custom action in wix

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Hi,

i have a wxs file and i am calling one custom action written in c#..
and i am calling that custom action from installuisequence with the before launchconditions tag but i am getting error while installing that setup with error number 2762 etc..

If you need any other info let me know ../

Regards,
Amit Gaba

Posted 2-Oct-12 23:14pm

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Achha Insan 3-Oct-12 5:32am

nothing is impossible. you can do it.

Member 7217874 3-Oct-12 5:35am

but it is giving me error and i got stopped on this ... can you give me some direction ??

Member 7217874 3-Oct-12 5:40am

if i give execute as deferred then it shows me the error 2762 and if i give execute as immediate then installation comes to a prematured finish dialog box and got finished unsucessfully..

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Pablo Aliskevicius · Answer 1 · 2012-10-02T23:41:00

From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa372835%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^]

2762

	

Cannot write script record. Transaction not started.
	

The InstallExecuteSequence may have been authored incorrectly. Actions that change the system must be sequenced between the InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize actions. Perform package validation and check for ICE77.

You shouldn't do anything before launch conditions.
A typical installation process is:

Test launch conditions (can the software be installed at all)?
Gather information from the user, if relevant.
Do things to the machine (copy files, modify the registry, add environment variables, create shortcuts...). These actions may be executed in a separate ('server') MSIEXEC.EXE process, that runs with elevated authority.
Commit.

Depending on what your custom action does, you should sequence it in the right position.

Hope this helps,
Pablo.