dependencies, was not found
In the custom action project, I've overridden both Install and Commit. The commit section is the method that does the actual work. We placed message boxes at the top of each function to attempt to see where the failure occurred. We see the "Reached Install" message but not the Commit. By attaching to the process I've also confirmed that the call to base.Install(st ateSaver) is called and does not throw the exception. So somewhere after base.Install(st ateSave) and the entry into Commit the error mentioned above is thrown. If the .msi is launched from MyInstallFolder \SetupDir all is fine. Not sure where to go with this at this point. Help would be appreciated.
public override void Install(IDictio nary stateSaver) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Install"); base.Install (stateSaver); }
public override void Commit(IDiction ary savedState) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Commit"); base.Commit (stateSaver); rest of code.... }
You might need to quote the OriginalDatabas ePath as it describes here for
TARGETDIR: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2w2fhwzz.aspx
You get the FileNotFoundExc eption because there is a bunch of code parsing
your CustomActionDat a string which is concatenated with some internal
iimplementation string data, such as the name of the assembly containing the
installer class. It's tripping over the parsing of your string and winding
up with a nonsense name for the assembly (and probably the associated state
file).
--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280
"Eric" <ms********@noe mail.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. .. Some additional info that appears to be causing the problem. In the installation project, if you right-click on the project name select View->Custom Actions then view the properties for the Primary output in the Commit Folder I've specified /InstPath=[OriginalDatabas e] in the CustomActionDat a property. If I remove it all is well. The problem is I need to know the folder that the .msi launched from and don't know another way to get it.
"Eric" <ms********@noe mail.nospam> wrote in message news:eF******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl... Using VS.Net 2003 .Net framework 1.1 SP1
Our installation project calls a Custom Action dll to perform post install actions. It fails if the .msi file is launch from a directory that contains spaces, such as:
My Install Folder\SetupDir
The exception thrown is:
Exception occurred while initializing the installation: System.IO.FileN otFoundExceptio n: File or assembly name and, or one of its dependencies, was not found
In the custom action project, I've overridden both Install and Commit. The commit section is the method that does the actual work. We placed message boxes at the top of each function to attempt to see where the failure occurred. We see the "Reached Install" message but not the Commit. By attaching to the process I've also confirmed that the call to base.Install(st ateSaver) is called and does not throw the exception. So somewhere after base.Install(st ateSave) and the entry into Commit the error mentioned above is thrown. If the .msi is launched from MyInstallFolder \SetupDir all is fine. Not sure where to go with this at this point. Help would be appreciated.
public override void Install(IDictio nary stateSaver) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Install"); base.Install (stateSaver); }
public override void Commit(IDiction ary savedState) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Commit"); base.Commit (stateSaver); rest of code.... }
Many thanks. That did it. I tried quoting the value several different
ways but was unaware of the need for the ending backslash.
"Phil Wilson" <pd*******@nosp am.cox.net> wrote in message
news:uR******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P02.phx.gbl... You might need to quote the OriginalDatabas ePath as it describes here for TARGETDIR: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2w2fhwzz.aspx
You get the FileNotFoundExc eption because there is a bunch of code parsing your CustomActionDat a string which is concatenated with some internal iimplementation string data, such as the name of the assembly containing the installer class. It's tripping over the parsing of your string and winding up with a nonsense name for the assembly (and probably the associated state file). -- Phil Wilson [Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer] Definitive Guide to Windows Installer http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280
"Eric" <ms********@noe mail.nospam> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. .. Some additional info that appears to be causing the problem. In the installation project, if you right-click on the project name select View->Custom Actions then view the properties for the Primary output in the Commit Folder I've specified /InstPath=[OriginalDatabas e] in the CustomActionDat a property. If I remove it all is well. The problem is I need to know the folder that the .msi launched from and don't know another way to get it.
"Eric" <ms********@noe mail.nospam> wrote in message news:eF******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl... Using VS.Net 2003 .Net framework 1.1 SP1
Our installation project calls a Custom Action dll to perform post install actions. It fails if the .msi file is launch from a directory that contains spaces, such as:
My Install Folder\SetupDir
The exception thrown is:
Exception occurred while initializing the installation: System.IO.FileN otFoundExceptio n: File or assembly name and, or one of its dependencies, was not found
In the custom action project, I've overridden both Install and Commit. The commit section is the method that does the actual work. We placed message boxes at the top of each function to attempt to see where the failure occurred. We see the "Reached Install" message but not the Commit. By attaching to the process I've also confirmed that the call to base.Install(st ateSaver) is called and does not throw the exception. So somewhere after base.Install(st ateSave) and the entry into Commit the error mentioned above is thrown. If the .msi is launched from MyInstallFolder \SetupDir all is fine. Not sure where to go with this at this point. Help would be appreciated.
public override void Install(IDictio nary stateSaver) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Install"); base.Install (stateSaver); }
public override void Commit(IDiction ary savedState) { MessageBox.Show ("Reached Commit"); base.Commit (stateSaver); rest of code.... }
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