I'm using Wix3. I need to open a web page when the user uninstalls the product.
Any ideas how it can be done?
Thanks.
Here's a sample of the code we use, we don't actually set the URL at compile time, but update properties in the MSI post-build so this might seem a little "over engineered". We use the WiXShellExec CA and have an additional condition so that the webpage is only displayed during uninstall, and not during a major upgrade.
<Fragment>
<Property Id="MyURL"><![CDATA[http://www.blah.blah.blah/]]></Property>
<CustomAction Id="SetOpenURL" Property="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[MyURL]" />
<CustomAction Id="OpenURL" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" Return="ignore" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<!-- Launch webpage during full uninstall, but not upgrade -->
<Custom Action="SetOpenURL" After="InstallFinalize"><![CDATA[REMOVE ~= "ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="OpenURL" After="SetOpenURL"><![CDATA[REMOVE ~= "ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE]]></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Fragment>
Add these XML elements somewhere under your <Product> element:
<CustomAction Id="LaunchBrowser"
ExeCommand="explorer.exe http://www.google.com"
Directory="INSTALLDIR"
Return="asyncNoWait" >
REMOVE="ALL"
</CustomAction>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchBrowser" After="InstallValidate"/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
The REMOVE="ALL" condition will make sure the custom action is executed only if the product is being completely removed.
The After="InstallValidate" makes sure that the custom action is executed right after the REMOVE property value becomes known.
The example provided by FireGiant Launch the Internet doesn't work for me but it inspire me to come out my own solution as below.
The condition NOT Installed mean new installation while Installed means it only trigger when uninstall.
<CustomAction Id="LaunchBrowser" Directory="INSTALLDIR" Return="asyncNoWait" ExeCommand="explorer.exe http://www.google.com/" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchBrowser" After="InstallFinalize">Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Here is what I did for both install and uninstall:
<Product>
...
<CustomAction Id="LaunchBrowserInstall" Directory="TARGETDIR" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="yes" Return="asyncNoWait" ExeCommand="explorer.exe https://www.example.com/post_install/" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchBrowserUninstall" Directory="TARGETDIR" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="yes" Return="asyncNoWait" ExeCommand="explorer.exe https://www.example.com/post_uninstall/" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchBrowserInstall" After="InstallFinalize">NOT Installed AND NOT REMOVE</Custom>
<Custom Action="LaunchBrowserUninstall" After="InstallFinalize">REMOVE ~= "ALL"</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
...
</Product>
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So This CustomAction already work only for RunBatch ID, Running When Before Finalize Install. But It didn't work for uninstall, did i miss something ?
<CustomAction Id="RunBatch" ExeCommand="[INSTALLFOLDER]Tester.bat" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Execute="deferred" Return="asyncWait" />
<CustomAction Id="Uninstall" ExeCommand="[INSTALLFOLDER]Tester.bat" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Execute="deferred" Return="asyncNoWait"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="RunBatch" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT Installed</Custom>
<Custom Action="Uninstall" Before="RemoveFiles">Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
When I Run Uninstall from Installer or even control panel, batch file still not running...
I Fix It After Change
<Custom Action="Uninstall" Before="RemoveFiles">Installed</Custom>
to
<Custom Action="Uninstall" After="InstallInitialize">(NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) AND (REMOVE="ALL")</Custom>
How can I setup custom action to run my app when installation finished with "newer version is already installed"?
What I want: If newer version is installed, just run it. Run application always except deleting.
My configuration:
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" Directory='INSTALLFOLDER' ExeCommand="[INSTALLFOLDER]\MyApp.exe"
Return="asyncNoWait" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchApplication" After="InstallFinalize">NOT (REMOVE="ALL")</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Thanks
Solved with logs: app.msi /l*v log.txt
Working configuration:
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" Directory='INSTALLFOLDER' ExeCommand="[INSTALLFOLDER]\MyApp.exe"
Return="asyncNoWait" />
<CustomAction Id="SetLaunchApplicationPath" Property="LaunchApplicationPath" Value="[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName]\MyApp.exe">
</CustomAction>
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplicationOnDowngrade" ExeCommand="[SetLaunchApplicationPath]" Property="LaunchApplicationPath"
Return="asyncNoWait" />
<InstallUISequence >
<Custom Action="SetLaunchApplicationPath" After="FindRelatedProducts">WIX_DOWNGRADE_DETECTED</Custom>
<Custom Action="LaunchApplicationOnDowngrade" After="SetLaunchApplicationPath">LaunchApplicationPath</Custom>
</InstallUISequence>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchApplication" After="InstallFinalize" >NOT (REMOVE="ALL")</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Action LaunchApplication executes when install/update finished
Action LaunchApplicationOnDowngrade executes when install failed when newer version of product is found by FindRelatedProducts Action
I use <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." /> to configure upgrade.
Below is my code when i try to install my MSI it does everything but the lines below shows no sign of execution.
<Binary Id="unzipExeId" SourceFile="unzip.exe"/>
<Property Id="WixQuietExec64CmdLine" Value="[#$(var.InstallationLocation)\unzip.exe]"/>
<CustomAction Id="unzipAction" BinaryKey="unzipExeId" DllEntry="WixQuietExec64" Execute='deferred' Return ='asyncWait' Impersonate='no'/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='unzipAction' Before='InstallFinalize'/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Did I miss anything.
But When i Try this code
<Binary Id="unzipExeId" SourceFile="unzip.exe"/>
<CustomAction Id="unzipAction" BinaryKey="unzipExeId" ExeCommand="START /B unzip.exe" Execute='deferred' Return ='asyncWait' Impersonate='no'/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='unzipAction' Before='InstallFinalize'/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Everything Works Just Fine but the execution of the unzip.exe causes a pop up in the machine. The exe is not silently installed. But i need to silently execute the EXE.
Thanks in Advance
It could be related to DllEntry instead of using "WixQuietExec64" try to use "CAWixQuietExec64".
There is an open issue regarding this.
http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4802/
This is as a common use:
<CustomAction Id="CA_RunBatchScript"
BinaryKey="WixCA"
DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="deferred"
Return="check" />
I want do execute many files after InstallInitialize but not deferred, because I can have no admin rights. Till now I used for one file the example of the documentation:
<Property Id="QtExecCmdLine" Value="command line to run"/>
<CustomAction Id="QtExecExample" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec" Execute="immediate" Return="check"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="QtExecExample" After="TheActionYouWantItAfter"/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
But the problem is, that there is only one QtExecCmdLine property and I want to execute more files.
The only way I see is to use the deferred example from the documentation with two custom actions.
If the files you want to run change your system you must run them after InstallInitialize and before InstallFinalize.
You can set the Impersonate attribute to “yes” to run them as user who lunched the installer instead of the System user account
To run multiple executable files after Installinitialize:
1) Create CustomAction for each of them
<Fragment>
<CustomAction Id="MYEXE1"
FileKey="myexe1.exe"
ExeCommand="-u"
Execute="rollback"
Impersonate="yes"
Return="check">
</CustomAction>
<CustomAction Id="MYEXE2"
FileKey="myexe2.exe"
ExeCommand="-i"
Execute="deferred"
Impersonate="yes"
Return="check">
</CustomAction>
</Fragment>
2)Schedule the custom
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="MYEXE1" After="InstallInitialize">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="MYEXE2" After="myexe1">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
I have two custom actions running two EXE files. But they get extracted at the same time and the processes block each other during install. How do I schedule them one after the other?
<CustomAction Id="StartAppOnExit1"
FileKey="UMIEXE"
ExeCommand=""
Execute="deferred"
Return="asyncNoWait"
Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="StartAppOnExit1"
Before="InstallFinalize">$UMIEXE=3</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
<CustomAction Id="StartAppOnExit2"
FileKey="Python"
ExeCommand=""
Execute="commit"
Return="check"
Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action ="StartAppOnExit2"
After="StartAppOnExit1" >$Python=3</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Here is my code, but I seem to be getting an error with what you told.
In product.wxs sequence them one after another and in custom action have a check to validate that the exe is executed and hold the process there only
<Custom Action="FirstCustomAction" After="InstallFinalize">NOT INSTALLED AND NOT REMOVE</Custom>
<Custom Action="SecondCustomAction" After="FirstCustomAction">NOT INSTALLED AND NOT REMOVE</Custom>
in CustomAction
WaitForExit() in process call.