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‎Jan 25, 2009
11:27 AM
Custom Action #1 returned 3
I've developed in C++ a DLL that has one exported function.
I've also tested it using a C++ client. It worked.
The prototype of the function is as follows:
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
__declspec(dllexport) unsigned int __stdcall MyFunc(unsigned long hInstall);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
I also added EXPORT tag to the linker ( /EXPORT:"MyFunc" ).
I tried to run it during installation (CustomAction #1), but it failed with error 3 (I think that Windows Installer called ::LoadLibrary(), and that call returned error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.) ).
How can that be?
I've also tested it using a C++ client. It worked.
The prototype of the function is as follows:
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
__declspec(dllexport) unsigned int __stdcall MyFunc(unsigned long hInstall);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
I also added EXPORT tag to the linker ( /EXPORT:"MyFunc" ).
I tried to run it during installation (CustomAction #1), but it failed with error 3 (I think that Windows Installer called ::LoadLibrary(), and that call returned error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.) ).
How can that be?
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‎Jan 25, 2009
11:36 AM
What are the action settings? Does performing MSI validation post-build tell you anything? (For example, a DLL action of type "installed with the product" won't work if called before InstallFiles in deferred mode.) If you run, say, Dependency Walker on the DLL, is your function exported?
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‎Jan 26, 2009
03:23 AM
This DLL is stored in Binary Table, not installed with the product.
Validation didn't complain about this file.
Validation didn't complain about this file.
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‎Jan 26, 2009
04:08 AM
I got it!
The dll depends on another dll - when I MANUALLY put the second dll in C:\Windows\System32, the installation works.
Of cource I need a better solusion than putting the dll on the machine before the installation. I'll continue from here.
Thanks.
The dll depends on another dll - when I MANUALLY put the second dll in C:\Windows\System32, the installation works.
Of cource I need a better solusion than putting the dll on the machine before the installation. I'll continue from here.
Thanks.
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