Top "Custom-action" questions

A custom action is custom code provided by a developer to be called during a Windows Installer setup.

How to add a WiX custom action that happens only on uninstall (via MSI)?

I would like to modify an MSI installer (created through WiX) to delete an entire directory on uninstall. I understand …

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Removing files when uninstalling WiX

When uninstalling my application, I'd like to configure the Wix setup to remove all the files that were added after …

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Run exe after msi installation?

Using Visual Studio 2008 to create an msi to deploy my program with a setup project. I need to know how …

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How to run a ".bat" file during installation?

In a Setup project the executable files such as ".exe , .dll , .js , .vbs" are acceptable but there is no way …

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ASP.NET MVC Pass object from Custom Action Filter to Action

If I create an object in a Custom Action Filter in ASP.NET MVC in public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext …

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WiX - CustomAction ExeCommand - Hide Console

We've gotten a custom action that runs command-line to work as such: <CustomAction Id="OurAction" FileKey="OurInstalledExe.exe" ExeCommand="…

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How to pass CustomActionData to a CustomAction using WiX?

How are properties set on CustomActionData to be retrieved by a deferred custom action?

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Custom Action - Error 1001: Could not find file myApp.InstallState

I have tried to create a custom action for a Visual Studio Installer project to modify the permissions for a …

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Rails 3 Form For Custom Action

I'm having trouble routing a form to a custom action in Rails 3. Here are my routes: resources :photos do resources :…

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How to pass parameters to the custom action?

I'm trying to create a custom action with "Value" attribute, I want to pass parameters to the C# code (the …

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